Here are several fall essential oil blends that are perfect for diffusing, for soap, or for perfume or body spray. You can easily create your own blends to make your home smell warm and inviting this season.
It's finally fall, y'all. Fall used to be my favorite time of the year. I loved the falling leaves, the crisp air, pumpkins, and apples.
Now that I'm an adult, fall reminds me that the S-word is coming soon, and I'll be spending all of my money on heating bills. Adulting sucks sometimes.
In an effort to get myself into the fall spirit, I've been using a lot of the best fall essential oil blends in my home. I prefer to use natural essential oils over fragrance oils, so I create or buy my own autumn essential oil blends..
I've already made quite a few projects with Pumpkin Pie Spice and Apple Pie Spice blends. These fall essential oil blends can also be used in those projects; simply use the same amount of essential oils.
Just watch for sensitivity with cinnamon or cassia in recipes for your skin. Some people get irritated by them. Also watch using citrus essential oils if you'll be spending time outside because they can increase photosensitivity.
Best Fall Essential Oil Blends
When I want to make fall diffuser blends, I make them in empty essential oil bottles. I like the 5 ml amber bottles because I don’t make a big batch of seasonal diffuser blends for fall, and I don’t want to have leftovers for the following year.
How much of the diffuser blends for fall I make depends on how I'm using the blend. If I'm just diffusing it, I'll usually just double the batch. However, if I'm making another DIY beauty recipe, then I'll make it several times over so I have enough to use.
If you're using these blends in an essential oil diffuser, you'll want to add between 4 and 6 drops, so some of these fall essential oil blends you can mix right in your diffuser.
READ The Best Essential Oil Diffuser And How to Use It
How to Use Simple Fall Essential Oil Blends
I use my fall essential oil blends in my diffuser the most often, but I also use them in perfume, roller bottles, and other recipes.
Here are some recipes that you can make for fall using your custom blends:
- Emulsified Whipped Sugar Scrub Recipe
- Single Use Fall Leaf Soaps
- Body Wash Recipe
- Essential Oil Wax Melts
- How to Make Perfume With Essential Oils
- How to Make Essential Oil Roller Bottles
- Liquid Hand Soap With Essential Oils
What Essential Oils Are Good for Fall?
There are several oils that are popular for diffuser blends for fall. The most common are:
- Cinnamon leaf essential oil
- Blood orange essential oil
- Clove essential oil
- Cassia essential oil
- Nutmeg essential oil
- Juniper essential oil
- Bergamot essential oil
- Cardamom essential oil
- Ginger essential oil
I also like to add some citrus like lemon or sweet orange to my fall diffuser recipes sometimes.
I also have several pumpkin spice essential oil blends to try this fall. For other holiday blends and more, this printable ebook has more than 100 essential oil diffuser blends.
What Oils Smell Good Together?
Did you know that there’s actually a science to creating an essential oil blend? Each essential oil has its own blending factor.
A blending factor is a scale from 1 to 10. The lower the blending factor, the stronger the smell. Therefore, you will use less of that oil in your autumn essential oil blends.
To learn how to make your own diffuser blends for fall using blending factors, check out my essential oil blending factor worksheet. This has the blending factors of almost 80 different essential oils plus worksheets to easily create your own diffuser blends for fall or any time of the year.
The blending factor worksheet complements my essential oil journal. You can save your favorite oil blends and recipes in this journal.
How Can I Make My House Smell Like Fall?
In addition to using diffuser blends for fall, you can also use these simple fall essential oil blends in one of these natural air fresheners:
- DIY Gel Air Freshener
- DIY Hanging Air Freshener
- Natural Air Freshener With Baking Soda
- Easy Car Diffuser
- How to Make Aroma Stones
- How to Make Essential Oil Reed Diffuser
- Beeswax Air Freshener
Autumn Essential Oil Blends
1. Spiced Cider Essential Oil Blend
There isn't an apple essential oil, so this uses orange, which is still a great fall blend.
2. Pumpkin Pie Essential Oil Blend
This doesn't have pumpkin, but it does have the spices that are in pumpkin pie. This is one of my favorite diffuser blends for fall, and I use it a lot.
- 5 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 1 drop nutmeg essential oil
- 1 drop clove essential oil
3. Crisp Fall Air Essential Oil Blend
You know that crisp feeling in the air? Get that inside where it's warm with this fall diffuser recipes.
- 4 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 3 drops fir essential oil
- 3 drops lemon essential oil
4. Fall Orchard Essential Oil Blend
Last week, I toured an apple orchard with my daughter. We got to walk into the cooler with 10s of thousands of apples and through the orchard. There's nothing quite like that smell, but this is close.
- 3 drops fir essential oil
- 3 drops frankincense essential oil
- 2 drops bergamot essential oil
- 2 drops juniper berry essential oil
5. Orange Cinnamon Essential Oil Blend
Although not very popular, this is a great fall scent that gives a little something extra versus just using cinnamon.
- 2 sweet orange essential oil
- 1 clove essential oil
- 1 cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 1 vanilla essential oil
6. Campfire Essential Oil Blend
I love the smell of a fall campfire. Some of the best memories are made around a fall fire.
- 3 drops black or blue spruce essential oil
- 2 drops ylang ylang essential oil
- 2 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 1 drops fir essential oil
7. Spiced Chai Tea Essential Oil Blend
Spiced chai tea is a fall favorite because it can keep you warm on those cool nights.
- 3 drops clove essential oil
- 3 drops cassia essential oil
- 2 drops ginger essential oil
If you want to turn this into a Spiced Chai Latte, add a drop of vanilla essential oil.
READ Skinny Vanilla Spiced Chai Latte
8. Fall Rain Essential Oil Blend
I just love the smell of rain!
- 3 drops clary sage essential oil
- 2 drops bergamot essential oil
- 1 drop lavender essential oil
9. Gingerbread Essential Oil Blend
This will make you think there are fresh gingerbread cookies baking in the oven.
- 4 drops ginger essential oil
- 2 drops clove essential oil
- 2 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 1 drop vanilla essential oil
10. Fall Leaves Essential Oil Blend
Real fallen leaves make me sneeze, so I burn this to get that smell instead.
- 6 drops sweet orange essential oil
- 1 drop ginger essential oil
- 1 drop patchouli essential oil
11. Immune Boosting Essential Oil Blend
Fall means colds and flu. This blend can support your immune system to promote better health.
- 3 drops cinnamon leaf essential oil
- 2 drops clove essential oil
- 1 drop rosemary essential oil
- 1 drop lemon essential oil
- 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
Learn how to keep your essential oil diffuser clean without vinegar so you can enjoy each blend to its fullest.
Premade Fall Essential Oil Blends
If you don’t want to make your own fall diffuser recipes, there are also several premade diffuser blends for fall. Here are some of my favorite:
Have you tried any of these fall diffuser recipes? What's your favorite?