DIY // Essential Oil Perfume & Cologne

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I am beyond excited to share this post with you all today! Ever since I dove into essential oils this past summer, I have been wanting to experiment with creating my own perfume and helping Tim create his own cologne. We finally did it and they turned out amazingly! If you also want to make your own, here are the supplies you'll need:

  • 10mL roller bottle (we got ours from Whimsy & Wellness and customized the labels to say "Hers" & "His")
  • At least one top note oil, one middle note oil, and one base note oil. If you're not sure which oils are considered top, middle, or base, check out this website.
  • Fractionated Coconut Oil (FCO). I love this one.

DIY Essential Oil Perfume

The perfume I made has a citrusy, floral scent with fresh, woodsy undertones. It smells amazing. When I was deciding which oils to use, I took out all of the oils I had that I thought would fit well in a perfume and separated them into base, middle, and top note categories. That allowed me to play around with combinations easily. To test it, I combined one drop of each oil in a small container.

Here are the oils I ended up with:

  • Base note: Sandalwood (15 drops)
  • Middle note: Cardamom (15 drops)
  • Middle note: Lavender (17 drops)
  • Middle note: Balance (15 drops)
  • Top note: Bergamot (15 drops)

Some websites will tell you to combine your essential oils for your perfume using a certain ratio of base, middle, and top notes. I liked how my fragrance smelled when I used equal drops, but wanted to enhance the floral scent just a bit, so I ended up with equal portions for all oils except Lavender, of which I allocated only 2 additional drops.

Once all of your oils are in the bottle, top it off with FCO and place the roller onto the bottle to seal. It's normal for your oils to separate, just give the bottle a little shake and the oils should combine nicely.

DIY Essential Oil Cologne

Tim wanted his cologne to have an earthy, woodsy spice to it. He was actually able to find the recipe he used right on doTERRA®'s website, but customized it just a bit by adding Sandalwood.

Here is the combination of oils he ended up with:

  • Base note: Sandalwood (5 drops)
  • Middle note: Clove (10 drops)
  • Middle note: White Fir (20 drops)
  • Top note: Bergamot (40 drops)
  • Top note: Lemon (5 drops)
  • Topped off with FCO

To view the original recipe, visit doTERRA's website.

It's one thing to say that we each liked our own roller bottle creations, but we both loved each other's as well! Which is good... I don't want my husband hating my perfume and vice versa ;)

To learn more about essential oils, check out past essential oil blog posts or visit my essential oil education page.

Happy oiling!