Fall is hands down, my favourite season.
With the air getting crisper, the fantastic warm spicy smells and the leaves changing colours, it means that its almost time for Halloween Fall.
Halloween happens to be my favourite holiday. People think you’re weird if you embrace the awesomeness that is Halloween more than just a couple of days around October 31st. But I digress.
Here is a small selection of essential oils for fall that you can diffuse to celebrate fall, while also keeping your home or work space healthier and toxin free.
Why use essential oils?
I used to love candles.
There is something comforting about a warm and cozy flickering candle, which also smells amazing. To me, it’s calming and relaxing.
I have the Desert Mist diffuser from Young Living and LOVE the flickering light mode.
When you burn candles, they release volatile organic compounds and particulate matter in to the air. You are essentially creating indoor air pollution. Paraffin, what most candles are made of, is a petroleum waste product that must be deodorised and chemically bleached before it can be made in to wax. When paraffin wax candles burn, highly toxic compounds such as benzene and toluene, which are known carcinogens, are released. Oh, and then wicks have been found to contain lead… Even thought they are supposed to be made from cotton and paper in North America.
Then there’s the fragrance. The majority of the chemicals that make up “fragrances” are derived from petrochemicals including benzene benzene derivatives, aldehydes, phthalates — which are known to cause cancer, birth defects, nervous-system disorders and allergies. Phthalates are added to products to make scents last longer have been shown to disrupt hormone activity, reduce sperm counts, cause reproductive malformation, and have been linked to liver and breast cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
Concentrated plant extracts, essential oils are obtained through steam distillation, cold pressing or resin tapping resulting in distinctive molecular profiles giving the oils specific aromas and properties. Essential oils have been used by people for thousands of years.
Fall Essential Oil Diffuser Blends
Crisp Fall Air
- 4 drops Bergamot
- 3 drops Lemon
- 3 drops Elemi
- 2 drops Wintergreen
Snickerdoodle Cookies
- 3 drops Stress Away
- 3 drops Cinnamon Bark
Warm Spiced Cider
- 1 drop Thieves
- 1 drop Ginger
- 3 drops Bergamot
Holiday Hustle
- 2 drops Thieves
- 3 drops Lemon
- 2 drops RC
Fall Romance
- 3 drops Cedarwood
- 2 drops Patchouli
- 2 drops Geranium (or Jasmine)
Changing Leaves
- 6 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce
- 2 drops Wintergreen
- 2 drops Eucalyptus Globulus
Apple Pie
- 2 drops Clove
- 2 drops Cinnamon
- 2 drops Ginger
- 1 drop Nutmeg
Pumpkin Pie
- 4 drops Cardamom
- 2 drops Cinnamon Bark
- 1 drop Orange
- 1 drop Clove
Chai Tea
- 3 drops Orange
- 1 drop Nutmeg
- 1 drop Cinnamon
- 1 drop Cardamom
- 1 drop Clove
Essential Oils For Fall
One of the oils mentioned, Stress Away, is a blend which is available from Young Living. If you’re interested in becoming a member, you can follow my link, or contact me and I would be more than happy to talk to you about the wonderful world of essential oils. [Disclosure: if you sign up with my link then I will make a small commission from your purchases]
Thieves Essential Oil Blend
The Clove in Thieves helps to relieve symptoms of cough or cold when inhaled or applied to feet and wrists. The powerful essential oils in this blend creates a warm, grounding aroma. The story behind this oil is that during the Black Plague, thieves would use a blend of spices and oils to be able to rob the corpses without becoming sick themselves.
Stress Away Essential Oil Blend from Young Living
As primary ingredients in Stress Away, Lime and Cedarwood combine to create the perfect solution to combat everyday stresses.
Featuring Lavender essential oil, Stress Away helps to calm the nerves thanks to the relaxing properties of the Lavender oil.
Elemi Essential Oil
This is a new oil to me, and one that sounds like it needs to be part of your essential oil diffuser blend for all and winter.
Like Frankincense Essential Oil, Elemi Oil is rich in monoterpenes. It is often called “poor mans frankincense”. It can be especially helpful in wound care and for supporting respiratory health.
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