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Inside: Looking to make your home smell of Christmas all season long? Check out these 11 best Christmas essential oils and also some seasonal blends!
During Christmas, there are often some gorgeous smells filling the home. Baking smells, cooking smells or just smells from outside that somehow tell our brains that it is the holiday season.
But other times, you can create those gorgeous smells and evoke that Christmas vibe with the use of the best Christmas essential oils. And you can even blend them to make that mood just how you love it. Here are some of the best scents to create that Christmas feeling.
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Best Christmas essential oils
There are lots of reasons why we might think of an essential oil as being the best for Christmas time. Sometimes it is a food thing – we associate the scent with foods we have at Christmas. Other times it is a winter thing or an outdoors thing. The smells are those we smell when we step outside.
Whatever the reason, these 11 scents are the best to start with for Christmas diffusing or using candle burners. You can use any one on their own but some are best blended with other scents (more on that in a bit!).
Cedarwood
Cedarwood is a smell we associated with Christmas trees and also the woods during the winter. It is an earthy aroma as well as being woody and has been shown to be great to create a relaxing atmosphere. With the chaos that Christmas can be, this isn’t a bad idea!
What kind of scent is it: warm, woody and herbal
Clove
Clove is a classic Christmas spice that is used in mulled wine as well as lots of baked recipes. It has a warm, almost hot taste and is used internally for things like easing dental pain or sore gums. It has immune boosting properties and has been used for many centuries for its health benefits.
What kind of scent is it: warm and woody, sweet
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is popular for two Christmas favourites – spicier cider and eggnog. It is a great scent to remind of Christmas’ past as it triggers memory. It is full of good stuff when eaten including being anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. As an essential oil, it can help to improve mood and relax you.
What kind of scent is it: spicy and sweet
More essential oil tips
Winter essential oils are a little different to Christmas and there are also some really practical reasons to use them. You can see more of the best oils and blends here.
Cypress
Cypress is another of the woody scents that remind us of winter and the holiday season. It has been used since Ancient Greek times to clear the mind and is also great to help you breathe easier. It can boost your mood and is a good scent to mix with others.
What kind of scent is it: clean and herby with an evergreen woody smell
Ginger
Ginger is the spice of gingerbread men biscuits as well as mulled wine. It has a sharp smell but is particularly good for blends such as with other spices like cinnamon, citrus smells like lemon or even things like rosemary or peppermint.
What kind of scent is it: peppery sharp and warm
Fir
Fir is another classic Christmas tree wood so we are used to smelling it around the home if we have live Christmas trees. Some of the most popular oils are made from the balsam and silver firs, both popular for Christmas trees.
Fir essential oil is great to reduce fatigue and improve respiratory function. It is also a natural detox scent and can be added to homemade cleaning products because it has antibacterial properties.
What kind of scent is it: sharp and slightly sweet
Frankincense
Frankincense is most famous for the part it played in the gifts brought to the Baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men. It has even older roots and was used in religious ceremonies as far back as the Ancient Egyptian times – so this is why it was considered so important.
It has been shown to have some immune boosting properties and when there are lots of bugs around in winter, it never hurts to get all the help you can! It is a stress and anxiety releasing scent that’s perfect for the hectic holidays.
What kind of scent is it: musty and earthy with a hint of citrus and spice
Myrrh
Alongside gold, myrrh made up the three gifts of the Three Wise Men. It comes from a plant and also has a long history of being used in religious ceremonies as well as for medicinal purposes. It has similar immune boosting properties as frankincense.
What kind of scent is it: earthy, woody with a little spicy sweetness
Nutmeg
Nutmeg features in eggnog as well as in loads of baked goods. When eaten, it helps with brain and respiratory systems while the scent is also a great way to feel better and fight those winter blues.
What kind of scent is it: sweet and musky, pretty intense
Orange
The association of orange scent with Christmas comes from the tradition of putting oranges in Christmas stockings. Orange is a boosting smell that is fresh and fruity and ideal if you are feeling the winter blues or just a bit under the weather. Studies also show that it has the potential to boost the immune system when consumed due to the Vitamin C in the fruit.
What kind of scent is it: citrus and fresh
Pine
Pine is obviously one of the best Christmas essential oils because it is the scent of Christmas trees. But it is also quite a practical scent because it is stress reducing and can help with respiratory problems. Food-grade oils used in recipes have been shown to help relieve pain and can stimulate the metabolism. Personally, I’m more of a smell than eat scent for this one!
What kind of scent is it: woody and crisp
Easy essential oil blends for Christmas
Want some ideas on how to blend the best Christmas essential oils into something unique and different? Check out these ideas!
Whip up a batch of refreshing room spray, or diffuse this blend through the holidays. With hints of citrus and pine, it hits all of the cozy winter notes you love.
These Christmas essential oil blends will have your house smelling like the holidays in no time! Easy to make and perfect for the holidays.
If you are a fan of essential oils like I am, you will love this list of winter essential oil diffuser blends to add into your mix this season!
