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November 18, 2019 By Jill 33 Comments

5 Non-Toxic Ways to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas

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Nothing spells Christmas like the familiar cozy scents of the holidays. Here are 5 non-toxic ways to make your home smell like Christmas.

Most of us enjoy having a lovely smelling home. Unfortunately you cannot just run to a local store and grab candles off the shelf and expect to have a toxic-free home. Thanks to the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, companies that produce products like air fresheners for the home, are not required to put all the ingredients on the bottles and containers. So that why it’s important to only buy from companies you can trust to be 100% toxin free, or to make air fresheners yourself.

In my post, How Air Fresheners May Be Making You Sick, I covered just how toxic basically all traditional air fresheners are.  Whether it be candles, plug-ins, or room sprays, the chemicals in traditional air fresheners can leave you with health problems like allergies, sinus infections, asthma, and even contribute to cancer. This does not have to be!  You can make your home smell wonderful any time of the year with scents that actually make you HEALTHIER!   And since Christmas is right around the corner, I’m sharing Christmas scents specifically in this post.

So let’s make your home cozy and smelling like Christmas, shall we?

5 Non-Toxic Ways To Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas

1. Candles

Nothing spells home and coziness like the soft glow of a candle.  Just lighting unscented soy candles is cozy, but why not try some of these candles with a little scent derived from essential oils?  If you would like to add more scent to scented or unscented candles, just drop some essential oils on it before you burn it!

Here are some non-toxic candle options:

  • Blue Spruce Essential Oil Soy Candle
  • Cinnamon Essential Oil Soy Candle
  • Pumpkin Pie Essential Oil Soy Candle

2. DIY Room Sprays

Room sprays offer a quick spritz of fresh air.  At this time of year they are a good option to use for spraying the Christmas tree with an oil like Pine Essential Oil to give it that pine smell, whether your tree is real or not.  I always have a real Christmas tree, but after a few days, the tree doesn’t give off its smell like it does at the beginning.

Basic Room Spray Recipe

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons rubbing alcohol or real vanilla extract (You can buy the real stuff or save a ton of money by making your own.)
  • 20-50 drops of essential oil
  • Spray bottle (preferably glass)
  1. Combine all ingredients in spray bottle and use!

Ok, so I know that 20-50 drops of essential oils is a huge range, and that’s because different essential oils have different strengths of smell.  You can really add as much as you wish.  You may want less than 20 or more than 50 when it’s all said and done.  I recommend starting out with 20 and adding more if you want a stronger scent.  You can use single essential oils (like cinnamon or peppermint), or you can use a combination of oils.  See the suggested oils to use and some recipe ideas below!

3. Wax Warmer Plug-Ins

Wax warmer plug-ins like this one,  this one, or this one are perfect for plugging in throughout the house while not taking up counter space! They can be used with essential oils instead of wax.  Simple pour olive oil or coconut oil in the warmer and add essential oils of choice.  The typical recommendation is 1 drop of essential oil to 1 tsp of olive oil.  You can add more essential oil if you wish since this is not a mixture you are using on the skin. Please note that heating the essential oils will kill the beneficial components, so you won’t be getting the healthy benefits out of the aroma (use a diffuser for that-details below), but using essential oils instead of wax is a healthier option than the toxic wax that is typical for the plugins.

Christmas EO

4. Diffuser

I absolutely love my diffuser.  Diffusers use only cold air to emit essential oil vapors, which does not damage the molecular structure or the therapeutic properties.  Diffusers can purify the air and send healing to your family.  They can also emit beautiful scents that put you in the mood for Christmas – it all depends on the essential oils you use!  This diffuser is one excellent option! 

5. DIY Simmering Potpourri

Simmering herbs, citrus peels and essential oils on the stove is another healthy way to fill your home with fragrance. I have used this homemade Christmas scent on my stove and everyone who walked in the door declared how wonderful it smelled.

Homemade Christmas Scent

  • 3 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 3 Bay Leaves
  • 1/8 Cup Whole Cloves
  • 1/8 Cup Peppermint Leaves
  • 1/2 Orange
  • 1/2 Lemon
  1. Combine in a pan and cover with water.  
  2. Bring to a boil and simmer on low for as long as desired.  
  3. Add more water as needed.

Try these other recipes too!

  • Homemade Holiday Simmering Potpourri @ Whole Lifestyle Nutrition
  • Christmas Potpourri @ One Good Thing By Jillee (I like the name…my friends call me Jilly, but we spell it with a y. :))

Christmas Essential Oils

Note: If you are not sure of good quality, yet affordable essential oil companies, Plant Therapy is a great option!

  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Bay
  • Pine
  • Cedarwood
  • Mandarin
  • Orange
  • Tangerine
  • Frankincense
  • Myrrh
  • Cedarwood
  • Cypress
  • Peppermint
  • Sandalwood
  • Geranium
  • Ginger
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom

Christmas Essential Oil Blends

Here are a few essential oil blend ideas from The Complete Book Of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy. Double or triple these recipes if using for the room spray recipe above:

  • Pine 4 drops
  • Mandarin 2 drops
  • Cinnamon 1 drop
  • Mandarin 4 drops
  • Geranium 1 drop
  • Cinnamon 1 drop
  • Cinnamon 1 drop
  • Clove 1 drop
  • Orange 2 drops
  • Mandarin 2 drops

Here are a few blends from The Prairie Homestead:

Woodsy Air Freshener

  • White Fir 7 drops
  • Cedar Wood 6 drops
  • Frankincense 5 drops

Cozy Holiday Air Freshener

  • Wild Orange 6 drops
  • Cassia 5 drops
  • Clove 5 drops

You can really blend any of the essential oils together for the fragrance you love!  It’s fun experimenting!

Nothing spells Christmas like the familiar cozy scents of the holidays. Here are 5 non-toxic ways to make your home smell like Christmas.

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Christmas background with decorations and gift boxes on wooden board

Now it’s time for a giveaway!

Can you believe that this is the last Christmas in this decade?!  Where has the time gone? I have teamed up with some pretty generous bloggers for the 6th annual Christmas Blessings Giveaway with the hopes of making this a Christmas to remember for TWO families as we close out this decade. 

While we wish we could bless many more families, we were able to come up with a big prize for TWO families – $500 each (delivered via Paypal) – that we pray will make a big difference in their lives this Christmas season – whether it’s to fulfill their kids’ Christmas wishes, pay off some bills, or to help build some savings, our prayer is that it helps to lessen any financial burden and/or fills a specific need.

There are lots of entry options in the Rafflecopter form below – the more you enter, the better your chance of winning!  I know it can seem tedious and time consuming to go through all the entries, but isn’t a chance at $500 worth it? I think it is!  Plus, all of these amazing bloggers donated their own money toward the cash prizes, so this giveaway wouldn’t be possible without them.  I hope you’ll take the time to check out each one. Who knows, maybe you will find some new blogs to follow.

The giveaway will run from Monday, November 18th through Wednesday, November 27th (ends at 11:59pm EST). Winner will be notified by email shortly after the giveaway ends and will have 48 hours to respond to claim the prize or another winner will be drawn. You must have a Paypal account to win.  By entering this giveaway, you agree to be added to the email lists of the participating bloggers. Please be sure to read the Rafflecopter terms and conditions upon entering.

(Click the link below!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

 

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  1. Cynthia says

    November 22, 2015 at 9:33 am

    I will be trying these recipes, I miss the smell of Christmas tree around the holidays.

    I will definitely try this one with the Peppermint. It sounds delightful.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 22, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      Peppermint definitely makes me think of Christmas candy canes. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Katelin says

    January 1, 2018 at 3:40 am

    My favorite Christmas scent is the Christmas Spirit essential oil blend from Young Living. It’s a mixture of orange, cinnamon, and black spruce oils, and it smells SO good. I also like to add a couple drops of that blend to epsom salts for my bath. It’s such a good winter smell!
    Katelin recently posted…The Basics of Essential Oils and Oil SafetyMy Profile

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  3. Anni says

    November 19, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    Thank you for these great recipes! I love using essential oils to scent my house. It makes it smell so warm and welcoming!

    Reply
    • Jill York says

      November 19, 2019 at 8:32 pm

      You’re welcome!

      Reply
  4. Anni says

    November 19, 2019 at 1:34 pm

    Thank you for these recipes! I love the warm and inviting scents of essential oils all year long!

    Reply
    • Jill York says

      November 19, 2019 at 8:37 pm

      I do too!

      Reply
  5. Jami Huling says

    November 19, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Hey, Jill! Thanks for mentioning using candle wax warmers for EOs. I don’t have any, but love the thought of getting some to plug in throughout our home. ☺️

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 20, 2019 at 2:42 am

      Yes!! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    November 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    Thank you for these ideas! I’m actually thinking of making soy candles for Christmas gifts this year!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 20, 2019 at 2:41 am

      Great idea!

      Reply
  7. Cara says

    November 19, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these- definitely will try!

    Reply
  8. Reese says

    November 20, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Thank you for these great ideas!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:28 am

      You are welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Diane S. says

    November 21, 2019 at 12:01 am

    I love your ideas! My husband is not a fan of plug ins, so I welcome the ideas you gave,…here’s to new things to try! Yay!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:29 am

      I absolutely cannot tolerate regular plug ins either!

      Reply
  10. Diane S. says

    November 21, 2019 at 12:04 am

    There was nowhere to put how winning would help our family, so I am putting it here. It would be great to be able to pay off some of my daughter’s emergency room bill,…we are self-employed so don’t have great insurance, but it was a necessary visit.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:28 am

      Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  11. Melissa Picone says

    November 21, 2019 at 1:49 am

    Absolutely love these ideas. Thanks for the blends.

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:29 am

      Your’re welcome!

      Reply
  12. Melissa Picone says

    November 21, 2019 at 1:50 am

    Winning would an awesome blessing. It would help greatly toward the purchasing of big ticket items. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:27 am

      Thanks for entering!

      Reply
  13. Jody Lind says

    November 21, 2019 at 4:36 pm

    Thank you for all these wonderful links and information!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      November 27, 2019 at 4:47 am

      You’re welcome, Jody!

      Reply
  14. AngieColeman says

    November 26, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    Thanks so much!!!

    Reply
  15. barbara dougherty says

    November 27, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    I love these suggestions! all the smells!

    Reply
  16. barbara dougherty says

    November 27, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    Winning would help my family stay well and feel the love!

    Reply
  17. David Borden says

    November 27, 2019 at 3:14 pm

    Love the ideas here! Young Living has a great blend called Christmas Spirit and Plant Therapy has a whole set of Holiday Blends!

    PS
    I’d be careful with these kinds of giveaways. You guys are going to end up with a whole bunch of “followers” who aren’t your ideal reader.

    Reply
  18. Sandrine Denis says

    November 27, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    Thank you for this post. Recipes seem pretty easy to make.

    Reply
  19. Kristy Floyd says

    November 27, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    I love Christmas smells, thanks for the great ideas!

    Reply
  20. Karen Preysnar says

    November 27, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Thanks for these great ideas Jill. And for the chance at the raffle!

    Reply
  21. Beth F says

    November 27, 2019 at 11:30 pm

    Thanks for the wonderful nontoxic Christmas scents ideas!

    Reply
  22. Beth F says

    November 27, 2019 at 11:33 pm

    Winning would be a blessing to help us buy some needed items & allow us to have some fun paying it forward to bless some others! Thank you for doing this!

    Reply

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