9 Diffuser Recipes
Looking for essential oil diffuser recipes? Here are some great options using doTERRA’s premium starter kit oils found in the Home Essentials or AromaTouch Diffused Kits. The recipes are easy and all of the oils are included. Just add the number of drops listed to water in the diffuser of your choice and get started!
Diffuser Recipes Using doTERRA’s Premium Starter Kit Oils
Diffusing with a diffuser uses cold water to disperse the oil into the air. To use a diffuser, put cool tap water into the diffuser up to the fill line and add drops of essential oils. Choose the time setting and let it run. You can also diffuse oil by just adding a few drops of essential oil to your palms and cupping them over your nose while inhaling.
The benefit of using a diffuser for a family is when the oils are dispersed throughout a room or area in your house, anyone using that room or breathing the air benefits. You can also indirectly clean and disinfect a room when you use oils that have antibacterial and antifungal properties (like melaleuca or orange) and who doesn’t want to clean without having to scrub or use harsh chemicals! You can diffuse overnight with calming and protecting oils to give your family extra immune support while they sleep.
Try some of these easy diffuser recipes and explore how essential oils can change your life!
Each of these diffuser recipes are super simple to make.
Feeling overwhelmed?
Feeling overwhelmed? Nothing feels worse than being overwhelmed and totally stressed out. When you feel stressed out try this Liquid Calm recipe to soothe your body and soul with calming and healing oils.
Liquid Calm
- 4 drops frankincense essential oil
- 4 drops lavender essential oil
Stuffy (or stinky) air?
Nobody likes stuffy or stinky air, especially if you are stuck in the house for long periods of time. Try the Clean Air recipe to purify the air and breathe easier.
Clean Air
- 3 drops lemon essential oil
- 2 drops Breathe® essential oil respiratory blend
Are you distracted?
Try the Focus & Energize recipe and reset your mood.
Focus & Energize
- 3 drops lemon essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
Looking inward?
Use the Reflect recipe to support yourself.
Reflect Recipe
- 3 drops frankincense essential oil
- 4 drops lemon essential oil
Stomach issues?
Give your gut some help with the Tummy Troubles recipe (or add to coconut oil and rub directly on your belly).
Tummy Troubles Recipe
2 drops DigestZen® essential oil digestive blend
2 drops peppermint essential oil
Feeling icky?
Feeling icky? Help your body fight the crud using the Ick be Gone recipe.
Ick be Gone
- 3 drops lemon essential oil
- 3 drops On Guard® essential oil protective blend
Dirty or dingy?
Dirty or dingy? Give the Fresh & Clean recipe a try.
Fresh & Clean
- 3 drops melaleuca essential oil
- 3 drops On Guard® essential oil protective blend
Itchy and sneezing?
Try the Pollen Punch to calm your seasonal sniffles.
Pollen Punch
- 2 drops lavender essential oil
- 2 drops lemon essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
Feeling tired or stressed?
Feeling tired or stressed? Use the Refresh & Relax recipe to treat your body and mind.
Refresh & Relax
- 2 drops lavender essential oil
- 2 drops peppermint essential oil
doTERRA scientists have created optimized essential oil blends targeting specific body systems using oils which have therapeutic properties benefiting various systems within the body.
doTERRA Breathe® Respiratory Blend includes laurel leaf, peppermint, eucalyptus, melaleuca, lemon, cardamom, ravintsara and ravensara essential oils.
doTERRA DigestZen® Digestive Blend includes anise seed, peppermint plant, ginger rhizome/root, caraway seed, coriander seed, tarragon plant and fennel seed essential oils.
doTERRA On Guard® Protective Blend includes wild orange peel, clove bud, cinnamon leaf, cinnamon bark, eucalyptus leaf and rosemary leaf/flower essential oils.
Custom Recipes
If you try a recipe and find that you do not like how it smells or makes you feel, make your own custom blend!
Try swapping citrus oils (wild orange essential oil instead of lemon essential oil) and change up a blend in a subtle but fresh way. Add a drop or two to start and increase slowly as essential oils are very concentrated and potent. You will not increase your benefit by adding 10 drops instead of 2 drops so save your oil (and money)!
When winter cold season arrives, proactively protect your household. Add 2-3 drops (each) of On Guard®, frankincense, Breathe®, lemon, and melaleuca to our diffusers and run overnight to support our family’s immune systems. For a quick fix when traveling and you have a stuffy nose, a drop or two of Breathe® Respiratory blend dropped into the palm of your hands and inhaled is a portable and easy way to feel a little better when you are away from home.
Your choice
Using essential oils can change your lifestyle by giving you the choice to customize for your own needs. Diffusing is an easy way to start for beginners because you can use a small amount of essential oils diluted in water and get a feel for how you like the smell and possible benefits that they provide. The choice of oil selection is literally in your hands!
If you would like to purchase a kit that has a valuable assortment of essential oils for your home and health, the doTERRA Home Essentials kit includes a Petal diffuser and 15 mL essential oil bottles of Frankincense, Lavender, Lemon, Melaleuca, Oregano, Peppermint, doTERRA Breathe®, DigestZen®, doTERRA On Guard® and Deep Blue® (5 mL). Another option is the AromaTouch Kit which includes 5 mL bottles of doTERRA Balance, Lavender, Melaleuca, doTERRA On Guard, AromaTouch, Deep Blue, Wild Orange, Peppermint as well as additional products Fractionated Coconut Oil (4 oz), a Petal diffuser and the doTERRA Essentials Booklet.
If you are not ready for a kit and want to start with a few oils, try a small Introductory Kit with lemon, lavender and peppermint. These three oils are powerful separately and can be used in combination for many purposes as well (see Pollen Punch recipe above).
Regardless of which essential oils you or your family decide to try, explore the scents and wonderful combinations that are available for your enjoyment!
