5 Of The Best Smelling Essential Oils for Your Home

December 28, 2020

Written by Laura McCann

5 Of The Best Smelling Essential Oils for Your Home

December 28, 2020

Written by Laura McCann

Which essential oil smells the best in your home?

Chances are everyone will have a different answer because the scent is entirely subjective. A major part of what makes a smell “good” is personal taste and preference. It could be a distant happy memory associated with the scent of a bouquet of flowers received at graduation. Or an experience in nature with the flowers or blooming trees from a beautiful hike.

But the scent is not the only story with essential oils. The functional benefits are just as important.

According to aromatherapists, your body reacts differently to different oils.¹ So, what does this mean?

Trust your sniffer but learn more about the specific mood or feeling you are looking for. And experiment with each scent in a new way. You see, when it comes to choosing the best smelling essential oils, there is no right or wrong answer. The truth is, some oils are known and therefore more popular than others.

Since there are so many to choose from, we curated a list for you: The 5 best smelling essential oils for your home:

#1 Keep Calm With Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender is undoubtedly one of the most popular essential oils. While it’s surely valued for its medicinal properties, its fragrance plays a major part in its universal popularity.

If you’ve ever been to a lavender field or even crossed a lavender bush, you’ll surely know that it has a calming smell that can be described as fresh and mildly floral. If you like floral scents but want to venture beyond lavender, you can also opt for jasmine and geranium.

#2 Revitalize and Refresh With Orange Essential Oil

There is something so vibrant and refreshing about the smell of oranges that people can’t help but fall in love with it. It also has varying effects on people. Some feel calm and relaxed when they smell orange while others feel revitalized.

It’s known best for its mood-boosting and uplifting properties, which makes it a great home fragrance.

#3 Revive and Breathe Easy With Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Eucalyptus is another popular essential oil that has a memorable scent. It’s characterized as a distinctive astringent and herbal that makes people feel revived.²

Usually, eucalyptus oil is used in diffusers to spread the fragrance around a room. But you can also put a few drops in your laundry and you’ll find your clothes will smell wonderful too.

#4 Indulge in the Sweet Lingering Scent of Rose Essential Oil

Want your home to smell like a warm summer morning every day? Get some rose essential oil for your diffuser or a rose room perfume. One of the rarer and more expensive essential oils, rose is known for its sweet lingering scent.

Known as the “queen of oils”, it also blends well with other oils like lavender and orange. Since it’s so expensive — try gardenia, rosewood, or geranium for similar floral notes.

#5 Refresh In the Crisp, Clean Scent of Peppermint Essential Oil

The popularity of peppermint is quite hard to ignore, given that it’s everywhere, from toothpaste to your favorite holiday drink at Starbucks. It has such a refreshing and clean scent that it also makes for a great fragrance for your home.

Some people also use it to fend off insects, including spiders. Spearmint, a close species is equally minty but less medicinal and another favorite to lift any room.

How Do I Use My Essential Oil Safely In My Home?

While single note essential oils are very popular, you can also find essential oil blends or synergies that smell like perfume and have more sophisticated scent profiles and significant mood benefits. Since single note oils are best used in diffusers due to their cost being significantly more affordable than blends — this is a very popular use.

Always be careful with single note oils, they must be diluted with a carrier or they can be harmful — causing allergic reactions and skin irritations.³

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