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Once you try All-Natural Homemade Febreze, you won’t go back! Not only does it smell good, but it also helps eliminate foul odors and freshens up your home. Plus, it’s easy to make and inexpensive.
There is nothing quite like a crisp, fresh scent to greet you when you walk in your front door.
Over time, homes can begin to smell stale and musty, and while you can always open up a window to let in some fresh air, having a homemade room spray on hand can quickly freshen up an entire home in a matter of minutes.
And while I love the fresh aroma of Febreze, I prefer to take a more natural route, so I came up with my own version of a homemade Febreze.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Essential oils in room sprays provide aromatherapy benefits such as promoting relaxation, improving sleep, reducing stress, and uplifting moods.
Homemade room sprays are not ‘in your face’ overpowering. It’s more of a gentle fragrance that slowly fades over time.
A safer alternative to candles. I love the smell of candles and even make my own homemade beeswax candles, but let’s face it — there are instances where we don’t have the time to tend to a candle. Homemade room sprays release a quick burst of fragrance to freshen a space without any of the fire hazard.
Masking unpleasant odors. One of the perks of making your own Febreze room spray is you can add as much fragrance as you’d like!
What You’ll Need
- Baking soda: This helps the essential oils blend with the water, so each spray gives you lots of wonderful fragrance.
- Essential oils: This recipe calls for one of my favorite blends: lavender, geranium, and patchouli. Keep reading for alternative suggestions or make your own custom blend!
- Water
- Spray bottle: Any four-ounce glass spray bottle will work, though dark-colored glass is best.
How to Make Homemade Febreze
Step 1: Add baking soda and essential oils to a small mixing bowl.
Step 2: Use a fork to mix well, then transfer to the spray bottle (I use a small funnel).
Step 3: Fill the bottle to the top with water.
Step 4: Secure the lid and shake well before use.
Recipe Tips
- Avoid using mini fine-mist spray bottles to prevent potential clogging in the sprayer nozzle.
- Don’t skip stirring the baking soda with the essential oils. Mixing the oils with baking soda ahead of time will help them incorporate with the water better.
- If you have younger children or pets, it might be a good idea to cut the amount of essential oils in half to dilute them further.
- If you want to test a blend before committing to a whole bottle of Febreze, you can put those oils in the diffuser to see if you like the aroma. Check out my tutorial to learn how to use a diffuser if you’re new to essential oils.
How to Use Natural Febreze
Give the bottle a good shake before each use. Mist one to two pumps into the air, over the floor, furniture, shoes, or cars to freshen the air!
If you love this homemade Febreze, I have more recipes you’ll want to try! Check out my top 15 room spray recipes for your home.
Room Spray Blend
I had fun coming up with a few different combinations, and yes, I tried them all! Choose from one of the blends below and add it to your room spray.
Orange Mint
- 5 drops of peppermint
- 5 drops of wild orange
This blend here was the prototype and has since become not only my favorite room spray blend, but one of my favorite diffuser blends as well.
Peppermint and wild orange are great for promoting energy, aiding memory, and helping with concentration.
Zesty Citrus
Bergamot is a little-known oil and, in my opinion, is one of the best-smelling citrus oils out there. Pair it with the tangy scent of lime and the zesty aroma of ginger, and you have got yourself one beautiful combination.
Citrus essential oils are excellent for boosting mood and energy.
Field of Flowers
Please give me all the floral oils! These oils have a pleasant and calming effect making it a great bedroom blend. Lighty mist into the air above the sheets to freshen them up and promote a healthy night’s sleep.
Floral essential oils are great for calming the mind and the nervous system. A word from the wise: take a sniff of patchouli before adding to the blend. It’s a love-it or hate-it oil.
Citrus Bliss
- 5 drops of wild orange
- 5 drops of grapefruit
- 5 drops of lemon
Or try 15 drops of citrus bliss
This room spray is very uplifting, energizing, and motivating. Mist this blend into the air for a natural energy boost and a fresh, citrusy aroma.
You can learn more about citrus essential oils with my ultimate guide to citrus essential oils.
Air Fresheners for Men
While the possibilities are truly endless with this DIY room spray, I feel it’s necessary to share a few more essential oil ideas.
According to my husband, a few of the above blends are very much not manly. So if you need to freshen up a man cave or den, try using one or two of the oils listed below.
These are primarily woodsy and earthy scents. I use these in my husband’s homemade beard oil and DIY beard balm, and he approves.
- Sandalwood
- Cedarwood
- Cypress
- Lemongrass
- White fir
- Bergamont
- Peppermint
- Eucalyptus
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this recipe works great for keeping your car smelling fresh and clean. However, I would recommend cutting the number of essential oils in half so that the scent is not overpowering.
While it’s not as powerful as an actual homemade bathroom air freshener, it can certainly get the job done if needed!
Most DIY linen sprays and air fresheners only provide a fragrance. This room spray recipe includes baking soda, which may help clean the air of odors.
It is ok to substitute and change the blends up; in fact, I encourage it! Everyone has a different preference, and that is ok. If you don’t like or have one of the oils in the blend, simply omit it or add in a different oil.
Related Posts
- DIY 5 Essential Oil Room Sprays for Spring
- How to Freshen a Mattress
- 6 Peaceful Diffuser Blends
- How to Clean a Diffuser
- DIY Multi-Purpose House Cleaner
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Homemade Febreze
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 5 drops of lavender
- 5 drops of geranium
- 5 drops of patchouli
- Filtered water
Instructions
- Combine baking soda and essential oils in a small bowl. (Mixing the oils in baking soda will help it incorporate with the water better.)
- Use a funnel to transfer to the spray bottle and top off with water.
- Secure the lid and shake well.
Video
Notes
- See the post above for alternative essential oil blend ideas.
- Avoid using mini fine-mist spray bottles to prevent potential clogging in the sprayer nozzle.
- Don’t skip stirring the baking soda with the essential oils. Mixing the oils with baking soda ahead of time will help them incorporate with the water better.
- If you have younger children or pets, it might be a good idea to cut the amount of essential oils in half to dilute them further.
- If you want to test a blend before committing to a whole bottle of Febreze, you can put those oils in the diffuser to see if you like the aroma. Check out my tutorial to learn how to use a diffuser if you’re new to essential oils.
The citrus blend might deter animals from getting on and trying to destroy your furniture? I was informed they do not like citrus smells.
Will the essential oils you listed that are safe for kids also be fine for an 11 month old and 3 year old?
I personally use them around my little kids.
I am so pleased to FINALLY find a room spray without witch hazel! I have tried another spray from another website that I wasted a lot of rose essential oil (which is extremely expensive) on to not even smell like rose but only witch hazel! Will this work for a body spray? If not, Do you have a body spray recipe? Thank you for this recipe! I really enjoy your content!
Thank you! Yes, I have a women’s perfume post where I share roller bottles and body mist perfumes.
Can I use a substitute for the baking soda?
You can leave it out of the recipe.
Can you use that mixture in a diffuser as well?
Yes!
I have long disliked the awful, musty smell emitting from my vacuum. I have a large breed dog, hard wood floors and a robovac. For awhile now I have been placing a small amount of baking soda in its path near the beginning of its route which helped to neutralize it. After reading this recipe, I added lavender blend oil with bergamot to the baking soda and oh my goodness, what a game changer, now I have a lovely smell wafting through the air! It remained for most of the day! Thank you!
Oh wow, that is a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for all the amazing recipes!
Could I use this spray for my bedlinen?
Thank you
You’re welcome! Yes you can!