Deep Blue Essential Oil Benefits and Uses

Deep Blue essential oil is a cooling and refreshing blend of oils offered by doTerra. It’s a fun and versatile blend, making it easy to incorporate into your home and routine. Learn the benefits and uses of Deep Blue essential oil in this post, and you’ll be ready to put your new oil to good use!

DoTERRA has an extensive line of premade blends that offer a simplified oil experience and give you access to a variety of oils without needing to purchase an entire arsenal.

Deep blue is one of the more popular blends in this line, and I’m personally a huge fan of it. Deep blue essential oil can be used topically or aromatically, and its cool, refreshing aroma is incredibly enjoyable.

I love making my own essential oil rollerball recipes, but sometimes it is nice to have a premade blend on hand. DoTERRA has several blends of essential oils that make it so easy.

Some of the most popular doTERRA blends include: OnGuard, Breathe, and Deep Blue. Today, we’ll dive into Deep Blue and the many wonderful ways to use it!

Uses for Deep Blue Essential Oil

Like any essential oil, Deep Blue can be used topically or aromatically. There are a variety of methods to use the essential oil both topically and aromatically, so let’s dive in.

Aromatic Use

Deep Blue has an invigorating and refreshing scent that comes from its many cooling and minty oils, such as wintergreen and peppermint. It’s a great blend to use aromatically, and because it’s a blend, it’s really simple to use. There are quite a few ways to use Deep Blue aromatically:

• Diffuser: The most popular way to use oils aromatically, a diffuser is easy to use and helps the scent travel far. Add a few drops of Deep Blue into your diffuser with some water, and you’ll be able to enjoy its icy-cool scent throughout the space. If you’re new to diffusers, you can learn how to use a diffuser first. The amount of essential oil you diffuse will depend on the room’s size and personal preference. I suggest starting with 4-6 drops.
• Room spray: Homemade room sprays are a fast way to get a burst of essential oil scent in your home. You can mist it in the air or spray it onto linens and furniture.
• Straight from the bottle: Need some aromatherapy fast? You can take a quick sniff of the essential oil straight from the bottle!
• Use your hands: In a similarly quick method, try adding a drop of Deep Blue to the palms of your hands and cupping your hands over your nose. This is a great way to use the essential oil aromatically without any equipment or prep.
• Homemade diffuser: If you don’t want to buy an electric diffuser, you can make your own in a variety of ways. You can make a homemade reed diffuser, a DIY diffuser bracelet, or a homemade diffuser necklace, for instance.

Topical Use

The most important thing to remember when using essential oils topically is that they should be diluted. You can dilute essential oils with a variety of liquid carrier oils, or you can mix the essential oils into an existing skincare product, such as homemade lotion or homemade body oil.

Another way to use Deep Blue topically is to make a roller bottle. Roller bottles are great to keep on hand because they allow you to have your essential oils already diluted, and they offer an easy way to apply the oils.

Deep Blue Roller Bottle Recipe

Ingredients

• 15-20 drops deep blue essential oil
• 10mL roller bottle
• Carrier oil (I use fractionated coconut oil.)

Instructions

1. Add the essential oil to the roller bottle.
2. Top off with carrier oil.
3. Secure rollerball top and lid. Shake well.
4. Roll onto skin to apply the diluted Deep Blue essential oil.

Recipe Notes

If you make this roller bottle for someone with sensitive skin, you can further dilute the roller bottle. I recommend using 5-10 drops.

Safety and Precautions

• Always dilute essential oils before applying them to the skin. Avoid getting them in the mouth, eyes, and nose.
• It’s a good idea to perform a patch test before using a new essential oil topically. Apply a little bit of diluted essential oil to your inner arm and watch for reactions before applying more.
• Keep essential oils out of reach of children and pets.
• When diffusing essential oils, maintain a well-ventilated area. If you have pets in the room, always keep a door open so the animal can escape if the scent bothers them.

Ways to Use Deep Blue Essential Oil

The possibilities for using Deep Blue are really endless! As long as you always follow proper safety precautions and avoid getting essential oil in your eyes, nose, or mouth, you can get creative with how you use it. Here are a few suggestions:

• Create an invigorating atmosphere: Deep Blue has a really cool and unique fragrance that can give your space a soothing, refreshed feel. I like to diffuse it in the morning and especially on gloomy days to feel invigorated.
• Make homemade soap: The beauty of making homemade soap, like my DIY cold process lard soap, is that you get to choose the fragrance! I like to use Deep Blue to make a cooling soap that will leave your skin feeling icy and tingly.
• Body butter: I like to use Deep Blue in homemade body butter for similar reasons. It has a cooling effect on the skin that is refreshing and soothing. Add several drops to a batch of homemade whipped body butter for an icy, cool lotion.
• Homemade candles: Deep Blue makes a wonderful candle scent, especially for the wintertime! Add it to a homemade soy candle for aromatherapy and to create a calming candlelit environment.
• Muscle rub: Because of the cooling effect that Deep Blue has on the skin, it can be a nice addition to my homemade muscle rub.
• Massage oil: Similar to the muscle rub, adding Deep Blue essential oil to homemade massage oil or a DIY massage candle will give the skin a cooling, soothing sensation as you massage the muscles.
• Baths: You can make your bath extra soothing and invigorating by adding Deep Blue to it! You can add 3-5 drops straight to the water, or use Deep Blue to scent bath products, such as DIY bath salts, homemade bath bombs, or DIY bubble bath.

DoTERRA Deep Blue Rub

DoTERRA has a product known as Deep Blue Rub. This is essentially a lotion that has the deep blue blend in it. It is one of doTERRA’s most popular products and is loved by so many customers.

You can make a similar product at home by adding deep blue oil to lotion or making your own lotion, like my homemade shea butter lotion, and adding deep blue. If you want to make your own deep blue rub, I would recommend adding 15 drops of essential oil to ¼ cup of lotion.

It is important to note that deep blue should be diluted before applied topically to the skin. After using deep blue essential oil or deep blue rub, you should wash your hands to avoid it getting into your eyes or mouth.

Deep Blue Essential Oil Recipes

Deep Blue Bath Soak

Ingredients

• ½ cup Epsom salt 
• ½ cup coarse pink salt  
• 15-20 drops deep blue 

Instructions

1. Combine the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
2. Slowly add in the essential oils, stirring about halfway through.
3. Store in an airtight container. I put mine in a glass mason jar and keep it underneath the bathroom sink.
4. Add ⅛ to ¼ of a cup per bath. 

Homemade Deep Blue Lotion

Ingredients

• ½ cup mango butter
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• ¼ cup sweet almond oil
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder 
• 15 drops deep blue essential oil 

Instructions

1. Cut mango butter into small chunks.
2. Melt mango butter and coconut oil in a double boiler. 
3. After the mixture is melted, place the bowl in the freezer until it is set up a bit. You don’t want it to be solid, just soft.
4. Add carrier oil, essential oils, and arrowroot powder to the bowl.
5. Using a hand mixer or stand-up mixer, whip the ingredients together.
6. Store in an airtight container.

Deep Blue Salve

Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons beeswax 
• 2 tablespoons pure aloe vera gel
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
• 15 drops deep blue essential oil

Instructions

1. Melt coconut oil and beeswax in a double boiler.
2. Remove from heat, pour into a storage container, and let cool slightly.
3. Stir in aloe vera, vitamin E oil, and deep blue essential oil.
4. Store in an airtight container.

Frequently Asked Questions

In Summary

• Deep Blue is a refreshing and invigorating essential oil that can be used topically and aromatically.
• Deep Blue essential oil should be diluted in a carrier oil, lotion, or salve before applying it to the skin. 
• DoTERRA’s Deep Blue can be purchased as a pure essential oil, roller bottle, or rub. 
• You can use Deep Blue in a roller bottle, bath soak, lotion, or salve (find the recipes above!).

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What’s your favorite way to use Deep Blue? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for visiting Our Oily House!