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Grapefruit essential oil brings a vibrant citrus scent to DIY products, roller bottles, and diffuser blends. It’s the perfect oil to keep on hand for uplifting the mood and atmosphere in your home.
Keep reading to discover the many uses for grapefruit essential oil and what you need to know!
Grapefruit wasn’t the first essential oil I added to my collection; in fact, I didn’t get it until a couple of years after I started using essential oils. However, once I purchased it, I have never let it run out since.
Cold-pressed from the peel of the grapefruit, it has the most beautiful, tangy yet sweet aroma. I am a bit obsessed, especially when it comes to diffuser blends.
But that isn’t the only use for grapefruit essential oil! Let’s dive into the many ways you can add grapefruit oil to your routine.
How to Use Grapefruit Essential Oil
Grapefruit is a bright and citrussy essential oil that adds a cheery scent to diffuser blends, roller bottle blends, skincare products, and cleaning products.
Its two main uses are aromatic use (diffusing it into the air) and topical use (applying it to the skin, diluted).
Aromatic Use
The most popular way to use essential oils aromatically is through a diffuser. You can also get aromatic benefits just by breathing essential oils straight out of the bottle, making a room spray, or putting a few drops on your clothing or a homemade diffuser necklace.
I love adding grapefruit essential oil to diffuser blends (see my favorite diffuser blends). Grapefruit essential oil is commonly used for aromatherapy benefits, and with its tangy citrus scent, it can add a bright and cheery feel to your home.
Grapefruit Essential Oil Diffuser Blends
The amount of oils you add to your diffuser really depends on the room size you are diffusing in and on your personal preference.
For a bedroom or small room, I typically do 4-6 drops of essential oil. In a larger room, I do 8-10 drops of essential oil.
Feel free to adjust the recipes as needed. To learn more, check out my tutorial on how to use an essential oil diffuser.
Grapefruit essential oil blends well with other citrus oils, floral oils, and spicy oils.
Uplifting
3 drops grapefruit
2 drops bergamot
2 drops wild orange
Good Morning
2 drops grapefruit
2 drops peppermint
2 drops rosemary
Spicy & Sweet
2 drops clove
2 drops cinnamon
2 drops grapefruit
Cool Woods
3 drops lemon
1 drop Siberian fir
1 drop grapefruit
1 drop cilantro
Refreshing
3 drops grapefruit
2 drops ylang ylang
1 drop lemon
Topical Use
Grapefruit essential oil can be added to roller bottles, lotions, and creams to apply topically onto the skin. Always be sure to dilute your essential oils before using them topically.
It’s important to note that grapefruit essential oil is a photosensitive oil, so it can cause sensitivity to UV rays when used topically. Because of this, avoid direct sun exposure for 24 hours after applying grapefruit essential oil to the skin.
How to Make a Roller Bottle with Grapefruit Essential Oil
To make a roller bottle, you will need an empty roller bottle, a carrier oil, and essential oil. I typically add 20-25 drops of essential oil to a 10mL rollerball and top it off with a carrier oil.
Grapefruit Essential Oil Roller Bottle Blends
Crisp & Clean
- 5 drops frankincense
- 5 drops lavender
- 5 drops tea tree
- 5 drops grapefruit
Bright Morning
- 5 drops grapefruit
- 5 drops lemon
- 5 drops wild orange
- 5 drops copaiba
- 5 drops lavender
Warm Spice
- 5 drops wild orange
- 5 drops grapefruit
- 5 drops clove
- 5 drops cinnamon
- 5 drops frankincense
Invigorating Citrus
- 10 drops grapefruit
- 10 drops lemon
- 5 drops peppermint
Best Uses for Grapefruit Essential Oil
Uplift your space
Grapefruit’s bright and tangy aroma adds a warm and inviting feeling to a room. Diffusing grapefruit essential oil is a great way to uplift a space and brighten the mood.
Add a crisp, clean scent
I really like to diffuse citrus oils when I’m cleaning because their fresh scent makes a room instantly feel cleaner. It’s a great way to freshen the air and reset your house.
DIY cleaning products
Grapefruit essential oil is a wonderful addition to homemade cleaning products, such as all-purpose cleaner and homemade window cleaner. It gives the cleaners a boost and makes them smell crisp and fresh.
Use it in hair care
Add grapefruit essential oil to your hair care products to provide additional benefits and give them a clean, refreshing scent. Grapefruit essential oil can even help with hair growth. You can add it to DIY hair oil, homemade shampoo, or hair serum.
Make a room spray
The quickest way to get grapefruit essential oil into the air is to spritz a homemade room spray. You can use just grapefruit or add it to a blend, like one of the diffuser blends listed above.
Mood booster
On gloomy, dreary days, I like to diffuse essential oils that smell like summer. Grapefruit essential oil always lifts my spirits, energizes me, and makes it feel like a warm, sunny day.
All-natural bug repellent
You can add grapefruit essential oil to your homemade bug repellent spray for an added boost. The smell of citrus repels insects, so grapefruit essential oil is the perfect way to keep the bugs away naturally.
Natural fragrance
Essential oil is a natural way to add a lovely scent to your home. Add grapefruit essential oil to homemade scented candles, DIY air fresheners, or a cozy simmer pot to add a burst of citrussy goodness to the air.
Homemade soap
Citrus oils add a wonderful scent to homemade soaps — especially grapefruit! Add it to your soap bars, homemade face wash, and DIY liquid hand soap for an invigorating and uplifting scent every time you wash up.
Laundry detergent
I like adding grapefruit essential oil to my DIY laundry soap to give my clothes a crisp, fresh scent. You can put a few drops in a laundry scent booster or onto a wool dryer ball for even more fragrance.
Safety and Precautions
- Grapefruit essential oil is a photosensitive oil, so it should not be applied to the skin before going outside. Avoid direct sun exposure for 24 hours after applying grapefruit essential oil topically.
- When diffusing essential oils, always maintain a well-ventilated room.
- If you have pets, be sure to keep the door open when diffusing essential oils so your animals can leave the room if the smell bothers them.
- Keep essential oil bottles out of reach of children and pets.
- Always dilute essential oils; never apply them directly to the skin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Grapefruit essential oil has a tangy, sweet, bright scent, similar to fresh grapefruit.
Grapefruit essential oil goes well with other citrus oils, floral oils, and spicy oils. It makes an appearance in one of my favorite essential oil blends for summer and my tropical essential oil blends!
I hope this inspired you to incorporate grapefruit essential oil into your routine! I think you’ll love the vibrant, fresh smell of grapefruits in your diffuser blends, roller bottles, and DIY products.
I’d love to hear from you in the comments! What is your favorite way to use grapefruit essential oil?
