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Learn how to make 6 roller bottle recipes for kids that offer aromatherapy and a grounding practice for your child’s routine. With aromas ranging from bright and cheery to fresh and cool, you’ll find one that suits your kid!
Making essential oil recipes for roller bottles is a great way to apply properly diluted essential oils to the skin easily. Rollerball bottles are also excellent travel storage containers and are a great, cheap way to store each of your customized essential oil blends.
I have shared tidbits of information throughout the blog about using essential oils on kids, and it has quickly become one of my most asked questions. So I thought it would be fitting to share a master roller bottle post on the subject.
My kids love using roller bottles to apply essential oils topically. I’ve found that rolling the oils is a fun experience for them, it gives a nice grounding routine during transition times throughout the day, and the aromatherapy is very beneficial!
Safety Notes
- Be sure to always consult with your doctor before using essential oils on your children.
- It is important to note that essential oils must always be diluted before applying them to the skin. For kids, they should be even more diluted than you would for an adult. Be sure to check out my essential oil dilution chart for a complete list of how to dilute essential oils properly.
- Each of these recipes below is diluted for children 5 and up.
- Keep essential oils out of reach of children and don’t allow use without adult supervision.
- Avoid getting essential oils in the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Blend #1: Wintertime Boost
What goes in it
- Frankincense
- Rose
- Wild orange
- Oregano
- Carrier oil
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of frankincense essential oil, 3 drops of rose essential oil, 2 drops of wild orange essential oil, and 1 drop of oregano essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with a carrier oil; my favorite one is fractionated coconut oil.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
Blend #2: Peaceful Blooms
Ingredients
- Frankincense
- Lavender
- Melaleuca
- Helichrysum
- Carrier oil
Get these oils bundled wholesale here.
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of frankincense essential oil, 3 drops of lavender essential oil, 2 drops of melaleuca essential oil, and 1 drop of helichrysum essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with a carrier oil.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
Blend #3: Fresh and Cool
What goes in it
- Eucalyptus
- Peppermint
- Lemon
- Lime
- Carrier oil
Get these oils bundled wholesale here.
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of eucalyptus essential oil, 3 drops of peppermint essential oil, 2 drops of lemon essential oil, and 1 drop of lime essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with fractionated coconut oil or your carrier oil of choice.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
Blend #4: Soothing
Oils needed
- Copaiba
- Lavender
- Wintergreen
- Frankincense
- Carrier oil
Get the oils for this blend bundled wholesale here.
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of copaiba essential oil, 3 drops of lavender essential oil, 2 drops of wintergreen essential oil, and 1 drop of frankincense essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with fractionated coconut oil or your carrier oil of choice.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
Blend #5: Calm and Relaxing
Essential Oils Needed
Get the oils for this blend bundled wholesale here.
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of lavender essential oil, 3 drops of roman chamomile essential oil, 2 drops of cedarwood essential oil, and 1 drop of vetiver essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with fractionated coconut oil or your carrier oil of choice.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
Blend #6: Bright and Cheery
Oils Needed
- Wild Orange
- Sandalwood
- Lavender
- Bergamot
- Carrier oil
Get the oils for this blend bundled wholesale here.
How to make it
- Add 4 drops of wild orange essential oil, 3 drops of sandalwood essential oil, 2 drops of bergamot essential oil and 1 drop of lavender essential oil to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with fractionated coconut oil or a similar carrier oil.
- Secure rollerball top and shake well.
How to Use Essential Oil Roller Bottles
Simply swipe the roller ball across the skin to apply the diluted essential oil. Roller bottles can be applied behind the ears, on the inner wrists, on the neck, or on the bottoms of the feet. Essential oils can be applied as needed for aromatherapy benefits.
Always avoid getting essential oils in the eyes, nose, and mouth.
Frequently Asked Questions
This depends on the shelf life of each oil in the blend and the carrier oil. I like to use them within a year to ensure everything stays fresh and the roller ball doesn’t get gunked up.
Absolutely! You can always dilute the essential oils more (in other words, add fewer drops to the roller bottle). Just don’t dilute them less.
My personal favorite is fractionated coconut oil (be sure it’s fractioned so it’s always in a liquid state). There are many carrier oil options, though, and each one has different benefits that may better suit you. Learn more about the options in my post on the top 10 best carrier oils.
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Top 6 Roller Bottle Recipes for Kids
Equipment
Ingredients
Wintertime Boost
- 4 drops frankincense
- 3 drops rose
- 2 drops wild orange
- 1 drop oregano
Peaceful Blooms
- 4 drops frankincense
- 3 drops lavender
- 2 drops melaleuca
- 1 drop helichrysum
Fresh and Cool
- 4 drops eucalyptus
- 3 drops peppermint
- 2 drops lemon
- 1 drop lime
Soothing
- 4 drops copaiba
- 3 drops lavender
- 2 drops wintergreen
- 1 drop frankincense
Calm and Relaxing
- 4 drops lavender
- 3 drops Roman chamomile
- 2 drops cedarwood
- 1 drop vetiver
Bright and Cheery
- 4 drops wild orange
- 3 drops sandalwood
- 2 drops bergamot
- 1 drop lavender
Instructions
How to make an essential oil roller bottle
- Choosing from one of the blends above, add the essential oils to a 10mL roller bottle.
- Top the roller bottle off with fractionated coconut oil.
- Secure roller top and shake well.
Notes
- Be sure to always consult with your doctor before using essential oils on your children.
- It is important to note that essential oils must always be diluted before applying them to the skin. For kids, they should be even more diluted than you would for an adult. Be sure to check out my essential oil dilution chart for a complete list of how to dilute essential oils properly.
- Each of these recipes is diluted for children 5 and up.
- Keep essential oils out of reach of children and don’t allow use without adult supervision.
- Avoid getting essential oils in the eyes, nose, and mouth.
I am making the 6 rollerballs for kids, but am having difficulty finding the labels to print. I subscribed and still can’t find them on your website. Help please
I love all your recipes and DIY projects. I am excited to finally use this stuff with my first child! I am wondering, how young of a child can you use these rolls ons for? I would assume newborns and few months old may be out of the question?
These are for 5 and up.
Hello. I would like to make these blends for my newborn baby. How can I do the blend?If understand corect the steps are: I mix all the oils( 10 drops=total oil) in a bottle, and then I put only 1 drop of this mix into 10 ml Carrier oil?
Correct! Congratulations on the new baby!
I am making these for grandchildren age 2 to 7.
Are the ratios in these recipes okay for children these ages or should the number of drops be adjusted in any way?
Yes these recipes are perfect for those ages!