Whether or not you entertain often or simply want your home to smell fresh and inviting, a diffuser is a solution. Sure, you might use candles and air freshener sprays, but these only mask the dirty smells, and also, some experts believe that candles are toxic.
The good news is that you can make your home smell fresh and inviting without using tools and techniques that add toxins to the environment. Diffusing pure and natural essential oils is the best way to make your home smell clean and refreshing without toxic elements.
You don’t have to spend time and money experimenting with what to diffuse. I am listing the best essential oil fragrances that are known to lift your spirits and also ones that can calm and relax the mind and body.
Here goes…
5 Best Diffuser Scents To Make Your House Smell Great
Do you ever get home from a long day of work and just want to relax in a house that smells good? Or maybe you have guests coming over, and you want your home to smell inviting?
Diffusing essential oils is a great way to make your house smell good. Below are 5 of the best smelling essential oils that you can diffuse to make your home smell great:
Peppermint
Many people swear by peppermint oil to keep their homes smelling fresh and clean. Whether you want to calm anxiety or simply want to get rid of pet and cooking odors, peppermint oil is sure to make your house smell fresh and clean.
Peppermint oil also creates a wonderful atmosphere to study or work in. You can even blend this oil with massage oil/creams to apply topically to aching muscles. If you get migraines or headaches, peppermint oil can relieve them.
Caution: do not diffuse peppermint oil around pets.
Benefits
- Helps you breathe better
- Aids in mental focus and concentration
- Soothes headaches and relieves muscular aches and pains
- Eliminates fatigue
- Calms feelings of upset and anxiety
- Helps with digestion.
I recommend this Handcraft Peppermint Essential Oil – 100% Pure and Natural Premium Therapeutic Grade.
Features
- Bottled in the USA
- 100% therapeutic grade
- Comes in an amber-colored glass bottle to prevent UV degradation.
Lavender
Lavender oil needs no introduction, and it is one of the most calming scents to diffuse. It promotes relaxation and also aids in deep sleep.
Studies on mice have shown that lavender oil contains compounds that inhibit neurotransmitters from relieving pain and inflammation.
Benefits
- Promotes relaxation and sleep
- Improves the appearance of skin
- Promotes healthy hair growth
- Could relieve nausea, cramps, allergies, and depression.
I recommend the Cliganic USDA Organic Lavender Essential Oil.
Features
- 100% USDA certified organic
- Pure oil – no additives, no alcohol, no fragrance
Vanilla
With vanilla, your home will smell of freshly baked goods, and you will instantly transport your visitors to their childhood.
Diffusing Vanilla essential oil can help relieve cramps and menstrual symptoms, relieve tension and stress, and help restful sleep.
Vanilla’s calming scent has the following benefits:
- It is a natural aphrodisiac and boosts libido
- It can be used for creating a romantic atmosphere
- Relaxes mind and body
- May be used as an antidepressant oil
I recommend the Gya Labs Vanilla Oleoresin
Features
- 100% natural
- Cruelty free – not tested on animals
- Non-GMO.
Sandalwood
Diffusing sandalwood will instantly convert your home into a relaxing haven, and it is ideal for yoga and meditation. Sandalwood oil may promote sleep for some people but may make some people more awake and alert. So use it during the day or night, depending on how you react to it.
Benefits
- Promotes concentration for study or work
- Ideal for meditation
- Relaxes mind and body
- Soothes away headaches
- Lowers stress
- Has aphrodisiac properties
- May have sedative effect for insomnia
I recommend the Rainbow Abby 100% Pure Organic Therapeutic Grade Sandalwood Oil.
Features
- 100% steam distilled sandalwood oil
- Free from preservatives, fillers, etc.
Cedarwood
Cedarwood essential oil has a wonderful woodsy aroma that relieves stress and pain and repels bugs. In 1960, the EPA recommended Cedarwood essential oil as a natural pesticide to repel mosquitoes, flies, and other pesky insects.
Benefits
- Prevents mildew
- Repels bugs
- Reduces stress
- Decreases hyperactivity in kids
- Relaxes mind and body
I recommend the Ethereal Nature Pure Cedarwood Oil.
Features
- Free from alcohols, petroleum, and preservatives
- 100% pure and extra premium grade
What Essential Oils Will Make My House Smell Like a Spa?
When we vacation at an all-inclusive resort, one of the things that makes it so great for us is their spa. Every time I walk through those doors and inhale the soothing scents, they have this effect on me – relaxation washes over me like wave after healing waters do when you’re sitting by beachside during sunset scene.
Most spas use oils or blends of oils to trick the brain into releasing feel-good endorphins. This instantly relaxes and rejuvenates the mind, body, and spirit. The following five oil blends are sure to make your house smell like a spa.
#1. Stress Relief Blend – Gya Labs Stress Relief
The scent of Gya Lab’s Stress Relief blend will help you relax after a long day at work. It is a floral, zesty, and uplifting blend that won’t overpower – instead, it lingers in the air without giving you a headache.
Features
- Zesty floral, soothing aroma
- Not tested on animals, non-GMO, 100% natural
What it contains
- Ylang ylang
- Sweet orange
- Lemongrass
- Rose geranium
Useful for
- Improve sleep quality
- Stress and tension relief
#2. The Ritz-Carlton Hotels Inspired Passion Samba Aroma Fragrance Oil
If you’ve stayed at the Ritz-Carlton, you know how divine their rooms smell. The hotel is well-known for its lingering scent, and with the Ritz Carlton Passion Samba, you can incorporate the same fragrance in your home. Your guests will surely want to know ‘what is that fragrance?’. The scent is best described as that of fresh laundry!
Features
- Top-notes of Violet Leaf, Grapefruit, and Strawberry, middle notes of Gardenia, Violet, and Jasmine; and bottom notes of Musk, Woody, and Vanilla. (I talk about notes later on in this guide).
- Ideal for ultrasonic and nebulizing diffusers
- 100% pure oils – made from premium raw ingredients; free from carrier oils
- Safe to use around pets
Useful for
- Make your home smell like fresh laundry
- Relax, refresh, rejuvenate
- Clear away smells of cooking, pet odors, etc.
#3. Maple Holistic Sleep Essential Oil Blend for Diffuser
Maple Holistic uses some of the finest ‘sleep’ essential oils to create this wonderful blend that is ideal for diffusing at night. Its warm aromatic mist relaxes the senses to promote deep sleep.
Features
- Safe for use on skin
What it contains
- Lavender
- Clary sage
- Ylang ylang
- Roman Chamomile
Useful for
- Helps transform your space
- Ideal for yoga and meditation
- Promotes relaxing sleep
#4. Plantlife Spa Blend
Spas always invoke a calming and relaxing feel, and if you want to capture that aroma, this little bottle from PlantLife is what you need. Plantlife Spa Blend refreshes, relaxes, soothes, and restores the mind, body, and spirit. It will instantly make you feel serene and peaceful.
Features
- 10 ml bottle size
- Blend of fragrance and pure essential oils
- Non-overpowering
What it contains
- Cedarwood
- Eucalyptus
- Geranium
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Clary sage
- Frankincense
Useful for
- Relaxing
- Calming
- Soothing
- Ideal to diffuse in bathrooms, massage rooms, study/office, living and bedroom
#5. Eternal Essence Spa Day – Set of 6 Oils
Why settle for one oil when you can have six different ones that all invoke the feeling of being at a spa?
Eternal Essence Spa Oil Set of 6 Fragrance Oils is a perfect gif for someone who loves diffusing aromatic oils.
You can also use these oils in your recipes for soaps, sprays, incense, candles, massage creams or lotions, diffuser blends, etc.
Simply add a few drops to cotton wool and keep these cotton balls in the laundry room, closet, shoe racks, trash cans, and around the kitchen. Or you can spray the diluted oils on sofas, rugs, and carpets, and your home will smell like a spa instantly!
Features
- 6 fragrances with blends like sweet rain, spa day, coconut and sandalwood, black fig and honey, patchouli saffron, and lavender breeze.
Useful for
- Perfect for making soaps, lotions, room freshener spray, hair and body care products
- Freshens carpets, rugs, and upholstered furniture
- Add to the dryer for fresh clothes
- Safe to add to kid’s play dough or slime.
Also, Check-Out: What Type of Essential Oil Diffuser is the Best?
What Two Essential Oils Smell Good Together?
Mixing two or more essential oils can help you create a unique blend of oils that smell good and combine the individual oils’ medicinal properties.
When blending essential oils, use the following guidelines:
#1. The kind of scent output you want
The final scent you want will help you decide the individual components. Essential oil scents can be categorized into different types such as: floral, fruity, spicy, woodsy, minty, and citrusy.
So, if you want a floral scent, it makes sense to mix floral oils like Lavender and Chamomile. If you want a citrusy blend, combine lemon with orange or bergamot.
#2. Think of the top, middle, and base notes
A fragrance’s notes refer to the length of time it takes for the scents to evaporate. Top notes evaporate the quickest while the base notes last the longest. So if you want your blend’s aroma to last longer, choose a base note that combines well with the top and middle notes.
- The base notes can be obtained with cedarwood, jasmine, vetiver, frankincense, patchouli, etc.
- The middle notes oils are chamomile, lavender, rosemary, tea tree, ylang-ylang, etc.
- Top note oils are citrus oils like lemon, orange, and lime verbena, as well as peppermint, eucalyptus, etc.
#3. Use the 1-2-3 rule of mixing
For every drop of base note oil, add two drops of the middle note oil and three drops of the top note oil.
Now that you know how to mix two or more oils, here are some of the best blends:
What Two Essential Oils Smell Good Together?
- Lavender (3 drops) and Peppermint ( 2 drops) – If you have a headache, diffuse this blend for instant relief.
- Ylang ylang (3 drops) with Clary sage ( 1-2 drops) – to create a romantic atmosphere
- Orange ( 1-3 drops) and Lavender (1-2 drops) – for a restful sleep
- Clove (4 drops) with Orange (2 drops) – say goodbye to mold!
- Lemon oil (5 drops) with Peppermint oil (3 drops) wakeup blend
- Lavender with Eucalyptus (equal amounts) – instant stress relief
- Orange and Cinnamon (5 drops each) – Winter blend
- Bergamot (4 drops) and Lavender (5 drops) – happiness
- Orange and Sweet Marjoram (3-5 drops each) – for peace
- Lemon and Tea Tree (3-5 drops each) – clean air
- Clary Sage (3 drops) and Frankincense (4-5 drops) – For clarity/doubt removal
- Lime and Black Pepper (equal amount) – for strength
- Cedarwood (4 drops) and Rose (2 drops) – for tranquility.
How Do Hotels Smell So Good?
If you want your home to smell like a hotel, the following scents are great choices to add to your diffuser:
Citrus
Most hotel sheets smell crispy and clean, thanks to citrus sprays. You can add oils like bergamot, lemon, lime, or grapefruit to your diffuser. This will instantly freshen up your home and impart a vibrant fragrance all around.
Spicy
There are many ways to impart a spicy aroma to your home, just like hotels. Cinnamon, ginger, tea tree, nutmeg, and thyme are some oils to go in for. You can add these oils in sprays, diffusers, or even get candles of these fragrances.
Woodsy
If floral or citrus is too light for you, opt for woodsy aromas like cedarwood, frankincense, sandalwood, patchouli, clove, or clary sage.
Here are some more tips to make your house smell like a hotel:
How to Make Your Home Smell Like a Hotel
In addition to sprays and regular cleaning, use the following tools and techniques to incorporate that hotel-like fragrance in your home.
Use Reed Diffusers
While ultrasonic and nebulizing diffusers are superior, many hotels use reed diffusers because they are cheaper. You can use any of the above floral, citrusy, or woody essential oils or buy special reed diffuser oils to freshen up the space.
Check out my guide on the Best Reed Diffuser Oils to Use.
Add Lotions and Soaps in the Bathroom
Notice how hotel bathrooms smell so clean and fresh? In addition to squeaky clean toilets, floors, and tubs, they also use soaps and lotions that add that fresh scent to the space. Add in your favorite soaps and lotions, and your bathroom is sure to smell fantastic too.
Use Candles
Candles look great, and the aromatic ones will also impart a great scent to your home. Just make sure there are no fire hazards.
FAQs – What Can I Diffuse to Make My House Smell Good?
How to make your home smell good asap?
Simple tricks like doing the laundry, using a mop with a disinfectant solution on the floors, burning incense sticks, or diffusing certain essential oils can make your home smell good ASAP. You can also replace dirty bed covers and bring out the Febreze. If you have the time for it, bake something with cinnamon or vanilla!
How to use vanilla extract to make a home smell good?
Add vanilla to cake dough and bake!
Add a few drops of vanilla extract to a cup of water and microwave or heat it on the stovetop.
Vanilla beans boiled with orange peels are a great way to make your home smell like Christmas!
How do realtors make a home smell good?
Realtors often use freshening air sprays containing lavender to make a home smell great before showing. Lavender is light without being overpowering. Many also use scented cleaners to clean the house.
Conclusion – What Can I Diffuse to Make My House Smell Good?
Diffusing certain essential oils is a surefire way to make your home smell great – lavender, bergamot, sandalwood, and lemon oils are some of the top choices.
It all depends on your likes – some people like floral, citrus, or fruity scents, while others prefer woody ones.
I hope this guide helps you choose the best scent to diffuse and make your home smell like a spa or hotel.
