The Best Winter Essential Oil Diffuser Blends

As soon as the weather turns cold outside, I want my home to feel as cozy as possible. These winter essential oil diffuser blends create the most warm and inviting scents in your home while promoting relaxation and providing other health benefits.

Having delicious scents flowing throughout my home is one of my favorite things. I love waking up in the morning, making some coffee, and then choosing which diffuser blend I want for the day.

Diffusing essential oils throughout the day improves my mood and helps me to stay focused on the tasks I have set for the day. When essential oils are diffused, they can help promote a calm and relaxing environment as well as offer health benefits such as opening up your airways and cleaning the air you breathe.

Why did I switch from candles to essential oils?

Before I discovered my love for diffusing essential oils, I was all about candles. I had so many candles, several for each season because I loved the way they made my home smell. Unfortunately, I did not realize until quite some time into my adult life just how harmful most candles are to your health.

Candles often contain toxic materials that can affect your health. Most candles, and especially the candles I liked to buy (from well-known/expensive stores, too!), are made with chemical fragrances, paraffin wax ( a known carcinagen), and other toxic materials.

When I discovered all of this, I was blown away. I could not believe I was swapping all these unhealthy foods and cleaning products in my home for clean ones and yet I had been blowing some of the worst kinds of toxins in my house every day.

Thank goodness my husband gifted me my first Young Living Starter Kit for Christmas in 2020! I still thank him because essential oils were always something on my “to-do” list, but I never could justify buying it for myself. If only I had known all the uses and benefits they would give to me and my family, I would have purchased them looonnng before.

If you have been on the fence about getting started with essential oils and are still burning toxic producing candles in your home, I would encourage you to make the switch. Diffusing essential oils has the same calming aesthetic to your home that candles do but cut out the toxins.

Essential Oils used for Winter Essential Oil Diffuser Blends:

Cardamom – has a warm, fruity and spicy scent that instantly warms your space and brings focus and calm to the atmosphere.

Cinnamon Bark – warm, spicy and woody aroma that cleanses the air, fights sickness and creates a comforting and inviting environment.

Clove – warm, spicy and stimulating aroma, creates a cozy environment and promotes general health and boosts immunity.

Idaho Grand Fir – bring nature into your home with this essential oil, with scents of a freshly cut Christmas tree and grounding, calming aromas.

Northern Lights Black Spruce – rich, woodsy and smokey scent, calming and serene.

Nutmeg – energizing and uplifting, warm and sweet, nutmeg infuses the scent of delicious, fresh baked goods into your home.

Orange – bright, citrus scent that cleanses and refreshes the air.

Peppermint – fresh and minty with an invigorating aroma and promotes clear breathing.

Tangerine – sweet, tangy and freshly scented essential oil that pairs with so many blends.

Vanilla – warm, rich and lightly sweet aroma, promotes a comforting and sweet environment.

Is there an essential oil that smells like Christmas?

Diffuse a combination of essential oils to make your house smell like Christmas for more than just Christmas Day! The essential oils that smell most like Christmas are Orange, Clove, Nutmeg, Fir, Pine, Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Northern Lights Black Spruce. Feel free to play around with a few oils or use my recipes to make your home smell like Christmas! I’d love to hear what you come up with!

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Winter Essential Oil Diffuser Blends:

Christmas Simmer Pot

• 4 drops orange
• 4 drops clove
• 3 drops nutmeg
• 2 drops Idaho Grand Fir

Smells like: a simmering pot Christmas cheer, with sweet notes of citrus and clove and a little bit of earthiness from the nutmeg and Idaho Grand Fir.

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This blend is great to diffuse for cleansing the air as well as promoting a calm yet energizing environment. Use this diffuser blend to create a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Sugar Cookies

• 4 drops clove
• 4 drops vanilla
• 3 drops tangerine

Smells like: sugary, sweet freshly baked sugar cookies coming right out of the oven! The sweetness from the vanilla, clove and tangerine pair so perfectly.

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This blend refreshes the air while providing a warm and cozy environment. Immunity boosting and calming, this diffuser blend is one of my favorite winter go-to’s.

Winter Wonderland

• 4 drops peppermint
• 4 drops Idaho Grand Fir
• 3 drops cardamom

Smells like: walking through a forest with freshly fallen snow. The woodsy, but sweet scents from the cardamom and Idaho Grand Fir will make you feel as if you are in the outdoors. The peppermint creates the scent of the crisp, cool air.

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This is the ultimate calming and centering diffuser blend. Breathe in the clean and crisp scent of this diffuser blend and experience the air opening benefits from the aromatherapy of these oils.

Christmas Morning

• 4 drops orange
• 4 drops vanilla
• 3 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce
• 2 drops cinnamon

Smells like: waking up on Christmas Morning to the crackling of the wood in the fireplace, the sweetness of the baked goods coming out of the oven, and the fresh Christmas tree and garland all around. You will love this blend so much.

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This blend when diffused will cleanse the air and fight off sickness and germs that may be floating around. It will also create a warm and comforting environment, improving your mood and feelings of calm.

Peppermint Mocha

• 4 drops peppermint
• 4 drops vanilla
• 4 drops clove

Smells like: a warm, sweet and refreshing peppermint mocha. If you are like me and dislike peppermint flavored drinks but love the smell, this blend is for you!

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This winter essential oil diffuser blend promotes clear breathing, boosting immunity, and creates a warm and cozy environment.

Hot Wassail

• 4 drops orange
• 3 drops clove
• 2 drops cinnamon

Smells like: my mom’s hot wassail simmering on the stove, so warm and cozy on Christmas Eve night. This blend is so warming, sweet and spicy and will make your home smell absolutely delicious.

Diffuser Blend Benefits: This blend will energize you while cleansing the air and promoting general health with immune boosting aromatics.

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