DIY Fun Fruity Essential Oil Perfume Roll-On Recipe

Last updated on March 10, 2025 by Jess Healey
Originally published on December 14, 2017

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[dropcap]E[/dropcap]veryone wants to smell good. Popular stores like Bath & Body Works appeal to young girls and women every day with their extensive line of fragrance items. What young girl doesn’t want to smell like Black Raspberry Vanilla, Wild Honeysuckle or Warm Vanilla Sugar?

Even though these “brilliantly named” products sound good enough to eat, their ingredients are far from natural.

And one of the biggest offenders: the innocent sounding ingredient “Fragrance.” It sounds like a simple ingredient, but it’s side effects can include headaches, allergies and asthma.

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According the the Environmental Working Group:

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So basically, companies can create any toxic mix of ingredients, label it as fragrance and they don’t have to disclose what those ingredients are. It’s considered a trade secret.

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When reading your labels, be sure to avoid any that contain the ingredients “fragrance” or “parfum.” And unfortunately, this isn’t limited to body sprays and perfumes.

Fragrance can also be found in:

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Be leery of anything you find in the store that smells good. Take a good look at the ingredients, and unless it’s an all-natural product, you will probably find the term “fragrance” on the label. Even some products that claim to be all natural include fragrance in their ingredients.

I have never been able to wear conventional perfumes because they give me a headache. So I have just avoided them for years. But having a daughter really pushed me to find natural alternatives to toxic beauty products. At the ripe old age of three, she already wants to paint her nails and wear my makeup. Ahhhh….

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Essential oil perfume blends are comprised of three parts:

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5-20% of the blend. Top notes are the first notes you will smell but they evaporate quickly. (Examples: sweet orange, bergamot, lemon, orange, grapefruit)

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50-80% of the blend. Middle notes do not evaporate as quickly as top notes and are the center focus of the blend. (Examples: marjoram, rosemary, mandarin, neroli, ginger)

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5-20% of the blend. Base notes give the staying power to your perfume blends. They last much longer than top notes and are usually pretty strong. (Examples: cedarwood, sandalwood, benzoin, myrrh, patchouli)

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For a more complete list of top, middle and base notes, click here.

Once you’ve chosen your essential oils, it’s time to start blending. Following the guidelines above, you can easily create a bunch of fun perfume blends.

For me, I love citrus oils! They just make me happy. That’s why I love this fun and fruity essential oil perfume recipe that I’m sharing with you today.

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DIY Fun & Fruity Perfume Roll-On Recipe

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Author: Mindy Benkert

Making your own non-toxic perfume is so easy. You just need a few ingredients and a roll-on bottle.

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Supplies/Ingredients

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• 5 ml roll-on bottle
• 2 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
• 3 drops Mandarin essential oil
• 3 drops Neroli essential oil
• 2 drops Cedarwood Atlas essential oil
• 1+ t liquid carrier oil (Enough to fill your 5ml roll-on bottle)

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• Drop essential oils one by one into a bottle and swirl around to mix.
• Add 3 drops of your essential oil mixture to a 5 ml roller bottle.
• Add your carrier oil (fractionated coconut oil, grapeseed oil, etc)
• Put lid on and roll between hands to mix.
• Roll on to wrists, behind ears to enjoy.

*T=tablespoon and t=teaspoon

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Please, head on over to the Pronounce Skincare Shop where you can purchase some of the ingredients you will need to make it.

While you are there, please look around at all of the other skincare creations. We love making them for our families and for you!

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