Come with us and set the perfect ambiance in your home with our Thanksgiving diffuser blends. But we are going beyond that and showing you how to turn them into luscious beauty and wellbeing products too. Take the magical combination of citrus essential oils like Sweet Orange and Mandarin and entwine them with warm spices like Cardamom, Ginger, Nutmeg, and Star Anise. Combine those with fall-inspired fragrance oils like Cedarwood and Amber, Pumpkin Spice, and Hot Apple Baked Pie to make your scents. Take aromas inspired by Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford and Leaves by BBW and make something truly unique and glorious for your Thanksgiving celebration. Use them in your diffuser and then make incredible Thanksgiving Foot Scrubs, relaxing Sleep Balm, energizing Body Spritz, sensuous Body Oil, and Soap for your Soul. Eek out every last glorious morsel from your bottles and awaken your Thanksgiving creativity.
Benefits of Making Your Own Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends
I could go on and on about all the wonderful benefits of making your own Thanksgiving diffuser blends.
I could wax lyrical about having complete control over every ingredient. Or keeping control of a tight budget making the very most of your purchases and eeking out every last ounce of creativity and goodness from your bottles.
I could harp on about how you can stand out from the crowd and be unique by developing your own Thanksgiving diffuser blends. Plauding individuality, innovation, and creativity with your choices. Encouraging you to try new and different oils, and step out of your comfort zone.
I could shout out all the benefits of using pure and natural essential oils to change the mood and atmosphere in your Thanksgiving home. Show you how you can turn a party atmosphere into a calm one at the flick of a diffuser switch.
I could laud all the sustainability positives of making your purchases go further. Learning how to use them for a variety of projects and expanding your skill set and knowledge. I could praise the virtues of buying fewer items that all coordinate with one another to support the desired scent profile.
Or I could just get on with it!
Designing Your Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends
When it comes to designing your Thanksgiving diffuser blends I gave it some serious thought (and some math).
I wanted to give you Thanksgiving diffuser blends that you can use in your diffusers, but also that you can turn into a Body Oil, Foot Scrub, or Sleep Balm with just a few simple ingredients if you want to.
With just a handful of fragrance oil and/or essential oils you can create a whole myriad of projects for Thanksgiving and beyond. It is important to us here at Vinevida that we teach you how to use the sustainability of our products to their fullest.
If you simply just wanted to use them as diffuser blends then you can skip the next bit!
But…
If you want them to be skin safe too, I have to warn it is not as simple as it first appears.
Every fragrance oil has a different IFRA maximum safety data %. They are different too, in almost every category.
If you know from the outset what else you are going to make, it’s simple. Just go with the skin safety data percentage in the recommended product category as your guideline. For instance, if you want to make a Face Cream, it is category 5b. Baby Oil falls into Category 5d and Body Lotion in 5a.
It is when you don’t know what other topical projects you are likely to make that things get harder. You have to go with the lowest safety data percentage given across all likely categories. This can be super low in some fragrance oils and then you might be at risk of not having a strong enough scent.
You can use the Vinevida Calculator to help you work this out but it does get more complicated when you are combining it with other fragrance oils and essential oils. You need to make sure that you are checking the IFRA data for every single component of your Thanksgiving diffuser blend and that you are using them in the right proportions.
Perhaps, we need a separate tutorial on how to work this out in the future. For now, I have done all the math for you in these recipes. Therefore, do NOT tinker with the amounts given in the recipes, please.
Best Essential Oils for Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends
Come with me and let’s explore some of the best essential oils for your exciting Thanksgiving diffuser blends. There will be some old favorites in here but also I’d like to encourage you to try some essential oils that you might not have used before.
Often, people resist buying an essential oil that they feel can only be used in the one recipe they are interested in. I encourage you to explore our blog and find plenty of new and exciting ideas for those essential oils and I have dropped in a handful of links to some of our exciting blog articles. Have fun discovering all manner of new information and easy ideas, tutorials, and recipes too.
Remember, that our essential oils are jam-packed full of chemical constituents with active properties and benefits. They smell amazing, but they will also have a myriad of positive actions upon you as well. The proper value for money, in my mind!
Back to Thanksgiving, what wonders do I have in store for you today?
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
I’m really in love with Nutmeg at the moment and it is top of my list at the moment for your Thanksgiving diffuser blends. It’s beautifully fragrant and spicy but it is not a bully like Cinnamon or Cloves can be. Gently supports other essential oils and fragrances, yet holds its own beautifully.
Wonderful at this time of the year for fighting off bugs and like many other other spice essential oils, killing germs.
Nutmeg is great for digestive issues. Just like we eat mint with Lamb to help us digest it more easily, Nutmeg works in the same way for dairy products. Hence its place in desserts like custards and rice puddings.
Pairs beautifully with Ginger, Sweet Orange, Mandarin, and Frankincense essential oils
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- The Maximum Safety Dilution Rate for topical use is very low at just 0.80%.
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Ginger (Zingiber officinale)
The warmth and vibrancy of Ginger is well suited to your Thanksgiving diffuser blends. Again, like Nutmeg, it is no bully and does not fight for supremacy in the scent profile. It adds a beautiful air of warmth, and masterfully blended, it can add an air of mystery and magic at this time of the year.
Its scent notes are multifaceted, making it extremely versatile and an essential oil that is easily blended with others.
Ginger is widely known to support our digestion which is perfect for this time of the year when we are highly likely to over-indulge a little.
Pairs beautifully with Sweet Orange, Mandarin, Black Pepper, and Patchouli essential oils
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Make your bottle of Ginger go further and explore What Is Ginger Essential Oil Good For?
Star Anise (Illicium verum)
Spice fragrances are so beloved at this time of the year because they remind us of the Thanksgivings of yesteryear and bring back happy and joyous memories of heart and home. That is why they are so popular for Thanksgiving diffuser blends.
This essential oil smells incredible and it is a good one for igniting all of those wonderful memories.
Star Anise is great for indigestion and is another of those hard-hitting spice oils as far as bugs and germs are concerned. Ideal if you have a house full of people and want to try to avoid catching any lurgies.
Add that to its wonderfully calming properties and you have a beautifully versatile essential oil.
Pairs beautifully with Ginger and Sweet Orange essential oils and I like the way it sings with the Plum notes in Our Version Of Cherry Blossom By BBW fragrance oil.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Not suitable for topical use on children aged under 5
- The Maximum Safety Dilution Rate for topical use is very low at just 1.75%
Make your precious bottle of Star Anise essential oil work harder for you and check out 10 Ways To Use Your Star Anise Essential Oil.
Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis L)
I am probably biased, but I don’t think you can get a much better essential oil for your Thanksgiving diffuser blends than Sweet Orange. Apart from perhaps Mandarin, that is up next.
Clean, bright, refreshing, uplifting, and inspiring joy, what more could you ask for in your home over Thanksgiving? It’s perfect for those feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or a bit fractious. Consider adding a couple of drops of Lavender or Roman Chamomile, if your guests are fizzing with tension. They will soon relax and enjoy themselves.
I like it because it inspires joy, happiness, and positive energy and helps to get the party started!
Pairs beautifully with Ginger, Star Anise, Frankincense essential oil, and all of the fragrance oils listed in the next section.
Eek out every last morsel of goodness from your bottle of Sweet Orange essential oils and discover What Is Sweet Orange Essential Oil Good For? 6 Benefits Of Using Orange Oil On The Regular.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
Mandarin (Citrus reticulata)
Fresh, vibrant, refreshing, and zingy, who doesn’t like the scent of a glorious Mandarin essential oil? It’s ideal for brightening the atmosphere and creating an inclusive environment.
Now, if you have a delicate flower or two on your Thanksgiving guest list, this is the perfect essential oil choice for you. Thanksgiving diffuser blends with Mandarin as the main component, bringing that joie de vive of Sweet Orange, but in a much gentler and calmer way. Making it ideal for those suffering from anxiety and depression.
It is perfect for those teens or smaller kids who shun larger groups of people. Helping them to manage anxiety levels decreases stress and encourages them to join in. I find it helps with confidence levels too. If you have a bit of stage fright or imposter syndrome this Thanksgiving, then pop this in your basket right now.
Pairs beautifully with Other Citrus oils and spices like Ginger, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon essential oils. I love it with Sandalwood Amyris (Amyris balsamifera), it makes a truly stunning blend with a few drops of Palo Santo and Patchouli too.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
Interested in learning more about how Mandarin can boost your self-confidence? Check this out - Elevate Your Self-Esteem: How Essential Oils Boost Confidence.
Honorable mentions
Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
Ok, so why have I relegated Cinnamon Bark essential oil as only an honorable mention in my Thanksgiving diffuser blends? Simply because it is used everywhere at this time of the year and right up through the Holiday season and into the New Year…. And people get sick of it.
If you LOVE it, then by all means please use it but I wanted to come up with some different ideas for you and encourage you to try different, yet perfectly lovely, essential oils that you might not have used before.
I also want to be able to show you have to extend your Thanksgiving diffuser blends and use them in other recipes and Cinnamon has an extremely low Maximum Safety Dilution Rate for topical use at just 0.07%.
That means in 100ml of Body Lotion you could only use a maximum of 0.07ml. Which is approximately ONE drop. You are not going to get a strong scent from one drop.
If you just wish to use it in your diffuser and not topically, then by all means, knock yourself out! There are no safety restrictions in IFRA Category 12 for use in Candles and Diffusers.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Not be used topically on children 6 and under.
- The Maximum Safety Dilution Rate for topical use is very low at just 0.07%.
Best Fragrance Oils for Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends
You can happily mix both fragrance oils and essential oils for your Thanksgiving diffuser blends. Add in those positive benefits and actions that the essential oils bring and change the scent profile of the fragrance oil to suit your needs better.
Our Version Of Tobacco Vanille By Tom Ford
This is one for those of us who want more sophisticated, elevated, and elegant Thanksgiving diffuser blends. Forget Pumpkin and Cinnamon this year, go with the beautifully heady and masterfully blended concoction that is Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford.
Deep, fragrant Tobacco meets the fruity richness of Cacao. Delicious woody notes are warmed through with smooth Vanilla, opulent Patchouli, and comforting Ginger. It is a beautifully masculine scent that can be used anywhere in the home.
It can be blended to make it more feminine should you wish but always with that gorgeous sense of depth and richness.
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Spices, Tobacco
- Mid: Vanilla, Cacao
- Bottom: Woody notes
Pairs beautifully with Mandarin, Sweet Orange, Nutmeg, and Ginger essential oils.
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Pumpkin Spice
This is perhaps the most obvious fragrance oil to include in your Thanksgiving diffuser blends.
With its scent profile screaming all things Fall and epitomizing the fragrance of the Thanksgiving table. Delicious Pumpkin Spice, laced with fragrant Coffee and topped with that dash of Cinnamon Sugar. What’s not to like?
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Pumpkin spice
- Mid: Coffee
- Bottom: Cinnamon sugar
Pairs beautifully with Sweet Orange, Nutmeg, and Ginger essential oils. Lighten the atmosphere with Orange Sherbet and cover any cooking whiffs with our Citrus or Vanilla odor eliminators.
Cedarwood & Amber
This is one of my favorite fragrance oils to work with for Thanksgiving diffuser blends. It has such a wonderful variety of scent notes that pair wonderfully with many essential oils and other fragrance oils, which makes it an incredibly versatile choice.
Certainly, if you want something that will prove to be value for money, this is it. You can add a huge variety of middle and top notes to this to make it sing and dance in so many exciting ways.
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With its smooth and sultry scent profile, it will soon seduce you with the tempting layers of heady Cedarwood and Sandalwood, laced with the smoothness of Vanilla and made rich and luxe with gorgeous Patchouli and Amber.
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Vanilla
- Mid: Sandalwood, Patchouli
- Bottom: Cedarwood, Amber
Pairs beautifully with Floral notes like Neroli Absolute and more rounded Citrus notes like Sweet Orange and Kaffir Lime essential oil. Spice it up with Ginger, Nutmeg, and Cardamom essential oils.
Blend it with other fragrance oils to elongate the scent profile. Orange Sherbet is perfect for Thanksgiving diffuser blends aimed to be used for family gatherings and parties.
I like it with Our Version Of Baies By Diptyque for that fruity, floral edge but on a dark, seductive, and almost erotic note. Perfect for that Thanksgiving meal for two.
Apple Hot Baked Pie
What Thanksgiving diffuser blends would be worth their salt without an Apple-based scent in there somewhere?
It’s that time of year when Apples are at their best, fresh, fragrant, and juicy. Much like the delicious one I have just eaten!
This is one of those more memory-inducing fragrance oils that reminds you of home, family, and Grandma’s legendary Apple Pie. The windfall apples she picked herself, to save them from going to waste, grinding her fresh spices of cloves and cinnamon. Then lacing that pie with a good old dollop of Vanilla. It’s comfort in a bottle.
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Apple
- Mid: Clove bud, Cinnamon
- Bottom: Vanilla bean
Pairs beautifully with Sweet Orange, Mandarin, Nutmeg, Star Anise, and Ginger essential oils. I just love this with a hearty dose of Cardamom essential oil too.
Try it with Our Version Of Santal 33 By Le Labo for a truly different scentsation that elongates that scent profile and turns a comforting scent of home into something distinctly more sophisticated. Use just a tad more Santal and less Apple Pie for the perfect balance.
For something less adventurous, but equally as appetizing, plump for pairing it with Our Version Of Warm Vanilla Sugar By BBW
Our Version Of Leaves By BBW
Fancy something a little different for your Thanksgiving diffuser blends but still very much echoing Fall? Then Our Version Of Leaves By BBW is just for you.
It is both refreshing and light and deep and Earthy all at once. You can almost feel that sun slipping away and the Winter drawing in, ever closer. You have those unmistakable earthy musk notes of autumn leaves, entangled with the freshness of Cedarleaf, Pine, and Lemon. All rounded off with a gorgeous helping of the spiced fruit prevalent at this time of the year.
Herald Thanksgiving and the changing of the seasons with this incredible fragrance oil and explore ways to blend it.
Fragrance Notes
- Top: Lemon, Cedarleaf
- Mid: Pine, Spiced fruit
- Bottom: Earthy musk
Pairs beautifully with Sweet Orange, Mandarin, and Yuzu essential oils to enhance the citrus element. Try it with Scotch Pine and Fir Needle essential oils to deepen the sense of the forest. Add in spices like Ginger, Nutmeg, and Cinnamon to bring it alive.
Blend it with fragrance oils like Roasted Pine Cone to give a forest-like ambiance and make it more delicious and mouthwatering with Pumpkin Spice or Hot Apple Baked Pie. Weirdly, it goes wonderfully with Fruit Loops fragrance oil too.
Our Favorite Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends
Explore our creative Thanksgiving diffuser blends, designed so you can use them in your diffuser but then also take the blend itself and make a whole raft of other exciting projects with it too.
The blend will be in a proportion that will be skin-safe but it will of course need diluting for your topical applied projects in some way. They are suitable for Face Creams and Serums, Body Lotions, Oils and Creams. They are not suitable for use immediately after you have shaved though.
Because they have also been designed to be skin-safe across numerous IFRA safety categories, do NOT tinker with the amounts given in the recipes, please. Stick to the recommended amounts if you plan to use them topically.
Take Spicy essential oils like Nutmeg, Ginger, and Star Anise and pair them wonderfully with citrus-based essential oils like Sweet Orange and Mandarin for a prize-winning formula every time.
Stay on the natural track and use purely essential oils or use a mix of fragrance oils and essential oils to get the best of both worlds. However you choose to make your Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends, I am sure they will be a sensation.
We all seem to own different types of diffusers, from different manufacturers, therefore, always follow your individual manufacturer's guidelines for your diffuser. Some say to add water, others do not. All of these recipes are undiluted oils for this reason and you must label them as such please for safety reasons.
You Will Need:
- A small measuring jug
- A small funnel
- Stainless steel spoon/stirrer
- A 20ml rubber-topped dropper bottle for each Thanksgiving diffuser blend
- Oil-proof labels.
Method:
- Measure out your chosen oils carefully.
- Combine well in the small measuring jug.
- Using a funnel decant into your 20ml dropper bottle and lid tightly
- Clean your bottle, and allow it to dry.
- Add an oil-proof label, listing all the ingredients for safety reasons.
- You must also mark your bottle as UNDILUTED.
Thanksgiving Joy
This Thanksgiving diffuser blend is designed entirely with essential oils as a pure and natural way to uplift and bring joy to the household. Bright, refreshing, and cheery. It’s perfect the whole day through.
Ingredients:
- 10 ml of Sweet Orange Essential Oil (Citrus sinensis L)
- 5 ml of Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus reticulata)
- 5 drops of Nutmeg Essential Oil (Myristica fragrans)
- 4 ml of Cardamom Essential Oil (Elettaria cardamomum)
- 1 ml of Scotch Pine Essential Oil (Pinus sylvestris)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
How To Use:
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for your diffuser.
- Always dilute this Thanksgiving Joy - Thanksgiving diffuser blend to a ratio of 10 ml to at least 100 ml of carrier oil, base lotion, or base cream to make skin-safe products.
Thanksgiving Calm
This is another pure and natural essential oil-based Thanksgiving diffuser blend.
Often, we need to be able to change the mood on occasions like Thanksgiving. Maybe the kids are running riot, or maybe it’s your mother's mouth? Perhaps your partner is doing your head in or your brother is just too loud. Calm everything down with this blend.
It’s not too soporific to send you all to sleep, just calming enough to save your sanity. If you do want to make everyone yawn and decide it’s time to go home, by all means, drop some more Lavender and Chamomile into your diffuser too.
Sanity saver in a magic little bottle. You’re welcome!
Ingredients:
- 10 ml of Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus reticulata)
- 5 ml of Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia)
- 3 ml of Roman Chamomile Essential Oil (Anthemis nobilis L.)
- 1 ml of Patchouli Essential Oil (Pogostemon cablin)
- 1 ml of Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus deodara)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
How To Use:
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for your diffuser.
- Always dilute this Thanksgiving Calm - Thanksgiving diffuser blend to a ratio of 10 ml to at least 100 ml of carrier oil, base lotion, or base cream to make skin-safe products.
Thanksgiving Party
Get the party started with this bright, zingy, and energetic Thanksgiving diffuser blend. Go unashamedly Thanksgiving, with the delights of Pumpkin Spice and Apple Hot Baked Pie fragrance oils.
You could just blend these two fragrance oils and not add any essential oils, don’t be afraid to do it your way. Just don’t mess with the proportions of the fragrance oil, if you want to keep the blend skin safe.
Ingredients:
- 7 ml of Pumpkin Spice Fragrance Oil
- 4 ml of Apple Hot Baked Pie Fragrance Oil
Optional to add these essential oils
- 5 ml of Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus reticulata)
- 2 ml of Sweet Orange Essential Oil (Citrus sinensis L)
- 1 ml of Ginger Essential Oil (Zingiber officinale)
- 1 ml of Cardamom Essential Oil (Elettaria cardamomum)
Essential Oil Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
How To Use:
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for your diffuser.
- Always dilute this Thanksgiving Party -Thanksgiving diffuser blend to a ratio of 10 ml to at least 200 ml of carrier oil, base lotion, or base cream to make skin-safe products.
Thanksgiving Evening
I have designed this one as an altogether more sophisticated Thanksgiving diffuser blend. Perfect for an elegant Thanksgiving Evening with family or friends. Add a twist of a couple of heady essential oils like Patchouli and Ylang and you have something sublimely sensuous.
Ingredients:
- 5 ml of Cedarwood and Amber Fragrance Oil
- 7 ml of Our Version Of Baies By Diptyque Fragrance Oil
- 4 ml of Ginger Essential Oil (Zingiber officinale)
- 2 ml of Patchouli Essential Oil (Pogostemon cablin)
- 2 ml of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy.
How To Use:
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for your diffuser.
- Always dilute this Thanksgiving Evening - Thanksgiving diffuser blend to a ratio of 10 ml to at least 100 ml of carrier oil, base lotion, or base cream to make skin-safe products.
Thanksgiving Gratitude
This is a decidedly vibrant Thanksgiving diffuser blend. A celebration of gratitude, of giving thanks, of being mindful and present in the moment.
Light in the top notes, robust in the heart notes and deep and rich in the base notes. This is like no other blend you’ve ever made. Decidedly different, but heartachingly glorious.
Ingredients:
- 10 ml of Our Version Of Leaves by BBW Fragrance Oil
- 5 ml of Our Version Of Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford Fragrance Oil
- 2 ml of Lime Essential Oil (Citrus latifolia Tanaka)
- 1 ml of Lemongrass Essential Oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
- 2 ml of Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus deodara)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
How To Use:
- Follow your individual manufacturer's instructions for your diffuser.
- Always dilute this Thanksgiving Gratitude - Thanksgiving diffuser blend to a ratio of 10 ml to at least 200 ml of carrier oil, base lotion, or base cream to make skin-safe products.
Making My Thanksgiving Diffuser Blends Go Further
When you buy VINEVIDA essential and fragrance oils we want you to get the most from them and have plenty of varied ideas on how to use them to their best effect.
Stay with me as we explore how to make these Thanksgiving diffuser blends go even further and discover how versatile they can be.
Thanksgiving Joy Foot Scrub
This Thanksgiving diffuser blend is bright and cheery and it makes a wonderfully refreshing foot scrub. Perfect to put a spring in your step on Thanksgiving morning to pamper your feet before a long hard day on them! It will have you smiling all day long.
Makes 6 cups of Foot Scrub.
You Will Need:
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Stainless steel spoon or stirrer
- Jar Funnel
- Preserving jar with hinged lid and rubber seal
- Oil Proof Label
Ingredients:
- 20 ml of Thanksgiving Joy - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend
- 2 cups of Sweet Almond Oil
- 2 cups of Soft Brown Sugar
- 4 cups of Fine ground Sea Salt or Pink Himalayan Salt (don’t use Table Salt)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
Method:
- Measure out your salts and sugar and place them in the large mixing bowl.
- Measure out your carrier oil and add your Thanksgiving Joy - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend.
- Combine the oils well pour into the salt/sugar mix and mix thoroughly.
- Using a jar funnel decant into the jar and seal.
- Label clearly, listing all ingredients for safety reasons.
How To Use:
- Do a 24-48 hour patch test, please.
- Scoop out with a wooden spoon or scoop rather than introduce bacteria from your fingers.
- Dampen your skin and work the Foot Scrub into the skin.
- Pay attention to areas of hard or dry skin.
- Rinse well. You can use soap if you don’t want an oily finish on your skin.
- Otherwise, rub the oil into the skin well and nourish it.
Don’t just stop at a Foot Scrub, make the whole Kaboodle - How To Make A Foot Care Kit With Essential Oils.
Thanksgiving Calm Sleep Balm
If we ratchet up the soporific essential oils in this Thanksgiving diffuser blend we can turn it into the perfect Sleep Balm.
Relaxing, soothing, and perfect to end a long. Busy day. Drift off easily with our Thanksgiving Calm Sleep Balm
Makes 200ml.
You Will Need:
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring Jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Funnel
- Measuring spoons
- 200ml Jar or Bottle.
- Label
Ingredients:
- 140 ml of Aqueous Cream or Water Based Cream Base
- 30 ml of Glycerin
- 10 ml of Rose Water
- 10 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa Canina)
- 5 ml of Thanksgiving Calm - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend
- 2 ml of Lavender Essential Oil (Lavandula angustifolia)
- 1 ml of Vetiver Essential Oil (Vetiveria zizanoides)
- 2 ml of Marjoram Essential Oil (Origanum majorana)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
Method:
- Carefully measure out all of your ingredients.
- Combine the Aqueous Cream, Glycerin, and Rose Water in a bowl.
- Mix the Rosehip carrier oil with the Thanksgiving Calm - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend and the other essential oils.
- Slowly pour into the Aqueous Cream mix and combine well until thoroughly incorporated.
- At this point you can decide if you like the consistency, if you want a thinner balm, add some Spring Water.
- Decant into a jar or bottle using a funnel for ease.
- Label clearly, listing all ingredients.
How To Use:
- Carry out a 24-48 hour patch test before first using it.
- Apply it about 30 minutes before you plan to retire for the night.
- Pour or scoop a little into the palm of your hand and warm it slightly before applying liberally to the skin.
- Massage the balm into the skin gently but with firm and even pressure.
- Allow to absorb fully.
Trouble sleeping? Make a Sleep Kit perfectly designed for your needs - How To Make A Sleep Kit With Essential Oils.
Thanksgiving Party - Body Spritz
Set the ambiance for the perfect Thanksgiving with your diffuser blend but use it to boost your energy too and keep you dancing until dawn!
You Will Need:
- Measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Funnel
- 200 ml Spray Bottle
- Label
Ingredients:
- 100ml of Orange Flower Water
- 50 ml of High Proof Alcohol or Rubbing Alcohol
- 40 ml of Witch Hazel
- 3 ml of Thanksgiving Party - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend WITH the essential oils listed.
- 5 ml of Mandarin Essential Oil (Citrus reticulata)
- 2 ml of May Chang Essential Oil (Litsea cubeba)
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Not suitable for children under 6 years of age.
- Phototoxic so do not expose the skin to direct sunlight (or sunbeds) for 12 hours after use.
Method:
- Measure out the alcohol and Witch Hazel and combine well.
- Add the Thanksgiving Party - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend and the extra essential oils and mix well.
- Measure out the Orange Flower Water and mix it with the blend of oils, alcohol, and Witch Hazel, mix it well.
- Using a funnel decant into a bottle with a spray nozzle cap.
- Shake well.
- Prime the pump - use this for a 24-48 hr patch test, to save it from going to waste.
- Label clearly, listing all of the ingredients for safety reasons.
How To Use:
- Don’t forget that patch test. May Chang can be a dermal irritant so please don’t skip it!
- Spray over the torso, avoiding the face, eyes, and groin area.
Top Tip: Adding Magnesium Flakes to this turns it into a lovely deodorant. Explore more here - How To Make Essential Oil Body Spray.
Thanksgiving Evening - Sensuous Body Oil
The Thanksgiving Evening - Thanksgiving diffuser blend is sophisticated but also incredibly sensuous and perfect for an intimate night at home. Working off some calories perhaps? Ahem!
This is such a simple recipe that it begs you to try it out. You won’t regret it.
You Will Need:
- Measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon or stirrer
- Funnel
- 200ml bottle
- Oilproof label
Ingredients:
- 160 ml of Argan Carrier Oil
- 20 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil
- 20 ml of Thanksgiving Evening - Thanksgiving diffuser blend
Optional:
You can replace 30ml of the Argan carrier oil with 30ml of Wheatgerm carrier oil - This is great if you are going to use it for a massage oil, as it gives a little friction.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy.
- Do not use it on your intimate areas, please.
Method:
- Measure out your carrier oils and combine them well together.
- Add your Thanksgiving Evening - Thanksgiving diffuser blend and mix well
- Using a funnel decant into a suitable bottle and lid tightly
- Add an oil-proof label listing all ingredients for safety reasons.
- Enjoy!
How To Use:
- Carry out a 24-48 hour patch test, please don’t be tempted to skip this.
- Pour a little oil into your hand and warm it, or warm some in a small bowl.
- Apply to the skin with firm and even pressure.
- Take care as this may leave oil stains on fabrics and surfaces.
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Thanksgiving Gratitude - Soap For The Soul
Take this vibrant Thanksgiving diffuser blend and make a heart-lifting and soul-soaring soap. Wash off the old, the unnecessary, and the unwanted, bring in joy, gratitude, and thanks. Let this divine soap connect you with your sense of source and connect with all you hold sacred in your life.
Use the lightness in the top notes to uplift you, and encourage your spirit to soar. Then allow the robust heart notes to support you in the present and those deep base notes to anchor you and ground you beautifully.
Try something different with this rather beautiful Thanksgiving Soap. Turn an everyday action into something reverent and mindful. Allowing time for gratitude and thankfulness for the way our body supports us in life.
You will need:
- Stainless steel spoon
- Microwave safe measuring jug or a Pyrex one
- Molds of your choice
- Labels
- Saran Wrap or Vacuum Sealer and bags.
Ingredients:
- 500g of Melt and Pour Glycerine Based Soap
- 30 ml of Thanksgiving Gratitude - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend
- High-proof vodka or Isopropyl alcohol in a small spray bottle
Optional Extras:
- Glitter or Mica
- Colorant
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
- Take care getting in and out of a shower or bath. Use safety rails and non-slip bath mats where available as the soap could make it slippery.
Method:
- Chop 500g of M&P Glycerine Soap into small and even chunks.
- Place in a microwave-proof measuring jug and then cover with a microwavable cover and pop it in the microwave.
- Try and work in one-minute power bursts for at least the first 3 mins.
- Then reduce down to just 30-second power bursts.
- Take care that it does not burn, as it can burn quite easily. It is for this reason that it is best to work in short bursts, to avoid that. If the soap burns, all it is fit for is the bin, so be patient and take your time.
- Stir well, in between the power bursts, to help distribute the heat through the soap more evenly.
- It can take anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes to melt all of your soap evenly, depending on your brand of M&P soap.
- As soon as your soap is fluid and liquid, remove from the microwave and add in your Thanksgiving Gratitude - Thanksgiving Diffuser Blend and combine well.
- This is the time to add your colorant if you are using one. I prefer to use liquid colors to avoid having to mitigate lumps from powdered colorants and introducing air bubbles.
- This is also the best time to add any glitter or mica. Feel free to add botanicals like Lavender flowers, Calendula, or Rose petals, or exfoliants like ground Walnut Shells.
- After mixing well and knocking out any air bubbles, pour carefully into appropriate molds.
- Now, working very quickly, be sure to spray the exposed surface of the soap with Isopropyl alcohol or high-proof Vodka. This helps to burst any surface bubbles and leaves a lovely clear and glossy finish to the soap.
- Make sure to let it set fully before you de-mold them.
Finishing Techniques
- You need to wrap the soaps individually in Saran Wrap or vacuum seal individual bars as they will degrade in contact with the air. Glycerin is a humectant which means it attracts and absorbs water from the air. Which is why you need to cover it up thoroughly.
- Label your soaps clearly with all ingredients for safety reasons.
How to use:
- Do a 24- 48 hour patch test before using.
- Work the soap into a rich and creamy lather and use it to cleanse the skin.
- Rinse off thoroughly in clean, warm water.
The Final Word
Hopefully, this has given you plenty of ideas not only to develop your own Thanksgiving diffuser blends but also how to extend them.
You must remember to check the IFRA safety data for the maximum safety percentages of the fragrance oils and essential oils in whatever you choose to make.
Take gorgeous bright and cheery citrus essential oils like Sweet Orange and Mandarin and pair them with warm spices like Star Anise, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, and Cardamom. It’s a match made in heaven.
Explore fragrance oils perfect for Thanksgiving diffuser blends like our versions of Leaves by BWW, Tobacco Vanille Cedarwood, and Amber. Plump for those delicious types of fragrance oils that make your mouth water like Pumpkin Spice and Hot Apple Baked Pie.
Don’t be afraid to mix and match between fragrance oils and essential oils and elongate the scent profile. Alternatively, you can support it with similar essential oils and benefit from all the active properties they hold.
I am sure you can come up with many more exciting ideas for Thanksgiving. Why not share your tips, ideas, and recipes in the Vinevida FB group? We always love to hear from you and see why you are making Vinevida products.
However you choose to make and use Thanksgiving diffuser blends, I am sure it will be sensational.
