Looking for a quick gift idea?? I like to give gifts I would want and we love our essential oils! We especially love that we can share so many great benefits and fun gifts because we have them. I’ve rounded up some of our favorite ways to give the gift of plant-based goodness!
#1 Shiny Leaf Spray for Plant Parents-
Plant Gift Idea! For the plant parent or take to a favorites thing party. Our cute gift basket has this gold planter, Hoya plant, Thieves Cleaner Shiny leaves spray (recipe below) with a cute sticker on the 16 oz spray bottle , Plant Flags, and a fun Houseplant puzzle!
SHINY LEAVES
Use your everyday household cleaner to clean your plants leaves.
- 16 oz spray bottle
- A cap or Tablespoon of Thieves Concentrate
- Fill the rest with water
- Spray directly on leaves to dust
Print out the Grow Baby Grow Graphic HERE
#2 Bath Salts for the Bath Lover-
Bath Salts! Makes for a great gift!!
Follow this DIY guide to customize your bath salts and prep yourself for a dip into luxury!
- 1/2 cup coarse sea salt
- 1 cup Epsom salt
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 10-20 drops of essential oil
- Extra decoration (optional)—flower petals, citrus zest, glitter
- Bottles or jars with tight lids
Instructions
- Place coarse sea salt, Epsom salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Mix 25 drops of essential oil into the bowl with salts. See blend recipes below.
- Add in your extra something—dried lavender petals, citrus zest, even glitter (if using) ! Show off your creativity.
- Combine all ingredients together in a jar with a tight seal and store for your next luxurious bath.
Moo-Less Milk Bath
Give your friends and family the perfect spa getaway in the comfort of home!
- 1 cup dry coconut milk powder
- 4 Tbsp. baking soda
- 4 Tbsp. arrowroot starch
- 10–15 drops of your favorite topical essential oil
Instructions
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- Pour half the amount into a half pint-sized glass jar or larger.
- Drop essential oils into the center.
- Pour the other half of the powder mixture on top.
- Secure jar lid and shake until well combined.
Aren’t these treat jars ADORABLE?! Gingerbread house HERE Tree jar HERE or these cute bags .
#3 Hand Soap for the Hostess with the Hostess-
My neighbors are getting this fun Holiday gift for Christmas! Winters Night Hand Soap and a yummy little pretzel treat! Did you know you can make our own soap?
Repurpose your empty soap bottles!!
Fun little gift idea or just a great way to use your empty foaming soap pump bottles Clean out your bottles, take off the labels and fill those little cuties back up with soap! Or these foaming pump bottles are so darling!
DIY Foaming Hand Soap
- 8 oz foaming dispenser
- 2 tbls Castile soap
- 1 tsp vitamin
- 1 tsp almond oil
- 20-30 drops of essential oils
- Fill the rest with distilled water
If your giving away, tie a fun little card on it… “Soap you have a Merry Christmas” or “Hands down my favorite” or “Merry Christmas ya filthy animal” or “Spread Joy not germs”… you get the idea! Happy gifting!
Goats Milk Soap Gift Idea
Many commercially made soaps aren’t real soap. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), only a few soaps on the market are true soaps, while the majority of cleansers are synthetic detergent products. You can read more about this and 6 Surprising Benefits of Goat Milk Soap here.
- Find Goats Milk Soap Base HERE
- Soap molds HERE
- I like to use really any combo of oils! Evergreen + Lavender, PanAway + Stress Away, Peace & Calming + Citrus Fresh are a few examples!
#4 Surprise Bath Bombs for Stockings and Friends-
Gift Idea and Stocking Stuffer! Gift a simple glass jar full of festively-shaped, home made bath bombs! Or add a couple to kids stockings. Try fun oil combos like Lime and Stress Away! Finn really loves making these with me!
Easy Surprise Bath Bombs with Essential Oils
Supplies-
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup citric acid
- 2 tablespoons epsom salts
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 4 drops essential oil
- 1 teaspoon water or more if necessary
- Small toy for inside
- Molds or large ice cream scoop
Instructions-
- In a large bowl combine baking soda, citric acid, and epsom salts. Stir well.
- In a smaller bowl combine coconut oil and essential oil•Slowly whisk in wet ingredients into dry. It should reach a crumbly consistency.
- Your mixture is ready when you can mold it into a shape and it sticks without coming apart. If it is too crumbly, add in water, 1 tsp at a time. Mixture should be dry but able to hold a shape.
- To shape your bath bombs either pack them into your molds or a large ice cream scoop. To add a toy, fill mold halfway with mixture, add toy, then cover with more mixture.
- Let dry for about 8-12 hours.
- Enjoy in your bath!
#5 Cuticle Oil for the Well Manicured-
Our DIY Cuticle Oil smells like you went to the spa. Package with some polish and cute rings?! So fun! Or even with a wooden bowl for soaking and nail polish!
DIY Cuticle oil
Supplies
- 10 ml roller bottle
- 1 tsp Vitamin E
- Jojoba Oil
- 5 drops Lavender
- 5 drops Lemon
- 5 drops Frankincense
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients
- Apply to cuticle
- Massage into skin gently
- Repeat daily or as needed
TIP: lavender lip balm is a great cuticle moisturizer!
#6 Linen Spray for the comfy gift-
Silent Night Room Spray and a cute throw will make a cold night so much better. This room/linen spray sure to give them a great night sleep with the soothing lavender essential oil.
Sleepy Linen Spray
Supplies and Instructions
- 4 oz spray bottle
- 10 drops cedarwood
- 10 drops lavender
- 10 drops stress away
- 1 tablespoon witch hazel
- Top with distilled water
- Shake every time before using
#7 Lip Scrub and Lip Balm-
Who wants hydrated lips all year long? We do! Have you ever exfoliated your lips? Well, today is the day to raid the kitchen for a simple DIY sugar lip scrub. A lip scrub combines exfoliation with much-needed moisture to keep lips soft, even in cold winter weather.
Lip Scrub
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil
- 4 drops essential oil
- Mix well and store in airtight container.
Out of all beauty products, choosing a clean lip balm is crucial—after all, you are slathering these ingredients all over your lips.This DIY is probably the world’s easiest way to make your own homemade lip balm. And your lips will be noticeably softer!
Lip Balm
- 1 Tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp Beeswax
- 1 tsp vitamin E oil
- 4 drops essential oil
- Melt first 3 ingredients take off heat and add oils. Pour in container and let set
#8 Diffuser and Oils-
Sometimes the best gift is the easiest to put together! Instead of giving a candle, share your love of oils with a loved one or teacher or neighbor by pairing oils with a diffuser! We love this Simplified Winter collection that comes with a free diffuser! Detail HERE.
#9 Thieves Cleaner for the FRESH and FESTIVE friend-
Usually, as we set up trees and stockings, we are also dusting, cleaning and dejunking! And then when we take Christmas down, we do it all again! I have been using Thieves Concentrate (our favorite plant-based, naturally derived cleaner) to clean my entire house for 5 years now! I cannot BELIEVE how simple and affordable it has been to clean every surface of my home (seriously floors to mirrors!) with one bottle of Thieves.
All I do is add 1 capful Thieves cleaner to a 16 oz spray bottle filled with water. For extra cleaning power and a fun holiday scent, I add 10 drops Christmas Spirit right to the cleaner. Add a cute dish towel or little scrubber and you’ve got an awesome gift!! You can print this Fresh & Festive Thieves cleaner label from home or order from Avery.com. I like the 3×4 waterproof rectangle labels. I LOVE to give to neighbors (really everyone) a bottle of Thieves Cleaner mixed in a 16 oz Amber Spray Bottle.
#10 Luxury Face Moisturizer “GLOW”-
Why not bless others with the gift of glowing skin?! Gift your favorite face mask, and moisturizer all inside a cute makeup bag or paired with a cute hand towel.
Did you know you can make your own moisturizer?? I do! Unlike skin care products that rely on harsh and synthetic ingredients, we have favorites that not only really work great with all skin types, but contain only naturally derived ingredients that support and beautify the skin!
Our perfect skin care gift contains Glow Moisturizer (see recipe below), we added a few drops Blue Tansy, hence the blue color. Blue Tansy is a rare botanical that is most commonly known for its use in luxury beauty products! But my go-to oils for skin care are Frankincense and Lavender (both come in the Glow bundle or Aria bundle HERE).
Find a nice dropper bottle to hold your Glow Moisturizer and have it pair perfectly with the Satin Mint facial scrub and Charcoal mask.
#11 Luxury Perfume Gift Idea-
There are lots of secret ingredients that come in conventional perfumes and colognes that are not disclosed on the label. EWG found that about 75% of products that list “fragrance” contain the hormone disrupting chemical, phthalates!
Make your own perfume recipe ASAP!! And then make another one for a friend, get smelling good and enjoy this plant based goodness!
Get into the Holiday spirit with this Anthro Inspired Winter blend. For gifting ideas, this roller would pair nicely with this darling necklace, or a cute new shirt, or a favorite book!
Anthro Inspired Winter Perfume Roller
- In a 10 ml roller add
- 15 drops grapefruit
- 10 drops christmas spirit
- 10 drops northern lights black spruce
- 8 drops bergamot
- 8 drops lime
- Top with carrier oil, roll on wrists and behind ears often.
Bright Lights Perfume Roller
- 10 ml roller
- 10 drops vanilla
- 10 drops northern lights black spruce
- 10 drops lemon myrtle
- fill the rest with a carrier oil
Grace (My fav!!)
- 10 ml roller
- 10 drops Stress Away
- 10 drops Lime
- 10 drops Bergamot
- fill the rest with a carrier oil
- This is a favorite perfume roller for teens!
Unicorn
- 10 ml roller
- 10 drops Stress Away
- 10 drops Valor
- 10 drops Frankincense
- 10 drops Orange
- fill the rest with a carrier oil
If you are looking for a specific scent, these categories of oils help to decide what you want to add!