I absolutely love using essential oils for a plethora of uses around the house and for my own personal use. I’ve found over the years that having the right accessories for essential oils really helps me with using and enjoying them regularly. I’ve learned through some trial and error which essential oil supplies are useful and which are not as useful with everyday use.
If this is your first time looking into essential oils, I highly encourage you to do research on essential oils safety and first aid for using oils so you’re knowledgeable before diving into checking out that online cart you have (I know it’s full of fun oils!).
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Now, let’s dive into all the different accessories you should consider when looking into using your oils.
The Basics
Curious about just the basic items you need to get going with essential oils? Check out this list below of basic items to help you get started!
Diffusers
The first must-have accessory for essential oils is a diffuser! I have several scattered around my house, and back when I worked in an office I had one set up at my desk, I still have one at my work-from-home desk.
You can get different-sized diffusers based on the room size you’re placing them into. In my kitchen and living room area, I have a bigger diffuser as the area is big and open. Whereas in my office and bedroom, I have a smaller diffuser set up as the space is more closed off and smaller in its footprint.
There are so many on the market right now, check reviews and ick designs and colours that work best for your space. A couple of my recommendations are below.
Diffuser Care
It’s important when running diffusers regularly, or even occasionally that you take the time to clean and properly care for them. Once a month I take all my diffusers apart and clean them with some water and vinegar and a soft cloth. I use a toothpick wrapped in a cloth to get into any narrow spaces.
If you find the diffuser still smells like oils once you’re done cleaning, then you can blend vinegar and water and diffuse that. I use 1 tbsp of vinegar for every 4 tbsps of water and fill the diffuser as needed with this mixture. Run this for about 5-10 minutes and that should help clean out any remaining or lingering scents.
Carrying/Travel Cases
One of the next accessories for essential oils I would recommend is a place to store your oils. Having a safe space where the glass essential oils bottles and your glass roller bottles can be is so helpful. For myself, from time to time, I will take my oils in my purse with me if I’m going out for a day. Or I’ll take a couple when we go away on vacation or on a small trip. Either way, having a safe space where they can be is so helpful.
Some of the go-to oils I bring with me every day are the oils I add to water, and my oils to help reduce anxiety.
Essential oils bottles are made of glass and so are fragile. If you pack them in a suitcase, purse, or duffle bag loosely it’s likely they will bang and clash against other items and this can potentially cause the bottle to break. Therefore, having a carrying case is so helpful as it keeps them separated, and secure and keeps them contained in case of accidental leaks. Even at home, I use a travel case to store them simply because it’s easy to know they’re safe and secure and not potentially going to be knocked over or leaked if spilled.
Depending on the number of oils you have I would recommend buying multiple. Most travel and storage cases also come with lid stickers included. You can label the tops of the bottles so you can easily find the oil you’re looking for when they’re in storage. For myself, I have 2 storage cases and 3 travel cases, however, I also own close to 50 oils! Check out how many oils each holds and determine how many work best for you.
Accessories for essential oils home use
I’ve got a post planned to come out soon about essential oils to use around the home, so keep your eyes open for that shortly! I love using essential oils with my laundry, for cleaning, and for personal care. It is important to have the proper accessories when using oils for these purposes. It’s not as simple as adding a couple of essential oils to your existing products or adding them to your laundry.
When using essential oils as cleaning products or adding them as a scent to existing non-scented cleaners. Ensure you are only using amber glass bottles. Using plastic is not good as the oil will get into the plastic which isn’t good for reusing items. With glass bottles, the essential oils wash out and you can re-use them however you’d like.
With using essential oils in your laundry, one of my favourite ways is to include them within the drying cycle. I don’t use the dryer often, but when I do I spray a couple of small spritzes of my essential oils blend onto my three wool dryer balls, and then pop them into the dryer. You need to ensure the oils you are using are suitable for heat, some are flammable! I always recommend doing your research and using a small amount to start. Buying wool dryer balls is not only great for the environment as they’re reusable but then you can scent the balls however you’d like each time you do laundry. This is one of my favourite ways to get aromatherapy throughout the week with my laundry keeping the scent for a couple of days after it comes out of the dryer.
Roller bottles
I love using roller bottles for essential oils and essential oils blends. It’s one of my top aromatherapy tools and accessories! Essential oil roller bottles are bottles that as amber glass and have a stainless steel ball on the top. You can roll the ball over your pulse points to release the oil for topical use.
When using roller bottles you should always be using proper ratios and using fractioned coconut oil as your base to blend with the oil. I never put more than 10-15 drops of oil in a 10ml bottle and then fill the remaining space in the bottle with coconut oil. As mentioned above do you research skin sensitivity and how to properly use essential oils for topical use. I buy from Etsy labels that are cute and creative for all my roller bottles as traditional lid stickers don’t work as well. If you have a circuit at home, you can likely make them yourself for free if you have the right supplies!
For myself, I love to use roller bottles for helping reduce period pain as well as fibromyalgia pain and carry those roller bottles with me in my essential oil travel case, so I always have them to use. One of my favourite things about roller bottles is how mess-free they are. You can use them on the go without worry. Back when I worked in an office, I use to keep Jasmine by my desk as one of my go-to mood lifters and roll a bit on my neck and I was good to go!
Check out my recommendations for roller bottles and roller bottle cases below!
Jewelry for essential oils accessories
This is one of my favourite gift ideas for essential oil accessories and it is an easy way to carry your favourite essential oil around with you all day. Essential oils jewelry comes with a felt pad or lava rocks. Both absorb and hold onto the scent of the essential oil you select. For myself, one gift my fiancé got me on Valentine’s day was a bracelet that was for essential oils. It came with 24 felt pads that were all different colours. I could place as many drops as I liked, often it was 2-3 as more I found overpowering and then went about my day. You can reapply more essential oil as needed depending on your preference.
There are many different options for essential oils jewelry, I personally love necklaces and bracelets the most. Use can use essential oils jewelry while at work or school to help with increasing productivity throughout your day.
What are some of your favourite accessories to use with essential oils? Let me know in the comments below!
Talk soon,
Gosh you can get some seriously beautiful diffusers can’t you! I love the idea of essential oils jewellery. I was actually sent a beautiful bracelet from a brand which came with essential oils but I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with it.
One of my best friends has an essential oil jewellery and it’s absolutely beautiful. I defiantly think I’m going to get myself one. I love these ideas you’ve put up, I’ll be checking them out asap. Thank you so much for sharing lovely Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
These accessories are amazing. I love essential oils.
Really loving the jewellery. What a fab idea.
I have been looking into using essential oils for a while now. Thank you for sharing this post. I have learnt more about essential oils and I have got all of the information that I needed.
This post was so helpful for me as I learnt so much more about essential oils and the accessories you can buy! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
I have two diffusers and absolutely love using them — I had no idea there are so many other ways to enjoy essential oils. Thanks for sharing!
Yes, they really are gorgeous now. I bought it several years ago and went to replace one the other day and was blown away by the options now! I highly recommend the jewelry it’s so lovely and easy to have the oils throughout the day – I hope this post helped so you can use that item a brand gave you! Let me know how it goes.
Oh, that’s lovely to hear, essential oils jewellery is so lovely and such a creative way to use oils, I love wearing mine. I highly encourage looking into it for yourself as it’s a great everyday item. I’m glad you enjoyed this post.
So glad to hear – it’s a fantastic item and I love wearing my braclet! I really encourage checking it out if you love essential oils throughout your day and you are on the go (especially with littles!).
I’m so glad to hear this post was informative, if you ever have questions feel free to reach out! I hope you enjoy essential oils if you take the plunge into getting some and using them.
So glad to hear Lucy, accessories are so handy and really help you use oils throughout the whole day as opposed to diffusing when home only. Thanks for reading and commenting.
That’s wonderful to hear Molly! Yes, there are lots out there and I’m glad you enjoyed learning about some other ways to enjoy oils too!
I have gotten really into essential oils lately! I think a roller is my favourite way so far, but I’m really liking the idea of a diffuser. Brilliant suggestions x
That’s great to hear Caroline – I’m glad you found this helpful with suggestions and I am also a big fan of roller bottles, they’re so easy to use and take everywhere!
I love essential oils! It is amazing how powerful smells are in many cases. I had no idea there were so many options available for accessories. Currently I only use a roller. Thank you for sharing all these beautiful ideas!
I love essential oils! I have to be careful though because they can be toxic to cats so I usually stay away from them!
Corinne x
I absolutely love my diffuser, it honestly changes the mood in the house. Do you have a favourite blend? I really like some of the tisserand oils 🙂
I actually had no clue how many different things and accessories you could get for a diffuser – you’ve opened up my world!
Rosie
I never knew you could use essential oils in the laundry before! I love essential oils though, so I’m with you on this.
I didn’t even know they had jewelry for essential oils. What a great idea!
I will check it out. I have the rollerball pulse point oils, but would love the constant smell of calm. I need it 🙂
As a relative novice when it comes to essential oils this was really helpful, especially in terms of accessories. There’s soo many beautiful diffusers to choose from as well so I can’t wait to have a good browse, thanks for such a great post ❤️
I absolutely love essential oils and diffuse them year round! I’ve never thought about travelling with them though! Thanks for sharing.
I like diffusers. It makes the room smell wonderful especially after cooking a meal. I liked your tips about the diffusers. Excellent post.
The diffusers can be so lovely! I have always been scared to use essential oils because I have a cat and I have heard that many of them are dangerous and even deadly for cats. I have tried researching but I don’t get a lot of the same answers which makes it hard to know if I can use them safely.
Those diffusers are beautiful Alex, need a good one for me! Also, I had no idea you could have jewellery made for essential oils. Thank you for sharing Alex z
I’m so glad to hear you love essential oils are – I’m glad this provided some ideas for you! Roller bottles are so handy and I’m glad to hear you’re a fan of them like me! Thanks for reading and commenting.
Yes for sure, I’ve got two little furbabies as well so I have to be cautious too with them! 🙂
It definitely does – they really can be quite powerful! My favourite blends involve anything with vanilla, lemongrass or peppermint! Thanks for reading and commenting.
Wonderful to hear this was informative and has given you some ideas on different accessories with oils.
It’s honestly one of my favourite uses, it’s a more natural scent and you can make different scents each time you dry (if you’d like!). Thanks!
Oh, it’s so lovely, they have so many gorgeous options and the scent goes everywhere you do throughout the day. 🙂
It’s so wonderful, especially to help with grounding yourself and taking a moment to just ease any worry or stress!
I’m glad to hear this post has been helpful for you and given you some ideas and things to browse! There are some really gorgeous diffusers out there.
Fantastic to hear Jodie – Travel cases and Rollerbottles are perfect for travel and I encourage checking them out if you love oils and want to try taking them on the go with you! 🙂
Yes, you’re totally right that post-cooking can help with providing a nice scent! Lemon is one of my favourite scents for refreshing a space. Wonderful to hear you enjoyed reading this post.
Yes, I’ve got two furbabies as well so I’m extra cautious. You’re totally right that the internet is contradicting with its information on cats and essential oils, I’ve learned a couple of tricks to help with using them safely with pets. You’ve given me an idea to make a post about it – so stay tuned!
They really are – they have become decor now and can really become a focal point of a space! Jewellery is so wonderful and is so helpful when you’re on the go but enjoy oils. Glad you enjoyed this post Simona.
Oh, I love using essential oils. I haven’t tried jewellery versions, so that may be next on my list.
Thanks for sharing!
Aimsy xoxo
Aimsy’s Antics
I’m so glad to hear this post was helpful and gave you the idea of jewelry for essential oils – my bracelet is one of my favourite ways to take oils on the go with me!