It can be so tricky trying to come up with great gift ideas for family, friends and colleagues at Christmas time and can also get pretty costly too!! Here is an amazing roundup of cost effective recipes for gift ideas that people will absolutely love receiving. Most of them are so simple even I can pull them off without punching my Pinterest account in the face so I’m sure you’ll be just fine and most of them only require a few very simple ingredients and essential oils! Most of these recipes are from the incredible resource that is the doTERRA blog!
If you’re not into the whole DIY thing here is a shopping list of great stuff you can buy and give as is from doTERRA
- Lip Balm!
- Hand & Body Lotion w/ whatever essential oils you want to gift
- Petal Diffuser w/your choice of oil/s
- Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint Intro Kit
- Clay mask
- Salubelle or Whisper
- Mood Management Kit
- Emotional Aromatherapy Kit
Candy Cane Scrub
Looking for a festive and fun way to spread Christmas cheer? Try this fun candy cane scrub made with Peppermint essential oil! This scrub takes only a few ingredients and can easily be customized to your favorite colors and essential oils. It can be used as an amazing all over body exfoliant in the bath or shower.
What You Need:
3/4 cup white sugar (you can also use brown sugar or sea salt)
1/2 cup Fractionated Coconut Oil (get it here) (you could also use almond oil, grapeseed oil, or olive oil).
12 drops Peppermint essential oil
Skin safe food coloring
Glass jar to store
Directions:
1. Combine sugar and Fractionated Coconut Oil into bowl and divide equally into two bowls.
2. In one bowl, add red food coloring until you get your desired color.
3. Layer the red and white scrub to create a ‘candy cane’ effect.
4. Tie a cute ribbon and tag on the container and you’re done!
Click here to learn how to make your own aromatherapy Christmas tags.
Spicy, Aromatic Sugar Scrub
There are really endless versions of this sugar scrub.
You could try this beautiful Christmas spicy, aromatic combo of Cassia, Ginger and Clove that smells absolutely delicious and leaves skin baby soft.
What You Need:
3/4 cup white sugar (you can also use brown sugar or sea salt)
1/2 cup Fractionated Coconut Oil (you could also use almond oil, grapeseed oil, or olive oil).
4 drops Cassia essential oil
4 drops Clove essential oil
2-4 drops Ginger essential oil
Glass jar to store
Directions:
1. Combine sugar and Fractionated Coconut Oil into a bowl.
2. Add essential oils.
3. Stir until the mixture is the consistency of a slushy. You may need to add more sugar or Fractionated Coconut Oil for desired consistency.
4. Add to an air-tight container. You’re done! Use 1-2 times a week on hands, feet, legs, or arms. Follow with dōTERRA hand lotion for best results.
Bath Salt Ornaments
This is a super cute gift that can double up! Use as a beautiful Christmas decoration and then after Christmas treat yourself to a beautiful relaxing epsom salt and essential oil bath!
What You Need:
Round Plastic Ornaments
1 Cup Epsom Salt (you may need more or less depending on the size of your ornament)
5-10 drops of your favorite dōTERRA essential oil (try Lavender Peace/Serenity, Geranium + Lavender or Balance)
Dried herbs or flower petals (optional but looks beautiful)
Instructions:
1. Mix desired amount of Epsom salt in bowl and add some skin-safe colorant if desired.
2. Add dried herbs or flower petals to mixture for color and added aroma.
3. Add the essential oils of your choice; mix well.
4. Add the bath salt to plastic ornaments until full.
5. Once full, put the top of the ornament back on. Quick, easy, and beautiful.
6. When ready to use, add desired amount to warm bath.
Essential Potpourri
Potpourri is an easy way to bring the essence of fall into your home. All you need to do is gather some of your favorite spices and herbs, place them in a bowl, and then add a few drops of essential oil for an amazing aroma. Once the aroma starts to fade, simply add a few more drops of your favorite essential oil.
What You Need:
Your favorite whole spices and herbs
Recommended:
Orange Peels
Star Anise
Bay Leaves
Cinnamon Sticks
Vanilla Beans, cut into small pieces
Cardamom Seeds
Dried Apple Slices (use some leftover slices from this recipe)
Candied Ginger
Whole Cloves
All Spice
Whole Nutmeg
3-5 drops of your desired essential oil
Recommended:
Cinnamon Bark essential oil
Cassia essential oil
On Guard Protective Blend
Vetiver essential oil
Wild Orange essential oil
Clove essential oil
Ginger essential oil
Cardamom essential oil
Directions:
1. Place desired herbs and spices into a container or bowl. Mix and assemble as desired.
2. Add 3-5 drops of essential oil or a few of your favourite essential oils (totalling 5 drops for all) on top of potpourri.
3. Once the aroma starts to fade after a couple weeks, add more essential oil. You can even place it in a pot of simmering water for a stove-top potpourri that will make your entire house smell like the holidays.
Gift Giving Idea: Potpourri makes a great present to neighbours, friends, and co-workers during the holidays. Just place in a decorative box with a bottle of essential oil.
Solid Perfume
What You Need:
2 tablespoons beeswax
2 tablespoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
20 drops of your favorite essential oil or blend (try Balance, Whisper, or your own blend)
metal container or locket
Click here to get some great perfume and cologne recipes.
Directions:
1. Add beeswax and Fractionated Coconut Oil to glass jar and place in saucepan with 1-1.5 inches of boiling water.
2. Stir ingredients until combined (around 5-10 minutes).
Note: Use a popsicle stick for easy cleanup.
3. Once melted, remove from heat and let rest for 3 minutes.
4. Add essential oil and stir.
5. Pour into containers.
Note: Pour perfume into an empty locket or metal container for easy on-the-go access.
6. To use, apply small amount to skin.
Reed Diffuser
If you are looking for a fun and decorative way to diffuse essential oils then you will love this DIY reed diffuser! This easy diffuser is great to have at home, in the office, at school, or anywhere you would like the aroma and benefits of essential oils. You can easily customise this diffuser to fit your style and personality by using your favourite container and essential oils.
What You Need:
1/4 cup Fractionated Coconut Oil
15 drops of your favourite essential oils (try Lemongrass and Peppermint, Cassia and Wild Orange, Purify & Lemongrass or any of your favourite combos!)
reed diffuser sticks
Note: You can purchase reed diffuser sticks at most craft and candle stores.
Directions:
Put Fractionated Coconut Oil and essential oils into glass container.
Add reed diffuser sticks.
You’re done! It may take up to a day for the essential oil blend to make it’s way up the diffuser for you to smell.
Tip: Flip each reed every 2-3 days for a stronger aroma.
Fizzing Bath Bombs
Creating a spa like environment in your home can easily be done using simple household ingredients and essential oils.
Bath bombs are a fun way to add excitement to your senses while enjoying the benefits of essential oils. They are also entertaining to use, and are loved by both kids and adults alike; because really, who doesn’t love a bath that fizzles?!
Even if you don’t have a bathtub, these bath bombs can still be effective in a shower. The water will help dissolve the bath bomb and release the aroma of the essential oils into the steam.
What you need:
1 cup citric acid*
1 cup baking soda
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup oil (almond oil, olive oil, dōTERRA Fractionated Coconut Oil, etc.)
8-10 drops of your favorite essential oil(s)
silicone mold or saran wrap
* citric acid can be found at most major supermarkets in the canning section
Instructions:
1. In a bowl, place citric acid, baking soda, cornstarch, and oil.
2. Add 8-10 drops of the essential oil(s) of your choice.
Note: Choose an essential oil to best suit your needs. The options are endless. For relaxation, try Lavender or Serenity. For a mood boost, try Wild Orange, Citrus Bliss, or Grapefruit. For a decongestant, try Eucalyptus or Breathe Respiratory Blend.
4. Mix well with a spoon or with your hands until a soft dough is formed. It should have the consistency of damp sand. At this point you could also add food coloring, dried herbs, or flower petals to the mixture. If the mixture is too wet, try adding a little more baking soda and cornstarch until the consistency is right.
5. Put the mixture into a silicone mold. Let it sit for at least 24 hours before removing from mold.
6. If you don’t have a silicone mold, you could use cupcake liners or saran wrap to help mold your bath bombs.
7. The bath bombs are ready to use once they are completely dry. To use, just drop them in the tub/shower until they dissolve.
Bath bombs are excellent gifts for both adults and children. When making for kids, try adding some color to the mixture. Not only will they love when the water changes colors, but will also love the fizz and bubbles from the bath bomb as well.
Men’s Cologne
Get rid of the nasty toxic fragrances and spray deodorant that is harmful to both the environment and his/your health and make this delicious cologne that he will love!
Dan loves Bergamot, Lime, Frankincense and Hawaiian Sandalwood, yummmmm!! We do 15 drops Bergamot, 15 Lime, 7 Frank and 7 Sandalwood in a 10ml roller, fill with fractionated coconut oil.
Mellow Mumma Perfume
A great gift for the special women in your life. This blend is one you make up yourself with four essential oils and fractionated coconut oil. It’s a blend by the gorgeous Hayley Hobson. It smells absolutely divine and is also great as a deodorant, or applied to the wrists, heart chakra, behind the ears etc. I love that when I use essential oils not only do they smell amazing but they actually have profound therapeutic value and this particular blend is so uplifting as well as keeping me nice and mellow on those crazy mummy days. Gorgeous heart opening oils such as Ylang Ylang make this blend truly divine.
To get your essential oils to make this divine recipes head to https://www.getafreshstart.com.au/join-the-oily-tribe/
I hope you have fun making and giving these lovely, simple, thoughtful gifts!
Jessie
