Why Buy Toxic Gel Air Fresheners when you can Make your Own!

These naturally scented gel air-fresheners are great for the home, the car, the office, or anywhere else you desire. They also make great inexpensive gifts that you can share with anyone.

Ideally you would want to use Young Living therapeutic-grade essential oils as it is only this quality of essential oil that has any beneficial effects - plus, they smell a lot better than their cheaper synthetic competitors.

Young Living essential oils can be found at my website,

The Very Essence.com

Instructions

Dissolve two envelopes (2 Tbsp.) of unflavored gelatin in 1/2 cup of boiling water (this may take up to 5 minutes).

Add 1/2 cup of ice-cold water to the gelatin mixture

Add 10-15 drops of the essential oil or essential oil blend of your choice

Add 3-5 drops of food coloring (if desired)

Stir in 1 Tbsp. of salt, or 10-15 drops of a natural grain alcohol if desired (the salt or alcohol helps inhibit mold from growing on the gel).

Pour the gel mixture into 2 oz. salve containers, 1/3 oz. lip gloss containers, or used baby food jars.

Close the containers or jars, and allow to cool overnight (do not place in the fridge, or your food will absorb the scent.

Decorate the containers or jars as desired.

To use these gel air fresheners: open the container, place on a warm stove-top (not on the burner) while cooking, or simply place the open container on the counter or a shelf inside your home, or in a cup-holder inside your car.

Additional Ideas

Try creating layered gels by filling a jar 1/2 way with one color of gel, allowing that to cool for a couple of hours, then pouring another color of gel on top of that.

Some essential oils that I think are good choices for this application are:

Peppermint - keep your gel jar on your desk or in the car to help stay alert

Lavender - on the nightstand to promote a restful night’s sleep

Eucalyptus or Melaleuca - this is especially good on the nightstand when you have a stuffy nose or use in the bathroom to help dispel odors

Clove and Orange mixed together - nice in the kitchen

Peppermint and Thieves blend mixed together - I love these two combined

Jasmine or Ylang-Ylang with a couple drops of Patchouli - nice romantic scent in the bedroom or master bath

Sandlewood - during spiritual contemplation or mediatation

Idaho Balsam Fir - nice in the bathroom or in closets (this may even keep moths and insects away), actually Palo Santo would probably work well for this

The Young Living blend Sensation - especially nice in the bedroom

Other nice choices would be: Joy, PanAway, Purification or Thieves or Peace & Calming

The list goes on and on, visit my website and click on the various essential oils and see which fragrances resonate with you.

By the way, do NOT expect to get the same benefits by this means of air freshening as you would with a cold-air diffuser as Gel air fresheners do not actually put the essential oil itself into the air like a cold-air diffuser does. Learn more about diffusing here…

If yu like making your own safe and effective products these posts may interest you:

Make your Own Room Sprays

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Make Your Own Reed Diffusers

Enjoy!