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12 Halloween Diffuser Blends

October 7, 2023 by Emma Carter3 Comments

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halloween essential oil blendsDo you have a collection of essential oils at home? Of course you do! So let’s make some Halloween diffuser blends!

I’ll show you how to enhance the spooky fun Halloween theme that will float throughout your home that night.

I love all special holidays that come with their own special traditions and treats. Halloween is no exception! It is another one of those fun, family-oriented kinds of holidays. Kids love to dress up and go from house to house on their trick-or-treat mission. As a hostess to all these youngsters, you can go crazy and dress up your house with all sorts of spooky decorations.

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Read on to find outΒ which essential oils to use on Halloween night. And then… enjoy this day and evening of spooky joy and delightful fun!

Contents hide
  • Best Essential Oils for Halloween
  • Halloween Diffuser Blends
    • Spooky Shadows
    • Creepy Cauldron
    • Haunted House
    • Ghostly Glow
    • Eerie Essence
    • Pumpkin Potion
    • Witch’s Whiff
    • Frightful Fragrance
    • Boo! Bouquet
    • Trick or Treat
    • Costumed Aroma
    • Halloween
  • Make Your Own Halloween Essential Oils Kit
  • Bonus Tip
  • Final Thoughts

Best Essential Oils for Halloween

halloween essential oils

  • Cinnamon Bark: This a well-known scent special to the fall months and holiday season. Its spicy, warming and revitalizing properties are great for spicing up a room for Halloween.
  • Clove Bud: Clove bud essential oil has a spicy odor and works well with apples and pumpkins. It is really another holiday favorite for Halloween and Christmas alike. Remember though – a little drop goes a long way!
  • Frankincense: This very classic oil of Frankincense is most often associated with Christmas as one of the gifts of the three kings.Β ItsΒ richΒ scent makes for a great addition to yourΒ holiday essential oils line-up! As aΒ fall remedy, it can help the respiratory tract and help calms coughs.
  • Myrrh: Myrrh oil is said to raise spirit and uplift moods. It was, and still is, widely used in religious ceremonies in many parts of the world. Its nickname is β€œthe ancient healer”.
  • Cedarwood: Cedarwood smells soft, grounding, warm andΒ comfortable, and isΒ thought to have the spiritual effect of bringing people together. Its relaxing and soothing aroma would also be perfect for a massage as it promotes clear, healthy skin and helps the skin recover more quickly. Add this essential oil for Halloween if you like to balance out all the excitement and spookiness with some grounding and comforting notes instead.
  • Cypress: The cypress tree was valued by ancient civilizations for its medicinal uses and produces quite a fragrant oil! The green-ish or yellow-ish oil has aΒ fresh, evergreen and woody aroma, which is said to be both calming and invigorating.Β Cypress oil can also have profound effects on your respiratory and digestive systems, especially during cold winter months. It’s a great oil to start using in October!
  • Galbanum: Galbanum oil has a very earthy aroma and was used in ancient temple rituals. ItΒ supports the immune, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and other body systems, and is also useful as an aid for troubled or mature skin.
  • Mandarin: Out of all citrus oils, mandarin is the sweetest and tends to be the most calming. It’s a favorite of many children and parents alike. It has a light, citrus, fruity aroma. The Mandarin oranges are used in both Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines. If you’re looking for a more uplifted Halloween scent maybe to contrast some of the heavier, more earthy smelling notes, try Mandarin in your oil diffuser.
  • Melissa: Melissa essential oil is more commonly known asΒ lemon balm andΒ is actually from the mint family.Β It’sΒ has a very gentle, lemon-y aroma, and some pretty amazing properties such as soothing, memory boosting and antidepressant. It’s definitely one of the pricier oils, but once you start using it, you may never want to run out of it again.
  • Sweet Orange: Orange essential oil is another calming and relaxing oil you can use for your Halloween evening.Β It serves as a detoxifier that can also boost immunity. It will make your home smell fresh and inviting!
  • Patchouli: Diffuse patchouli essentialΒ oil for a calming, relaxing and peaceful fragrance.Β It can help relieve stress or anxiety, and help you feel moreΒ grounded andΒ balanced. If Halloween night is a stressful time for you, try Patchouli essential oil in your diffuser.
  • Pine: Pine essential oil has a very strong, forest-y scent and will go well with your October, fall, Halloween or harvest theme.

Halloween Diffuser Blends

Choosing to use essential oils to enhance your HalloweenΒ is a great idea! Plus, it’s yet another chance to familiarize your kids on how to use essential oils around the home.

The easiest way to use essential oils on Halloween night is by diffusing them around your home. Place your diffuser right in the entryway (or close to). It only takes a minute! If you happen to own a battery-operated essential oil diffuser, you can even go as far as placing it outside your home as part of your smoky decorations.

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Enjoy these delightful Halloween essential oil blends in your diffuser to create a spooky and festive atmosphere! Use essential oils from the following list to match the spirit of Halloween. I have used many of these in my diffuser blend recipes.

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Now here is a special treat for you! Our own family’s Halloween essential oil blend.

Spooky Shadows

Embrace the mysterious charm of darkness with a blend that evokes the essence of haunted nights.

  • 1 drop Patchouli
  • 3 drops Frankincense
  • 2 drops Cedarwood

Creepy Cauldron

Simmering with an eerie aroma, this blend captures the essence of a witch’s brew. Infuse your space with a spine-chilling, magical ambiance!

  • 2 drops Clove
  • 3 drops Rosemary
  • 1 drop Galbanum

Haunted House

A bewitching fog of scents that lingers, Haunted Haze fills the air with ghostly whispers. Create an unforgettable atmosphere with these delicate fragrances!

  • 3 drops Lavender
  • 1 drop Myrrh
  • 2 drops Bergamot
  • 2 drops Cypress

Ghostly Glow

Illuminate your senses with this dainty Halloween essential oil blend that infuses your surroundings with a subtle, mysterious allure. It feels like your can almost see those ghostly spirits in the moonlight.

  • 3 drops Mandarin
  • 2 drops Melissa
  • 1 drop Frankincense

Eerie Essence

This extraordinary blend fills your space with an otherworldly scent, invoking a sense of the unknown and supernatural. It’s an almost unsettling blend that captures the very soul of Halloween. If you don’t try any of the other blends, try this one. It will be worth your time!

  • 2 drops Juniper Berry
  • 2 drops Ylang Ylang
  • 1 drop Eucalyptus
  • 2 drops Lemon

Pumpkin Potion

Inspired by the harvest season, Pumpkin Potion combines the warmth of pumpkin with spicy undertones. Diffuse this blend while carving your jack o’lantern, or baking pumpkin pie together in preparation for Halloween evening.

  • 1 drop Clove
  • 3 drops Cinnamon
  • 3 drops Sweet Orange

Witch’s Whiff

Crafted to capture the essence of ancient spells, Witch’s Whiff enchants your senses with a mysterious, herbal aroma.

  • 3 drops Sage
  • 1 drop Black Pepper
  • 2 drops Lemon

Frightful Fragrance

This blend evokes the heart-pounding sensation of being surrounded by the unknown. Try it out and see if it delivers that intense, chilling experience!

  • 2 drops Frankincense
  • 2 drops Myrrh
  • 2 drops Cedarwood
  • 2 drops Pine

Boo! Bouquet

Boo! Bouquet playfully teases your senses with a surprising mix of floral and eerie notes.

  • 2 drops Galbanum
  • 3 drops Geranium
  • 2 drops Peppermint

Trick or Treat

A captivating blend that combines the sweetness of treats with a mischievous twist, adding a sense of playful trickery to the air.

  • 3 drops Grapefruit
  • 2 drops Cardamom
  • 2 drops Lavender

Costumed Aroma

Invoke the spirit of disguise with this fun Halloween diffuser blend that captures the essence of dressing up. It creates an intriguing and mysterious, yet light-hearted scent experience that leaves you feeling proud and excited to share all of the details about your Halloween costume (whether you bought it or made it yourself)!

  • 1 drop Pine
  • 3 drops Bergamot
  • 3 drops Cinnamon
  • 1 drop Lavender

Halloween

halloween essential oil blend recipe

Now let me introduce you to our in-house, tried and tested, Halloween diffuser blend master recipe.

I mix this up in a small 5 ml amber glass bottle at the beginning of October and use it throughout our Halloween preparations. It only fills about half of the bottle, but that’s usually enough for the month for us, and then I rinse the bottle and put it into my recycling pile.

  • 20 drops Sweet Orange essential oil
  • 8 drops Cypress essential oil
  • 10 drops Cedarwood essential oil
  • 12 drops Cinnamon Bark essential oil

This blend is kid-safe for 6+ months, so don’t worry about your little ones being around it. However, do not diffuse around babies. Also, if your house has cats or dogs, please follow these special instructions to keep your pet safe!

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Make Your Own Halloween Essential Oils Kit

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just β€œadd to cart” all of these 12 fun, fall-themed essential oils for Halloween? Well, you CAN – with the β€œBuild Your Own Kit” of essential oils at Edens Garden. Create Your Own Set of 12 Here.

You can also build a set of just 2, 6, or up to 32 oils of your choice.

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Getting all of the oils you’ll need will help you enjoy the blending of your essential oils to create your own unique Halloween scent.

Bonus Tip

Did you know that most DIY Halloween crafts and decorations can be infused with essential oils?

It’s true!

Simply put one drop of your Halloween essential oil blend onto your pumpkin crafts, spider crafts, or fall-themed table centerpieces. Most oils will smell for 2-3 hours at least if not more.

Experiment with your essential oils and have fun with them!

Final Thoughts

Halloween-specific moods can be enhanced by some of these lesser-known, deep and mysterious aromas. These include mostly woody smells like pine, cypress or myrrh. Use them not only in your essential oil diffuser, but also to soak twigs of your decorations!

Cinnamon, clove and frankincense are great oils for many holidays. From Halloween through Thanksgiving and Christmas, these oils get used over and over again!

Which essential oils do you use to create and enhance the atmosphere matching Halloween? Share them with us in the comments below!

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About Emma Carter

As I'm getting started with essential oils for more natural well-being in my life, I hope to provide you with many valuable resources, tips, tricks and reviews to help you do the same. My essential oils journey has evolved over the past 10 years and I am currently studying to become a Certified Aromatherapist!

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  1. Jolyn

    October 28, 2019 at 4:00 am

    You give me great ideas for using different oils I love reading all the different things you post.

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  2. Judith Millet

    October 28, 2019 at 12:40 am

    An advertisement has popped up on my computer from an essential oils company. (NOT YOURS) for an immunity blend with cloves cinnamon, lemon, eucalyptus and rosemary. I would rather use you for advice and oils etc. Can you either advise me about the proportions of each oil I should use, or do you also make up an immunity blend that I could purchase? I don’t trust using the advert sites that just pop up unasked for on my computer. Many thanks Judith M. (I am in NZ).

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    • Emma Carter

      October 28, 2019 at 9:15 pm

      Hi there Judith. Thanks for your question! This list of ingredients sounds like a recipe for the popular Young Living “Thieves” blend. I don’t personally sell any oils, but I do have a list of 5 companies that sell a blend with those ingredients (or very close to). Please find it here: https://www.essentialoilhaven.com/young-living-thieves-alternatives/. The article also includes a DIY recipe with instructions on how many drops of each oils to use, to make your own “Thieves” mix. Hope this helps!

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