Living in built-up areas we forget the uplifting feeling you get from the smell of fresh cut flowers, or the salt air by the sea, the fresh smell of the forests, woods and mountains. With the use of essential oils you can recreate those uplifting scents and bring nature into our homes and workplaces to enhance our surroundings.

Using essential oils in a mist spray not only perfumes your surroundings, but can most likely, destroy airborne bacteria, truly purifying the air!

To make your own mist sprays, use 4 ounces of purified water in a dark coloured glass spray bottle. Then add a total of about 40 drops of essential oils. As a general rule, use 10 drops per ounce of water. You can increase or decrease the amounts depending on your preference.

If you are just starting out make up a one-ounce blend using 10 drops of essential oil(s) then if you don't like the fragrance, you won't be using too much of your oils.

Always shake the bottle before use. As the mist ages inside the bottle, the scent improves and it becomes stronger.

REFRESHING CITRUS MIST
12 drops Lime,
12 drops Grapefruit
8 drops Orange (or Bergamot)
8 drops Patchouli
4 oz purified water

FLORAL MIST
20 drops Rose Geranium
12 drops Ylang, Ylang
8 drops Lavender
4 oz purified water

FOREST FRESH MIST
20 drops Pine (or Spruce)
7 drops Wood Rose
6 drops Cypress
6 drops Sandalwood
4 oz purified water

RELAXING MIST
20 drops Geranium
10 drops Bergamot
10 drops Lavender
4 oz purified water

STIMULATING BLEND
(refreshes body, mind, spirit)
20 drops Bergamot
12 drops Pine
4 drops Lemon Verbena
4 drops Grapefruit
4 oz purified water

DEODORISING MIST
(to clear odours from the room, as well as purify the air)
20 Drops Bergamot (or orange)
15 Drops Lemon
3 Drops Tea Tree
4 Oz purified water
A variation of the above mist: use Lavender, Bergamot, and a little Tea Tree oil.

SOOTHING RELAX MIST
20 drops Lavender
20 drops Orange Blossom (Neroli)
4 oz purified water