12 Easy Essential Oil DIY Rollerball Recipes ~ Just Our View From Here (2024)

12 Easy Essential Oil DIY recipes – Roll on headache relief, essential oils for bug bites, PMS, and menstrual cramps. Our favourite rollerball blends for acne, arthritis, and other common ailments.

When you first get started with essential oils, it can be a bit of an information overload. Here’s a simple list for beginners to kick off your oily journey. Some basic DIY rollerball recipes, because there’s an essential oil for everything under the sun!

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Little by little, you will get to know your favourites and what works best for you and your family according to your needs. It’s nice to have a natural way to help relieve some common aches and pains that we all get from time to time.

Before you start, you will need to choose which carrier oil to use. A carrier oil is simply the oil that dilutes the essential oil in the rollerball and has a neutral smell. Essential oils on their own will eventually evaporate, but carrier oils do not.

Remember that essential oils are very potent and a little goes a long way. Diluting them, especially when using topically, is really important.

Some popular carrier oils include:

Jojoba Oil

Grapeseed Oil

Vitamin E Oil

Fractionated Coconut Oil

Sweet Almond Oil

Avocado Oil

Marula Oil

Choose your carrier oil wisely because they do have a shelf life (around 6 months to a year). So take into consideration how quickly you will go through it. For me, this is never a problem because I also moisturize with almond or jojoba oil after a hot shower or bath as a part of my self-care routine.

Also, they have different weights or consistencies. So, for example, if you are applying the oil to your face, you will want to choose something light to medium consistency that won’t clog pores like grapeseed or jojoba.

In my experience, I have found that grapeseed or jojoba oil are both great all-around choices for a carrier oil. Jojoba oilabsorbs easily in the skin and doesn’t clog pores. This makes it a fantastic carrier oil option for massage oils, facial moisturizers, and bath oils too! Young Living has some great tips on how to choose carrier oils according to your needs.

If you plan on using your rollerball blends daily (or for your regular skincare routine), you will probably go through it quickly enough that it will stay fresh. Any carrier oil can go rancid after sitting around for too long and you’ll easily know by the smell. I had one rollerball that I forgot about and found in my dresser after a year. P.U! I had to toss it.

How To Fill A Rollerball Bottle

Generally, the rollerball bottles you purchase are either 5 mL or 10 mL. First, drop in the recommended number of drops into your rollerball and then add the carrier oil slowly with a plastic syringe.

Be careful not to overfill! Replace the rollerball with the rollerball tool and shake well to blend.

It’s important to use glass bottles because they will not break down (like plastic can) from the essential oils. Also, it is recommended to use a dark-colored bottle to keep out the light. This will extend the life of your product. Personally, I like the dark blue rollerball bottles, but that’s only because blue is my favourite colour.

Once you have your supplies (essential oils, carrier oil, pipette droppers, paper towels and rollerball tool), set yourself up on the kitchen table or other ample work surface and get started!

my Favourite Essential Oil DIY Rollerball Recipes

These are some of my favourite DIY essential oil rollerball recipes that I always keep on hand. You might want to use a small cosmetic bag to store them in.

LADIES COOL DOWN – 8 Peppermint + 3 Lime + 3 Cedarwood + 3 Vanilla. You can substitute Copaiba for the Cedarwood if you like. Apply to the back of neck, wrists, and ankles. For hot flashes.

AUNT FLO GO AWAY – 6 Lavender + 6 Wintergreen + 4 Clove. Apply on abdomen and lower back as needed. For PMS and menstrual cramps.

NIGHTY NIGHT – 8 Pine + 8 Lavender. Apply before bed to wrists, behind ears, temples, bottoms of feet. For a good night’s sleep.

QUIET SLEEPER – 3 Lavender + 3 Cedarwood + 6 Marjoram + 6 Geranium. Apply on neck and chest. ( I made a baby version of this for my son after he was a year old with the following ratio. 2 Lavender + 1 Cedarwood + 2 Marjoram + 1 Geranium) I only applied this to the bottom of his feet, ONE Swipe Only from ball of foot to heel.

COUGH AND COLD – 6 Lemon + 5 Lavender + 5 Peppermint. Apply as needed behind ears, back of neck, and under triceps.

TUMMY TROUBLE – 6 Digize (Young Living) + 4 Peppermint +6 Basil. Apply as needed in the belly button or on the chest. If you do not have Digize, substitute with tarragon, ginger, lemongrass, or anise. Helps with nausea or upset stomach.

IMMUNE BOOST – 16 drops Thieves (Young Living)

OUCHIE RELIEF – 6 Lavender + 6 Tea Tree + 4 Rosemary. Apply on area of concern, specifically bug bites or minor abrasions.

BREATHE BETTER – 8 Lemon + 8 RC (Young Living). Feel free to substitute spruce, eucalyptus, or cypress for the RC. Apply as needed to chest, neck and back and breathe deeply. For chest congestion.

ZIT ZAP – 4 Purification (Young Living) + 6 Tea Tree + 6 Cedarwood. Apply as needed to help heal acne blemishes and pimples. Substitute Rosemary, Patchouli, Cinnamon or Lavender for Purification if desired.

ARTHRITIS SUPPORT – 4 Lavender +4 Peppermint +4 Clove + 2 Helichrysum + 2 Lemon. Apply to area of concern to help reduce pain and inflammation of arthritis pain.

HEADACHE HELPER – 4 Lavender + 3 Lemongrass + 6 Citronella + 3 Helichrysum. Apply to temples and forehead, back of neck and wrists to help relieve headache pain.

These essential oil rollerball blends are sure to please and I hope you enjoy some of these recipes as much as I do. You’ll find the bottles are small enough to throw in your purse, gym bag, or car console, great for on the go.

They’re wonderful as a natural and effective way to help treat some common ailments. Plus, they smell pretty phenomenal too!

Be sure to check out our post on which are the best essential oils for calming and relaxation to help ease that other common ailment most of get from time to time called feeling frazzled. Happy rollerballing!

Until next time, K.

Kelly Blakely is the founder and creative force behind Just Our View From Here. As a first-time mom over 40, she brings a fresh perspective to parenting and family life on her blog. Kelly also explores a wide range of lifestyle topics in her writing, including fashion, beauty, self-care, and well-being.

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