DIY Products Using Fall Scents

If you are looking for more ways to use all your favorite fall essential oils, making home 
and beauty products is a great way to start. You can make your own blends from using 
cinnamon and ginger, to adding more woodsy scents like fir and eucalyptus. These 
products are easy to make yourself and have a lot of room for customizing them.

Pumpkin Scrub

Who doesn’t love a good body scrub? It helps to scrub away the dead skin cells and 
leave behind soft, smooth skin. When fall is here, you might also be a big fan of 
pumpkin, so combining your two favorite things should be at the top of your list. You can 
do that by making this pumpkin body scrub, which smells just like pumpkin pie or 
pumpkin spice lattes. For this scrub, you should use white table sugar, which is great for 
your skin. Add to the sugar some coconut oil that is melted, vanilla extract, and the 
same amount of pumpkin pie spice. Mix it together and use it just like any other body 
scrub.

Fall Candles

The next DIY product you can make that will use some fall scents is homemade 
candles. The great thing about candles is that you can combine any scents you want, or 
keep them simple with just one scent per candle. These are good for putting in your 
bathroom, kitchen, or living room to help with the scent, or to make and give away as 
gifts. They also happen to be the perfect gift to bring to Thanksgiving dinner for the host. 

To make the candles, you want to use a good base, which can be beeswax or soy 
flakes. This is going to be melted, then added to a metal base with a wick. You will need 
your essential oils and herbs to add scent, such as clove, ginger, cinnamon, and vanilla. 
Choose any combination of fall scents that you prefer, experimenting with different 
combinations. There are candle-making kits you can also use to make the process 
easier.

Apple Bath Salts

These aren’t just apple-scented bath salts, but they smell just like freshly-baked apple 
pie! They are wonderful to use in your bath for a little natural exfoliation and to relax and 
unwind after a long day. You want to start with Epsom salt, then add in your scents. You 
can combine apple and cinnamon scents on your own, or just get apple pie blends that 
are already mixed. You will also need some powdered food coloring to make them look 
like apple pie if you want. Mix it all together and add to a jar for storage.
