Aromatherapy Gift Baskets Report Topics

As the holiday season approaches, the time for buying and making gifts for your friends 
and loved ones begins. Making gifts is a great way to show you care with more 
meaningful and personalized gifts. This can help you save money, and allow you to 
really pick and choose what each gift includes, especially with a gift basket.

The following information allows you to put together an aromatherapy gift basket. 
Aromatherapy is the practice of inhaling aromas from pure essential oils, which provide 
amazing physical and emotional benefits. From helping people to ease their anxiety to 
helping with chronic pain, this is a wonderful and natural practice. 

You will learn how to put together an aromatherapy gift basket to give out during the 
holidays, plus some tips for making it a holiday or winter-themed basket.

1. Why You Should Consider a Gift Basket

Before looking into how to put together your aromatherapy gift basket, it helps to know 
why this is such a great gift in the first place. There are many ways to give a gift, from 
purchasing something new at the store, to making a DIY gift from scratch. The gift 
basket combines these two things, with the simplicity of making something with 
purchased items. Here are some different benefits of giving a homemade gift basket to 
friends and loved ones:

You Can Customize it

This is probably one of the most popular reasons to make a gift basket yourself. You are 
able to customize it completely, from the type of basket the items go in, to choosing 
each item you want to use. It makes it easy to personalize it for the theme, purpose, and 
the person receiving it. Where the recipient has specific tastes or certain allergies, you 
can really customize it specifically for them.

It is Easy to Choose a Theme

Since this is an aromatherapy gift basket to give out during the holiday season, you 
might want to use this as your theme. When you are making the gift basket yourself, 
you can go all out by sticking with the chosen theme. This means not only putting in 
relaxing and pampering aromatherapy items, but that really cater to that holiday theme.

You Have Fun Putting it Together

One of the benefits to making your own Christmas or other holiday gifts for loved ones 
is that it can be fun putting together. While this isn’t a traditional DIY gift, you are 
choosing everything about the gift basket. It is fun to make a list of what o get, shopping 
around for the perfect items, and putting it all together. You can even get the kids 
involved in making the gift basket. 

It Can Be Budget-Friendly

Don’t forget that based on what you include in the gift basket, it is really easy to stick to 
a budget. You are not forced to choose a gift basket in the store, but can actually stick 
to any type of budget by choosing items fitting without the amount of money you want to 
spend. 

2. Choosing Your Basket or Container

Now that you understand the benefits of putting together an aromatherapy gift basket, 
you can start putting it together. The fun thing about gift baskets in general is that they 
are so easy to customize. You can personalize every single part of the gift basket from 
the container itself to what you put inside and how you make it look.

To start with, you are going to choose the container. While traditionally made with a 
‘basket’, you definitely don’t have to choose a basket. You just want a container that is 
open enough to fit all the aromatherapy items inside. This can be a basket, bag, or 
many other items.

Here are some different options for choosing the container of your aromatherapy gift 
basket:

Simple Basket

There is no reason you need to get complicated with your gift basket. Using an actual 
basket is a great idea, since there are so many different styles and sizes. Not to 
mention you can definitely find a basket to fit your budget. Head to a local craft store 
and take a look at their baskets, or you can even repurpose one you have at home, or 
get one from a local thrift store or yard sale. Clean up the basket and keep it a natural 
color, or get out a can of spray paint to paint it a different color. The options truly are 
endless here with nothing more than a simple basket.

Decorative Basket or Bin

Going one step further with the container for your gift basket is when you use more of a 
decorative basket or even a large bin. The main benefit here is that they will not only 
appreciate it for the gift intended, but the recipient might also keep the bin or basket in 
their bathroom to go back to whenever they need a little pampering. The container itself 
can then be a second gift, where they might want to keep re-using it since you chose 
more of a decorative container.

Large Tin

This is more of a new concept, but one that many people are jumping on board with. 
Head to a local craft store and you should be able to find these large aluminum or metal 
tins. They have more of a vintage and old-fashioned feel, and they give a wonderfully 
unique approach to the aromatherapy gift basket. The tins are large, so it works for 
more of a large sized gift basket. This is great if you not only want the aromatherapy 
basics in the gift basket, but some oversized items like a bath pillow, nice towel, or an 
essential oil diffuser.

Oversized Mason Jar

The second to last idea for the container is using an oversized mason jar, or any type of 
glass jar. This is not the standard mason jars you use in your kitchen, but oversized 
ones found at some retail stores and craft stores. These big mason jars are really fun to 
use and a creative idea for many types of gift baskets, including the aromatherapy idea. 
There is plenty of room for all the basic essentials to go in your gift basket.

Small Wooden Crate

The last option is one of the most unique containers for a gift basket, and one you can 
be sure the recipient will absolutely love. This is when you find a smaller wooden crate 
and repurpose it for a gift basket. These crates are becoming a trend for home décor, 
so the recipient might love getting it to use long after they have pampered themselves 
with the aromatherapy gift basket you put together.

3. Holiday-Inspired Essential Oils and Blends

By now, you have already chosen your container for the gift basket, which is a big part 
of the decision process. The next thing you are going to do is actually start buying 
different items to go into the basket, which is really the fun part of this process! This is 
when you can get creative and choose items that reflect the theme for the aromatherapy 
basket.

Here are some ideas before looking at the essential oils and blends to include:

Think About the Size of Your Container – This is really important because the 
container or basket you choose for your aromatherapy gift basket will give you an idea 
of what exactly you can include. This combined with your budget help narrow down the 
shopping list a bit so it is easier to make those final purchasing decisions.

Go With Aromatherapy-Themed Items – Naturally, a big part of the basket is going to 
be items directly correlating with aromatherapy. This is when you include the essential 
oils, blends, and supplies used along with the essential oils. Also think of other 
aromatherapy items, like candles and bath items.

Don’t Forget the Extras – Finally, gift baskets often include a few extra items, whether 
to fill up empty space in the basket to make it look fuller, or simply to have more items 
that the recipient will love as part of their gift. So, don’t be afraid to pick up a few extra 
things you think will go great with your basket.

Essential Oils

For an aromatherapy gift basket, the first thing you are going to include in the basket is 
your essential oils. While you might also have some candles and other scented items 
using the oils, many people want to use those oils directly. If this is for a seasonal 
basket, then you can include some seasonal scents, and some traditional scents, 
allowing them to pick and choose what they want to use.

After including some traditional scents like lavender, chamomile, and vanilla, don’t 
forget these excellent seasonal scents:

Cinnamon 
Sweet orange 
Nutmeg 
Ginger 
Clove 
Blue spruce 
Fir 
Frankincense 
Myrrh 
Ylang ylang 
Peppermint 
Cedarwood

These scents are great for using alone or blending together in the bath or in an 
essential oil diffuser. Different combinations can make a variety of blends.
 
Essential Oil Blends

You can also choose some seasonal essential oil blends, which smell like specific 
things to remind them of the holidays and other festive things around this time of year. 
Here are some idea of what you might find to put in the gift basket:

Gingerbread 
Christmas tree 
Woody scents 
Spiced cider

This is just a small collection of the blends you can find that are festive and perfect to 
include in an aromatherapy gift basket.

4. Additional Gifts to Include in the Basket

While essential oils are a great option for filling up your aromatherapy gift basket, they 
are by no means the only items you can include in an aromatherapy basket! Remember 
with aromatherapy, the scents entice the senses and help with mental and physical 
ailments. They can help the recipient or relax, reduce stress and anxiety, and pamper 
themselves. Keep this in mind when choosing some of the other items to include. Here 
are a few ideas:

Carrier oils

If you are going to be including essential oils and blends in the aromatherapy gift 
basket, you should also consider adding some carrier oils. These are oils that you use 
along with the essential oils to make them suitable for direct skin contact. Otherwise, the 
oils can be much too concentration and lead to skin irritation. Some carrier oils include:

Jojoba oil 
Grapeseed oil 
Olive oil 
Coconut oil 
Avocado oil

Candles

Candles are practically a requirement for any aromatherapy gift basket. Some candles 
specifically say aromatherapy on them, typically because they are made with essential 
oils that help with things like anxiety and relaxation. You can also get some seasonal 
candles, whether they smell like fir Christmas trees or freshly-baked cookies.

Bath salts and bombs

For an aromatherapy gift basket, don’t forget all the bath items! After all, the bath is 
often when people use most of what comes in this type of gift basket. Bath salts are 
great because they can control how much they want in each bath, which will then help 
to soften their skin and give them the aromatherapy of the aroma. Bath bombs are a lot 
of fun and come in many styles and scents.

Other bath items you might want to include are:

Sponge 
Loofah 
Lotion 
Body butter
Eye pillow or neck pillow

Lastly, bath pillows are a wonderful addition if you have a slightly larger gift basket to 
put together. There are neck pillows for the bath to allow them to relax, while eye pillows 
are soft and gel-like, going over their eyes to truly relax and enjoy the aromas.

Now all you have to do is put it all together! Put the items into your gift basket starting 
with the largest first, and ending with the smallest items last. You can leave it open or 
get a gift basket wrap to cover the entire thing and tie it up.
