4 DIY Essential Oil Blends for Seasonal Allergies

If you’re an allergy sufferer, you can know how challenging certain times of the year can be! I’ve tried a lot of different things but what has worked best for my family is using essential oils for allergies. Here’s how you can find relief naturally, as well as some of my favorite oil blends to help you feel better quickly.

Seasonal allergies are no joke, whether you’re dealing with a stuffy nose, sneezing, irritated sinuses, watery itchy eyes, or all of the above. Allergies can ruin beautiful weather when you’re too miserable to do anything.

Luckily, there are simple things you can do at home to help relieve the symptoms of allergies, including using easy-to-make essential oil allergy blends.

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Related: The 15 Top Essential Oils for Allergies

Erika Bragdon is a Certified Essential Oil Coach from the Essential Oil Institute.

Our Experience Using Essential Oils to Help with Seasonal Allergies

My husband and son deal with spring allergies every year. Before we discovered these natural home remedies for seasonal allergies, my husband would sneeze frequently and end up with watery, itchy eyes. Sometimes his eyes would get so red, it was almost scary looking!

My 9-year-old son would end up congested and sneeze a lot. Both of them were miserable if they didn’t use over-the-counter allergy medications. But we prefer to try natural remedies if possible and thankfully we’ve found that essential oils for allergies work really well for us.

A couple of years ago, my friend recommended an essential oil allergy blend recipe using a roller bottle with 3 common essential oils. She said it worked great for her symptoms.

It was easy to make the allergy roller and my son began to experience relief in just an hour! His congestion improved and his sneezing subsided too.

Now we use this roller blend of essential oils for allergies regularly and at the first sign of any seasonal discomfort.

How to Make an Essential Oil Allergy Roller Blend

There are several ways you can use essential oils, from diffusing to simply smelling an open bottle of essential oils, but one of our favorite ways is to make an essential oil roller bottle.

Ingredients to Make a Roller Blend:

• 10ml glass roller bottles
• fractionated coconut oil or your favorite carrier oil

Roller bottles are little glass bottles with a roller ball on the end. You combine drops of essential oil with a carrier oil. One of the most common carrier oils and the one I use and recommend is fractionated coconut oil. It’s different than regular coconut oil because it doesn’t harden in cold temperatures; it stays at a constant liquid form.

Once you’ve combined the ingredients, you have to squeeze the roller ball back into the top, cap it, then shake it well, and roll it on.

I’ll share where to roll or rub on the essential oil blend for the best results later in this post.

Essential Oils for Allergies: 4 Blends to Make

Please read my Essential Oil Common Sense Safety page before using this or any essential oil recipe. I am not a medical professional and the information presented here is merely for educational purposes and not intended to replace medical advice. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult with your medical provider, and make safe decisions for yourself and your family.

A note on the best essential oil brands: there are many high-quality brands available and you don’t have to join an MLM either. I’m not against MLMs; I’ve used them myself, but I’ve seen just as good quality of essential oils from other brands too at more affordable prices.

It is important that you use high-quality essential oil as some cheap essential oils (think a large bottle of lavender oil for $8) contain additives and less-than-helpful plant species. This may leave your allergy blend ineffective or worse, with side effects. Check out this post on how to choose the best essential oil brand for your family.

A note on dilution (how much essential oil is used compared to carrier oil) – Remember, essential oils are very potent. Always use smaller amounts to start with, especially if you choose to use any of these blends with children. You may choose to increase the number of drops of essential oils slowly if you are not seeing the desired results.

#1 Lemon – Lavender – Peppermint Essential Oil Blend 

This is our favorite essential oil recipe for allergies.

• lemon essential oil: may help with respiratory discomfort
• lavender essential oil: calming and balancing
• peppermint essential oil: promotes clear breathing and healthy respiratory function

Safety:

• Lemon – may cause increased sensitivity to the sun. Avoid direct sunlight for up to 12 hours after applying lemon to the skin.
• Peppermint – Some medications may interact with peppermint so check with your doctor. Do not apply on or near the face as it may cause irritation.

How to Make it:

Add 3-5 drops of each oil into a 10ml roller bottle.
Fill with fractionated coconut oil, replace the rollerball and cap, then roll back and forth in your hands to blend.

If needed, you may choose to increase the number of essential oil drops up to 15 drops total. Remember to use less for children.

#2 Eucalyptus + Lavender + Lemon + Roman Chamomile Essential Oil Blend 

• eucalyptus essential oil – may help with symptoms of nasal passage discomfort
• lavender essential oil: calming and balancing
• lemon essential oil: may help with respiratory discomfort
• roman chamomile: may help calm irritation and has cleansing properties

Safety:

• Eucalyptus – do not apply on or near the face as it may have an irritating effect on skin and eyes.
• Lemon – may cause increased sensitivity to the sun. Avoid direct sunlight for up to 12 hours after applying lemon to the skin.
• Chamomile – do not use during pregnancy.

How to Make it:

Add 2 drops of eucalyptus, 2 drops of lavender, 2 drops of lemon, and 2 drops of roman chamomile essential oils into a 10ml glass roller bottle.
Fill with fractionated coconut oil, replace the rollerball and cap, then roll back and forth in your hands to blend.

If needed, you may choose to increase the number of essential oil drops up to 15 drops total. Remember to use less for children.

#3 Frankincense + Ginger + Lemon Essential Oil Blend 

• frankincense – calming and relaxing and may help with symptoms of inflammation
• ginger: may help calm irritation and support the lungs, sinuses, and nose
• lemon essential oil: may help with respiratory discomfort

Safety:

• Frankincense – known to have blood-thinning effects; if you have any blood clotting issues, do not use until you’ve consulted with a doctor.
• Ginger – always dilute well before using topically as it is ‘hot’ oil and may cause skin irritation
• Lemon – may cause increased sensitivity to the sun. Avoid direct sunlight for up to 12 hours after applying lemon to the skin.

How to Make it:

Add 3 drops frankincense, 3 drops ginger, 3 drops of lemon essential oils into a 10ml glass roller bottle.
Fill with fractionated coconut oil, replace the rollerball and cap, then roll back and forth in your hands to blend.

If needed, you may choose to increase the number of essential oil drops up to 15 drops total. Remember to use less for children.

#4 Peppermint – Lemon – Eucalyptus Essential Oil Blend 

• peppermint essential oil: promotes clear breathing and healthy respiratory function
• lemon essential oil: may help with respiratory discomfort
• eucalyptus essential oil – may help with symptoms of nasal passage discomfort

Safety:

• Peppermint – Some medications may interact with peppermint so check with your doctor. Do not apply on or near the face as it may cause irritation.
• Lemon – may cause increased sensitivity to the sun. Avoid direct sunlight for up to 12 hours after applying lemon to the skin.
• Eucalyptus – do not apply on or near the face as it may have an irritating effect on skin and eyes.

How to Make it:

Add 3 drops peppermint, 3 drops lemon, and 3 drops eucalyptus into a 10ml glass roller bottle.
Fill with fractionated coconut oil, replace the rollerball and cap, then roll back and forth in your hands to blend.

If needed, you may choose to increase the number of essential oil drops up to 12 drops total. Remember to use less for children.

For more essential oils for seasonal allergies, check out this post to learn about the top 15 recommended essential oils.

Where to Apply Essential Oils for Allergies:

You can roll or rub this allergy roller onto the spine, back of the neck, across the toes, and/or on the soles of the feet.

How Often Should Essential Oil Allergy Blends be Used?

In my experience, these essential oil allergy blends (especially blend #1 with lavender, lemon, and peppermint oils) have worked so well at helping relieve related symptoms, my loved ones have only needed to apply it twice a day.

If you are not seeing desired relief, you may want to roll it on every 2-4 hours. If you’re still not seeing desired relief, you may choose to add a couple more drops of essential oils.

Our ‘magic’ combination seems to be 15 total drops. Yours may be different. Remember to use less for children as a little goes a long way!

More Ways to Use Essential Oils for Seasonal Relief:

Diffuse lemon, lavender, and peppermint essential oil – add 2 drops of each to your diffuser at night.

Check out my additional natural remedy tips for allergies.

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