What Is a Personalized Aromatherapy Kit?
A personalized aromatherapy kit is a curated set of:
- essential oils that are chosen by you
- various aromatherapy tools that allow the user to do additional things
Depending on your goals for the kit, you'll want to start with 5-10 versatile essential oils and some basic equipment. (More on this to follow.)
Having an assortment of both essential oils and aroma tools on hand will allow to you:
- Blend custom aromas based on mood, purpose, or personality
- Explore aromatherapy without committing to large quantities of oils
- Create personalized rollers, sprays, diffuser blends, or bath products
Common Themes for Custom Kits
Most people find it helpful to focus on a theme of some kind. Having a theme provides clarity and gives you a tangible place to start, especially if aromatherapy is new for you.
You could group kits or recipes by:
- Emotional goals: Calm, focus, uplift, confidence, sensuality
- Body systems: Respiratory, immune, digestive, nervous, etc.
- Lifestyle needs: Study aid, sleep aid, travel, work-from-home focus, etc.
What to Include in a Personalized Kit
To get started you will need some base items:
- Small sized or sample sized bottles of essential oils (5–10 varieties, 1–5 ml each)
- Carrier oil (e.g., jojoba or fractionated coconut oil)
- Small spray bottle, roll-on bottle, or inhaler tube
- Droppers, pipettes, labels, blending chart
- Instructional information or blending guide
- Optional: diffuser
Suggested Oils (Mix & Match)
- Calming: Lavender, Bergamot, Roman Chamomile, Ylang Ylang
- Uplifting: Orange, Lemon, Peppermint, Grapefruit
- Grounding: Frankincense, Patchouli, Cedarwood
- Sensual: Rose, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Vetiver
- Refreshing: Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Rosemary
Why Personalized Aromatherapy Works
- Tailors the experience to the user’s emotional and physical state
- Encourages purposeful self-care and daily routine
- Creates a sense of ownership and empowerment
Sample aromatherapy kit idea for stress
Essential oils:
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) – Calming, sedative, regulates the nervous system
- Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) – Uplifting yet soothing; great for anxious tension
- Frankincense (Boswellia carterii) – Grounding, deepens breath, supports respiratory system
- Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) – Mood-brightening and emotionally balancing
- (Optional bonus) Roman Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) – Deeply relaxing, especially helpful for tension headaches and sleep- this one costs more than the others
Accessories & Supplies
- 1 empty 10 ml roller bottle (for custom pulse-point blend)
- 1 small 30 ml spray bottle (for calming mist)
- 1 blank nasal inhaler (for on-the-go relief)
- 120 ml /4oz jojoba oil (as carrier oil for the roller blend)
- Blank labels
- Blending guide or recipe card
Sample Blend Recipes
1. Calm Roller (10ml empty roller ball + tiny funnel)
- 2 drops Lavender
- 2 drops Bergamot
- 1 drop Frankincense
- Fill with jojoba oil (sunflower or grapeseed oil will also be fine)
2. Sleep Mist (30ml empty spray mist bottle)
- 4 drops Lavender
- 2 drops Frankincense
- 1 drop Roman Chamomile
- Top off with distilled water or hydrosol
3. "Reset" Inhaler Blend (blank aromatherapy inhaler)
- 3 drops Sweet Orange
- 3 drops Bergamot
- 2 drops Lavender
- 2 drops Frankincense
- (Apply to cotton wick in inhaler)
You will also want to get a box or container to store your items. Make sure that you label your created items and include the date that you made it.
If you like you can also make recipe cards to keep track of the blends that you create, or start a journal.
You might like to check out the following textbook:
Foundational Aromatherapy Concepts Classroom in a Book
