Poo Pourri Essential Oils to make DIY Poo Pourri
The biggest benefit Poo Pourri Essential Oils is that they smell good. They cover up the smell of your own stink, and they form a protective barrier on the water to keep the nasty odors from escaping from the toilet bowl. Therefore when people make their own DIY poo spray, they often simply focus on what smells good. They mix up some of their favorite essential oils, put 20-50 drops in a spray bottle, fill it up the rest of the way with water, and spray away. This is a totally legitimate and effective way to make your own no smell poop spray.
If you don’t want to be that adventuresome, you can also follow a regular poop spray recipe. Many bloggers and essential oil lovers have figured out the oils that make up some of the most popular blends, so that you can make your own toilet poop spray that smells just like your favorite name brand variety. For example, Poo Pourri No. 2 spray is a blend of Lemongrass, Bergamot, and Grapefruit.
But essential oils for Poo Pourri do much more than just smell good. They also have therapeutic benefits that you can get just by smelling them. So if you want your bathroom to smell heavenly and help to make you healthier, check out the benefits of some of these best essential oils for poop odor spray.
Poo Pourri Essential Oils List
Bergamot Essential Oil
Bergamot is a tangy, citrusy scent that is derived from pressing the rinds of bergamot fruits. It can be used topically (though you need to stay out of the sunlight if you put it on your skin), but it is more effective as an aromatherapy oil. Bergamot is a great aromatherapy treatment for:
- Anxiety
- Anorexia
- Depression
- Stress
- General low spirits
Cedarwood Essential Oil
Cedarwood is one of the most distinctive scents in aromatherapy. There are very few DIY poo spray scents that match the woodsy, pungent scent of cedar. While cedarwood essential oil is now harvested from subspecies of the juniper plant which grow in North America, it has been known for its healing properties since Ancient Egypt. Use cedarwood for a fragrance that is reminiscent of a hunting lodge or a night out under the stars.
For aromatherapy, cedarwood is uplifting and calming. It is a good remedy against:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Feeling down
Chamomile Essential Oil
Chamomile essential oil can be derived from either Roman chamomile or German chamomile. When used topically or internally, these two varieties of chamomile are slightly different from each other in their effects. Specifically, German chamomile is a more powerful anti-inflammatory.
As any lover of herbal teas knows, chamomile is soothing and calming. It helps you relax after a stressful day and it helps to reduce anxiety. For aromatherapy, chamomile is:
- Calming
- Relaxing
- Soothing
If you want a really zen sort of spa-like atmosphere in your restroom, chamomile would be a great addition to your homemade no poo spray. Be careful, though: it’s so soothing that it can put you to sleep. It is probably best not to use it in an office bathroom if you want to be able to have maximum productivity.
Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Eucalyptus is a pungent scent that smells invigorating and super clean. The oil has antiseptic qualities that make it fantastic for a poop be gone spray, since every time you spray it little microscopic droplets of oil are released into the air and settle on surfaces throughout the bathroom. When you add Eucalytus essential oil to your homemade poo spray, you help to keep yourself healthier by preventing the spread of bacteria from the bathroom surfaces you touch. In fact, a eucalyptus bathroom spray would also be great to mist around the outside of the toilet and on the sink to help keep everything really fresh and clean.
Eucalyptus essential oil is a great aromatherapy treatment for the following problems:
- Sinus congestion
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Fuzzy brain or slow thinking
If you’re mixing up a poop away spray to use in the office, Eucalyptus should definitely be in the mix. However, Eucalyptus essential oil is not considered to be safe for pregnant or breastfeeding women to use, and in high concentrations it can be dangerous for individuals with epilepsy.
Jasmine Essential Oil
Jasmine is an exotic scent that creates a luxurious atmosphere, even in the confines of your bathroom. It is a calming and uplifting scent. It is also on the high end of the price spectrum, which makes it somewhat unusual to find in store bought poo pourri sprays.
As an aromatherapy treatment, Jasmine is effective against:
- Depression
- Labor pains
- Respiratory problems
- Addiction
- Tension
- Stress
- Low libido
If you want an exotic scent that will lift your spirits, try a few drops of jasmine essential oil in the poop spray for your bathroom.
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender is one of the most popular Poo Pourri essential oils on the market. It is affordable and highly effective. Lavender has been used for centuries as an antibiotic and antiseptic, and it even smells clean and fresh. It is also a very powerful odor fighter, so you get double duty when you use it in your no poo spray.
Of course, every time you use your poop spray in your bathroom, you are also getting the aromatherapy benefits of your essential oils of choice. Lavender is an aromatherapy treatment for:
- Stress
- Depression
- Inflammation
- Congestion
- Trouble sleeping
A caution: lavender is calming to the point of putting you to sleep. It is best to use in your home toilets, and might not be so great for the workplace.
Lemon Essential Oil
Nearly everyone recognizes the clean, citrusy scent of lemon essential oil with ease. It is a cleansing, energizing scent that makes the bathroom smell sparkly clean and gives your mood a boost while it’s at it. Not only does lemon smell great (and clean amazingly, too!) but it is also an aromatherapy treatment for:
- Better concentration
- Increased energy
- Immune boost
- Mood boost
- Headache relief
- Fever reduction
Lemon essential oil is also impressively affordable, because lemon peels have high concentrations of oil and it is easy to extract. If you’re looking for the most bang for your buck with your DIY lemon poo spray, you should definitely be adding lemon to your mix.
Marjoram Essential Oil
Marjoram is a super calming essential oil. It is even a popular aromatherapy remedy for hyperactive children. If you have kids in the house, adding some marjoram to your poop spray can be a good way to get a mellow vibe going in your home. Marjoram is a good herbal remedy against:
- Tension
- Anxiety
- Manic episodes
- Hyperactivity
- Fatigue
- Depression
- Circulatory problems
Patchouli Essential Oil
Patchouli is a very well known essential oil scent. It gives its distinctive smell to many kinds of incense, and is often used in lieu of perfume by some essential oil aficionados. If you put patchouli in your poop spray, your bathroom will smell like a hippie boho shop and you might expect to see canvas prints of Buddha appear on your walls. There are worse ways your bathroom could smell, trust us.
With patchouli in your poo spray, you might also notice some of these aromatherapy benefits:
- Mood lifting
- Anxiety relief
- Curbing addiction
- Depression relief
- Increased energy
Patchouli is really potent. A little goes a long way!
Peppermint Essential Oil
Peppermint is a great essential oil to put in poo spray. It makes your bathroom smell clean and fresh, and gives you the feeling of having just brushed your teeth.
Peppermint has many aromatherapeutic benefits, including:
- Improved mood
- Sharpened focus
- Congestion relief
- Nausea relief
Rose Essential Oil
Rose is one of the most expensive Poo Pourri essential oils out there, so it might be a little bit costly for people who are wanting to make their own DIY poo pourri to save money. But if you can justify the cost, rose essential oil has some really powerful aromatherapy benefits. It helps to combat:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Digestive problems
- Circulatory problems
- Heart problems
Rosemary Essential Oil
If you are feeling brain fog, or if you’re just having a hard time making it through the last couple of hours of a work day, spritz some poop spray with rosemary oil on your next bathroom break and see what a difference it makes. Rosemary essential oil is great for poo spray, and it’s an excellent aromatherapy treatment in general. It helps to:
- Lift your mood
- Boost memory
- Relieve congestion
- Increaase focus
- Alleviate depression
- Soothe headaches
Rosemary is contraindicated if you have epilepsy or are pregnant.
Sandalwood Essential Oil
One of the most distinctive aromatherapy scents, sandalwood, is on the pricey side but is well worth the money. It helps to:
- Soothes mucous membranes
- Relieve chest pain
- Relax the body and mind
- Relieve tension
- Increase libido
Tea tree Essential Oil
Tea tree oil is one of the most powerful Poo Pourri essential oils. It has been called the one essential oil you must have in your home, even if you buy nothing else. Tea tree essential oil is an incredible cleaner and antimicrobial. It heals and fights infection, even when it is just diffused in the air. Finally tea trea oil is antibacterial and antifungal, and it even helps to soothe muscle aches and flu symptoms. Use tea tree oil in your poo spray to:
- Boost the immune system
- Combat infections inside and outside the body
- Soothes inflamed sinuses
- Fight respiratory infections
Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil
Ylang-Ylang is an easily recognizable essential oil scent with many soothing properties. Add it to your poop spray to:
- Reduce stress
- Create a feeling of calmness
- Soothe headaches
- Fight nausea
- Reduce blood pressure
- Combat stomach problems
Disclaimer
These Poo Pourri essential oils have been used for many therapeutic purposes, and many people have enjoyed real health benefits from using them for aromatherapy. However, these recommendations do not constitute medical advice, and spraying essential oils in your toilet bowl wouldn’t constitute medical treatment anyway. Always consult your doctor for any health problems, and be cautious when first using a new kind of essential oil in case you are allergic to it.
