Lavender

You can make the linen closet smell like spring all year long and freshen up your bed before sleep too.

This is a lovely way to make your house more of a welcoming home. I love to use scents that relax the mind and body.

Lavendar essential oil is great if you are having problems with sleep. You just rub a drop or two onto the soles of your footsies and off you go to dreamland.


1 teaspoon (100 drops) lavender essential oil

5-10 drops peppermint, spearmint or rosemary essential oil (optional)

2 oz. 80+ proof vodka

24 oz. distilled water


Pour essential oils and vodka into a bottle, cap and shake to emulsion. Mix with distilled water.


It will cloud up but it will clear after a bit so don't worry.


Shake well before each use.


Another recipe looks like this:


Essential oil (try lavender or rose for traditional scents, jasmine or plumeria blossom for exotic scents)

90 ml (approx. 3oz)non-flavoured, high proof vodka

750 ml (approx. 25 oz) distilled water


Lavendar repells moths but you can also use plumeria and other scents like jasmine or rose, violet!