DIY Essential Oil Fragrance Stones
You only need four ingredients to make these DIY essential oil fragrance stones. They'll leave your house smelling naturally fresh!
Yield: 12 stones
Cost: $8
Equipment
- Baking sheet or cooling rack
- Parchment paper
Materials
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup table salt
- ⅓ -⅔ cup boiling water
- 30-40 drops essential oils
- Flower petals, grated citrus rind or food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Combine the flour and salt in a bowl.
- Slowly add the boiling water a little a time. While the water is hot, use a whisk to combine everything as best you can (it's going to thicken quickly). When it’s cool enough to touch, use your hands to knead the ingredients into a dough. Add more water and/or flour as needed until your dough is firm but not too sticky.
- Add the essential oils and optional ingredients (like flower petals) and continue kneading.
- Break off 1 to 2 inch pieces of dough and roll with your hands until it forms a ball. Press the ball slightly until it resembles a stone.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a metal cooling rack and let dry overnight.
- Put several stones in a bowl or stash individual stones wherever you need a boost of fragrance.
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Notes
If you feel like the stones have stopped releasing a fragrance, simply place a few drops of essential oil on the center of each stone and let it sink in.
When the stones start to crack or disintegrate, it's time to make a fresh batch.