Are you struggling to sleep? Whether you're feeling restless or stressed, we’ve got the perfect way to calm the mind and improve your sleep quality!
A homemade lavender pillow spray is affordable, natural and effective at improving sleep. So don’t waste your money on overpriced pillow sprays when it is so easy to make from the comfort of your own home!
Keep reading to find out how to make your own pillow spray!
Contents
- Why Make Your Own Pillow Spray?
- Why Use Lavender Essential Oil?
- Lavender Pillow Spray Recipe
- What Percentage of Essential Oil Should be Used in a Pillow Spray?
- How to Use a Pillow Spray
Why Make Your Own Pillow Spray?
Commercial pillow sprays are ridiculously overpriced. We’ve seen pillow spray products sell for over £20 for just 50ml! There’s no need to spend that much money for something that is essentially just fragranced water.
Not only that, but many of them contain chemicals you probably don’t want to be breathing in all night. Making your own pillow spray means you can use just the necessary ingredients and it will be much more natural.
Why Use Lavender Essential Oil?
Lavender essential oil is probably one of the most recognisable scents in the world with its sweet and floral aroma. Lavender essential oil is known for its relaxation properties and is often used for a good night's sleep!
However, it is not the only essential oil that is good for sleep. If you don’t love lavender, try some of our other essential oils for sleep!
Lavender Pillow Spray Recipe
Ingredients:
- Water 100ml
- Lavender essential oil 1ml
- Polysorbate 80 1ml
- Geogard ultra powder 1g
Method:
1. Weigh your ingredients
- Weigh your water in a bowl
- Put your gloves and safety glasses on
- Weigh your geogard ultra into a separate container
- Measure your polysorbate 80 and lavender oil into a separate jug and mix together
2. Mix your ingredients together
- Add your geogard ultra into the water
- Mix thoroughly with a whisk until it has dissolved. This takes a few minutes.
- Add your polysorbate 80 and essential oil mixture into the water and mix well.
- Once the mixture is fully combined, pour it into your spray bottle and now the sleep spray it is ready to use!
What Percentage of Essential Oil Should be Used in a Pillow Spray?
We recommend using 1% of essential oil in the mixture to give it a subtle aroma. If you are making your pillow spray to be used directly on your pillow, it needs a low percentage of essential oil. This is because, when spraying pillow spray onto a pillowcase, your head will be resting directly on it. If too much essential oil is used it may cause skin irritation.
How to Use a Pillow Spray
Before going to sleep, lightly spray the pillow spray onto your pillowcase.
If you’d prefer not to spray this directly on your pillow case, you can add a few drops of the lavender essential oil onto a tissue or handkerchief and place it inside the pillowcase.
Avoid applying too many drops of essential oil as it can have the opposite effect and you may wake up with a headache!
Continue Reading
Now you know how to make a your own lavender spray, why not try more recipes?
- Want to make a calming soap bar? Learn how to make your own lavender and chamomile soap here!
- Interested in aromatherapy? Read about the best essential oils to uplift your mood here!
- Did you know you can use witch hazel as a toner? Make your own with our simple toner recipe!
Let us know how you found this pillow spray recipe in the comments!
