Best Essential Oils for Allergy Relief + Diffuser, Balm, & Roller Blend Recipes

Allergies can turn a beautiful day into a struggle, but nature provides a gentle, aromatic remedy. In this article, you will discover the best essential oils for allergy relief and how to use them in diffuser blends, a soothing balm, and a convenient roller recipe. Dive in to discover how these powerful plant extracts can transform your daily routine and offer relief during allergy season and beyond.

I love spring. It is such a beautiful time of year. However, I know many people dread it because of seasonal allergies.

The moment the weather warms up and the flowers start to bloom, they can’t stop sneezing, and their eyes won’t stop watering.

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I can’t imagine how frustrating that must be. I have several close family members who suffer from seasonal allergies, and springtime can be really miserable for them.

However, there is a secret weapon to defeat seasonal allergies, and that secret weapon is essential oils.

Best Essential Oils for Allergy Relief

Essential oils are the vital fluids of a plant, shrub, root, herb, flower, seed, or tree. They are a highly concentrated form of the natural oils in a plant.

If you are unfamiliar with essential oils, you can read my Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Essential Oils to learn all about them.

Essential oils can be used for many, many, many different ailments, including seasonal allergies.

Essential oils cannot cure or completely eliminate seasonal allergies, but they can help minimize symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes.

Below, you will discover the best essential oils for seasonal allergies.

Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint essential oil can be beneficial in reducing inflammation. This can help relieve allergy symptoms by reducing inflammation in the sinuses and other airway passages, allowing you to breathe more easily.

You can check out this study to learn more about peppermint essential oil and its ability to reduce inflammation.

Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender essential oil can also help to calm and reduce inflammation, which, once again, can help you breathe easier.

This study concluded that lavender essential oil inhalation suppresses allergic airway inflammation.

Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon essential oil is believed to relieve allergy symptoms by clearing sinuses and reducing congestion.

This study found that nasal spray that included lemon essential oil helped in the treatment of perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Eucalyptus Essential Oil

Eucalyptus essential oil has anti-inflammatory properties that can help with congestion and allow you to breathe easier.

Researchers are just beginning to learn about the ability of eucalyptus essential oil to relieve allergy symptoms, so no studies have been conducted yet.

But hopefully, there will be some soon!

Tea Tree Essential Oil

Tea tree essential oil also has anti-inflammatory properties that can help with congestion and allow you to breathe easier.

But once again, like eucalyptus essential oil, researchers are just beginning to learn about the ability of tea tree essential oil to relieve allergy symptoms, so there haven’t been any studies done yet.

Frankincense Essential Oil

Frankincense essential oil may be able to relieve allergy symptoms by reducing inflammatory activity in the body.

Like the other essential oils on this list, frankincense can reduce inflammation in the sinuses and other airway passages, allowing you to breathe easier.

How to Use Essential Oils for Allergy Relief

Now that you have discovered the best essential oils for allergy relief, I am sure you are wondering how to use them.

There are several different ways to use essential oils for allergy relief. The most popular and effective use is in a diffuser blend, roller blend, or homemade balm.

You can keep reading to discover recipes for each method and exactly how to use each one of them.

Diffuser Blends for Allergies

Diffuser blends are one of the easiest ways to use essential oils for allergy relief. All you have to do is add water and a few drops of essential oil to your diffuser and turn it on.

If you want to learn more about diffusing essential oils, I recommend reading this post—how to use an essential oil diffuser.

Below, you will discover a few of my favorite diffuser blends for allergy relief.

Breathe Easy

• 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
• 2 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
• 2 drops of lemon essential oil

Allergy Relief

• 4 drops of lavender essential oil
• 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
• 3 drops of lemon essential oil
• 2 drops of frankincense essential oil

Clear the Air

• 4 drops of lemon essential oil
• 2 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
• 2 drops of tea tree essential oil

Allergy Relief Roller Blend Recipe

Essential oil roller blends are also one of the easiest and most convenient ways to use essential oils. Roller blends are hands down my favorite way to use essential oils.

If you don’t know what a roller blend is, it’s basically a blend of essential oils diluted with a carrier oil inside a glass roller bottle with a small roller tip.

You can click here to learn more about essential oil roller blends.

To make this allergy relief roller, you will need lavender, lemon, frankincense, peppermint essential oils, and a carrier oil like coconut or almond oil.

You’ll also need a 10ml glass roller bottle.

If you don’t have one on hand, I recommend these ones or these ones.

Whatever you decide to use, make sure it is made of glass. Plastic rollers should never be used with essential oils.

Pure essential oils are very potent, and the plastic may begin to deteriorate and leach into the essential oils over time.

You should also ensure that your roller bottle has a metal rollerball. Again, it’s best to avoid plastic.

Once you’ve gathered everything you need to make this allergy relief roller blend, add the following ingredients to your roller bottle.

• 5 drops of lavender essential oil
• 3 drops of lemon essential oil
• 2 drops of frankincense essential oil
• 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
• fill the bottle the rest of the way with coconut or almond oil

Roll between your hands to blend well, and that’s it. It is ready to use!

DIY Allergy Relief Balm

An allergy relief balm is similar to a roller blend, except it uses a blend of carrier oils, butter, beeswax, and essential oils to help relieve allergies.

An allergy relief balm is much more soothing to the skin than a roller blend and can be very healing to the skin around the nose, which can become dry from excessive nose blowing.

You will need the following ingredients and supplies to make this DIY allergy relief balm.

Ingredients

• Coconut oil
• Cocoa butter
• Beeswax
• Eucalyptus essential oil
• Frankincense essential oil
• Peppermint essential oil
• Tea tree essential oil

Supplies

• 1-ounce glass jar
• Double boiler

How to Make Allergy Relief Balm

To make this allergy relief balm, add one tablespoon of coconut oil, one tablespoon of cocoa butter, and one teaspoon of beeswax to the double boiler and allow everything to melt completely.

Once everything is melted, remove from heat and allow it to cool for a few minutes.

Then, add six drops of eucalyptus essential oil, five drops of frankincense essential oil, five drops of peppermint essential oil, and four drops of tea tree essential oil to the double boiler.

Mix everything together thoroughly and then transfer to a 1-ounce glass jar.

Allow the jar to cool at room temperature until the balm solidifies completely.

And that’s it!

This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled to make a larger batch.

Where to Apply Essential Oils For Allergies

Essential oils not diluted in a carrier oil should never be applied directly to the skin.

Be sure to dilute essential oils in a carrier oil or use them in a balm or roller blend before applying them to the skin.

To relieve allergies, diluted essential oils, the roller blend, or allergy relief balm can be applied to the chest area, back of the neck, temples, wrists, or directly under the nose on the upper lip.

Always remember that essential oils are potent substances. If you have never applied any of the recommended essential oils to your skin before, I recommend doing a patch test before using a large amount.

Need Essential Oils?

Not all essential oils are created equally. Many are made with synthetic chemicals and fillers. But don’t let that scare you. There are many different essential oil companies that produce high-quality essential oils.

A few of my favorites are Simply Earth, Plant Therapy, and
Far & Wild. 

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Final Thoughts

Harnessing the power of essential oils can be a transformative, natural approach to managing allergy symptoms. Whether you choose to diffuse a calming blend, apply a soothing balm, or use a convenient roller blend, each method offers a unique pathway to relief and improved well‑being.

Remember to always do patch tests to ensure the blends work harmoniously with your body.

I really hope these essential oils and recipes help relieve some of your allergy symptoms. Please let me know if you have any questions!

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