Homemade Car Air Fresheners you can make in a weekend!

Do you hate the overpowering, cloying scents of commercial car air fresheners? A new car air freshener gives me a huge headache. We stopped using them and switched to homemade car air fresheners because of my daughter’s car sickness. The synthetic fragrance oils make her feel worse. I started to make personalized air fresheners because I wanted to use a blend of essential oils that would help alleviate her nausea and motion sickness. Here are a few of the different and easy to make car air fresheners we’ve tried.

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I’ve used 100% wool felt, wooden clips, aroma beads, wax, and a portable essential oil diffuser and each method works.

If you want a fun, practical and cost effective craft, try making your own scented car air freshener. It’s something that takes minutes to make but can be enjoyed for several days to weeks.

Super Easy Homemade Car Air Freshener Tutorials

DIY Natural Air Freshener For Cold and Flu Season This easy craft walks you through using essential oils to make a stylish gel air freshener that can be used inside the house or in the car!

The Car Air Freshener DIY Tutorial You Need This Spring If your car gets smelly in the spring from months of carting around sweaty kids and sports gear, this recipe is perfect for you. Here’s a pro tip: Sprinkle some of it on the car’s carpet, floor mats, and fabric seats (if you have fabric seats). Let it sit for a bit. Then vacuum it up.

How to Make Wax Car Air Fresheners is another ~~lazy~~ time saving craft from yours truly. This one uses leftover scented wax to add fragrance to a car. I hate to throw things away! I literally have to fight against my hoarding tendencies every single day. This craft is great at using up old candle wax and scent tarts.

This little bag is a must have on road trips. It is filled with “aroma beads,” little beads that soak up and hold essential oils. I created a nausea soothing blend to make car trips with my youngest less messy!

This natural car air freshener made with essential oils smells just like candy corn! This one is made with water absorbing crystals that release the scent as the water evaporates. It’s perfect for the Halloween season!

Scented Christmas Tree Ornament. Okay okay. This one is technically not a car freshener but it was inspired by one and who hasn’t seen pine tree air fresheners in cars before? This one is just cuter and made with natural essential oils and not synthetic fragrance oils.