Ever since I started my essential journey, I am struck by the vast number of essential oil blends available that supposedly bassist with a vast array of ailments. It would be impossible to try all of them without going bankrupt! As you explore Pinterest and other blogs, there are many diehards who swear by these blends, but to some of us, the cost is prohibitive, so the DIY option only makes sense. Since I don’t buy the MLM brands for reasons stated in my “Essential Oils for Beginners“, I still find that some of the blends have merits that might make them worth looking into. Hence my collection of copycat recipes that I’ve collected over the last couple of years.
Since I like to be somewhat organized, these blends are combined into charts so I can find everything in one convenient place. These are living lists, so as I find new recipes, I add them to my charts. If you have any to share that aren’t on the chart, let me know and I will add:)
Please note that I make no promises regarding the blends in these charts. They are just recipes I have collected that are copycats of the originals that other people have tried to duplicate and which I am freely sharing. I have gone to the company websites to note the oils in the original blends for comparison purposes. I do not guarantee that the percentage of oils in the copycat recipes are just like the original blends or that they do what is claimed by the company. That is for you to decide, research and experiment with.
Also note that these are master blends. For information on diluting you will find a guideline that I like to use called: DILUTING ESSENTIAL OILS SAFELY – SAFE DILUTION GUIDELINES FOR ALL AGES
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Hi, please excuse my lack of knowledge, I am trying to make myself a 10ml bottle of Doterra Onguard blend. At this point I just want the master blend as I will be diluting it to use from the 10ml bottle. Can you advise how I calculate the drops per essential oil to make the master blend up to 10ml please.
Many thanks and great blog
Hi Julie,
There are about 200 drops in 10ml. To make that much of a master blend, I take the number of drops listed in a recipe and multiply accordingly until I get the 200 drops. For example, if the total drops in a blend is 35 drops, you divide 200 by 35 and get 5.7. You then multiply the number of drops of each essential oil accordingly. Hope this helps.
I confirmed my subscription and still haven’t gotten the link. Do I need to do it over?
Thanks,
Brenda
Hi Brenda,
Thanks for letting me know about the link. Some people have reported to me that they found the link in their junk or spam folders. Let me know if if it’s not there and I will send the link again.
Carol
Thank you! Do you have a copycat for adaptiv by Doterra? I appreciate all the resources on your blog!
Thanks for the kind words, Ellen. No, I don’t have a copycat for adaptiv, just what’s on the charts already.
Just wondering how long it takes to get the charts? I subscribed with my email, but haven’t received them yet.
Hi Kate,
You get the link for the charts when you confirm your subscription.
These copycat recipes are AWESOME! I used a few of YL blends regularly for several years, but had to stop buying them when I lost my job. I tried to recreate ImmuPower, but it was incredibly difficult and I gave up. Thank you so much for collecting and offering these for free. You’re a Blessing!
Thanks, Sheryl. Happy to share.
I am so grateful for all that you do for all of us. It is so appreciated.
Mary
eberly327@yahoo.com
Thanks for your kind words, Mary. They are much appreciated!
Carol….aka MotherDearest
any chance you have recently updated your copy cat chart list. I have made a few and it really is awesome…..I am looking for a copy cat for CHEER from DT.
Sorry, still working on the updates. I will be posting on the blog once they are posted.
I haven’t been able to find the (YL) Inner Harmony blend. I know the oils just not how much of each oil.
Sorry. That is one I don’t have.
I couldn’t find a copy cat for shutran I have ingredients but not amounts of each oil.
The recipe is on the YL chart.
I have been surfing online more than 4 hours today, yet I never
found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me.
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Anyone know substitutes for “White Lotus” and “Blue Tansy” (both found in YL blend “Sara”)
Hello Mariah,
I don’t know about White Lotus as this is an oil I’m not familiar with, but I have read that you can substitute Chamomile for Blue Tansy.
White Lotus is used in Chinese perfumes… Also, Like In Rituals products like The Ritual of Dao body cream
Hi & love your work!!! I’m desperately seeking the copycat of Plant Therapy’s Poop Ease – of which I’ve read very good things about. Please share when you come across? Thanks kindly in advance x
Have you found a “Forgiveness” recipe yet?
No I haven’t. Will post when I do.
Forgiveness:
5 Frankincense, 5 Sandalwood, 6 Rosewood, 7 Lavender, 4 Lemon, 4 Roman Chamomile, 2 Geranium, 5 Ylang Ylang, 7 Bergamot, 5 Rose Otto, 6 Helichyrsum, 4 Jasmine, 7 Melissa or Lemon Balm, 4 Palmarosa, 4 Angelica, (dilution 80% (75/19))
Thank you Richard for posting! I will add these to my charts when I do the next update.
Carol (aka MotherDearest)
This is fantastic thanks so much for sharing ?
Thank you for sharing these lists! Is there any chance you can share a copy cat for YL Mister oil and YL Shutran oil?
Mister:
16 Sage, 16 Myrtle, 21 Lavender, 12 Fennel, 10 Peppermint (dilution 80% (75/19))
Hey there. I made a double batch of your recipe for Shutran (YL) and It burns. Turns out there shouldn’t be Cinnamon. This should be Lavender instead. FYI
Thanks for the recipes!
Hi Jim. Thanks for the comment. These recipes are supposed to be master blends so I hope when you use them you are diluting them accordingly. I am in the process of updating my charts so I appreciate you letting me know about the lavender instead of the cinnamon. Thanks for visiting:)
When you say these are master blends does that mean that you add all of the drops for the particular blend you are making in a container and then when you want to use the blend, you then take that blend and dilute it in another container? (I’m interested in making the Aroma Siez YL blend)
Yes. That’s exactly what is meant by “Master Blend”. Mix the oils for the master blend in a glass bottle. I usually use a 5 ml vial. I follow the dilution chart above when using for roller bottles or infusing. Hope that clarifies things. Thanks for visiting.
I haven’t seen it yet. I will add it to the charts when I do.
Anyone have ideas of where I can find copycat of the YL Kidscents?
Amazing! Thank you so much for these awesome, easy to read charts! I love!
Hi, do you by any chance have the receipes for the DoTerra Holiday Joy and Holiday Peace blends?
Thanks!
Hi Clara,
Unfortunately, I do not. Will look at these blends as they look like a couple of their seasonal blends. Thanks for visiting and check back:)
Hi there, Just wondering if you ever found the recipe for Holiday Joy yet? Thanks!
No, I haven’t found one yet.
Hi, thanks so much for these recipes! I’m still looking for a few more doterra ones if you come across them – motivate, Hope, arise, anchor, align and Zendocrine. And any idea where to find cocoa bean oil? I’ve never seen that anywhere. Thanks
Thanks! Unfortunately, I don’t have these recipes yet. Still looking. Not sure where to find cocoa bean oil, but you may want to check out my Essential Oil sources page. I’ve listed lots of sources that may carry that particular oil.
Thank you so much for sharing your work with us. I have a Young Living Book with the blend ingredients but Progessence isn’t in there. I think it might be newer. Do you have any info on that one?
No. I haven’t seen anything yet, but am on the look out:)
Hi there can you tell me what V1 and V2 and V3 mean please
Hi Eunice,
In some of the blends, I found several versions. I distinguished them by naming them V.1 (Version 1), V.2 (Version 2), etc.
Thank you so much for those blend recipes.If you will have in the future also Plant Therapy Respir aid blend recipe, please share with us.
I will certainly do that! Enjoy:)
I will do that. Thanks for visiting and come back soon.
where do I find Cocoa essential oil ?
I’ve seen it at Plant Therapy!
On these copycat recipes, what size bottle are you using? 5ml?
Thanks!
Generally, yes. I also look at the dilution charts if the amount of EO’s seems too high.
I would like to make Doterra balance. I have all the oils however how much of a carrier oil do I need in a bottle like the doterra to make it up please? I’m so lost.
Hi Kelly
Thanks for asking. Whenever I use one of these recipes, I check the safety charts to make sure the number drops listed matches the amount of carrier oil required for the dilution percentage I’m making.
Thank you so much for sharing these. I am looking for a recipe for Young Living Raven blend. Do you one?
Not yet. Still looking.
Anything yet?
Me too!!!
My recipe for Raven:
Raven:
20 Ravintsara, 12 Eucalyptus radiata , 11 Wintergreen, 12 Peppermint, 20 Lemon (dilution 80% (75/19))
On the recipes like YL Aroma Ease, I see where you have the oils and carrier but no numbers.. it this one drop of each oil? Also, I need to know what the different recipes along the page represent? Are they just different size master blends or are they different variations? Thank you for all the hard work you have put into these!
Thanks Annette,
In the coloured area where there aren’t any drops…..that’s where I recorded the actual essential oils that were listed in the blend from the brand web pages. I did it out of curiousity for my own info so I could compare the copycat blends with the originals. For some of the blends, I found more than one master blend recipe and wanted to compare the differences. I compiled these charts to share my findings and leave it up to you guys to try them out and hopefully share results.
Good Morning! Wondering if these essential oil recipes can be used in soap making? Thank you, and love your site!!
I don’t see why not. Just remember that these are master recipes. Depending on how many drops of essential oils your soap recipe requires, you’d have to adjust your master recipe to accommodate.
How much carrier oil to do you use for these recipes? 10 ml?
Generally, yes. If the amount of drops seems too high, I check the dilution charts and dilute accordingly depending on the strength I’m looking for. I haven’t worked will all the recipes yet so this is still new to me. I like having my recipes in one place so I can find them when needed. Let me know how they work for you!
My family has been traumatized by child molestation – I have been looking for the S A R A blend for YEARS, because we cannot afford the Y L brand even if I wanted to. I am nearly in tears right now with all of the recipes I am now frantically writing into a popular emotional releasing book, in it’s back ingredient list!! Thank you SO much. I can’t even begin to express how grateful I am.
Also, I am genuinely intrigued where you were able to find so many of these blends! I would love to email back and forth with you, if you would be okay with that.
Would love to hear from you!
Hope all is well!
You are very welcome! Let me know if it works:)