If you’re traveling and can bring essential oil fragrances along, you will find it’s a rewarding way to introduce a little bit of relaxation, comfort, and familiarity to your journey. If you’re anything like me, you’ve at least had one or two famous scents spill into your bag. Therefore, I wanted to share some of my top fragrance travel tips so your essential oils are safe, stay for a long time, and are easy to use while you travel! If you make the right travel bottle choice, take a few precautions, and use HBNO’s quality oils, your cherished scents will make it along intact, ready to comfort you or pump you up wherever the road leads.
1. Opt for Travel-Sized Bottles
The first step is to leave those large, full-sized bottles at home! And travel-size bottles just fit better in your luggage and also reduce your chances of a spill. If you prefer to decant your favorite essential oil aromas from HBNO into a glass, choose smaller, more manageable containers.
Pro Tip:
Go for rollerballs or small, secure vials as they are much less likely to leak. Also, take into account that you will only be packing what you need for a trip and nothing extra.
2. Create a Double Seal to Avoid Spills
It’s important to seal the right-sized bottle well once you have it. A small leak can ruin everything else in your bag. A little goes a long way, and essential oils are potent, so spills are required to avoid this.
Pro Tip:
Fasten the cap to the bottle followed by a small piece of plastic wrap around it. Add a little extra security and put each bottle in a small resealable plastic bag.
3. Protect Oils from Temperature Fluctuations
Essential oils are also affected by changes in temperature especially on flights. Keeping your oils in the middle of your clothes or squeezing them into insulated toiletry bags helps protect them from bright sunlight or extreme temperatures.
Pro Tip:
If it’s hot out, don’t leave essential oils in the car for too long. Oils are degraded by high temperatures, and both the scent and potency suffer.
4. Know Airline Liquid Regulations
If you’re flying, make sure you know about the TSA regulations on liquids. You can bring essential oils — provided they are in containers no larger than 100ml (3.4 ounces) in carry-on luggage. Even if you have HBNO oils, don’t forget to store all your liquids in a clear quart-sized bag.
Pro Tip:
For your trip pack only the necessary fragrances and check they fit within size limits. It keeps you moving properly through security and your scents unspoiled.
5. Keep Fragrance Within Easy Reach
On a long flight, a drop of lavender or eucalyptus can be a lifesaver in making you feel calm or refreshed. This way you will have your essential oil at reach so that you can go about the day and receive the soothing benefits of your favorite fragrance without having to unpack your entire bag.
Pro Tip:
Keep your store rollerball fragrances in the outside pocket of a purse (or bag) so that you can grab them without opening up your luggage.
6. Solid Perfumes Are Ideal for Traveling
But solid perfumes are a great way to limit the risk of spills altogether. You can blend your favorite HBNO essential oil with a wax or balm base to create a solid scent that will go wherever you travel which is a comforting touch of home.
Pro Tip:
Make a strong blend by combining it with beeswax or shea butter and essential oils like cedarwood or frankincense from HBNO. It’s solid form, long-lasting, and soap-free.
7. Enhance Your Hotel Stay with Essential Oils
Once you get to your destination, your essential oils can also work wonders to help you feel comfortable or calm in a hotel room. HBNO’s many oils, such as sweet orange or eucalyptus, can bring just the right level of fresh and welcoming atmosphere into almost any space.
Pro Tip:
Half a dozen drops of essential oil on a cotton pad and placed around the room will give a subtle fresh smell. Orange and lavender are also great, to help you wind down after a long day.
8. Respect Fellow Travelers with Discreet Application
We forget that essential oils can be overwhelming to others, but they are comforting to us. At airports and other public transportation, the application of your fragrances uses discretion to keep everyone happy.
Pro Tip:
Rollerballs should be used sparingly to apply fragrance directly to your skin or to use as a companion fragrance that doesn’t carry over into the vicinity of close quarters. With this, you essentially have the option of enjoying this scent in a way that is discreet and respectful of others.
9. Guard Against Light Exposure
Essential oils can be diminished in the ability to punch some hard and play some therapeutic by the continuation of light brightness. Your oils should be packed in opaque or dark glass containers to deter exposure to light.
Pro Tip:
HBNO offers dark amber or cobalt blue bottles perfect for keeping the quality of your oils. The unseen factor is that these darker containers moderate light exposure, thereby preserving the fragrance and therapeutic benefits of your use of essential oils.
10. Label Bottles for Easy Identification
If you’ve got a few different fragrances though, labeling is a must, especially if you’re bringing a few of them. Unlabeled bottles can make everything seem so confusing; it’s so easy to forget which scent is which.
Pro Tip:
Label each travel-size bottle with the date packaged and ingredient with a waterproof marker. In addition to helping you remember which scent is which, it reminds you when the oil was last decanted.
Top HBNO Essential Oils for Travel
If you’re unsure which oils to bring, here are some HBNO travel-friendly recommendations:
- Lavender Essential Oil: A great way to unwind and de-stress, therefore ideal for travel.
- Eucalyptus Essential Oil: It’s great for a champagne-fueled up, especially after a long journey.
- Orange Essential Oil: A refreshing cheerful scent that is great at brightening up a room or travel space.
- Tea Tree Oil: Famous for its purifying qualities as well as being great for creating a fresh, clean ambiance in any temporary stay.
Final Thoughts on Traveling with Essential Oils
Essential oil fragrances are a lovely way to be able to travel with the scent of home and comfort. There are two ways you can keep your favorite scents in good condition when you travel: carefully choosing travel-sized containers, sealing and securing your oils, then protecting them from heat and light. If you’re using high-quality HBNO essential oils, it will not only make your travel that much more pleasurable, but it will also be more therapeutic, making each journey just a little bit easier and more comforting. Pack your fragrances wisely, and enjoy your scents on the go, each inhale giving each scent a gift of carrying you away to the memories, feelings, and life of a scent. Happy scenting, safe travels!
