Spotlight on Health: The Gentle Magic of Aromatherapy With Baking Soda
- Deb Eternal
- Dec 3, 2025
- 3 min read
There’s something deeply comforting about walking into a home that smells fresh, calm, and a little bit like you. Not the artificial “clean linen” from a supermarket spray, but the soft whisper of lavender drifting from a corner, or a bright burst of lemon greeting you at the door.
Creating a healthy home isn’t always about deep-cleaning marathons or complicated routines... sometimes, it begins with one humble ingredient tucked away in your pantry: baking soda.
Yes, the same baking soda you use for cakes and cleaning can also become a quiet hero for your home’s well-being. And, it's all the rage!
Why Baking Soda?
Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is one of nature’s most versatile gifts. It’s eco-friendly, inexpensive, scentless, and wonderfully absorbent. While many products try to cover bad smells, baking soda actually helps remove them.
Think of it as the gentle little sponge of the natural world—soaking up odours and leaving behind possibility.
And here’s where the magic happens. When you pair baking soda with a few drops of your favourite essential oils, you transform it from a humble powder into a natural aromatherapy powerhouse.
Try it! You'll love it as much as I do.
The Simple Science of a Better-Smelling Home
Essential oils are concentrated extracts from plants—lavender, eucalyptus, orange, rose, peppermint, cedarwood, and all the botanical beauties you already love.
When added to baking soda, the oils cling to the powder and slowly release their aroma into the air. This gives your home a soft, steady fragrance without the harsh chemicals found in many commercial air fresheners.
It’s the perfect example of home health made simple: one natural deodoriser + one natural scent = a calm, clean-feeling space.
How to Create Your Own Aromatherapy Baking Soda Jars
You can create your own home-health aromatherapy jars in under a minute—perfect for bathrooms, bedrooms, wardrobes, linen cupboards, and even your car.
You’ll need:
A small jar or bowl (recycled jars are perfect)
½ cup of baking soda
10–15 drops of essential oil
A piece of breathable fabric or paper + rubber band (optional)
How to make it:
Pour your baking soda into the jar.
Add your essential oil drops—start with 10, add more if you enjoy a stronger scent.
Stir gently with a spoon to mix.
Leave the jar open, or cover the top with breathable fabric and secure it with a rubber band.
Shake every few days to refresh the scent.
It’s beautifully low-maintenance—replace the baking soda every 2–3 months.
Choosing the Right Essential Oils for Your Home Mood
Different scents create different atmospheres. Think of your home as a living, breathing environment that responds to what you bring into it.
Lavender: calming, perfect for bedrooms and winding down
Lemon or Orange: bright, uplifting, great for kitchens and entryways
Eucalyptus: fresh, purifying, ideal for bathrooms
Cedarwood: grounding, wonderful for living rooms
Peppermint: energising, useful in workspaces
You can also create blends... like lavender + cedarwood for a cozy winter haven, or lemon + peppermint for a crisp, clean vibe.
Why This Matters for Home Health
We often think about health as something that begins within us, but our environment matters, too. A calm, fresh-smelling home can subtly support:
Emotional well-being: scent has a powerful effect on mood
Sleep quality: calming oils help create restful spaces
Stress levels: gentle fragrances reduce the intensity of daily life
Air purity: no chemical sprays, no toxic residues
A sense of care: it feels lovely to nurture the place you live in
These tiny rituals of homekeeping, stirring scents, choosing oils, and refreshing jars become small acts of presence. A reminder that your environment deserves gentleness, and so do you.
Aromatherapy as a Home Companion
As your home slowly fills with the soft fragrance of essential oils, you’ll start to notice the ripple effect: calmer mornings, more peaceful evenings, spaces that feel tended to with intention rather than obligation.
This is home health in its simplest form... not expensive or complicated, not perfect or pristine. Just one small jar on a shelf, reminding you to breathe deeply, move slowly, and create beauty with what you already have.
Namaste`
Deb xx
Comments