How to Make a Himalayan Salt Diffuser

Learn how to make an easy DIY Himalayan Salt Diffuser for essential oils in this easy home décor craft tutorial.

Using essential oils is my favorite way to scent my home. I love my ultrasonic diffuser, but electronic devices can be noisy and it’s easy to forget to fill (and regularly clean) them.

Several years ago, a friend recommended I put eucalyptus oil and sea salt in a bowl by my bedside. I really liked how it worked, so I kept doing it.

Then I decided to turn that little trick into a pretty piece of functional home décor. By filling a decorative bowl with real pink Himalayan salt crystals and adding essential oils, you get the perfect aroma diffuser that requires no electricity.

Put one of these cute little diffusers in every room. People love them and for good reason, so they make a perfect gift too.

Supplies and Tools

• Small bowl
• Coarse Himalayan sea salt
• Your favorite essential oils
• Small mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Whisk

By the Numbers: How to Make a Himalayan Salt Diffuser

Follow these simple steps to make a quick essential oil diffuser using Himalayan pink salt.

Step 1: Combine Salt with Essential Oils.

The first thing you want to do is measure out how much salt you’ll need for your chosen bowl. Then add that salt to a small mixing bowl and add several drops of essential oil to the salt and stir to evenly coat the salt crystals.

Step 2: Add Scented Salt Crystals to Decorative Bowl.

After you feel like you have a strong enough scent coming from your salt, transfer the mixture to your decorative bowl. Display your salt diffuser in the area of your choice and stir the salts daily to keep the scent fresh. Every few days, add a few more drops of your favorite essential oils.

Tips for Making Himalayan Salt Diffusers

Answers to all of your questions about making a Himalayan Salt Diffuser to scent your home with essential oils, including tips and substitution ideas.

1. Best type of salt to use?

I typically use coarse Himalayan sea salt for my simple salt diffusers, which is the type of salt that only comes from the mountains of Pakistan. It’s what we use in our salt grinder and I use it in DIY beauty products, which is why I buy in bulk, so I always have it on hand.

I also love the pretty pink color! You can use other types of sea salt as well like rock salt or coarse salt.

2. Best essential oil combinations?

The Himalayan Salt Diffuser pictured has lavender and frankincense from Rocky Mountain Oils in it. You can use whatever scent combination you like, though.

If you need help choosing an essential oil blend, here are a few we like:

• Lavender and frankincense
• Eucalyptus and lemon
• Lavender, lemon and peppermint
• Rosemary and peppermint
• Spearmint and orange
• Sandalwood and frankincense

Any one of these blends would make a powerful combo. Choose one that will put you in a good mood!

I recommend only going with high quality oils and avoiding cheap filler oils like you find at big box stores. I get mine from Rocky Mountain because the scent is strong and they are high quality.

Side note: I know a lot of people like putting oils directly on their Himalayan salt rock lamp too since they gently warm and radiate the scent. I love staring at the warm glow coming from mine!

If you do decide to use your Himalayan salt lamp as a diffuser, don’t forget to clean your salt lamp regularly.

3. Try a wax warmer instead of a bowl.

If you use a wax warmer, you can put the salts on there as well. The heat will break down some of the properties of the oils, but it’s better than using synthetic candles or warmer tarts.

If you love wax warmers, I have a great tutorial for making DIY Wax Melts if you haven’t tried that!

4. What to do with leftover salt?

Once you’re done with the scent combination, you can dispose of the salts. Instead of tossing them, I like to re-use them in my fizzy bath salts recipe when I’m done with that scent. However, I only re-use them if they haven’t been out for such a long time that they’re dusty or that they have a lot of sun degradation.

5. Other ways to use essential oils to scent a home?

There are so many ways to use essential oils to scent your home besides these simple little diffusers! Here are a few of my favorite ways:

• Ultrasonic essential oil diffuser
• Wax Melts for Wax Warmers
• Air Freshener Mason Jars
• DIY Beeswax Candles
• Homemade Soy Candles