Easy Cooling Misting Spray DIY - Pop Shop America

Ready for an easy 5 minute DIY that’s going to change the way you feel all summer long?

This Cooling Peppermint Essential Oil Misting Spray is perfect for taking with you to the beach, camping, or just keeping with you at work or in the car. It can help immediately cool you down and even help to relax you when you are stressed.

Best of all, I’ve included 5 different versions. So if you are like me – and super sensitive to peppermint or just find it overwhelming, you can blend it in 5 different ways and one of them is sure to be scented in a way that you love!

This tutorial even comes with a free printable label, so read on to grab the cute bottle labels to finish this misting spray in a stylish way.

What are the Benefits of Peppermint Oil

Peppermint is indigenous to the Mediterranean but quickly became cultivated all around the world. It has always been used as a spice in cooking, and is also used in an array of different health products and medicines – especially today.

First and foremost we know it as the ultimate breath freshener used in gums, mouth wash, toothpaste and used to flavor just about everything used by your dentist.

Peppermint oil kills several different types bacteria and that’s part of why it freshens breath so well. Killing bacteria also makes peppermint a great cleansing agent. And it can be ingested for relief with stomach issues. You may also know it as one of the main ingredients in Vap-o-rub because it’s menthol content helps open airways.

It is also used to calm muscles, for pest control in gardens because bugs HATE peppermint. It’s an energizing oil that is used in lots of morning essential oil blends or brain essential oil blends.

Why Does this Peppermint Oil Cool You Down?

Peppermint is actually a hybrid of water mint and spearmint. And in many of these recipes, you could use spearmint in place of peppermint. Peppermint is rich in menthol and menthone and the menthol is what produces the cooling sensation that gives these essential oil recipes the chill effect when you spritz them on the body.

Peppermint also opens airways so you can feel more air flow, heightening the cooling feeling.

How to Make these Cooling Mister Sprays

Supplies to Make Peppermint Cooling Mister Sprays

2 Ounce Bottle (preferably glass)
Distilled Water
Peppermint Essential Oil
Plus Any of the Other Oils from the Recipe Chart that You Like
Pipette
Printable Labels
Optional: Gemstones

Instructions for Making Peppermint Cooling Mister Sprays

Start by choosing a gorgeous bottle. I recommend glass but you could use hard plastic if you prefer. The reason that essential oils are usually found and stored in colored glass is because essential oils can be light sensitive. So using a colored mister bottle is ideal.

First, wash the bottle thoroughly with soap and water. Then fill to nearly the top with distilled water. Use a pipette to add your essential oils in the measurements on the chart. If you want to add gemstones, it can help the water and essential oils mix before you spritz it. I’ll explain that later. You only need to add a few and I recommend choosing stones that have a meaning that’s important to you such as citrine for energy and ambition, amethyst for intuition, or amazonite for peace and calm.

Next, place the lid back on the bottle, shake it thoroughly and give yourself a little spritz. If the blend isn’t strong enough for your palette, double the recipe. Last, make a label or use our adorable labels linked below and place it on the bottle. You don’t need a label but it sure does make these Essential Oil Misters cute!

How to Use these Cooling Mister Sprays

There are a lot of different ways you can use these misters, but my favorite is to gently mist the face and neck from about 1.5 feet away. Don’t mist directly on the skin from up close.

If you are still overheated after misting yourself, stand underneath a fan, use a hand fan or a portable electric fan to get air on the places you mist. It’s like instant AC!

You can also mist your entire body, underarms, feet for a scent refresh. Just be careful with clothing. Even though the misters are primarily water, any oil, including essential oils can stain clothing.

You can spritz yourself as much as you would like! Just be sure to shake the bottle before each use because we all know the saying about oil and water!

Free Printable Bottle Labels

If you want add these adorable labels to you bottles, these are sized in a way that should work for anything from 2 ounce to 8 ounce bottles. The labels are 2.5 x 2.5 inches square and you can use any brand in which the sheet has labels 3 across and 4 down with tiny margins in between. Download the labels for free here and use full sheet sticker paper or any 2.5 inch square label paper. These print in full color.

When adding the label to the bottle be careful to place them evenly. An uneven label looks so messy and not professional!

How to Store Essential Oil Misters

Any essential oils should be stored away from heat and away from sunshine. On a desk or in a cabinet is great. This mister is perfect for carrying in a purse – but never leave it in your car because of the heat and sun. This mister spray would also make a great gift!

Essential oils start to lose potency after 1 year. They don’t go bad after 1 year, but you may notice a diminished scent and a diminished effect.