Essential 7 Blend is a fragrant, spicy blend of seven essential oils, each chosen for its unique cleansing and purifying properties for surfaces, the air, and even the skin.
This blend is potent and has a strong aroma, with clove, cinnamon, and rosemary as the dominant scents, complemented by hints of lavender, eucalyptus, and lemon. Our power-packed Essential 7 Blend contains Clove Bud, Lemon, Tea Tree, Lavender, Eucalyptus, Rosemary, and Cinnamon Bark.
When using Essential 7, always start with less than you think you’ll need. Due to its potency, you won’t require as much of this blend compared to less potent essential oils.
Why Is Our Essential 7 Blend Powerful?
I chose this combination of essential oils for their antibacterial properties. Over the last ten years, I have carefully tweaked the ratios to ensure the perfect balance.
Here is a chart listing the benefits of each essential oil on surfaces and the skin:
| Essential Oil | Topical Benefits |
| Clove Bud | Antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral, antimicrobial, antifungal |
| Lemon | Cuts oil, antibacterial, antifungal, and eliminates odors |
| Tea Tree | Antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory |
| Lavender | Antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic |
| Eucalyptus | Antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, stimulates the immune system |
| Rosemary | Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties |
| Cinnamon Bark | Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, stimulates circulation |
How to Use Our Essential 7 Blend
We sell our signature Essential 7 Blend in dark amber glass bottles for long-term storage. How much you use at a time depends on what you are using it for.
Here are a few options:
Castile Soap
Our bar soaps are the easiest way to incorporate Essential 7 into your daily routine. We make an Essential 7 Blend bar in each of the main soap lines: Ultra Pure, Traditional, Goat Milk, Aloe Shea, and Charcoal.
Learn how to turn our Essential 7 Castile soap bars into liquid soap for cleaning and bathing in How to Make Liquid Soap From Castile Soap Bars.
Laundry Soap
Add five drops to a scoop of laundry soap powder, stir, and use the laundry soap as usual. For liquid laundry soap, start with three drops per load (I like to add it to the measuring cup with just enough soap for a washer load).
Making your own laundry soap powder is simple! Get the recipe in How to Make Your Own Laundry Soap.
Aromatics
Use Essential 7 in the diffuser, especially during cold and flu season. Add drops to the diffuser and diffuse for 10-15 minutes daily as needed.
You can also add a few drops of Essential 7 to a wax warmer. It requires a carrier, such as water or wax, to prevent it from burning up too quickly. I suggest adding three to five drops to two to four tablespoons of water (or the amount your warmer bowl can hold).
Alternatively, add a few drops of Essential 7 Blend to the spent wax already in the warmer. This method is not as strong or long-lasting as purchasing a wax melt made with Essential 7 at the wax’s proper melting point, but it works in a pinch.
Carpet Deodorizer
Deodorizing carpets is easy with Essential 7. Add five or six drops to a cup of baking soda and stir well. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the carpet and let it sit for 20-30 minutes. Then vacuum as usual.
This same technique works wonders on mattresses as well.
Room Deodorizer
You can go a step further and deodorize an entire room! Mix baking soda and Essential 7 Blend and place it in a muslin bag to create an odor-absorbing sachet for dressers, drawers, storage boxes, closets, cars, campers, and stinky work boots.
Cadron Creek Soapworks offers Essential 7 Blend in 1/2-ounce, 1-ounce, and 4-ounce brown glass bottles. Look for our castile soap bars and laundry soap powders containing Essential 7!
In a Nutshell
I have been perfecting this blend for ten long years, but I’ve finally nailed it! What do you think? I would love to hear back from customers who have used this blend: Do you like it, and how do you use it?
This article is an updated and revised version of one I wrote in 2017 for my previous website. Updated June 2025 for the new website.