Tips for Using an Essential Oil Roller Bottle

When people start making their own essential oil blends or just diluting oils, they often 
store them in little glass amber bottles, as these help keep them fresh for the longest 
period of time. However, a different type of bottle you may come across is called a roller 
bottle. This unique bottle has rollers just underneath the top, allowing you to roll on the 
oil directly to your skin or another surface, instead of using drops. Here are some tips 
for using these types of bottles.

Dilute Your Essential Oils

As with all types of blending, adding oils to your essential oil roller bottle typically 
includes adding a carrier oil. This is because you are not adding drops of oil from the 
bottle to other things, but you are putting it directly onto your skin. It needs to be diluted 
with an appropriate carrier oil, such as coconut, olive, jojoba, or grapeseed oil.

Learn about dilution amounts before you get started to make sure the oil is diluted 
enough for safe topical application. Typically, you are aiming for about a 5 percent 
dilution amount. If you have a standard 10ml bottle, it is going to be 10 drops of 
essential oils, with the rest of the bottle being your carrier oil. If it is to be used for kids, 
stick to 1-2% essential oils when diluting them.

Adding the Oils

Roller bottles are typically on the smaller size, with the 10ml bottle being the average 
size. This is actually an easy size to work with because it makes calculating the dilution 
amounts easier to work with. You can add the oils and carrier oils in any order you want, 
as long as you pay close attention to the number of drops.

When adding the oils, it helps to have a way to hold the bottle upright. Either hold it one 
hand while you drop the essential oils with the other, or see if you can create some sort 
of stand for it. Having a helper is another option.

Benefits of Using a Roller Bottle

There are many different reasons to consider making some blends in roller bottles. Here 
are just a few:

Keeping Diluted Oils for Skin Application – These are a great way to keep some of 
your oils diluted beforehand, and not have to worry about it.
They Are Easier to Apply – Much less fuss and mess is involved with the roller bottles. 
The little roller keeps the majority of the oils inside the bottle, so that you just roll on how 
much you need.
They Are Convenient for Traveling – Also keep in mind that when you are traveling, 
you may need an application of your oil quickly and easily. Without worrying about 
drops or other products, you can just roll it on as needed.
