Mom has always been there for you, and while you may not have appreciated her attention when she loudly cheered from the sidelines of your game—airhorn included—or took hundreds of pictures before prom, you don’t know what you’d do without her. Maybe the mom in your life was a cool aunt, a grandma who was always there for you, your best friend’s mom who took you under her wing, or a coworker who showed you the ropes at your first job. Whoever your mom is, she deserves to be celebrated at least once a year.
Moms give every day to their families, so give the mothers and mother figures in your life a day that’s just their own with these seven gift ideas! From the simple to the indulgent, there’s something for any situation and any mom. These gifts don’t just offer something for your mom; they give you the opportunity to bond by showing her how much you appreciate her after all this time.
1. Bath and shower gels
Any mom welcomes a quiet moment to hit the reset button and refresh—even if her only chance to get away is in the shower. Our bath and shower gels make showers extra special with refreshing aromas such as Lavender and Morning Start™. You can also create a custom scent with our Bath and Shower Gel Base. For extra silky skin, use a gentle exfoliating glove. You can also create an extra luxurious bundle that includes bathtime spa items like an exfoliating glove, pumice stones, or bath bombs or bubble baths like the ones found in these fun DIYs.
2. DIY pampering kit
Have a mom who rarely breaks away for some much-needed time to herself? Bring the self-care night to her! A DIY spa kit is a creative way to treat Mom to the pampering she deserves.
Fill a basket, big or small, with the special spa items you know your mom would love. Our Coconut Lime Replenishing Body Butter and Lavender Calming Bath Bombs make great additions to a beauty basket. You can also add something more personal and customized to your mom’s specific needs with a DIY gift like one of these!
Children keep you on your toes, so it makes sense that motherhood comes with tired feet. A simple silky foot soak gives achy feet the attention and care they’ve been asking for. With Epsom salt and a dash of AlkaLime™, this mixture combines with warm water to create a velvety soak that softens and pampers skin. Choose from our staycation Beach Vibes, springtime Fresh Floral, and high-energy Sweet Summer scent blends or create your own that you know Mom will love.
Check out our self-care posts, including DIY CBD-infused lotion bars and CBD Oil Base: 5 DIY blends you need right now, for more ideas! And remember to personalize your kit with a favorite treat, magazine, or beauty tool to make it the perfect gift for Mom.
3. Breakfast in bed
Remember all the times Mom prepped breakfast before your early morning game or whipped up a brunch buffet for your birthday sleepover? There’s no way to repay her for years of tasty meals made with love, but a surprise breakfast in bed can’t hurt.
Plan a meal that includes goodies Mom would want on her special day, whether it’s light and healthy or rich and indulgent. Try not to burn anything—though you know she’ll forgive you if you do—and don’t forget a few fresh flowers on the tray!
Need a little inspiration? Check out our healthy breakfast recipes that include wolfberry energy bars, sweet potato “toast,” chocolate chia pudding, or raspberry-lime yogurt to start planning your Mom’s Day menu.
4. Lip balm and Poppyseed Lip Scrub care kit
For lips that kiss scrapes and kiss goodnight, Mom needs a balm that keeps her lips soft. Give her a petroleum-free lip balm in one of our three popular fresh flavors—Grapefruit, Lavender, and Cinnamint™—or treat her to all three! Our Savvy Minerals® Poppyseed Lip Scrub offers extra pampering when lips have already faced some weathering. Made with premium essential oils and rich butters, it leave lips conditioned, soft, and moisturized with every use.
5. DIY bath salts
The easiest way to create an at-home spa experience? Bath salts! Use our simple bath salts recipe to make her feel like a queen. Follow our blend with Citrus CBD Oil for a splash of peppy, pick-you-up scent or Lavender for dreamy, restful vibes, so you can help Mom lie back, breathe deep, and soak in the moment.
6. Home diffuser with essential oils
A new diffuser is always a treat, even if you already have one! The an easy, luxe way to bring the power of essential oils into Mom’s space. We love using it in living rooms and bedrooms, but she can also enjoy it at work, in a home office, or in her craft room. Make the gift extra special with homemade blends personalized to include her favorite scents or gift her some of our Young Living signature blends.
No matter what your mom figure has going on, there’s an essential oil for that. Know a stressed-out soccer mom running to practice, games, and the sporting goods store? Share Stress Away™! Have a business mogul mom putting in long hours at the office? Gift her AromaEase™ to create a calming and soothing environment. Need a gift for the social butterfly who goes out more often than you ever could? Give Joy™ to create the positive and energetic scent of joy! Is your home’s energy influenced by a yogini who’s willing to bend over backward for your family? The aroma of Harmony™ can help her maintain her Zen—and her lotus position.
7. DIY personalized perfume
Give the gift of a custom signature scent that will have Mom feeling luxurious and smelling amazing. Try out one, or more, of our Patchouli essential oil perfume recipes to give Mom a signature scent that channels vibes that are cool and collected, radiant and beautiful.
Whatever you decide to do to celebrate the mom in your life, the most important thing is that she knows how much you love her and that you recognize everything she’s done for you. Whether it’s a grand gesture or a handcrafted DIY gift, when it comes to moms, it’s all about the love.
Want more ideas? Check out our 5 DIY skin care recipes for your skin type and 6 tips to take your meditation to the next level blog posts. They’re both full of DIYs and oils that will upgrade Mom’s daily routine from start to finish.
How will you celebrate mothers this year? Share your ideas in the comments!
Just love all of this!!!
I love the idea of giving an essential oil gift for mothers day. A home made shower gel or whipped body cream would be lovely for my expecting daughter!
Great ideas for MOM! My favorite essential oil to add to the DIY bath salts is ROSE! Thank you YL
My mom could use a diffuser! She lives in an older home in a very industrial area so I would love for her to have some great, naturals scents for her home
Can’t wait to share these with my mom friends!
Really enjoy my home diffuser!
I love all of these ideas!!!
Great ideas for moms! Something they can eat, use and relax with, Perfect!
I will be in the hospital with my new baby this Mother’s Day. It will be so special, and I will feel pampered, despite knowing I’ll be recovering from surgery! I am going to need a new diffuser as we are bringing home a new little one and I have a new person to provide for. Thanks Young Living!
Great ideas!! Will defiantly be making some and buying some!!
What an amazing gift!
I’d love a bottle of Ylang Ylang!!
This would be an amazing Mothers Days present to give to my mom so she can try out YL! 😍❤️🎉
Young Living Essential Oils are such a blessing. I am so thankful for my sister whom introduced them to me. I love my team! I love to Share with my friends and family- Every time I get a New item or oil recipe that Use in my daily routine I show them. I can’t think of any better gift to give someone than the gift of essential oils. I am still working on my mother, she is not set on these wonderful oils-but maybe this free gift would do the trick!
Great ideas to pamper ourselves and share the Young Living Oily love! <3
Thank you, Young Living, for the changes you’ve brought about in the life of my family and I. I continue to be amazed by your essential oils every day.
I’m a Mom and would love to win. I have a diffuser on one end of the house and would like to have one on the other end of the house. I’d also like to have a diffuser for the barn.
I wish my mom was still with me. I would have loved to pamper her with these oils and diffusers. She always had a garden and would have loved the flowery scents. I have two daughters I would love to have get started and I’m sure they will as soon as I learn more about the benefits of the oils.
What an awesome gift!!!!!!!! Winning one would allow me to share my love of diffusing oils. I have so many people I want to share with, but I just don’t have the resources right now. This would certainly help me get started!!!!!
I would love to win any of this!!
Great ideas! I can’t wait to give them a try. Thank you!
Omg this is so awesome! I am new to Young living essential oils. This is a perfect give to my daughter with two little boys!
I am the oldest of nine children and my Mother would love a diffuser for Mothers day!!
I was just looking for great Mother’s Day gifts and I love this!!! I’m getting ready to try a springtime blend in my diffuser now. I know my mom would love to have her own as well… Great post and thanks for the giveaway opportunity :)
My daughter’s both have young kids and would truly benefit from some pampering. I can’t think of a better way to do that than giving a few of these DIY’s for Mothers Day. Jeanne m
Love my Young Living oils! Would love to win this to enjoy this blend of oils!
Mom’s deserve to be spoiled.. Look how they spoil us every day!!!!
I love my YL products and what mom wouldn’t. Great ideas for Mother’s Day.
I am a busy mom with a 7 and 9 year old and would love this diffuser and the oils.
Would love to win this for my aunt who is my second mom.
Loving my Young Living Essential Oils and what a wonderful way to be able to share them with someone you love.
All of those ideas are great. Great recipes! Thank you Young Living!
Young Living has changed my life. I am so blessed to have been introduced to oils at a young age. These are great ideas to treat the Mom in your life. Keep the great ideas coming!
Oh, how wonderful would it be to spoil Mom with this amazing diffuser!!!! I am so glad YL brought this one back as an option for the PSK!
This is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing!! I hope to win, but I’ll start going through my stuff for a gift for my mom just in case!
wow I would love to be able to get this for my mom!
You can never have to many diffusers. I would love to win!!
This would make a great Mother’s Day gift for my grandson to give his mom! I love the ideas for Mother’s Day. I’m actually going to mix up some of the foot soak for a couple little girls I’m watching today so they can give their mom a special gift. ❤️❤️ I love your giveaways! My fingers will be crossed.
Loving these ideas! Love me some oils! :)
What a wonderful way to bless a mom or honor our special lady!
Wonderful Ideas! Thank you for this contest. What a great opportunity to spoil mom!
Oh, I love the ideas to spoil Mom… why not spoil girlfriends and sisters at the same time!!!
We can’t thank our Mom’s enough! My Mom at 77 mowed my yard while I was busy volunteering at a fundraiser dinner. I should mix her something up for sore muscles at least!!
I think all these ideas are great!
That is so nice of YL to offer such a amazing prize! Those oils have several uses that I could spoil lots of ladies in my life, including my mom!
Ok so just saying, Young Living Essential Oils are the BOMB!
Love love love them!
I love this post and my mom needs another diffuser I say!
My Mom will be 84 on the 28th, she would love this diffuser.
Love all the ideals…
Any Young Living product is a gift! To ourselves or for others. Each product is divine! I love YL!!
Wonderful treats for moms! I already know what I am getting my mother’s for Mother’s Day! Awesome ideas!