Simply Earth Recipe Box Review: What’s Included, Cost & Is It Worth It?

If you love essential oils but regularly find yourself saving recipes you never actually make, the Simply Earth Recipe Box has an appealing premise: put the oils, supplies, containers, and instructions together in one box so you can spend more time making and less time shopping for ingredients.

Each monthly box centers on a different DIY theme and includes four full-size essential oils, six recipes, and additional supplies needed for that month’s projects. New subscribers also currently receive a larger starter collection of carrier oils, bottles, jars, beeswax, and other basics intended to support future boxes.

It sounds particularly attractive for beginners.

But at $49.99 per month after the introductory offer, the Simply Earth Recipe Box is not an insignificant subscription. If you already own a large essential-oil collection or prefer buying only the oils you know you will use, a monthly box may create more clutter than value.

So who is it actually good for?

In this review, we’ll look at what is currently included, how much the Simply Earth Recipe Box costs, how the subscription works, the quality and safety information Simply Earth provides, potential drawbacks, and whether the box is worth the money.

Prices, promotions, box themes, and included products can change. The specific details below were checked in September 2026.

🌿 What Is the Simply Earth Recipe Box?

The Simply Earth Recipe Box is a monthly essential-oil and DIY subscription.

Rather than sending four random oils and leaving you to decide what to do with them, each box is organized around a theme.

You receive essential oils along with recipes and supporting ingredients or containers designed to help you actually use them.

Themes can vary significantly from month to month.

Past boxes have focused on projects such as:

Skin care
Body care
Candles
Natural deodorant
Home fragrance
Cleaning
Seasonal projects
Roll-ons
Diffuser blends

That variety is one of the subscription’s strongest features.

Someone who is new to essential oils can gradually learn different methods of use instead of buying a starter set and making the same lavender diffuser blend indefinitely.

📦 What Comes in a Simply Earth Recipe Box?

The standard monthly format currently includes:

Four full-size essential oils
Six DIY recipes
Recipe cards
Supplies or specialty ingredients for that month’s projects
Containers needed for designated recipes
Access to Simply Earth’s instructional content

The four essential oils are currently 15 mL bottles, which is a meaningful size.

A 15 mL essential-oil bottle can last a long time when oils are being used at appropriate low concentrations.

The exact oils and supplies change according to the monthly theme.

🗓️ What’s in the September 2026 Simply Earth Box?

As of September 2026, the Recipe Box theme is Natural Deodorant.

The four 15 mL oils included are:

Bo Be Gone Essential Oil Blend
Black Pepper Essential Oil
Cedarwood (Virginian) Essential Oil
Eucalyptus Essential Oil

The additional ingredients currently include materials such as:

Perfumer’s alcohol
Magnesium hydroxide
Zinc oxide

Containers supplied for the recipes include items such as a mist bottle, jars, and a roll-on.

The September box contains six projects:

Woodland Spice Cream Deodorant
Forest Fresh Trash Can Tabs
Mountain Air Deodorizing Mist
Fresh Step Shoe Powder
Summit Breeze Diffuser Blend
Timberline Roll-On

This illustrates what I like about the concept.

You are not simply receiving four bottles of oil. The oils are tied into a project theme so you immediately have several ideas for using them.

🎁 What Is the Simply Earth Big Bonus Box?

New Recipe Box subscribers currently receive Simply Earth’s Big Bonus Box with their first subscription box.

This is important because many essential-oil DIY recipes require basic ingredients that would be inefficient to resend every month.

The current bonus collection includes items such as:

Almond oil
Fractionated coconut oil
Solid coconut oil
Beeswax
10 mL roll-on bottles
Small amber glass bottles

Simply Earth positions these as foundational supplies that can be used across multiple future boxes.

Conceptually, that makes sense.

If one month’s recipe needs a tablespoon of fractionated coconut oil, there is little reason to send a new full bottle every month. Building a starter pantry reduces repeated packaging and gives subscribers ingredients they can keep using.

It also makes the first shipment considerably more useful to someone who owns few DIY supplies.

💰 How Much Does the Simply Earth Recipe Box Cost?

As of September 2026, Simply Earth’s main Recipe Box offer lists the first monthly box at:

$39.99 for the first box

The regular monthly subscription price is currently:

$49.99 per month

The monthly plan includes free shipping according to the current subscription offer.

Simply Earth also lists discounted longer-term options.

At the time of this review, the subscription-plan page shows:

Monthly: $49.99 per month
6-month plan: $44.99 per month
12-month plan: $39.99 per month

The longer plans reduce the monthly cost but involve a commitment to the selected subscription period and automatically renew according to Simply Earth’s current plan terms.

Promotional first-box offers can change, so always check the actual checkout price and terms before subscribing.

🧮 Is $49.99 a Month Good Value?

This depends heavily on what you would otherwise buy.

If you genuinely want:

Four new 15 mL essential oils
Six guided projects
Specialty DIY ingredients
Project containers
Recipe cards
Educational material
A monthly activity

then $49.99 can be quite reasonable.

Buying four individual essential-oil bottles alone can easily represent a significant portion of the box price, depending on which oils are included.

However, value is not simply the retail price of everything placed in the box.

Ask yourself a more important question:

Would I have purchased these particular things myself?

A $15 essential oil you never use isn’t really worth $15 to you.

Likewise, a recipe kit for a product you have no interest in making does not become valuable simply because its individual components have a high combined retail price.

That is why I would not judge the Recipe Box by Simply Earth’s advertised “box value” alone.

The practical value depends on how many of the oils and projects you will actually use.

⭐ What I Like About the Simply Earth Recipe Box

There are several things the subscription does particularly well.

The first is structure.

Essential oils can be surprisingly overwhelming for beginners. You buy lavender, peppermint, tea tree, eucalyptus, frankincense, and several citrus oils—and then wonder what you’re actually supposed to do with them.

The Recipe Box solves that problem by pairing ingredients with specific projects.

Instead of saying, “Here is cedarwood essential oil,” the box effectively says, “Here is cedarwood, and here are several things you can make with it.”

That is much more useful for someone learning aromatherapy.

🧪 The Oils Come With Testing Information

One feature I particularly like is Simply Earth’s emphasis on testing transparency.

The company states that its essential oils undergo third-party GC/MS testing.

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is commonly used to analyze the chemical composition of essential oils.

Simply Earth also makes batch testing information available through its product pages and provides safety details for individual oils.

That is substantially more useful than a company simply printing phrases such as “therapeutic grade” on a bottle.

There is no universally regulated essential-oil quality grade called “therapeutic grade.”

Actual botanical identification, chemistry, testing, sourcing information, and safety documentation tell you much more.

🏷️ Simply Earth Provides Botanical and Safety Information

Individual Simply Earth oil pages commonly provide information including:

Botanical identity
Suggested dilution limits
Shelf life
Sun-safety considerations where relevant
Child or pet considerations
GC/MS information
IFRA documentation for some products

I appreciate this because essential oils are not interchangeable fragrance drops.

Clove requires different topical precautions from lavender.

Bergamot has different sun-safety considerations from sweet orange.

Eucalyptus deserves different child-safety considerations from cedarwood.

A brand selling essential oils should make those distinctions clear.

🧑‍🍳 The Recipes Give Beginners a Starting Point

Having six specific projects each month reduces what might be called “essential-oil decision fatigue.”

Instead of searching Pinterest for hundreds of conflicting recipes, a subscriber has a short collection built around the oils that arrived that month.

The accompanying recipe cards and instructional material can also help someone understand techniques rather than merely collect oils.

That teaching component is arguably more valuable for a new user than it is for an experienced aromatherapy hobbyist.

📚 The Educational Component Adds Value for Beginners

Simply Earth currently bundles educational material and its Hero Course access with the Recipe Box offer.

I would not necessarily accept the company’s assigned dollar value for a digital course as proof that the box is an extraordinary bargain.

Marketing valuations are marketing valuations.

However, educational content itself can still add meaningful value.

If the videos help a beginner understand:

Dilution
Carrier oils
Diffusion
Topical use
Recipe preparation
Storage
Ingredient selection

then the subscription is doing more than simply selling four bottles each month.

🎨 It’s Also a Monthly Craft Activity

This is an underrated benefit.

The Simply Earth Recipe Box is partly an essential-oil subscription, but it is also essentially a monthly craft box for adults.

You receive supplies.

You follow recipes.

You make finished products.

That experience has value if DIY projects are something you enjoy.

Someone who likes making candles, body products, home fragrance, roll-ons, and household preparations may get more enjoyment from the Recipe Box than someone who views essential oils purely as products to purchase at the lowest possible cost.

🎁 It Could Make a Good Gift

The Recipe Box could also make an interesting gift for someone who enjoys:

Essential oils
DIY beauty
Home fragrance
Natural-product making
Crafts
Subscription boxes

The Big Bonus Box makes the initial shipment feel particularly substantial.

I would still make sure the recipient actually likes fragrance and DIY projects before giving a subscription.

Essential oils are a surprisingly specific hobby.

🌎 Simply Earth’s Social Mission

Simply Earth states that it gives 13% of its profits toward efforts aimed at ending human trafficking.

For shoppers who consider a company’s charitable commitments when choosing where to spend money, this may be another reason to consider the brand.

As with any company mission, I would treat this as part of the company’s stated values rather than as a reason to ignore price, product suitability, or safety.

A good mission and a good product are separate considerations.

⚖️ Potential Downsides of the Simply Earth Recipe Box

The box is not right for everyone.

The biggest issue is probably accumulation.

Four 15 mL oils every month equals:

48 essential-oil bottles in one year

That is a lot of essential oil.

Even if some bottles are blends and some ingredients overlap with oils you already own, a regular subscriber can build a very large collection quickly.

Essential oils do not need to be collected simply for the sake of owning them.

If you already have 30 or 40 oils at home, adding four more every month may eventually become unnecessary.

💸 The Monthly Cost Adds Up

At the standard $49.99 monthly price, a year of boxes is roughly:

$599.88 before any different promotions or plan discounts

That is not unreasonable for a hobby someone genuinely enjoys.

But it is substantial enough to deserve consideration.

If your goal is simply to own five versatile essential oils, you would spend much less by purchasing exactly those oils individually.

The subscription makes more sense when you value the entire experience:

Oils
Supplies
Recipes
Containers
Education
Monthly projects

If all you want is lavender and peppermint, buy lavender and peppermint.

📦 Not Every Monthly Theme Will Appeal to Everyone

This is inherent to subscription boxes.

One month’s candle theme might be perfect for you.

The next month’s deodorant theme may not interest you at all.

A skin-care month could be exciting for one subscriber and unusable for someone with highly sensitive skin.

Before each shipment, check the upcoming theme whenever Simply Earth makes that information available.

The ability to skip a box is especially useful here.

⏭️ The Skip Option Is Important

Simply Earth currently promotes the ability to skip or pause monthly boxes.

That makes the subscription considerably more practical.

If you already own the month’s oils or dislike the theme, there is little reason to receive products merely because you are subscribed.

Use the skip feature.

A subscription should not become a commitment to accumulating supplies you don’t want.

Be especially careful when choosing one of the discounted longer subscription plans, because Simply Earth’s current plan page states that those plans involve commitment to the selected term.

Read the terms before choosing based solely on the lower monthly price.

🧾 Pay Attention to Subscription and Cancellation Terms

This is one area where I recommend taking a few extra minutes before subscribing.

Simply Earth’s current monthly landing page prominently advertises the ability to skip, pause, or cancel.

Its separate subscription-plan page also offers discounted six- and twelve-month options, but those plans state that subscribers are committing to the plan length and that plans automatically renew.

Make sure you know which plan you’re selecting.

If you only want to try the service, the ordinary monthly option gives you more flexibility than committing to a longer discounted term.

Save your signup confirmation and know your next billing date.

That advice applies to virtually every subscription box.

📣 What Do Customers Say About Simply Earth?

Simply Earth’s own website currently displays a very high Recipe Box rating, with more than 5,000 reviews.

Company-hosted reviews can be useful, but I also like to look at independent feedback.

Recent Trustpilot feedback is much smaller in volume and more mixed.

Some reviewers praise:

Essential-oil quality
Recipe education
Customer service
Ease of DIY projects

Other reviewers have complained about:

Cost versus what they received
Expectations around which supplies were included
Customer-service delays
Subscription billing or cancellation experiences

The independent Trustpilot sample is small, so it should not be treated as statistically representative of thousands of Simply Earth customers.

Better Business Bureau complaint records also include some complaints involving subscription cancellation, billing, or customer service.

Again, complaints do not establish that every subscriber will experience the same problem.

They do reinforce the value of understanding the subscription terms and checking that a cancellation or pause has actually been processed.

📦 Does the Box Really Include Everything You Need?

Simply Earth’s current September box description says the required containers and specialized ingredients for its six listed projects are included, while the first subscriber shipment also includes the Big Bonus Box of reusable basics.

However, the subscription is designed partly around building a DIY ingredient collection over time.

That means I would not interpret “everything you need” as a guarantee that every future box contains a fresh bottle of every basic carrier oil, jar, or pantry ingredient used in every recipe.

Some projects may use supplies accumulated from the starter box or earlier shipments.

Before subscribing, look at the current month’s detailed contents rather than relying only on general marketing language.

🧴 What About Essential Oil Safety?

A recipe box can make DIY aromatherapy feel approachable, but essential oils remain concentrated substances.

Basic safety still matters.

Essential oils should not automatically be:

Applied undiluted to skin
Added directly to bathwater
Swallowed
Used around babies without age-specific guidance
Applied to pets
Added indiscriminately to water-based cosmetics
Used above oil-specific dermal maximums

Individual oils have individual safety considerations.

The fact that ingredients arrive together in a friendly subscription box does not eliminate those differences.

👶 Pay Attention to Child-Specific Guidance

Some essential oils are not appropriate for babies or young children in the same way they may be used by healthy adults.

Peppermint and cineole-rich eucalyptus are two familiar examples that require age-specific precautions.

Simply Earth says its recipe cards include child and pet notes, which is useful.

Still, parents should treat those notes as the beginning of the safety check rather than assuming every “natural” project is automatically appropriate for every age.

🐕 Pet Owners Should Be Selective Too

Essential oils should not automatically be applied to pets simply because a recipe is natural.

Dogs, cats, birds, and other animals can have very different sensitivities.

If a monthly box contains a diffuser or household fragrance recipe, make sure pets can leave the scented area.

Do not adapt a human roll-on or skin recipe for an animal unless an appropriate veterinarian has specifically recommended it.

Bird owners should be especially cautious about airborne fragrances.

🛁 Check Bath and Water-Based Recipes Carefully

This is one area where Aromatherapy Kitchen recommends particularly careful formulation.

Essential oils do not dissolve in plain water.

They also are not properly dispersed merely by mixing them with Epsom salts.

Water-containing lotions, sprays, and cosmetics can additionally require proper preservation.

When making any subscription-box recipe, make sure the formula includes an appropriate method for:

Dispersing essential oils
Preserving water-based products where necessary
Maintaining safe concentrations

Do not assume a recipe is safe merely because all of its ingredients sound familiar.

🧪 Can You Trust Simply Earth’s Essential Oils?

I cannot independently certify the purity of the bottle that will arrive at your house.

What I can say is that Simply Earth provides more quality documentation than many essential-oil sellers.

The company states that its oils undergo third-party GC/MS testing and makes batch information available through product pages.

That transparency is a positive sign.

When evaluating any essential-oil company, I would rather see:

Botanical names
Batch testing
Safety information
Chemical analysis
Sourcing information

than vague claims that oils are “therapeutic grade,” “medical grade,” or uniquely powerful.

Simply Earth does a comparatively good job of providing the more useful type of information.

🆚 Simply Earth Recipe Box vs. Buying Oils Individually

Buying individually is better if:

You know exactly which oils you want.
You already have carrier oils and bottles.
You rarely do DIY projects.
You prefer repeating the same recipes.
You want to minimize spending.
You already own a substantial collection.

The Recipe Box is better if:

You are new to essential oils.
You enjoy guided DIY projects.
You like subscription-box surprises.
You want to experiment with unfamiliar oils.
You value recipe cards and videos.
You enjoy making products rather than merely buying them.
You will actually use most of the included projects.

Neither approach is automatically better.

They solve different problems.

🌿 Who Is the Simply Earth Recipe Box Best For?

I think the box makes the most sense for a beginner or intermediate essential-oil user who genuinely enjoys DIY projects.

It is particularly appealing if you’ve caught yourself buying essential oils without knowing what to make with them.

The structured monthly themes provide direction.

Instead of accumulating bottles randomly, you’re learning techniques and immediately putting the oils to use.

It can also work well for someone who wants a recurring hobby delivered to the house.

🚫 Who Should Probably Skip It?

I would probably skip the Simply Earth Recipe Box if you:

Already own a large essential-oil collection
Rarely use essential oils
Don’t enjoy DIY projects
Have significant fragrance sensitivities
Prefer fragrance-free skin and home products
Want only two or three specific oils
Dislike subscription billing
Are mainly trying to save money
Don’t want additional bottles, jars, and crafting supplies around the house

For those shoppers, individual purchases are likely more sensible.

💡 Is the First Box the Best Value?

For a new DIY essential-oil user, probably.

The current introductory offer combines the discounted Recipe Box with the Big Bonus Box and educational material.

The starter supplies make that first delivery more immediately useful than an ordinary month.

You are essentially beginning with both:

The current month’s project kit
A foundational DIY supply collection

That makes trying one monthly box more compelling than immediately committing to a full year.

📅 Should You Choose Monthly, 6 Months or 12 Months?

For most new subscribers, I would begin monthly.

Yes, the longer plans currently reduce the monthly cost.

But you don’t yet know:

Whether you like the recipes
How quickly you use the oils
Whether the monthly themes suit you
Whether the projects are worth the time
Whether you actually want four new oils every month

A lower per-month price isn’t a bargain if you decide after two boxes that you don’t want ten more.

Try the concept first.

If you love it and consistently use the products, a longer plan becomes much easier to justify.

💰 How to Get More Value From the Subscription

If you do subscribe, actually make the recipes.

That sounds obvious, but subscription boxes often become piles of unopened good intentions.

When the box arrives:

Look through the six recipes.
Choose one to make that week.
Put the remaining recipes somewhere visible.
Label the oils.
Store ingredients properly.
Keep track of formulas you particularly like.

Also use leftover essential oils in other appropriate recipes rather than allowing dozens of bottles to accumulate unused.

A subscription box is valuable only if you use it.

🗂️ Keep the Recipe Cards

The physical recipe cards are worth saving.

Over time, they can become a useful DIY reference library.

Organize them by category:

Diffuser blends
Skin care
Body care
Home fragrance
Cleaning
Seasonal recipes
Roll-ons

If you eventually cancel the subscription, the recipes remain useful.

That gives the educational part of the box some lasting value.

🌑 Store the Oils Properly

As your collection grows, storage becomes increasingly important.

Keep essential oils:

Tightly closed
Away from direct sunlight
Away from excessive heat
Out of reach of children
Away from pets

Citrus oils in particular can oxidize relatively quickly.

Write the opening date on bottles if that helps you track them.

A subscription that sends four oils every month makes organization much more important than it is when you own only three bottles.

🌎 What About the Packaging?

Any monthly subscription produces packaging.

The Recipe Box does at least send reusable bottles, containers, and ingredients rather than a purely disposable novelty box, but environmentally conscious subscribers may still want to consider how quickly their collection of jars, bottles, recipe cards, and shipping materials grows.

Reusing containers and skipping unwanted months can help prevent unnecessary accumulation.

Again, the best subscription box is one whose contents you actually use.

👍 Simply Earth Recipe Box Pros

The strongest advantages are:

Four full-size 15 mL oils each month
Six guided DIY projects
Rotating monthly themes
Additional recipe ingredients and containers
Particularly useful new-subscriber bonus supplies
Educational materials
Third-party GC/MS testing claimed for essential oils
Batch information and safety documentation
Free shipping on current subscription plans
Monthly skip/pause flexibility
Useful for learning different DIY techniques
Strong appeal as a recurring hobby
Company states that 13% of profits support anti-human-trafficking efforts

For the right person, that is a compelling package.

👎 Simply Earth Recipe Box Cons

Potential drawbacks include:

$49.99 regular monthly cost
Four new oils every month can accumulate quickly
Not every monthly theme will interest everyone
Marketing “value” figures should not be treated as objective savings
Some projects may depend on starter supplies accumulated from the Big Bonus Box
Essential-oil DIY still requires thoughtful safety checks
Subscription terms deserve attention
Discounted multi-month plans require longer commitments
Independent reviewers have reported some billing, cancellation, and customer-service frustrations
It may be unnecessary for someone who already owns many oils

These are not necessarily deal-breakers, but they matter when deciding whether the subscription fits your lifestyle.

⭐ Is the Simply Earth Recipe Box Worth It?

For the right beginner, yes—I think it can be worth trying.

The Recipe Box solves one of the biggest problems in beginner aromatherapy: buying bottles without knowing how to use them.

Four full-size oils, six guided projects, supporting ingredients, containers, and starter supplies create a much clearer learning path than purchasing random essential oils one at a time.

The current $39.99 introductory first-box price also makes the initial shipment the easiest point at which to test the concept.

I would be more cautious about immediately signing up for a long commitment.

Try the monthly version first.

See whether you actually make the recipes.

See whether you like the oils.

Notice whether the box makes you excited to experiment—or whether it simply produces another pile of supplies.

If you’re consistently using the recipes after several months, the subscription may be genuinely valuable.

If the bottles are accumulating unopened, cancel or pause.

🌿 My Simply Earth Recipe Box Verdict

The strongest reason to subscribe to Simply Earth is not simply that you receive essential oils.

You can buy essential oils without subscribing to anything.

The value lies in the system around them.

You receive oils, recipes, specialty ingredients, containers, and instruction built around a changing monthly theme. For someone learning aromatherapy and DIY formulation, that structure can make the hobby much more approachable.

The company also provides a useful level of transparency around its oils, including botanical information, safety details, and third-party GC/MS testing claims with reports available through product pages.

There are legitimate drawbacks.

The subscription becomes expensive over time.

Four oils per month can turn into a very large collection.

Not every theme will appeal to everyone.

And because it is a recurring subscription, you should understand the billing, cancellation, skipping, and longer-plan commitment terms before signing up.

My recommendation is therefore straightforward:

Try the monthly box if you are a beginner who loves hands-on DIY aromatherapy.

Do not commit to a year simply because the monthly price is lower.

Use the first few boxes as the test.

If you find yourself making the recipes, learning new techniques, and using the oils rather than merely collecting them, Simply Earth’s Recipe Box can be a genuinely enjoyable way to build your aromatherapy skills.

If you already know exactly which essential oils you want—or already have a cabinet full of them—you are probably better off buying individual products as needed.

The best essential-oil collection is not the biggest one.

It is the one you actually use.