6 Magickal Oil Recipes for Love & Relationships
This article is part of my Magical Oils Series. If you’re new to making magical oils, I recommend starting with my Complete Guide to Magical Oils, where you’ll learn how to choose herbs, prepare carrier oils, safely infuse your blends, and charge them before creating the recipes below.
Love has always been one of the most popular subjects in witchcraft, and probably one of the most misunderstood.
When people hear the words “love spell,” they often imagine trying to make someone fall in love against their will. Personally, that’s never been what love magic means to me.
Real love magic isn’t about control. It isn’t about obsession; it isn’t about changing someone else’s feelings.
It’s about opening your own heart, strengthening healthy relationships, encouraging honest communication, healing emotional wounds, and creating space for genuine connections to grow naturally.
Sometimes that connection is with a partner, with family, with friends… And sometimes, perhaps most importantly, it’s with yourself.
That’s why this collection includes more than just romantic blends. Love comes in many forms, and every one of them deserves to be celebrated. Whether you’re hoping to nurture an existing relationship, attract healthy love into your life, deepen a friendship, reconnect with yourself, or simply invite more kindness into your everyday life, these magical oils are designed to support those intentions.
As always, remember that magical oils aren’t a replacement for honest conversations, healthy boundaries, or real effort. They work best when combined with practical action, compassion, and genuine intention.
Let’s begin.

1. Love Oil
Love begins with an open heart.
This beautiful floral blend is designed to encourage romance, deepen emotional connections, and welcome loving energy into your life. Rather than trying to influence someone else’s free will, its purpose is to help you become more open to giving and receiving love in healthy, meaningful ways.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml sweet almond oil or jojoba oil
• 2 teaspoons dried rose petals
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender
• 1 teaspoon dried hibiscus
• Rose Quartz (optional)
• 3 drops rose essential oil (optional)
Why These Ingredients?
Rose petals have symbolised love, beauty, compassion, and affection for centuries.
Lavender encourages peace, trust, and emotional harmony.
Hibiscus is associated with passion, confidence, and joyful relationships.
Rose Quartz is traditionally known as the stone of unconditional love.
How to Make It
Prepare your infused oil using the method explained in the Complete Guide to Magical Oils, strain thoroughly, then charge it while visualising the kind of loving relationship you’d like to welcome into your life.
Focus on mutual respect, honesty, and emotional connection rather than a specific person.
Ways to Use It
• Dress pink candles.
• Bless love letters or anniversary gifts.
• Use during self-reflection or relationship rituals.
• Place a small bottle on your altar as a reminder to keep your heart open.
2. Self Love Oil
If I could recommend only one magical oil from this entire collection, it would probably be this one.
We’re often so busy supporting everyone around us that we forget to offer ourselves the same kindness. Learning to appreciate ourselves isn’t always easy, but it might be one of the most powerful forms of magic we can practise.
Self-love isn’t about becoming perfect.
It’s about learning that you’re already worthy of love exactly as you are.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml sweet almond oil
• Rose petals
• Lavender
• Chamomile
• Calendula
• Rose Quartz (optional)
Why These Ingredients?
Rose encourages compassion and emotional healing.
Lavender brings peace and comfort.
Chamomile promotes inner calm.
Calendula symbolises joy, confidence, and personal growth.
Rose Quartz encourages self-acceptance and unconditional love.
How to Make It
Prepare the infusion as described in the main guide.
While charging the bottle, think about the things you appreciate about yourself, even if they seem small. Speak kindly to yourself throughout the process, just as you would encourage a close friend.
Ways to Use It
• Dress pink or white candles.
• Use during affirmations or journaling.
• Anoint pulse points if your blend is skin-safe.
• Keep it beside your mirror as a gentle reminder to speak kindly to yourself.
3. Friendship Oil
Romantic relationships often get all the attention, but friendships deserve a little magic too. Some of the strongest, most meaningful relationships we’ll ever have are the friends who celebrate our successes, support us through difficult times, and remind us to laugh when life feels a little too serious.
This blend is created to strengthen existing friendships, encourage trust, improve communication, and invite positive, supportive people into your life.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml carrier oil
• 1 teaspoon dried chamomile
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender
• 1 teaspoon dried lemon balm
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• Clear Quartz (optional)
Why These Ingredients?
Chamomile symbolises peace, happiness, and lasting friendships.
Lavender encourages understanding and emotional balance.
Lemon balm promotes communication and harmony.
Basil has traditionally been associated with goodwill, trust, and positive relationships.
Clear Quartz amplifies the intention of the blend.
How to Make It
Prepare the oil using your preferred infusion method from the Complete Guide to Magical Oils. Once strained, charge the bottle while thinking about the friendships that bring kindness, laughter, and support into your life.
If you’re hoping to meet new people, visualise yourself surrounded by genuine, uplifting connections.
Ways to Use It
• Dress yellow or white candles.
• Bless handwritten letters or thoughtful gifts.
• Use before meeting friends.
• Place a bottle on your altar as a reminder to nurture meaningful relationships.
4. Passion Oil
Passion isn’t only about romance. It’s the excitement you feel when you start a new hobby, the confidence to chase your dreams, the spark behind creativity, and the enthusiasm that reminds you you’re truly alive.
This oil is designed to awaken that inner fire.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml carrier oil
• 2 teaspoons dried hibiscus
• 1 teaspoon dried rose petals
• 1 teaspoon dried ginger
• 1 cinnamon stick
• Carnelian or Garnet (optional)
Why These Ingredients?
Hibiscus represents vitality, attraction, and joyful energy.
Rose encourages emotional warmth and affection.
Ginger promotes courage and motivation.
Cinnamon symbolises passion, ambition, and confidence.
Carnelian has long been associated with creativity, courage, and personal power.
How to Make It
Infuse your herbs before straining the oil thoroughly.
As you charge the bottle, imagine yourself feeling energised, inspired, and excited about the things that truly matter to you.
Ways to Use It
• Dress red or orange candles.
• Bless creative tools.
• Use before starting a new project.
• Add to confidence rituals.
5. Attraction Oil
Despite its name, Attraction Oil isn’t about making someone fall in love with you.
To me, attraction begins with authenticity. When we feel comfortable in ourselves, we’re naturally more open to meaningful relationships, positive opportunities, and genuine connections.
This blend focuses on welcoming healthy energy into your life rather than chasing something that isn’t meant for you.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml carrier oil
• Rose petals
• Jasmine
• Orange peel
• Cinnamon
• Moonstone or Rose Quartz (optional)
Why These Ingredients?
Jasmine has long been associated with attraction, confidence, and joyful relationships.
Orange peel encourages optimism and positive energy.
Rose represents love, compassion, and emotional openness.
Cinnamon supports warmth, confidence, and personal magnetism.
Moonstone encourages intuition and emotional balance.
How to Make It
Prepare the infusion before charging the finished bottle with the intention of attracting healthy, positive experiences into your life.
Rather than focusing on a specific person, focus on becoming the version of yourself that’s ready to welcome genuine love and meaningful relationships.
Ways to Use It
• Dress pink candles.
• Bless jewellery.
• Use before dates or social gatherings.
• Include in confidence rituals.
6. Harmony Oil
Every relationship experiences difficult moments.
Misunderstandings happen.
Stress builds up.
Life gets busy.
Harmony Oil isn’t about pretending conflict doesn’t exist. It’s about encouraging patience, compassion, forgiveness, and honest communication while reminding us that strong relationships are built through understanding rather than perfection.
You’ll Need
• 100 ml carrier oil
• Lavender
• Chamomile
• Lemon balm
• Rose petals
• Rosemary
Why These Ingredients?
Lavender encourages peace and emotional balance.
Chamomile promotes calm and understanding.
Lemon balm supports communication and emotional healing.
Rose symbolises compassion and unconditional love.
Rosemary brings clarity and honesty.
How to Make It
Prepare the oil as described in the main guide.
As you charge the bottle, focus on creating peace, understanding, and healthy communication within your relationships.
Imagine conversations filled with kindness, respect, and empathy.
Ways to Use It
• Dress white or pink candles.
• Bless family photographs.
• Use during reconciliation rituals.
• Place a small bottle in your sacred space as a reminder to choose compassion whenever possible.
Final Thoughts
Love looks different for every person. Sometimes it’s found in a lifelong partner, sometimes in a friendship that feels like family, sometimes in the quiet relationship we’re learning to build with ourselves.
That’s one of the reasons I wanted this collection to celebrate more than romance.
Love exists in kindness, forgiveness, shared laughter, honest conversations, healthy boundaries, and the small everyday moments that remind us we’re connected to one another.
As your practice grows, don’t be afraid to adapt these recipes to reflect your own experiences. Swap herbs that hold special meaning, experiment with different scents, and create blends that feel authentic to your own path.
The most meaningful magical oil will never be the one that follows someone else’s recipe perfectly. It will be the one that carries your own intention, your own story, and a little piece of your heart.
Happy crafting, and may your life always be filled with love in all its beautiful forms. 🌹✨