How to use an essential oil diffuser

Video: How to Diffuse Essential Oils 🌱(And Why You’d Want To)

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Whether you are on aromatherapy or simply want to make a home fragrance, an essential oil diffuser is a great way to enjoy your favorite fragrance. You can use a home essential oil diffuser quite easily by plugging it into a jar containing the essential oil blend. Oil is sucked up into the grooves of the diffuser, and when the oil reaches the tip of the rod, the fragrance spreads throughout the room. As long as the essential oils and substrates are present, all you need are just diffusers and the essential oil bottle with a small mouth.

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Part 1 of 3: Choosing a material

Find a bottle with a small mouth. Start by finding a suitable container. Choose a jar about 12-15 cm high with a small mouth made of ceramic, glass, stainless steel, terracotta or wood. Do not use a plastic bottle, as essential oils can react with the plastic.
- Small-mouthed jars will help reduce water evaporation. If the water evaporates a lot, the concentration of the essential oil will be higher and the scent will be very strong.
- If the jar has a cork, you can make a hole in the cork. This is one of the best ways to limit water evaporation.
- You can use your creativity to choose an essential oil diffuser to match the color of the room, or even decorate the bottle beautifully.
- Handicraft shops often sell glass jars and jars of all sizes at low prices.
Buy an essential oil diffuser. Buy an essential oil diffuser online or at a health care store. Use a new one, as the old one loses its effectiveness once the oil is saturated with oil.
- The essential oil diffuser should be long enough to protrude slightly above the vial or flask. The stick should be many centimeters above the top of the jar. You can increase your diffusing aroma by using a stick about twice the length of the bottle or more.
- Commercially available essential oil diffusers are usually 25, 30 and 38 cm long.
- You can also use bamboo sticks, but rattan is usually more likely to give off flavor.
Choose an essential oil. Choose the essential oils you like. Make sure to use 100% concentrated oil; otherwise, the scent will not be strong enough. You can use just one oil or combine 2 or 3 complementary scents.
- Some essential oil blends that go hand in hand are lavender and peppermint, orange and vanilla, mint and patchouli, chamomile, and lavender.
- Lavender, jasmine, orange blossom and geranium have relaxing aromas.
- Peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, lemon, basil and ginger are the scents of the mood.
- Chamomile, orange, sandalwood, lavender and marjoram are great anti-anxiety scents.
Choose a carrier oil. Conductive oil is a neutral oil combined with essential oils, helping to dilute the essential oil so that the scent is not too strong. Safflower and almond oils are popular carrier oils. If you do not want to buy conductive oil, you can use water mixed with a little alcohol with at least 90% concentration.
- You can use rubbing alcohol, perfume alcohol or vodka mixed with water to replace the carrier oil.
- Popular carrier oils include almond oil, safflower, rosemary, sandalwood, anise, cloves, cinnamon, orange or grapefruit.
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Part 2 of 3: Plug in the essential oil diffuser

Measure ¼ cup of carrier oil. Pour ¼ cup (60 ml) of oil into the measuring cup. If using water and alcohol, mix ¼ cup (60 ml) of water with 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of alcohol.
- You can change the amount of the carrier oil slightly if you use a small bottle, but remember that the ratio between the carrier oil and the essential oil should be 85:15. For example, with small vials, you can reduce the ratio to 17: 1. If you want a stronger fragrance, mix it at around 75:25.
- Note that the water and vodka mixture will evaporate faster than the conductor oil, so you will have to pour in more.
Add 25-30 drops of essential oil. Add 25-30 drops of selected essential oil or oil to the measuring beaker. If you are using 2 different types of essential oils, you can add 15 drops of one and 15 drops of the other.
Mix the oil. Gently stir the oil mixture in the measuring beaker evenly by shaking it in a circular motion or stirring with a spatula.
Pour the oil mixture into the jar. Carefully pour the oil mixture into the small-mouthed jar of your choice. If the measuring cup doesn't have a filling mouth, you can use a funnel to pour the liquid into the jar.
Plug in the essential oil diffuser. Spread the essential oil sticks wide instead of bunching them all to the side. So. the essential oil diffuser will work more efficiently. advertisement

Part 3 of 3: Using an essential oil diffuser

Turn the end of the rod after 1 hour. Plug the diffuser in the oil for 1 hour, then remove and turn the tip of the stick so that the tip dries up in the essential oil. This way, both ends of the stick are soaked in the essential oil and will quickly begin the flavoring process.
- You should start to notice the aroma of the essential oils after about a day.
Island essential oils every week. Gently stir the essential oils in the bottle about once a week to make sure the essential oil blend is evenly mixed. If using water and vodka as a base, you can stir it twice a week.
Turn the tip of the stick every few days. After the first turn, be sure to turn the tip of the stick regularly every 3-4 days. This prevents the stick from drying out and the essential oil continues to release its fragrance.
- You can turn the tip of the stick when you stir the oil or at other times.
Pour more oil when the scent starts to fade. After about a month, you should notice that the scent of the essential oils seems to fade, even though you often turn the tip of the stick. Look at the bottle or jar to see how much oil is left and add the amount of the evaporated oil. Don't forget the 75-85 / 15-25 ratio between the carrier oil and the essential oil.
- If you are using alcohol and water as a base, you may need to add the base mixture more than once per month. Remember to mix with an 85/15 mixture of water-alcohol and essential oils.
Replace the essential oil diffuser once a month. After about a month, you may notice the diffusers are soaked in oil. Replace the strip every month or when you find it is oil-saturated.
- Oil usually darkens the stick a bit more, so if you see all the sticks are darker then you know the stick is saturated.
- A diffuser, once saturated, will no longer work to diffuse essential oils, so you will need to replace it regularly.
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Advice

Be sure to turn the tip of the stick and stir the oil evenly, otherwise the diffusers may not work as well as you want them to.
If you use a diffuser as aromatherapy, consider the properties of the essential oils to choose which oil to use. For example, oils like lavender and jasmine have a relaxing effect, while peppermint and lemon help cheer the mind.