Homemade Reed Diffuser Oils

You can make your own homemade reed diffuser oil.

Reed diffusers are a popular gift and make an effective and decorative air freshener in your home. Most people enjoy having candles to scent their homes in lovely fragrances, but candles can be dangerous if you leave a room or forget to blow them out. Commercial air fresheners can be expensive and some take up needed electrical outlets. Once you purchase a reed diffuser and the oil evaporates, it can be costly to replace, so making your homemade reed diffuser oil is a wise way to save money and personalize the scent.

Things You'll Need

• Carrier oil, such as mineral, safflower or almond oil
• Essential oil or your choice, or you can mix two or three
• Vodka

Instructions

1. Pour approximately ¼ cup of carrier oil into your empty diffuser bottle. You can use safflower, mineral or almond oil. If you do not already have a reed diffuser, you can use any little glass or vase container with a small neck opening. The smaller opening forces the oils to travel up the reeds and there is less chance of evaporation via the bottle neck.

2. Add approximately 12 drops of your favorite essential oil to the carrier oil in the bottle. The carrier oil to essential oil ratio depends on the size of the bottle and how strong you want the fragrance.

3. Pour in a splash of vodka. This will help the oil mixture diffuse through the wood reeds. You can purchase diffuser reeds inexpensively at a hobby and craft store or substitute bamboo skewers used for shish kabobs--they work just as well.

4. Stick the bottom of the reeds into the oil and leave them there for at least an hour. Remove them at that time, turn them over and place the other ends back into the oil. This will help get the fragrance going up the reeds.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep enough oil in the homemade reed diffuser to cover at least a couple of inches of the reeds.

• You can purchase essential oils in a pharmacy or hobby and craft store. Mineral oil can be found at drugstores or discount stores.

References

• Tip Nut; Homemade Reed Diffusers: How--To & Tips

Resources

• All Free Crafts: Homemade Air Fresheners