Diy Reed Diffuser Sticks

All you need is a glass container with a narrow opening to slow evaporation 1 4 cup of a light oil like apricot kernel oil or safflower oil.

Diy reed diffuser sticks.

Narrow neck glass bottle. To make my homemade diffuser more decorative i used chair caning supplies. You can recycle an old reed diffuser bottle and make it new again with one of these recipes or start from scratch. It will take a while for the oil to travel up the sticks so speed up the process by flipping the sticks after several hours.

Mix the essential oils and carrier oil together in the glass container. 15 20 drops essential oil see below for 11 of my favorite spring essential oils blends 2 tbsp of alcohol to help oils travel up reeds vodka works great reed sticks. Reeds or bamboo skewers. You can also cut off the pointed ends of bamboo skewers if you have extras on hand.

Stick in 5 8 reed diffuser sticks. Without the base oil your homemade reed diffuser would be overpoweringly strong. Freshen your home naturally. Reed oil diffusers otherwise known as stick diffusers look chic and make your home smell great.

I make my own essential oil reed diffusers. The oils are effectively sucked up the channels in the reeds and when they reach the top of the reeds the scent is dispersed throughout the room. There are just two problems. Pop a homemade reed diffuser in the bathroom bedroom and anywhere you might have company hanging around so that everyone will say gosh your house smells amazing my home is inferior to yours much to their envy and your delight.

Rubbing alcohol or vodka. It is fairly simple to create a diy reed diffuser you just need a few ingredients. Rattan reeds or bamboo skewer sticks essential oils. How to make a reed diffuser.

Flip the reeds or skewers after one hour or when half saturated. Place the diffuser sticks in the container. This oil will help to water down the essential oils that you choose to use. The base oil will also carry your essential oils up the diffuser reeds so that they can diffuse into the air.

This diy reed diffuser is a great natural air freshener for your home and it s a lot cheaper than store bought. You can find reed diffuser sticks online pretty inexpensively but if you have bamboo skewers in the kitchen or craft room just trim off the pointy ends before use. Unfinished balsa wood or uncoated chopsticks for example are things you might already have on hand. Continue to flip the sticks every few days to refresh the scent.