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.

Rubbing alcohol or vodka. 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. 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. Mix the essential oils and carrier oil together in the glass container.

Diffuser reeds are relatively easy to come by and inexpensive but other materials in your home might work well at doing the same task. Reeds or bamboo skewers. The base or carrier oil is the backbone of our diy diffuser oil. Stick in 5 8 reed diffuser sticks.

Narrow neck glass bottle. You can also cut off the pointed ends of bamboo skewers if you have extras on hand. The base oil will also carry your essential oils up the diffuser reeds so that they can diffuse into the air. Place the diffuser sticks in the container.

Freshen your home naturally. There are just two problems. 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. You can recycle an old reed diffuser bottle and make it new again with one of these recipes or start from scratch.

To make my homemade diffuser more decorative i used chair caning supplies. It is fairly simple to create a diy reed diffuser you just need a few ingredients. This diy reed diffuser is a great natural air freshener for your home and it s a lot cheaper than store bought. Flip the reeds or skewers after one hour or when half saturated.

Reed oil diffusers otherwise known as stick diffusers look chic and make your home smell great. Without the base oil your homemade reed diffuser would be overpoweringly strong. 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. How to make a reed diffuser.

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. I make my own essential oil reed diffusers. Continue to flip the sticks every few days to refresh the scent. Unfinished balsa wood or uncoated chopsticks for example are things you might already have on hand.