Diffusers - essential oil safety

[DaddyX]

I was at an essential oils in the cancer care environment workshop last weekend and one of the very interesting subjects that came up in the conversation was the use of diffusers. Diffusers are used for various different reasons along with the obvious one of having a nice smell in the air. Depending on the oils used the action may be anti-viral, anti-infectious etc, disguising malodours etc. Rhiannon Harris recommends that after 15 mins a diffuser has put enough oil vapours into the air to be effective and it should then be turned off (or blown out as the case may be) and only put on for 5-10 mins per hour thereafter. She recommends that an electric diffuser set on a timer is the most efficient and safest way of vapourising the oils.

An example that was used was a Doctors surgery.
It was recommended that the diffuser be set to work throughout the night and not used during the day. 1 hour on then 5-10 mins per hour. The action of the diffuser during the night would clean the air of microbes.

It was also recommended that if using a vicks steam inhaler or similar that only 1 drop of a blend be used. The reason was that inhaling too high a dose can actually lead to retention of secretions.

I came across the following link on facebook and it looks really good. Jane Buckle has even left a testimonial for it. The devise is ultrasonic and the Essential Oils are not affected by heat. I wonder if it is on sale on this side of the world.

Buy Ultrasonic Diffuser, Essential Oils, Nebulizer :: Plant Extracts Inc.
www.plantextractsinc.com

The course certainly gave plenty of food for thought. I for one will be much more aware of how long my burner is on. As Therapists we are more at risk of becoming allergic or sensitive to our oils than our clients are because we have a much greater exposure.

Namaste
Aroma Amethyst

 

[Mike Lar]

Hi,

We've got an ultrasonic diffuser and that was bought in the UK. I can't remember the make of it, but it looks like a little volcano. You just lift the top off, fill up to the line with water, add a few drops of essential oil and put the top back, then switch on. Immediately the fine mist rises from it and starts filling the room. A very effective way to disperse oils into the air.

I'm sure if you look around (perhaps on Amazon as a starting point) you'll find some different ones.

All Love and Reiki Hugs

 

[Tess]

I bought my ultrasonic diffuser from Alan Howell @ www.shechina.co.uk I got the biger one with the timer. I love it and so does my husband. Oh and you only need to use 3 drops of oil, so you save money and you can use Rose should you feel like it.

Cheers, Sue

 

[Chelsea Brooks]

Hopefully the moderators will allow this post as I don't sell online, so I'm not looking to make commercial gain from this post, merely sharing my experience.

I've had my first delivery of the ZenBow shown on the link supplied by Sue this week and have been experimenting with one for the last 2-3 days so that I could talk to my customers about it from a position of experience. I have to say I prefer it to an oil burner, the smell of the oils seems "fresher" and you really do only need 2-3 drops of oil, so it's quite economical too especially if you like using some of the more expensive oils. Today I've been using it with no fragrance, just for the ionising and humidifying effect, and already I can really feel a difference, as can my partner. I have to say that in just a few days I'm a convert and can't imagine going back to an oil burner!

Funnily enough AromaAmethyst, the first one I sold was being taken back to Ireland!

Hope that helps

With love,
Amber

 

[simi_krishna2003]

I havea a Rio nebuliser, it's amazing, this one too only needs 3 drops of EO, I can change the settings as well, usually have it on for a while, probably shouldn't but I love it lol

 

[OMG seeds!]

Hi guys,
thanks for all the thoughts on diffusers, will have a look at them.

The other thing was the safety aspect of us as therapists using oils in a burner for hours on end. Plus the fact that most people put a lot of drops in the burner to begin with and top it up as soon as they cannot smell the scent anymore. As we know once you get used to the smell you don't smell it, whereas someone just coming in to the room will smell it very well. The point is that as the air is laden with vapours we may be doing more harm than good. Any thoughts ................

 

[xoxo ?]

Well, with the diffuser, the few drops you put in is enough to last for the amount of water in it. The instructions for the appliance will usually tell you how long the measure of water should last, so you'll know not to leave it on longer than that.

Yes, it's possible to keep pumping out more than you need, if you were to keep topping it up, but common sense usually prevails I would have thought for most people, especially if you've read the instructions.

All Love and Reiki Hugs

 

[tnalliah@rogers.com]

True true Energylz ... I am always careful and I think we need to remember just how powerful our little bottles of magic are

 

[cricketlady]

Mine broke yesterday, has completely stopped misting

 

[choney]

crikey, i put about 15-20 drops in my aromastone and keep it on for days just topping it up!!!!!

 

[Pompal 09.]

Hi what's the difference between a diffuser and a revilatsor for example this one on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRESH-AIR-GLOBE-PURIFIER-IONISER-HUMIDIFIER-LED-LIGHT-/160483506367?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Natural_AlternativeTherapies&hash=item255d8ff8bf
thanks

 

[keezy]

Hi Atlantic Pearl,
As far as I know you cannot use pure essential oils with the revitaliser. You use special blends sold by the manufacturer. The oils are too heavy I think

Aroma Amethyst