This Simple DIY Oil Diffuser is Natural and Effective!

By
Emily H
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Oil diffusers are great to have around the house, especially in places like the bathroom and laundry room to keep everything smelling fresh and clean. The ones you can buy at the stores are not always so natural though and have strange and often too strong odors. So, if you want the same effect but with easy and natural ingredients, try out this DIY project!

Tools

For this project, you will need an empty jar or bottle, whatever essential oil you like, and rattan reeds, which are used to diffuse the smell. If you can’t find them, you can also use cooking skewers.

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DIY OIL DIFFUSER 🌿🍊 Some days ago I made this oil diffuser with recycled ingredients in my home. It is completely natural and cheap! 😊 I used this glass bottle from a face serum that I have dismantled, then I poured in some sunflower oil (you can use whatever refined oil you have, I found 2 new bottles in this house left from the previous occupants) and 50 drops of my favourite essential oils: orange, lemongrass and lavender 😍 In the other pictures you can see that at first I cut some wood waxing spatulas, which work fine! But then I decided to invest 70 cents 😁 and buy some skewers, since I want to make another diffuser for my bathroom and they look much more elegant 🌸 The smell is very strong and they work as good as the conventional ones! But they are environment-friendly, almost zero waste and VERY VERY cheap 💰 Let me know if you try it! #greenshift #ecofriendly #diyhomeprojects #recycle #oildiffuser #diyoildiffuser #projectempties #pancommunity

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Instructions

  1. Take 1/4 cup of warm to hot water and pour it into whatever vessel you are using.
  2. Drop in 30 drops of the essential oil or blend of oils you will be using.
  3. Finally, take at least 5 reeds and stick them into the vessel. You can use more if you want there to be more of a smell in the room, but you do really need at least 5.
  4. After about 5 days or a week, flip the reeds so that they can release more of the mixture that they’ve absorbed.
  5. Enjoy in your own home or give them away as gifts to friends!