What You Should Know About Reed Diffuser Oil Usage

What you should know about reed diffuser oil usage: there are many different types of reeds, reed sizes and lifespans that you will benefit from understanding when you are putting together your wonderful source of aromatherapy for the home.

Reeds come in different widths and lengths. Well, the diameters of the reeds do not differ too much. Some are available in 2.75mm, while others are available in 3mm. When looking at the reed description for many packages, it is not often that the diameter will be listed. This is because this factor does not affect the ability for the reed diffuser oil to be transported really.

What is more important is the length of the reeds and the height of the jar containing the reed diffuser oil. Naturally, you will want the length to be at least as high as the top of the jar.

You may find packages ranging from 5 inches to even 11 inches. The beauty is that you can cut the stems down to your desired height, or you can leave them at the natural length. The stems will fill in the jar and hold themselves quite nicely.

How many stems should you have diffusing?

About a dozen or so will be a sufficient amount of sticks to hold in the jar. At that rate, plenty of scent will be diffused.

How much oil you should pour into the reed diffuser oil jar will depend on the size of the jar itself. If you have a 10oz jar, you will want to start off with at least half (which is 5oz). You will want to coat not only the bottom of the reeds, but the sides of the diffuser as well.

When the bottom and the lower sides of the diffuser stems are coated, the scientific process can begin much faster and the oil can travel up faster.

Eventually, you will find that there is still plenty of oil in the jar, but you are not seeing it travel up the stems to the top. If you have been using the diffuser sticks for a really long time, then it is reasonable for the sticks to be saturated with the oil. There will be no room in the porous material for new oil to travel up.

At this point, you can replace the sticks with new ones, and the reed diffuser oil will travel right on up as usual.

However, one thing to note is the quality of the reed diffuser oil in the first place. While it is reasonable for the sticks to be saturated, it is also an indicator of the thickness of the oil. The right kind of diffuser oil usually will not clog.

While you want to be frugal and maximize on the aromatic effects of the oils, you should keep in mind that it is not a good idea to try to "dilute" the oil by adding some water. It will actually change the composition of the oil, since oil and water do not mix. (The saying is true, the two don't mix!)