Uses of Aroma Oil

HOW TO USE AROMA OILS

There are many ways to use aroma oils depending on the benefits you want to experience.

1. Using with Tea Light Aroma Burner

An oil burner is an ancient method of scenting a room. To use an oil burner, place 3-5 drops of the oil together with some water into the top of an oil burner until it's 1/2-3/4 of the way full. Place the burner in a safe location, away from children, pets or burning hazards. Light the candle at the base of the burner. The oil/water mixture will start to heat and evaporate, scenting the room.

Caution - Be careful not to put too much oil into the burner mix, or it can cause throat and sinus irritation.

2. Using with Electric Aroma Burner

To use an electric oil burner, place 3-5 drops of the oil together with some water into the top of an oil burner until it's 1/2-3/4 of the way full. Place the burner in a safe location, away from children, pets or burning hazards. Power the aroma burner. The oil/water mixture will start to heat and evaporate, scenting the room.

Caution - Be careful not to put too much oil into the burner mix, or it can cause throat and sinus irritation.

3. Create your own air freshener

Add a few drops of fragrance oils to a plastic spray bottle, then fill with water. Shake the bottle well to mix the oil into the water. You can then spray 2-3 times into the air to spread the scent into any room.

Be careful not to spray into the eyes of any people or pets.

The spray should come out in a fine mist, not a sharp stream. The water is simply a carrier for the oil.

4. Using with Reed Diffuser

Pick a reed diffuser of your choice from Aromaance or you may simply make one of your own referring to the article.

In a glass measuring cup, add 1/4 cup of your carrier oil or 1/3 cup distilled water. Add about 25-30 drops of essential / aroma oils. Add the alcohol and stir thoroughly to help it bind with the oils. Be sure to keep stirring until it's all incorporated well. Add the mixture to your jar / reed pot. Insert the reed sticks into the jar. After a few hours, flip the sticks over and insert the dry end into the jar to saturate the other end. Continue to swirl the jar and flip the sticks over about every week or so until the scent has diminished. Then, you can just add some more essential / aroma oils to the mix, swirl, and start again!

5. Using with Humidifier

To use the aroma / essential oils with humidifiers, you may want to add few drops (depending on room size and oil type) to the medicine cup and fill the water with distilled or clean water. Simply power plug the device and enjoy the warm mist filled with fragrance of your choice.

Caution: You never want to use Aroma / Essential oils to cold mist humidifiers. If you want to use essential / aroma oils, we would rather suggest you to use our warm mist humidifiers. Warm mist humidifiers heat the water and therefore don’t use ultrasonic technology. They also feature a medicine cup on the mist lid, which is specifically for essential oil use. We encourage cleaning your warm mist humidifier regularly with white vinegar and water, especially when using essential oils regularly.

6. To scent your potpourri

Put about a teaspoon of essential / aroma oil into a tiny spray bottle and add 2 or 3 ounces of rubbing alcohol or Vodka and shake. Fill your potpourri in a plastic bag. Now just spray this on to your potpourri. Close the mouth of plastic bag and keep it for few hours. Ta Daa,.. Your potpourri is ready and further can be spread on the bowl of your choice and decorate the way you want it with great scent.

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7. Add fragrance oils to baking soda for carpet cleaner

Take a new container (1 lb) of baking soda and add a few drops of your favorite fragrance oil. Mix the oil in well, and allow to soak for 24 hours. You can now shake this mixture onto your carpet for a carpet cleaner. Shake lightly across the full area of the carpet you intend to clean. Allow the mixture to sit in the carpet fibers for 30-60 minutes, then vacuum.

You can substitute corn starch for baking soda.

Apply to a small area of carpet if you're not sure how your carpet will react to the mixture. Most carpets will be fine.

8. Cover foot odor by adding oil to shoes

Adding a drop of fragrance oil to the insole of your shoes will help cover unpleasant shoe odor.

If the shoe odor is caused by foot fungus or infection, adding fragrance oil will not address the source of the foot odor. However, it may help cover the bad smell while your foot heals.

You can also wipe the interior of your shoe with a paper towel that has been moistened with fragrance oils.

Be aware that some shoe materials may be damaged by oils. Use oils sparingly on shoes, and test with a small amount of oil at first.

9. Apply fragrance oil to stationery

Creating a love note with a special scent is a memorable romantic gesture. Place a few drops of fragrance oil onto a paper towel. Fold the paper towel, and place into a plastic bag. Put the stationery into the bag, and seal.

The fragrance oil should permeate the stationery.

If your stationery comes in a box, a small oiled square of paper placed in the box will scent the whole stationery set.

Scent your envelopes in the same way.

10. Make your own dryer sheet

Cut an old white tee-shirt into 5-inch squares. Each square is a natural fabric sheet. Add 3-5 drops of fragrance oil to the cotton square, and place it into the dryer with your clothes. Your clothes will be laced with the fragrance as they dry.

Each cotton sheet can be reused 2-3 times, adding 3 fresh drops of oil before each use.

Wash the sheet, and reapply a new kind of oil if you like. This dryer sheet can be reused many times before it must be thrown away.

The oil helps with static clean as well as providing a pleasant scent.

11. Freshen your drawers with fragrance oils

Add a fabric sheet lightly scented with fragrant oil to a sour drawer or closet to scent your clothes or linens. You can also tuck a cotton ball moistened with your favorite fragrance oil into the corner of your drawer.

Because this scent will be quite strong, use the oil sparingly.

You can use different scents in different drawers or closets. Perhaps a floral scent in the underwear drawer, and a fresh, "spring rain"-like scent in the linen closet. Experiment to find the scents you enjoy the most!

12. Make scented sachet for your drawers

Cut a 6-7 inch square of color-fast cloth. In a small dish, add a drop of fragrance oil to 1/8 cup of baking soda. Mix well, and place the mixture onto a square of fabric. Pull the corners of the fabric together, and tie in place with a ribbon.

The sachet can be tucked into any drawer or hung in a closet.

This scented sachet can help with bad smelling drawers. It can also keep moths out of woolens.

13. Add fragrance oil to unscented shampoo or lotion

Fragrance oil can lend its scent to any unscented body care cream, including shampoo or lotion. Add 7-10 drops of fragrance oil per ounce of unscented body care product.

Using more fragrance oil creates a stronger scented product. Less oil results in a milder scent.

Be careful to use oils that don't cause problems for your skin or hair type. Test on a small area before spreading liberally. If your skin or hair has negative reaction, discontinue use.

14. Use essential oils for aromatherapy

Fragrance oils smell lovely, but have no real therapeutic value. Essential oils contain the true essence of the flowers, herbs, roots, or resins. Unlike fragrance oils, essential oils have not been cut with any kind of carrier oil.

Fragrance oils can lift the spirits simply by smelling good.

Because essential oils are distilled in small batches from local regions, their consistency varies. For crafters seeking to develop a consistent product, this can be a challenge. Some crafters choose to use fragrance oils when possible in order for more predictable consistency.

15. Making home made soaps and fragrance candles.

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