The Do-it-yourself Diffuser

Forget expensive essential oil diffusing derives. You may be surprised how easy it is to create your own, that not only gets the job done but does it in beautiful style. The ingredients are simple and can be found at most any craft store. First, decide what essential oils you will be using. This will depend on the mood or task you wish to accomplish. A bedroom may want to be restful (lavender) or romantic (rose). It can even be both by blending essential oils together. The bathroom may need to be fresh, clean smelling (peppermint) or invigorating (tangerine). The kitchen can always use citrus to cover up unwanted food smells, such as lemon, orange, lime or grapefruit. Once you create your diffuser it will be a good idea to not change the essential oils. Instead create one for each sent you want to use. This is especially true of pungent essential oils such as peppermint and geranium which will often overpower anything you try to blend with it. The items you will need are quite simple and include:

Polymer or air drying clay

Sea glass or gel crystals

Glass container (having a lid with holes if a great advantage)

Essential oil of choice

The hardest part is creating the clay pieces. This is of course not hard at all. These should be about a half of an inch long and wide and about 1/8 inches thick. They are best made into cubes. Follow the packages directions for curing times. Once cured and hard, soak them in the essential oil (uncut) of your choice. Now as the base you can either use sea glass which is very pretty or gel crystals. You will need to soak the gel crystals in water before use and they will require maintenance as they dry out over time. Sea glass is less work in the long run. After soaking the clay pieces, mix them and the sea glass together and place into your glass receptacle. If it hasn’t a lid, you can use a doily or plastic wrap with holes poked in it. This will keep the essential oil from dissipating too quickly. You will be surprised at how well this device works and the length of time the scent lingers. You can even replace the sea glass or gel crystals with other basses such as potpourri, course sea salt or sand. The option is yours!

-MAM

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