Guest guest Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 , The easiest, lowest tech way to scent a room with oils is to put a drop or two on a tissue (kleenex). It holds its scent for a long time...a day or two depending on the oil and of course gets less intense with time. I have been doing it this way in my home for many years. You can either fold up to tissue or leave it loosely rumpled. Just keep it out of reach so someone doesn't try to blow their nose with it. If you want to marry your blends you should probably invest in some small bottles made for e/o's. Many e/o suppliers carry them and I like pilotvials.com too. For blends you want to 'drop' make sure you get bottles with reducers. These slow the flow of the oil so you can just put one drop at a time. You may also want to get some 2 ml sample vials to do a smaller version of a blend until you know which oils you want to mix in larger amounts. I like to marry my oils for at least a week, longer is better. You can then use your blends in a carrier oil, like jojoba if you want to apply some to someone's skin or give them a little massage. I know when my friend's son was passing due to cancer, the whole family loved when their hospice worker gave him a foot rub using lavender oil. Why not use a blend as a foot massage oil (which this person may have well been doing). My friend said her son was so relaxed afterward and they all enjoyed the aroma. You would just add your blend to some carrier/massage oil in a percentage that works for you. Some like less scent, some like more. I think you mentioned that you already use lavender in a massage oil? Peace, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 dear , if you already have lemon and orange e.o. than you are half the way in making the natural scent diffuser. I live in Italy and do not know where to buy wood sticks in USA in so small quantities: maybe you'd better to buy some hawful chinese-made wood stick diffuser for some dollars, throw away in the rubbish the entire bottle with that horrible chemical scent inside and keep the wood sticks to use them in your 100% natural scent diffuser. maybe in USA the foodstuff shops sell also bottles of 95 or 96% alimentary alcool, which would fit superbly to mix the oils. blend the oils at your own will, or let the children decide (you could involve them in making the diffuser, but I do not know if the hospital will let you work with flammables like alcohol inside the rooms!). both adults and children will love the blend with the citrus fragrances or the cocoa. there is no need to diversify. NOTE: the mix with e.o. and alcohol is pretty volatile and a 200 ml bottle will end within 4/5 weeks if you turn upside down the wood sticks 2 times a week. you can slower the diffusion by slowly adding some distilled water, but in this case you can cause the liquid to turn opaque and maybe some grounds will also appear on the bottom of the bottle. (well, this will not turn to be a smelling problem - the quality remain ther same, it is just an image problem!) hope I was clear ciao, Dany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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