Diffusers?
A diffuser is a ‘tool’ which you can
use as a method of helping diffuse the molecules of an essential oil into the
air.The diffuser enables you to best use the affects of the aromatherapy
treatment as you breath in your ordinary air.
Tissues
One of the simplest methods of diffusion is through a tissue or
handkerchief. The tissue has several small drops of the oil placed onto it but
this tissue will carry the molecules wherever you take the tissue. It is
extremely portable and can be tucked into a pocket and taken with you through
your day, unobtrusive and portable.
Steam
Diffusion
Steam diffusion is another method. You can boil a few cups of
water and pour it into a bowl. Several drops of the oil will be placed into the
bowl. The fact that the water is already hot will keep the water releasing
steam into the air.
However, this steam will now carry the essential oils with it,
this is a relaxing why to try to use Aromatherapy and can be a perfect
compliment to a spa treatment or a massage treatment.
Candle
diffusion
In this method you light a candle and allow it to burn for a few
minutes. After a little while, put out the candle and place a drop of the oil
into the melted wax and then relight the candle. Be very careful, as essential
oils are extremely
flammable! You want to keep the oil in the wax and not near the
flames to prevent them from catching on fire. This is not a good method for
therapeutic aromatherapy as heat can destroy important properties of the oils.
Fan
diffusion
This can also be quite effective. In this method, a fan diffusers
uses the fan to blow the essential oil into the air. The fan blows across a
disposable pad or tray that is placed within the overall system. The air blown
from the fan carries across the tray, lifting particles of the oil into the
air..
How should Essential Oils be Stored?
One
important key fact to note about essential oils is that they do not go bad.
Therefore, storing them can be quite simple with some careful precautions. They
are commonly sold in small bottles but if you are making your own blends, you
can find different sized bottles to use (keep in mind that if your blend has a
perishable oil in it, this limits your ability to store it).
While essential
oils do not go bad, they can lose their effectiveness and deteriorate. Some oils may
even oxidize and lose both aroma and therapeutic benefits, but this is not true
for all oils. It is best to keep your oils in a translucent (but not
transparent) bottle.
Amber or
blue bottles are best for this because they will diffuse the light that will
try to get in to the oils. Dark glass is always best for storing all of your
aromatherapy items, particularly those, which can cause photo toxicity as they
are more susceptible to the adverse effects of light.
In fact,
it is such an issue that you use dark glass that you should not purchase an
oils sold in clear containers. You will not be able to ascertain how long this
oil was in a clear container and it could have been exposed to light and lost its
potency already. Look out for containers that use rubber stoppers as well.
While this may seem to be extremely convenient, a rubber stopper can get turned
gummy from the highly concentrated oil and should always be kept out of the
bottle itself. Keeping this oil in a bottwill ensure that you do not get access
oil breakouts.
Another
key thing to be aware of is that aluminum bottles can be used for storing as
long as they are lined on the interior. Anything that is not lined should not
be used.
Keep your
essential oils in a dark, cool location where they are away from the sunlight
and kept in a relatively low temperature (not refrigerated or frozen). This is
the best way to ensure they will last as long as possible. Heat is likely to
accelerate deterioration as is sunlight, and this can cause your oils to go
bad.
It is my
hope, that armed with this information, you will now be able to enjoy the
benefits that aromatherapy can bring to your life.
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