- 1). Pour approximately ¼ cup of carrier oil into your empty diffuser bottle. You can use safflower, mineral or almond oil. If you do not already have a reed diffuser, you can use any little glass or vase container with a small neck opening. The smaller opening forces the oils to travel up the reeds and there is less chance of evaporation via the bottle neck.
- 2). Add approximately 12 drops of your favorite essential oil to the carrier oil in the bottle. The carrier oil to essential oil ratio depends on the size of the bottle and how strong you want the fragrance.
- 3). Pour in a splash of vodka. This will help the oil mixture diffuse through the wood reeds. You can purchase diffuser reeds inexpensively at a hobby and craft store or substitute bamboo skewers used for shish kabobs--they work just as well.
- 4). Stick the bottom of the reeds into the oil and leave them there for at least an hour. Remove them at that time, turn them over and place the other ends back into the oil. This will help get the fragrance going up the reeds.
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