What you’ll need:
- An up cycled or new glass bottle
- 4-5 (or more) Diffuser reeds
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup of carrier oil
- A splash of vodka, just to loosen things up a bit.
- 20 drops of essential oil for every 1/4 cup of carrier
What you’ll do:
- Add the liquids to the glass container, stir well with one of the sticks.
- Once combined, drop in your desired amount of essential oils. Stir again.
- Place reeds into glass container, and allow to absorb some of the liquids.
- After about an hour, flip them over.
- Turn the reeds over every 5 days, to encourage the smell to waft through your space.
- Refill as needed with additional carrier and essential oils.
To gift this idea simply blend your essential oils in a 5ml bottle. Package the skewers and bottle separately and include instructions above, have your recipient add the blend to the olive oil and they can “make” the gift themselves. A great DIY to share as a gift for your neighbors or for that holiday party as a hostess gift!
A few scent ideas to get you started:
- Christmas tree: 15 drops fir needle or pine plus 5 drops sweet orange
- Spicy citrus: 8 drops sweet orange, 8 drops lemon, 3 drops cinnamon leaf, 1 drops clove bud
- Warm & cozy: 8 drops cinnamon leaf, 8 drops sweet orange, 3 drops vanilla, 1 drops nutmeg
- Home for the holidays: 10 drops sweet orange, 7 drops cinnamon leaf, 3 drops pine
- The great outdoors: 12 drops fir needle, 5 drops sweet orange, 2 drops nutmeg
Really Easy Reed Diffusers