These are so cute to have around but they can be so expensive. They might be hard to give as a gift since it's a liquid that you have to put in an open bottle but you might want to make some of these to make your house smell pretty for the holiday season!
What you need:
- Empty small glass bottle
- Baby Oil
- Skewers, dowels, or reed diffuser rods
- Essential Oils
Here is a picture of what you need. I used plain wood skewers for mine that I found at Target, however if you want to get fancy you can buy decorative you can get actual reed diffuser rods, but they will be more expensive. I found the ones in the picture on clearance at Shopko for .49.
Pour some baby oil in the little bottle. The amount you use will depend on the size of the jar you use. I probably used about 1/4 c. and it filled up my little jar about halfway.
Then drop in essential oil in the scent of your choice. For my size jar I used about 15 drops.
If you use skewers you might have to cut them to the right size.
The stick the skewers or reeds into the bottle and thats it! If you want to keep reusing a reed diffuser all you need to do is replace the liquid about every 2 months or so.
Cost for project:
- Bottle: Nothing if you can reuse one
- Essential Oil: Pennies(I order mine from Azure Standard and they cost about $2 a bottle depending on what kind you get)
- Skewers: About .05(1.49 for 100 at Target)
- Baby Oil .25($1 a bottle at the Dollar Store)
Total cost: About .35!
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What a fab idea Thank you so much for posting this. I have been wanting one ,but the cost is a killer. Now I can fill my whole house with good smells. SO reasonable too.
This is an awesome idea! I love it! Very easy and frugal!
Wow! I want to make these!!! Thanks!
i can't tell you how many of these things i have bought , they are so easy to make , thankyou so much i'm done with store bought ones
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Keep working ,fantastic job!
So easy! Using this recipe from now on!
Girlfriends Are Like Shoes
Great idea! Thank you for sharing this. Most of my gifts have to be shipped, but I’m going to make this for me and my family.
Thanks for this. I knew it had to be this easy. The cheap, dollar store diffuser I bought made my eyes water, and I am pretty sure more expensive ones would have even MORE artificial ingredients that would cause bad reactions. I already use essential oils, so for me the only investment will be unscented mineral oil. (I can’t stand the scent of baby oil and would rather not have to use enough essential oil to cover that scent.)
Hi Merissa,
What essential oil combinations do you recommend? I’ve been trying to come up with a lemon lavender combo, but I’m new to using essential oils.
Thanks!
This is such a great idea! I am going to re-use a store bought reed diffuser that ran out of oil!
Thanks for posting!!!
I feel silly for asking, but what is a reed diffuser? I’ve never seen one of these.
It’s like a fancy air freshener. The scent travels up the reeds and into your room:)
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