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Precautions When Storing Reed Diffuser Refills

When getting your home a reed oil diffuser oil package, you can either wait till the last drop of oil is used up and purchase an entirely new one or just save yourself the hassle and purchase  a couple of refills along. If you choose the latter, you need to know how to properly store your oils or else they will lose their therapeutic properties. Below are some tips to ensure their maximum shelf life:

Keep away from heat. Never leave the oils in an area where they can be exposed to direct sunlight. This will cause rapid deterioration in oil quality due to frequent heating up and cooling down. Find a cool, dark place to store them safely away from heat and also from curious children and pets.

Prevent oxygen buildup. Oxygen that accumulates in the bottle by taking the headspace (empty space) can cause essential oils to oxidize faster, which is bad for their volatile aromatic and therapeutic components. Once these components are permanently separated, even shaking the bottle would be no use. Reducing the headspace will prolong the oils shelf life. You can do this by transferring larger quantity of oils into multiple smaller bottles just enough for your next use. Refills of smaller are readily offered by some sellers though.

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Feel Better with Aromatherapy at Home

Are you feeling a bit stressed, anxious, or generally under the weather lately? Try aromatherapy, a fascinating alternative medicine that involves the use of aromatic essential oils. You can do this in the comfort of your own home through luxury reed diffusers.

Stress Relief and a Boost in Energy

The aromatic compounds in essential oils serve as relaxants that help soothe the mind and eliminate anxiety. Lavender, lemon oil, peppermint, ylang ylang, and bergamot are often used for stress relief.

Aromatherapy is also known to be more effective than coffee or pills in giving the body an energy boost. The scent of essential oils like black pepper and sage may raise the body’s energy levels, increase circulation, and stimulate the mind.

Using Reed Diffusers

In the past, aromatherapy at home meant burning scented candles and incense, despite the danger of fires. With the coming of reed diffusers, any part of the house may easily and safely be scented with a pleasing and therapeutic aroma.

The effectiveness of your scent depends on two elements: The quality of the reed diffuser that you have and the number of reeds used in the diffuser oil. Achieving the desired therapeutic effect from your reed diffusers requires the balance of these two elements.

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Which Scent Is Best For The Bedroom?

Sleep is golden. However, sometimes it’s still somewhat difficult to shut our bodies down and fall asleep. It’s a chore despite the best of intentions in place (you’ve tired yourself out thru exercise, the room is decluttered, there’s no distraction, whatsoever). However, did you know that there is a way to easily get off to dreamland—by tickling our noses?

Filling the bedroom with the right scent at the right time can create the perfect atmosphere for relaxation, sleep, or even romance. Our sense of smell is the most powerful of all senses after all, so it’s quite reasonable to maximise its perks. Still, the question remains: which scent is the best candidate for full-on relaxation?

When it comes to scents that aid sleep, one particular aroma almost always garners top honours: lavender. It’s been holding serve in folk medicine since the Middle Ages, with one 17th century London apothecary named John Parkinson claiming that lavender is “good for all griefs and pains of the head and brain”.

Fast forward to today’s medicinal conventions, lavender still holds a special place. Clinical tests have shown that the scent tends to improve overall sleep quality across different ages and genders, though it’s been found to be most effective on women, younger people, and those with mild insomnia (severe cases are out of the question).

So go ahead, fill up your reed diffuser with the best lavender scented oil on the market, and enjoy deeper, more relaxing sleep with every whiff.

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Lovely Scents Boost Your Mood and Productivity

Do you need a quick pick-me-up or productivity boost? A bit of aromatherapy would do you some good. Indeed, scientists have established a close connection between mood and scent. In particular, the scent receptors in your nose are connected to the part of your brain that promotes learning and processes memories. That is why it is so easy to connect certain smells to memories and their concomitant emotions.

The Science of Scents

A previous “mood mapping” study featured in the Oxford Journals delves even deeper into that correlation. The researchers studied the effect of pleasant scents, specifically a citrus aroma and the smell of vanilla, on shoulder tension. They found that the fresh, tangy fragrance of citrus stimulates, whilst the sweet scent of vanilla relaxes.

In another study, participants were asked to stay in a florally scented room; a second group was assigned to an unscented room. Both were tasked to write about past experiences and to instruct a mime accordingly. The first group was found more likely to use positive or cheerful words and interact with the mime.

Knowing the facts above, you might want to get a reed diffuser refill and once again fill your room or office with the uplifting fragrance of lemons or lavender. Sometimes, all it takes is the right scent for you to inhale happiness and exhale all the stress out of your system.