Fragrancing your home

terra_ferma

Hello!
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fragrance your home cheaply using essential oils?

I can't have naked flames around, and the alternatives seem to be quite pricey, except for lamp rings with I can't use because I don't have any suitable table lamps.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

xxvickixx

A couple of drops in a small pot with a bit of water in sat on a radiator is good in the winter. You can get plug in oil diffusers like the aromastone, or there is one that goes directly into the plug like the olbas diffuser but I have never tried either. I use an oil burner on a high shelf when I do it.

Gigervamp

You can also put a few drops on some cotton wool and pop on the radiators.

And, a few drops on cotton wool placed in the hoover bag/container.

A few drops mixed in with some bicarb and sprinkled on the carpet like shake and vac.

A saucepan of water with some spices (cinnamon and orange peel is good in the winter months) warmed up on the hob.

Mojisola

I've never used them but a lot of places sell reed diffusers. Maybe some other MSEers will have tried them?

invisiblecabbage

a few drops onto cotton wool then wipe over light bulbs ......tip from kim and aggie

wendall

Mojisola wrote: »

I've never used them but a lot of places sell reed diffusers. Maybe some other MSEers will have tried them?

I use the reed diffusers in the bathroom and my static caravan as i have no plug sockets in the bathroom, and i turn the electric off when we are not in the caravan and they smell lovely. If you have a home and bargain near you they sell the ambi pur reeds in there cheaply if not look out in the supermarket when they are on offer.

terra_ferma

Thank you for the good tips!

2009ismyyear

invisiblecabbage wrote: »

a few drops onto cotton wool then wipe over light bulbs ......tip from kim and aggie

But remember to do it when the light is switched off - yes I know it sounds obvious but...........:o

Kadeeae

2009ismyyear wrote: »

But remember to do it when the light is switched off - yes I know it sounds obvious but...........:o

No, not obvious to all of us

Tried this when a bulb had been on for a few hours....the smell was great for about 10 seconds, then turned to a burnt/musty scent. Not what I was going for, lol.

terra_ferma

Obvious, of course!



(mental note: do NOT put oil on hot bulbs!)

meritaten

make 'lavender bags' using old cotton hankies! you just spread out your hankie (I like to use the pretty ones with lace edging) then add a tablespoon or so of uncooked rice to the middle of it then sprinkle with a few drops of essential oil. gather up the hankie and fasten with a rubber band or some ribbon and then you can place them on shelves or hang them in wardrobe etc. they look pretty and you can refresh them easily by undoing them and adding more oil.
tip - pretty boxes of hankies are often to be found in charity shops or mums and grandmas tend to have a drawerful of them!