Reed diffuser oil
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Olive oil with lecithin, a little vodka and peppermint, rosemary and grapefruit essential oils in a bottle with reeds.
What You’ll Need
- ½ cup cold pressed olive oil (or sweet almond or fractionated coconut oil; avoid grapeseed, walnut, sunflower)
- 1 teaspoon sunflower lecithin
- 1 teaspoon 40 proof vodka
- 25 drops peppermint essential oil
- 25 drops rosemary essential oil
- 40 drops grapefruit essential oil
- 1 8-ounce olive oil bottle
- 5 to 9 — 12 inch bamboo skewers or rattan reeds
- Bottle collar (optional)
Equipment
- glass bottle
- funnel
Directions
- Pour the olive oil, lecithin, and alcohol into the bottle. Cover the opening and shake until fully blended; the lecithin helps the oil travel up the reeds.
- Add the essential oils, cover, and give it a light shake.
- Put on the collar if you are using one, then set the reeds in the bottle.
- After 30 minutes, turn the reeds over, and after another 30 minutes, turn them over again.
- Put it somewhere it will not get knocked over.
Notes
Flip reeds once a week. Lasts about 1 month per ounce of carrier oil (3 to 4 months for this batch); replace oil and reeds together, reuse the bottle. Safety: keep out of reach of children and pets; a tipped bottle or chewed reeds can poison them. Peppermint, rosemary and citrus oils are toxic to cats and dogs; don't place where pets sleep or can brush against it. Oil stains surfaces: set it on a tray or coaster. Not for eating.