| What is an aroma diffuser? | | | | fan for only 15 to 30 minutes every 2 to 3 hours. This |
| An aroma diffuser is not a lot to look at. It consists of | | | | keeps you from having to turn the aromatherapy |
| a tiny well you fill with essential oils, usually a teaspoon | | | | machine on and off, and it keeps a constant flow of |
| (5 ml) at a time. There is a fan and some coiled glass | | | | aroma in the air. |
| tubing with an open end to release the healing oils. | | | | The right diffuser ensures that your nose stays |
| How does an aroma diffuser work? | | | | sensitive to scents |
| The secret of the aroma diffuser is its glass coil. Tiny | | | | One of the major plusses of intermittent operation is |
| droplets of essential oil travel round and round through | | | | that the room won't get so filled with the mist from |
| the coiled glass tube. Each turn makes the droplets | | | | your diffuser that your nose becomes insensitive to |
| smaller and smaller. | | | | scent. Your brain won't tune out the scent, either, so |
| When the herbal oil reaches the end of the tube, the | | | | the aroma's ability to treat pain and other related |
| droplets are so fine that they create an invisible cloud | | | | conditions is not diminished. |
| that can fill a room in seconds. Because the droplets | | | | The other benefit of intermittent operation is that the |
| stay in the air rather than dropping to the floor (as | | | | diffuser measures out just enough of the healing |
| happens when you use a sprayer), you get a lot of | | | | agents needed for nose, throat, and sinus ailments, |
| benefit from just a little product. The fine mist reaches | | | | without putting out too much. You get all the healing |
| into your sinuses, your ears, and the deeper reaches | | | | without the irritation that can be caused when you |
| of your lungs to do its healing work. | | | | overdo it. |
| But that's the not only reason to by an aroma diffuser. | | | | The right diffuser saves you money on essential oil |
| An aroma diffuser is an easy way to enjoy | | | | Look for a model that can operate night and day for |
| aromatherapy | | | | at least a week on a single "fill-up" of essential oil. You |
| Diffusers enable their owners to enjoy the benefits of | | | | might have to pay a little more up front but you will |
| aromatherapy around the clock, but they don't actually | | | | save many times the cost of the diffuser by not |
| run all the time. Diffusers typically timer that runs the | | | | having to buy as many aromatherapy supplies. |