going to be sharing with you how to make your own reed diffusers. Making your own
reed diffusers is easy, fun, and it only requires a few ingredients. I'll walk you
through each ingredient that you need and then take you through a step-by-step
tutorial on how to create your own luxury reed diffuser. First you're going
to need a scale - we use a scale to weigh out our base and our fragrance oil. Next
you're going to need a pitcher or bowl of some sort to combine your ingredients
in. When creating diffusers we use something called a base. A base is used
to help make your fragrance oil more viscous and easily wick up your reeds.
Here I have our all-natural reed diffuser base from the Wooden Wick Co.
it's a 100% natural, contains no parabens phthalates or VOCs, it's also
allergen free and non-GMO. There's a huge long list of benefits that come along
with using this reed diffuser base and it's the only 100% natural
reed diffuser base out on the market. Love this one. We also have a Coco Vegan
reed diffuser base that has less than 1% VOC, is vegan, and infused with a small
amount of coconut. Both of them are scentless so you can add your own
fragrance oil to create a scented product.
Which brings me to the next ingredient - fragrance oil. Choose a fragrance oil
that you love! Here I have creamy Vanilla + Coconut
Sugar. This is a 100% natural fragrance oil from the Wooden Wick Co. and it smells
sweet and delicious. When making a reed diffuser we suggest
using 20 to 25% fragrance oil to base. So when you're making diffusers, you need to
understand what is a VOC. VOC, or volatile organic compounds, are the
molecules emitted into the air from a reed diffuser or a room spray. For
example in California, the VOC regulations cannot exceed 18% VOC.
That's important to know. So you need to understand the VOC of both your base
and your fragrance oil. Because this base has 0% VOC, I most likely don't need to
be worried about the VOC of my fragrance oiL. With all of the Wooden
Wick Co. fragrance oils you can use up to 40% fragrance oil with the all Natural
or Coco Vegan reed diffuser base. So now that you've seen the ingredients let's
get started making our reed diffuser. Open up your base
and turn on your scale, you need to know how much total liquid you need to create.
When you're making a diffuser I suggest filling your vessel 50% full - here I'm
using our Aura vessel from the Wooden Wick Co. which has a total capacity of 13
ounces. Because I'm going to fill it about half way, I'm going to create 7
ounces of total liquid to pour into my diffuser. Today I will be using 25%
fragrance load as well.
Okay perfect! And again, this is the Creamy Vanilla + Coconut Sugar
fragrance oil, it's a sweet vanilla.
Perfect.
And like I said we need to mix these ingredients together - get my honey spoon.
Stir the ingredients together for one to two minutes until they're fully combined.
Perfect. Now I'm going to remove the lid from my diffuser and I'm going to pour
all of the liquid straight into my container, just a few steps left. When
choosing your diffuser vessel, you'll want to select one with a more narrow
opening. Next, your reeds. We sell both tan, or natural, and black diffuser reeds at
the Wooden Wick Co. These are made from natural rattan. When creating a diffuser,
you can decide how many reeds you'd like to use, however I suggest using between
10 to 20.
Perfect. And then all that's left to do is simply place your reeds in to your
container, and you've created your very own luxury reed diffuser! It was as
simple as that! Thanks so much for watching. Be sure to
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