Candle diffusers are multi-part objects. Usually there’s a small bowl or container that will hold your fragrance oil or essential oil. There’s also a base component that you’d sit the bowl in. In the center of the base is an area for you to place a tealight candle. Perfumes are flammable, so I wouldn’t take the chance of using perfume around the open flame of a candle diffuser. Nebulizing diffusers offer the best method for inhaling all of the healing properties of essential oils. They’re the purest form of diffusing natural oils because they don’t use heat or water, which breaks down or dilutes the oils. A heat diffuser can come in different forms. Ultimately there’s a heat source like a metal plate or light bulb that you warm after placing oil in its compartment. As the temperature of the oil increases, fragrance is released into the air. Somewhat similar to a reed diffuser, evaporative diffusers release fragrance into the air without the use of heat or water.

At the very least, inhaling perfume in a fine mist form can cause a headache, throat irritation, eye irritation, or dizziness. Pure essential oils are derived from plant matter. Whether it’s a flower petal, tree root, resin, seeds, any part of the plant where its oils can be extracted, that’s all that makes up the essential oil. Lastly, if you have fabric covered furniture, you can also test an inconspicuous area of your furniture to ensure that your perfume won’t cause discoloration. If it passes the test, then it’s okay to occasionally spray perfume onto your furniture. A small pump creates pressure to reduce essential oils down to nanoparticles that produce an ultra-fine mist. Unlike nebulizing diffusers, you’ll hardly notice the mist, and it won’t leave a residue on your table or wall. We only use vegan friendly fragrance oils, and of course they are cruelty free! We wouldn't have it any other way.

Sometimes you can find a candle or room spray that smells just like your favorite perfume. Companies like Diptyque Paris, Tom Ford, and Glasshouse Fragrances offer matching home and personal fragrances. There are many different essential oils that you can diffuse in place of your perfume. If you want your home to smell like your perfume, there are alternative solutions. Due to the fact that nebulizing diffusers reduce oils into tiny, microscopic particles, I would not add perfume to this kind of diffuser. Nebulizing diffusers are also more sensitive devices. Pouring anything except essential oils in them might damage the machine. What’s the Difference Between Essential Oils and Perfumes?

The goal of diffusing essential oils goes beyond fragrance alone. Different essential oils offer different benefits. Some can help reduce inflammation, battle insomnia, reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety, fight germs, and more. A nice smelling perfume can tempt you to simply add a few drops to the water in your diffuser to make your space smell nice. But you’ll be distributing more than scent. You would be releasing all of the perfume ingredients into the air on a microscopic level. Diffusers that operate using water might be called water diffusers, ultrasonic diffusers, or nebulizing diffusers. Once water is added to the reservoir, you would then add essential oils to the water. After plugging in the device and powering it up, the device would create vibrations that make tiny particles out of the oils and water, creating a mist. As the mist floats into the air, it distributes fragrance. If it’s a nebulizing diffuser, it would also add moisture to the air.

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Perfumes are a mixture of natural and synthetic aromatic compounds combined with chemicals determined to be safe for human use. But their sole purpose is to add pleasant fragrance, not offer healing benefits. Why Shouldn’t You Add Perfume to Certain Types of Diffusers? window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=6.4.1"}}; There can be upwards of 300 ingredients used to formulate a perfume. You would have to ask yourself if you would want to inhale those tiny particles from a diffuser. Simply put, diffusing your perfume in a device that uses heat, water, or electricity might be flat out toxic. Can Your Home Smell Like Your Favorite Perfume? For reasons of hygiene and safety, personal grooming products, cosmetics or items of intimate clothing cannot be returned.

Not everything that you can do is something that you should do. But there are some instances where diffusing perfume is okay.

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Because heat can transform a substance, I would advise against adding perfume to your heat diffuser. As there is a higher oil content to make them last longer, with ALL perfumes, not just The Essence Vaults's perfumes, we do recommend that you take care when applying on clothes, and of course you do so at your own risk. Most severely, there might even be hormonal changes experienced after prolonged exposure to perfume particles. Please note that in the event of adverse weather, please be advised that deliveries may be affected and we cannot guarantee all delivery times. This means that you’d be inhaling a mist of not only fragrance, alcohol, and water, but all other solvents and ingredients that make up the perfume’s formula.

While there are some natural ingredients, like plant extracts and water in some perfumes, most of the ingredients used to make perfume are created in a lab. Because this diffusing method is simply a mechanism for evaporating the fragrance, it seems safe to pour perfume into a reed diffuser. I would suggest paying close attention to the type of diffuser you’ll be using. If you have a manual diffuser that uses oils without incorporating heat, water, or electricity, then you’ll likely be safe. Otherwise, I would suggest that you only pour essential oils into your diffuser. How Are Diffusers Used?The manner in which they distribute fragrance into the air varies. Some simply evaporate, others use heat or otherwise transform the scent molecules prior to dispersing fragrance. Can I Put Perfume in a Clay Diffuser? Also, the heat could potentially alter the chemical composition of the perfume, and you might end up inhaling fumes instead of a pleasant fragrance. Can I Put Perfume in a Heat Diffuser? There are many different types of diffusers. Clay diffusers, evaporative diffusers, reed diffusers, candle diffusers, heat diffusers, water/humidifying diffusers, and nebulizing diffusers.