Why You Should Diffuse Essential Oils Instead of Burning Them
It’s better for you and your oils.
If, like me, you’ve been using essential oils for decades, you’ve probably owned an essential oil burner of some kind at some point.
I certainly did, as far back as the late eighties and early nineties. I placed a tiny tea light candle in a little ceramic burner (which cost me next to nothing, as I remember), put a few drops of oil on the plate and burned away. I don’t any more. Today my home is full of the aroma of wonderful essential oils without the smoke. I use an essential oil diffuser, and I strongly recommend you do too. Here’s why.
Burning is not great for your oils
Even though people have been using this method for a long time, if not done properly it’s actually potentially damaging to your oils. Heat can literally burn the oils, especially if you use a candle that’s a little too big for your burner. This will also cause the oils to ‘burn off’ too quickly, wasting some of the beneficial aromas.
It’s can be dangerous
Essential oils in burners can, occasionally, catch fire. This risk is exacerbated by incorrect burning (such as the ‘big candle, small burner’ problem described above). Plus candles in general can be…
