Wednesday, December 16, 2009

How do you use home fragrance oil?

I received a small bottle of Crabtree and Evelyn home fragrance oil as a gift. Is this safe to put directly on lightbulbs or will it give off a burned lavender odor? How else do you use it to freshen the home?How do you use home fragrance oil?
I agree - don't put it on the lightbulbs. It could give off a burnt odor or not, but oil and electricity aren't a great mix! (:





I like the first answer. You can also put a few drops directly on fabric (color and stain test a small area first) such as your sheets, the back area of a curtain, the inside of a lampshade, in between couch cushions, on the inside of hand towels, etc. Anyplace it won't change/stain the color and/or get on your and guests' clothing.





And you can use it in potpourri to either refresh scent that's gone, or in making your own scent with unscented potpourri.





Any way you use it such as the above two, you can refresh every so often by either spritzing with water (safely, electricity off if it's on a lampshade, lol) or when that stops working, adding a couple more drops.How do you use home fragrance oil?
I don't know about directly on bulbs, but you can buy a little donut-shaped thing that sits on the bulb to hold oils. You can also buy cute little oil burners in which you place a tea light under a small bowl filled with oil. You can use it to refresh potpourri, or just on yourself if it is safe on the skin. I buy Rose-essential oil and just use it like cologne.
Don't put it on lightbulbs.





I work at Bath and Body Works, and they sell frag. oil too. You put it in a special oil burner and light a candle under it.





I have seen these little rings that you can put on your lightbulbs and then put the oil in the ring, but I would not advise putting the oil on the bulb itself, as it could stain your stuff. And who knows what it'll do when it leaks into the electrical part of the lamp.
I would not put it directly on a light bulb. There are rings for light bulbs that you can buy; they absorb the oil and enhance the fragrance when you turn on the light. You might check Pier 1 or one of the larger home stores like Lowe's or Home Depot. You could sprinkle some on a cotton ball and set it in an open container in an inconspicuous place or you could just leave the top off the bottle. I believe there are things like the potpourri burners that you can buy for the fragrances, too.
I dont reccomend putting it directly on lightbulbs.. it could be dangerous if it gets too hot.





You can add some water and put it on low heat in a pot on the stove.


The make holders specifically for home fragrance oils. Its sourt of the same thing that you'd use for like scented wax things that you'd use with a tea light candle..





If you dont have one of those or dont know what i'm talking about - i'd stick with putting it on the stove in with some water... (Mine say on the bottel not to mix with water. I do it all the time. Maybe if i didnt mix it the smell would be slightly stronger - but theres really nothing harmful about adding water.)

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