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I am considering buying some essential oils and a diffuser, and I am just curious on how well they work. I have done my research and picked out a diffuser for my room and one for the living area. I have also picked out a few oils and I am just wondering, is all this worth the money?  
 
Out of all your options - oils and diffusers, Scentsy, Bath and Body Works Wallflowers, or all the Glade and Febreze stuff you buy at Walmart, which do you prefer? And which do you think is the most cost effective? I have tried Scentsy, and to me they don't last long and some of the scents really bother me. I love the Wallflowers, but they don't seem the work in a room larger than a bathroom unless you buy more than one for larger rooms. And I hate the stuff you buy at Walmart.  
 
I also heard that activated charcoal will absorb odours, has anyone tried this?

Love my doTERRA. I've found the expensive pure oils are a lot better then watered down oils you can get in the store. DoTERRA brings oils directly in from the country of origin.  
 
If your not looking for medicinal or cleansing purposes it may not matter but I like to be safe on what I breathe in or let my kids breathe in

Synthetic smells make me sick (Glade, Febreeze, wax melts). I've never tried Scentsy. I have wax melt warmers that I put beeswax in and then a couple of drops of EO...that works really well to scent a room. (Patchouli lasts forever if you like the scent. The thicker the oil is, the stronger it is. Ylang ylang if you like flowers. Vetiver & Mandarin or Orange...wow) The beeswax lasts forever, and is safer then putting water & EO. (Won't go dry and potentially burn down the house). The diffuser works, plus has an added benefit of helping out when you're sick. (Thieves blend, or clove, or peppermint, etc.) As far as scenting a room goes, the diffuser smell doesn't linger too much after it goes off. But most diffusers hold enough water to last 4 hours. Easy alternative to Febreeze (that won't give you cancer or respiratory problems...Febreeze is evil)...spray bottle + water + around 30 drops of any EO mix. We like Lavender, Orange & Peppermint. You can use it on your hairbrush to combat dry hair. For a light duty surface cleaner. Bulk Barn has a great selection of quality EO's, good price, my only beef with them is it is hard to get the cap off.

We love ours. We bought one off of amazon for $20 and use the essential oils in it. Its a small one but it lights up if you want it to and it automatically turns off after 3 hours. It smells up our main floor. We usually stick with pepermint or lavender.

I use it all the time. I don't use any chemicals in my house and candles/sprays are full of them. If you haven't researched the things that they can do to your health, you should. It's an eye opener. I've had lots of success with oils for sleep and chronic pain. I've also been able to manage my migraines with oils alone and the odd Tylenol....no more expensive drugs for that anymore.

Hedley's Health hut in the mall.

I have several different diffusers in my home  
I have a Young living diffuser. Love it although it is a replacement as my first one quit working? Company was very good about replacement. It has a light and automatically shuts off. I use the Young Living oils as well and really love them not only to diffuse but for personal use as well. I have to s of favorite shut when cold season hits thieves is a favorite as is my RC when I'm coughing. My so. Loves using lavender In his in his room. I have allergies and the other sprays candles, and scensy stuff really bother me and make me ill.  
I also have a diffuser from the Sage store in Winnipeg and love it as well.  
I purchased a diffuser from Hedleys and love the look of it but it was way to bright of. Light for our bedroom. It also doesn't shut off automatically and my others do. I have had a few problems with the sensors on. It not working as well and it has been replaced once .

I had a scentsy, but it broke, so I went with a glade melter/base and just use scentsy in it with no issues. Waaay cheaper!  
 
If you are wanting a diffuser for health reasons do your research on the sources of the oils- many of these overpriced pyramid companies sell inferior oils.

what do you use for sleep? That is my main issue and the reason I am researching buying a diffuser. A friend has a small diffuser from Saje it's enough for the bedroom, and runs for about 4 hours. Seems perfect.

Two Farm Kids Natural Foods at 565 34th St. have 5 different diffusers and Now essential oils.

B.O.B Headquarters on 18th street has over 10 different styles of diffusers and growing! Plus, they carry a huge variety of the oils from the Escents line. They also have some diffuser jewellery that is so beautiful!

Use a mixture of Peppermint, Eucalyptus, and Lavender.  
 
I sometimes buy the "Now" Brand at 2 Farm Kids, but find that more expensive ones such as "Young Living" have a stronger scent which mean I use less.  
 
Will have to check on the Brand that B.O.B sells and see what it is like.

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Essential oils are so much better than synthetic scent! Plus the many added health benefits. We actually have over 60 different oils & blends in stock right now, all from $14.98 and up for 10ml. Most are around $18.98.  
 
Our diffusers range from $24.98 and up. Come in and see what we have to offer! For any of you who haven't been in before, I think you will be pleasantly surprised  
 
We are located at 658 18th street across from the Royal Bank.  
 
Edited by B.O.B. Headquarters, 2016-03-07 10:25:22