The quickest way for essential oils to enter the body is by inhalation. Diffusers are tools designed to spread a small amount of essential oil across a vast physical space. By diffusing the essential oils into the air we avoid the potential skin sensitization reactions with certain essential oils. Therefore, this is one of the safest application methods for essential oils. There are several different kinds of essential oil diffusers.
Ultrasonic - Using electronic ultrasonic frequencies, this type of essential oil diffuser creates a mist by combining water and essential oils.
Nebulizing - Neither heat nor water are necessary for a nebulizing essential oil diffuser to function. Rather, this clever device atomizes essential oils prior to dispersing them into the air using a highly compressed air stream.
Evaporative - The aroma of essential oils is released into the air via an evaporative essential oil diffuser which uses airflow. The diffuser's design usually allows essential oils to be added via a pad, wick, or filter. The oils are then dispersed around the room by evaporating as the fan forces air through the pad or filter. Additionally, compared to other diffusers, this method evaporatively disperses the essential oils more rapidly.
Heat - This kind of diffuser employs heat to disperse essential oils throughout the space, much like evaporative diffusers do with air. While lower-quality heat diffusers work, they may change the chemical structure of the oils and undermine the intended therapeutic effects, while better-quality heat diffusers employ lower temperatures to progressively evaporate the essential oils in order to avoid these problems.
This is an excerpt from my upcoming book Aroma-Reiki:
Healing Body, Mind, and Chakras With Reiki Charged Essential Oils.
Stay tuned for more…
Buckle, J. (2003). Clinical aromatherapy: Essential Oils in Practice.
Tabackman, L. (2022, September 7). Diffusing Essential Oils—How and Why It's Done.
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