Diffusing
Diffusing is one of the most popular ways to use Young Living essential oils. Whether for aromatherapy purposes or to combat odors, germs or viruses - diffusing therapeutic-grade essential oils is a sure winner for improved wellness around the home or office.
Diffusing to Eliminate Odors
Diffused therapeutic-grade essential oils alter the structure of molecules that create odors, rather than simply masking them. They also increase oxygen availability and produce negative ions.
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Diffuser Choices
There are many types of diffuser's on the market today and there are a few things you should know in order to make an educated decision. First, it is very bad practice to use a therapeutic-grade essential oil in a diffuser that uses heat as a means of dispersing the essential oil into the air. What happens is the heat from them fractures the molecules of the essential oil - meaning the heat destroys the beneficial properties. So while the essential oil may still smell good, it contains very little, if any, therapeutic benefit, and can even create toxic compounds.
The types of diffusers that use heat are: plug-in, candle, burner, aroma lamps, and light bulb rings. These types of diffusers are never recommended for use with high quality aromatherapy oils, such as Young Living essential oils.
Tips for Choosing the Best Diffuser for Your Needs
Nebulizer Essential Oil Diffuser
The Nebulizer diffuser is, sometimes also called a 'Cold-Air Nebulizer Diffuser,' is perhaps the best type as it is the most versatile for all purposes. The benefits of this type of diffuser are that it literally puts the essential oil into the air in micro-fine particles that stay suspended in the air for several hours. This is beneficial because in order to kill micro-organisms and mold you must get the essential oil into the air so that it can come into contact with the molecules or spores (mold) you are looking to eliminate.
Note: This type of diffuser is the one recommended for preventing and eliminating mold.
Research shows that cold air diffusing certain essential oils can help:
- Reduce bacteria, fungus, mold, and unpleasant odors
- Relax the body, relieve tension and clear the mind
- Improve concentration, alertness, and mental clarity
- Stimulate neurotransmitters
- Stimulate secretion of endorphins
- Stimulate growth hormone production and receptivity
- Improve the secretion of IgA antibodies that fight candida
- Improve digestive function
- Improve hormonal balance
- Relieve headaches
- Uplift mood
Start by diffusing your Young Living essential oils for 15-30 minutes, one to four times a day for normal situations. Place the nebulizer diffuser higher in the room (a shelf, bar, or fireplace mantle are good choices) so that the essential oil mist has a longer distance to fall through the air.
Tips for using the Nebulizer Essential Oil Diffuser:
- Keep the electric cord and tubing tucked out of the way so your diffuser doesn't get accidentally tipped over - this diffuser contains a specially designed hand-blown glass nebulizer that will break easily.
- Never dilute your essential oil with a carrier oil or water as this may ruin your nebulizer diffuser.
- At a local hardware store, purchase a light timer and plug your nebulizer diffuser into it, set the times you want the diffuser to go on and off to have essential oil purified air conveniently. Hint: Set the timer to go on first thing in the morning, just before you get home from work, and again before you go to bed at night.
- For Mold issues, please see the Toxic Mold section of this website to learn how to properly use a nebulizer diffuser and Thieves essential oil for preventing and eliminating mold.
See good choices for essential oils below.
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Ultrasonic Diffuser
The Ultrasonic diffuser uses water and essential oil and has an optimal frequency of 2,400,000 cycles/second, Young Living’s Ultrasonic Diffuser atomizes cold water and essential oils, breaking up molecules into a microscopic mist - which is a good choice for dry climates and dry houses during winter. The Ultrasonic diffuser offers a deep well enabling longer more continuous diffusing without frequent refilling.
Other features include: a built-in timer, five different cycle options, a soothing light system, silent operation, easily diffuses the thicker viscosity oils such as Cedarwood and Vetiver, three different diffusion rates for easy saturation control, and comes with two bottles of essential oils - lavender and Citrus Fresh, all features of which are unique to Young Living.
Unique features:
- Silent, perfect for bedrooms and diffusing at night
- More subtle aromatherapy, perfect for lighter diffusing
- Works to lightly humidify dry air (not for use in mold / mildew situations)
- When filled full, on medium to low speed, will run for up to 8 hours!!!
- Air purifying
- Only requires 5-10 drops of essential oil,
- You can use any Young Living essential oil regardless of thickness
- The lid has directional spout to point wherever you want vapor to go
- Low, medium, high flow
- Three different colored lights - red, blue, green
- Built in timer
- Suitable as a ROOM diffuser - not intended whole house or for mold
Tips for using the Young Living Ultrasonic Diffuser
- Be careful when emptying water and cleaning, do not water into electrical plug area on the back
- Rinse out diffuser occasionally
- Do not let water sit in diffuser for long periods as it could get moldy
- Add or empty water when UNPLUGGED
See good choices for essential oils below.
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Travel Fan Diffuser (battery operated)
Get the wellness benefits of aromatherapy and your Young Living oils on the go!
The Young Living Travel Fan Diffuser gives you the benefits of diffusing away from home - perfect for smelly, cars and smelly hotel rooms! This diffuser is a perfect way to help relieve tension, dispel odors, and create an atmosphere of peace and harmony in the car, an office cubicle and hotel rooms. It works by blowing room temperature air across the pad that you have placed drops of the essential oil of your choice.
Unique Features of the Travel Fan Diffuser
- Entirely mobile - easy to take anywhere!
- No electricity needed - battery operated
- Quiet and powerful mini fan
- Will gently scent a room up to 1,000 sq.ft. (More drops of essential oil may be needed for rooms larger than 600 sq.ft.)
- Lightweight design
- Perfect for: cars, hotel rooms, office cubicles, sleep-over, school, hospital and nursing home rooms and visits
Using the Travel Fan Diffuser
Apply 15-20 drops of your favorite Young Living essential oil on the pad, slide the essential oil pad back into the pad holder, press down once on the on/off button to start the diffuser, and press the button to turn off. A green light will appear when the unit is functioning.
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Diffusing Essential Oils for Improved Emotional Wellness: Essential Oil Choices
The natural properties found in YL essential oils produce a soothing, uplifting effect on the mind and emotions. When an essential oil containing the optimum level of therapeutic constituents is diffused or applied topically, the result fosters a sense of emotional balance and well being.
When the aroma of essential oils is inhaled, the scent travels to the reticular system of the brain stem where emotions and memories are connected. This enables essential oils to improve emotional wellness in many ways. Those haunted by negative memories can use a cleansing blend, and in times of stress or mental fatigue a rejuvenating oil can remove emotional stressors and leave you feeing mentally invigorated. Other essential oils increase feelings of courage and determination when faced with life's many challenges.
Regardless of your emotional health, the therapeutic properties harnessed in Young Living Therapeutic Grade™ (YLTG) oils can help you improve or regain an optimal state of emotional wellness.
Popular Essential Oils for Emotional Wellness
- Lemon (mental accuracy, concentration)
- Lavender (relaxing, calming)
- Joy (uplifting, soothing)
- Motivation blend (balancing, overcome feelings of fear)
- Citrus Fresh blend (mentally stimulating, fresh and uplifting scent)
- Abundance blend (harmonic magnetic energy, perfect for Law of Attraction practitioner's)
- Magnify Your Purpose blend (right brain, creativity, intention)
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Diffusing Essential Oils and the Mind
Smell is the only one of the five senses directly linked to the limbic lobe—the emotional control center—of the brain. From anxiety to tension, fatigue to stress, essential oils have long been appreciated for their uplifting, calming, and clarifying effects on emotional wellness. By diffusing essential oils or applying them topically to targeted areas of the body, therapeutic constituents reestablish balance where stress or mental discomfort has disrupted healthy emotional function.
To bring yourself into a state of emotional balance, consider using essential oils for aromatherapy and massage therapy.
Popular Essential Oil Singles and Blends for the Mind
- Citrus Fresh blend (uplifting, focus)
- Brain Power blend (clarity)
- Clarity blend (clarity, mental alertness, focusing)
- Peppermint (alertness, mind stimulating)
- Orange (uplifting, antidepressant) (tip: use in combination with lavender)
- Tangerine (calming, anxiety, nervousness, promotes happiness)
- Harmony blend (physical and emotional healing)
- Peace & Calming blend (relaxing, sense of peace)
- Pine (relieves anxiety, revitalizes mind/body)
- Transformation blend (helps to release unwanted imprinted memories, empowers changes)
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Diffusing Essential Oils for Fighting Airborne Germs
Many therapeutic-grade essential oils are well studied and known for their ability to fight microorganisms, germs, bacteria, and viruses. Diffusing your Young Living essential oils is an excellent way to help purify indoor air, which may help lessen the changes of colds and flu. Many a Young Living distributor will tell you that having a proper diffuser and diffusing YL oils has certainly decreased illness in their homes - we swear buy our oils and diffusers!
Popular Essential Oil Singles and Blends for Keeping the Cooties away are:
- Thieves blend (yes, this is the famous blend you've heard of, germs, mold, and much more!)
- Purification blend (dispels odors, mold, germs)
- R.C. blend (anti-infectious, anti-viral, MRSA / Staph)
- Lemongrass (antifungal, antibacterial, MRSA / Staph, purifying)
- Thyme (highly antimicrobial, antifungal, purifying - terrific blended with other essential oils)
- Citrus Fresh (air purifier, uplifting scent)
Diffusing Essential Oils for Preventing Mold
The high quality of Young Living's essential oils makes them ideal for preventing toxic mold - please, do not wait until your home gets mold, prevent it, it's far cheaper!
Diffusing essential oils can prevent toxic mold from becoming a problem in your home or workplace. It is highly recommended to diffuse for 30 minutes, one to three times a day any of the Young Living oils mentioned below, not only will they prevent mold they will also purify indoor air, and help prevent cold and flu germs.
Important Note: when diffusing for the prevention or elimination of toxic mold you must use only the Nebulizer Essential Oil Diffuser (above), read more about preventing and eliminating toxic mold.
Popular Young Living Essential Oil Singles and Blends for Mold are:
- Thieves blend (not for Aspergillus pennicillium)
- Purification
- Lemongrass (add this to Thieves if Aspergillus pennicillium is an issue)
- Thyme (add this to Thieves if Aspergillus pennicillium is an issue)
- Oregano (add this to Thieves if Aspergillus pennicillium is an issue)
