DIY Reed Diffuser! Homemade Home Products That Save You Money! (Clean My Space)

Making a reed diffuser is a lot easier than you'd think (not to mention so much cheaper than buying one!). Plus, who doesn't love a DIY project? With a few simple ingredients like oil, alcohol and essential oils, you'll have a beautiful smelling reed-diffuser in under two minutes! I am so excited to share this with you guys, please tag me in your creations on Instagram (links below)! Enjoy!

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Essential oils (there are so many more, here are few to start with!)

Carrier oil:

Rattan reeds:

Some of my favourite combinations:
equal parts lemon, vanilla and rosemary (great for kitchen)
equal parts basil, lemongrass and lime (great for kitchen)
equal parts spearmint, peppermint, vanilla, cedarwood and sweet orange (my bathroom go to)
Equal parts lavender, vanilla and bergamot (great for the bedroom)
equal parts eucalyptus, peppermint and rosemary (great for the bathroom)

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[davidl]

when you winked after saying to move the energizing one into the bedroom for a bit, i laughed harder than i have all week

[Bhavs]

Thanks Melissa your video was so much better than others on YouTube. Much more thorough and your measurements made sense! I love that you are so real with your teachings.

[leelemon]

I just did my spring yard cleaning and cut back our ornamental grass reeds. I trimmed the tops off and went down about 12 inches. pulled a few chaffs off the reed and was good to go. I Love Free. Thanks for your recipe

[carolstella]

I had the best results with sunflower oil, plus it’s cheap. 😉

[Rosyv__]

i actually like the way this woman talk, its not annoying

[whyomar]

The oil I have been using is rather unusual: myrrh. It works a treat and gives a subtle and unusual scent.

[markpugh]

I keep trying to make these but I end up pouring the vodka in my glass of orange juice...

[suprajasankarraj]

Hi Amanda!Instead using this reed diffusers, take a tissue paper.Fold it square and add 5 drops of your favourite essential oil and keep it where you need. Change the tissue after a week. Trust me it works wonder than these reed diffusers.Have a fragrance day.

[joydavey]

Love this idea. I have lots of amber bottles that I am not using and it does work. I use the very porous reed stick. I also use grape seed oil as carrier oil, clear vodka, peppermint, lemon and frankincense essential oil. Smell is strong.

[tomilyngarot]

Love the classic lavender/vanilla mix and anything citrus like. Because we have dogs I will continue to use the DYI deodorizer baking/soda + oil version you taught us but can't wait to try the diffuser with eucalyptus when I am sick :). Love you guys!

[MarielleArchambault]

Dear Melissa :)   I'm becoming a real cleaning freak ( which is very much out of caracter for me! )  I'm telling everyone about your website.  I now find I'm more organised, I enjoy using baking soda, vinegar and homemade products more and more. Microfiber cloth is my middlename. My house is full of spray bottles with homemade tag on them... You convinced me where ecologists had failed, because I guess, it seemed like fun to do it your way. Thank you for your creativity. :) 

[Aedelias]

Hey you know what? You should do a video or series of videos about cleaning with limitations. For example, I have knee problems so I can't get on my hands and knees to clean grout, or cleans under a desk or other tight spaces, and because of the way my home is, if I want to fill a bucket or something with water to use with my mop, I have to lift the bucket and fill it with water at which point it becomes way too heavy, so I've been looking for a solution for mopping that doesn't involve filling something with a large amount of water.

So maybe a video or more addressing those kinds of problems and how to work around them.

[ktkdnt]

Hi lovely, I upcycle pretty bottles from a good will store here in Australia. I use safflower oil, fragrance and methylated spirits. Works a treat! Love your channel!

[soraya]

You're such a fun person and I love your energy! I was looking for DIY reed diffusers and stumbled upon your channel. Very glad that I did! Thank you so much for sharing your enthusiasm and tip :-) Much love from The Netherlands

[-jd]

How long can you use the reeds? Do they eventually loose effectiveness and have to be replaces with new clean ones to keep the scent working?

[roslynjones]

I think I will do a Reed Diffuser DIY party with a few girlfriends. Some food, drinks music and fun. I think I will also get some pretty contact paper to make the bottles pretty. They will get to take home the diffuser in a party favor bag. Thanks again Melissa!!!!

[romina]

I see a lot of comments on people who tried this and it did not work, what a bummer I was excited to try this!

[sarahedgar]

Maybe I missed it but I only heard you talk about the price being a downside of store-bought diffusers. The ingredients are often really toxic! Thanks for sharing this. I am absolutely going to try and find where I can buy what I need to make my own. What a great investment.

[TheWoodWorkingPilot]

Like many other commenters, it didn’t work for me either.
After thinking it over here are my thoughts about it:
1. You mentioned that water and oil don’t mix. That’s true. But Vodka is made out of about 60% water isn’t it?!?
2. More over you said the vodka is used to thin the oil. How exactly can a solvent that contains 60% water (vodka) thin any oil?
3. You mentioned that if we choose to use rubbing alcohol we should use one with at least 90% because the 75% version won’t work. So how would you expect vodka, which only has 40% alcohol to work??
4. I’m just sad I wasted the ingredients on this alchemy trial before thinking it through..

[mainreason]

What i didnt get was that the vodka used here has around 40% volume but if we use rubbing alcool it has to be minimum 90%? Why does the vodka work and not a 70% alcool?