does anyone have these? are they nice? seems like a good thing to put on the nightstand, I just want to know if it works and is effective (for smells, not curative bullshit, I’m not a moron)
@boygenius1991 i don’t have these, but i do have two quooz lull diffusers (same concept) and we use them pretty much every day. i initially bought one for our living room because we had a downstairs neighbor that was “burning incense” (smoking skunk weed) every night and we were doing everything possible to combat that until she got evicted. but i liked it so much we still use it (nice in general but also helps with lingering cooking smells - lemongrass is especially good for this) and i got a second one for our bedroom that i put peppermint oil in every night. it doesn’t take the place of a humidifier in the winter but without it the difference is really noticeable. definitely helps me not wake up feeling like i’ve eaten my pillow in the night.
we use a combo of radha beauty (i buy the large bottles but they have sets of the small bottles for a good price on amazon) and nature’s truth oils (which i can get at my local grocery store for $3.99-4.99).
Please be aware that essential oil diffusers can be dangerous to pets. Especially true for certain oils, such as peppermint, and small dogs and cats are most the most vulnerable. The oil gets absorbed by their body through inhalation and absorption of oil droplets through their skin but their livers can’t process it quick enough, oftentimes.
@phobiac If people choose to believe in science, findings are that it’s not good for humans to inhale this stuff either (nor air fresheners, scented candles…).
@phobiac@sammydog01 Yes chocolate is necessary for human health, wellbeing and future happiness. When I used to take adjudicated youth canoeing across the state of FL I had a 1 liter water bottle full of M&M’s which we (staff) used to call Vit M. We’d ask each other if we had had our Vit. M today. I got good at sneaking them, while canoeing with a kid in the bow of my boat, without getting caught by the kids. If I had gotten caught that would have been the end of my stash.
@katbyter Sorry for my perceived attack. Thank you for sharing regarding this product (I am a total neophyte which led me to look more at the site) Actually, it’s even most clever marketing on the part of Kathleen and Yankee Homestead, imparting some great info about the use of EO in plastic bottles!
@GTTraveller No worries. There are a lot of pages like that. Yes it is both informational and clever marketing. Give people knowledge about using your product. Then give them a way to buy some. There is a lot of oil info out there. Some crazy competition and infighting, and lots of misinformation. Best of luck sorting out the good from the mediocre.(See what I did there?) I just try to steer clear of anything labeled aromatherapy. I have had good success on many fronts with both DoTerra and Young Living. They fight like the Hatfields and McCoys, but they’re both good. Like Coke and Pepsi it’s a personal preference.
@cengland0 That’s like saying I’m buying a vacuum cleaner, which is directly responsible for cleaning the environment you are breathing in, for 30 bucks cause they are all the same. Lampe berger kits start at 29 bucks…essential oils from young living even cheaper. If I am going to breathe it, a few bucks more for quality wont kill me…
Actually, there’s a double-blind test saying cineole, the active ingredient in eucalyptus, is good for congestion. Personal anecdote: I like to use Dr. Bronner’s eucalyptus soap in the shower for a double-whammy of steam + eucalyptus. The rest is still bullshit, though.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Aromatherapy Diffuser and Humidifier
6x 10ml bottles of essential oil: Lavender, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Orange, Peppermint, Lemongrass
1x AC adapter
Price Comparison
$45.82 at Bonanza
Warranty
90 day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
It stinks!
Diffusing the situation
Yawn
does anyone have these? are they nice? seems like a good thing to put on the nightstand, I just want to know if it works and is effective (for smells, not curative bullshit, I’m not a moron)
@boygenius1991 I have one that i got from meh. I like it.
@boygenius1991 i don’t have these, but i do have two quooz lull diffusers (same concept) and we use them pretty much every day. i initially bought one for our living room because we had a downstairs neighbor that was “burning incense” (smoking skunk weed) every night and we were doing everything possible to combat that until she got evicted. but i liked it so much we still use it (nice in general but also helps with lingering cooking smells - lemongrass is especially good for this) and i got a second one for our bedroom that i put peppermint oil in every night. it doesn’t take the place of a humidifier in the winter but without it the difference is really noticeable. definitely helps me not wake up feeling like i’ve eaten my pillow in the night.
we use a combo of radha beauty (i buy the large bottles but they have sets of the small bottles for a good price on amazon) and nature’s truth oils (which i can get at my local grocery store for $3.99-4.99).
/giphy smells like teen spirit
What exactly are you trying to say about the way I smell, Meh?
Ultrasonic aromatherapy — Means the scent is at such a high frequency that you cannot hear it coming.
@cengland0 So if your significant other whispers sweet
scentednothings in your ear you won’t hear it?Please be aware that essential oil diffusers can be dangerous to pets. Especially true for certain oils, such as peppermint, and small dogs and cats are most the most vulnerable. The oil gets absorbed by their body through inhalation and absorption of oil droplets through their skin but their livers can’t process it quick enough, oftentimes.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/are-essential-oils-poisonous-to-cats/
@phobiac If people choose to believe in science, findings are that it’s not good for humans to inhale this stuff either (nor air fresheners, scented candles…).
@phobiac see also:
https://www.aspca.org/news/latest-home-trend-harmful-your-pets-what-you-need-know
https://lifehacker.com/here-are-some-of-the-many-ways-essential-oils-can-harm-1822800565
@Kidsandliz @phobiac Anything not good for pets is usually not good for humans, especially small ones. Except chocolate.
/giphy chocolate
@sammydog01 Grapes and raisins are bad for cats but I’ve been eating them all my life and they haven’t done me any harm – yet.
@phobiac @sammydog01 Yes chocolate is necessary for human health, wellbeing and future happiness. When I used to take adjudicated youth canoeing across the state of FL I had a 1 liter water bottle full of M&M’s which we (staff) used to call Vit M. We’d ask each other if we had had our Vit. M today. I got good at sneaking them, while canoeing with a kid in the bow of my boat, without getting caught by the kids. If I had gotten caught that would have been the end of my stash.
@cengland0 @sammydog01 Anything with caffeine is bad for cats along with onion, garlic, energy drinks, and a handful of other things.
@phobiac GREAT! I’ve been looking or a mysterious way to get rid of my daughter’s cat for a while now!!
@cengland0 @sammydog01 I prefer my grapes fermented. Luckily we have casemates.com for that.
@cengland0 Hence the modifier “usually”.
I thought essential oil was what you put in your brand new lawn mower before you pull the starter cord.
(That stuff smells OK, until it gets dirty.)
The diffuser part is when you forget to put the oil plug back in, and start the mower anyway.
@phendrick Mine needs essential electricity…I’m not sure that would be a great thing to set up in your bedroom.
Should change the name of site to NAH!
You forgot the BIGGIE on the poll:
Durian fruit.
@mbimeh You can select “Something Else” and then discuss it in the comments of the poll (but someone has already done that with durian fruit).
I’m more concerned that they misspelled cabbage.
If these things were so essential why am I just hearing about them over the last few years?
@MrMikenIkes ever heard of the gifts of the three wise men to baby Jesus? Two of the three were essential oils.
@katbyter @MrMikenIkes Gold oil sounds pretty essential.
@katbyter @MrMikenIkes No they weren’t. Myrrh is a gum and frankincense is a resin.
@Dweezle @katbyter @MrMikenIkes On this site it should be “Merrh.”
@Dweezle yes those are the original form, but the use is the same. https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/why-did-the-magi-bring-gold-frankincense-and-myrrh/
My wife is making money with Young Living Essential Oils, and I want to continue living. For these two reasons, I’m Out.
By the way, my wife would love to have more people in her down-line. Well, maybe not people who visit Meh. Never mind.
@hchavers
I was reading how putting citrus oils in plastic diffusers isn’t good
@sp3ar it depends on the Oil and the type of plastic. http://yankeehomestead.com/plastic-bottles-safe-essential-oils/
@katbyter @sp3ar sweet link to a DoTerra site!
@GTTraveller I was just looking for the info. I honestly didn’t notice which oil company she uses.
@katbyter Sorry for my perceived attack. Thank you for sharing regarding this product (I am a total neophyte which led me to look more at the site) Actually, it’s even most clever marketing on the part of Kathleen and Yankee Homestead, imparting some great info about the use of EO in plastic bottles!
@GTTraveller No worries. There are a lot of pages like that. Yes it is both informational and clever marketing. Give people knowledge about using your product. Then give them a way to buy some. There is a lot of oil info out there. Some crazy competition and infighting, and lots of misinformation. Best of luck sorting out the good from the mediocre.(See what I did there?) I just try to steer clear of anything labeled aromatherapy. I have had good success on many fronts with both DoTerra and Young Living. They fight like the Hatfields and McCoys, but they’re both good. Like Coke and Pepsi it’s a personal preference.
If you want to diffuse…there is no better way than Lampe Berger…(go google it, read the science behind it and buy it)
If you want to use Essential Oils topically, nothing is better than Young Living oils as a few people have said…
And be careful around pets…they can be bad news…
@fastharry can you get those “better ways” and best oils for $29 anywhere?
@cengland0 That’s like saying I’m buying a vacuum cleaner, which is directly responsible for cleaning the environment you are breathing in, for 30 bucks cause they are all the same. Lampe berger kits start at 29 bucks…essential oils from young living even cheaper. If I am going to breathe it, a few bucks more for quality wont kill me…
@fastharry Doterra is pretty good.
@fastharry oh, the MLM oils are best, you say?
@fastharry @the_inevitable for the people at the top of the pyramid, definitely best for them.
[Pet Bird Owners] http://birdtricks.com/blog/parrot-safe-room-and-air-fresheners/
Technically, anything you smell (or taste, or see, or hear) is a “neural stimulator”.
Truth in advertising! On the other hand:
Wow. 89 folks have pulled the trigger on this as of 9:36AM EDT…could that be a record low?
@hockeybum Definitely not a record. In an entire day, only 10 of these were sold:
NOPE. I’ll wait for something that’s not hawked by seedy MLM huns.
@ltruelove My wife is not your hun
@hchavers @ltruelove
@hchavers Never said she was, man.
Actually, there’s a double-blind test saying cineole, the active ingredient in eucalyptus, is good for congestion. Personal anecdote: I like to use Dr. Bronner’s eucalyptus soap in the shower for a double-whammy of steam + eucalyptus. The rest is still bullshit, though.
@madamehardy Appreciate the link!
I was ready to buy, until I read the article about pets. I Love My Boys (Dogs)
too much to use this… Bummer.
/giphy lonely-fuzzy-suit
This quit working already. It worked for a whole week and a half.