You want your home to be a calm, welcoming, relaxing haven, and Beurer’s Aroma Diffuser can help you make it that way, sending out soothing scents and bathing your living room in soft light in a choice of 10 subtle shades. A far cry from useful-but-ugly plastic plug-ins, its base is made from natural bamboo while the shade on the top is porcelain, so it looks as well as smells lovely wherever you perch it in your home. We’re feeling more relaxed just thinking about it…! We wondered why beurer produced a 'water soluble aromatherpy oil' when they launched their Aromatherapy diffuser uniits - becasue these 'oils' are not readily available. The answer is that the German makers Beurer belive that the machine will last longer and give a better diffusion of aroma with it being water-based, as opposed to it being just an 'essential oil'.

What’s more is that each of these essential oils is completely 100% natural and have no additives in them what-so-ever. Another worry vanished! Trust the Germans to think of everything! So with this in mind, if you'd like to enjoy 'vitality', 'harmony' and 'relax' oil blends in your diffuser you are welcome to and these oils fit in well with our range of Aromatherapy diffusers Pros: Larger and more powerful than both the original, best-selling Wellbeing Pod and their portable Pod Mini, the NEOM Wellbeing Pod Luxe is designed to deliver the perfect amount of scent to an open-plan home, large office space or occasion room in minutes. It reaches up to 100 square meters. It's very easy to clean, and the design features a white ceramic diffuser cover set on an upcycled wood grain base. There's a touch display and remote control so that you can control the mist modes and colour-changing light options without standing up. You can also get it with next-day delivery at retailers like John Lewis and LookFantastic. Further research has supported this, showing that essential oils can interact with the brain and nervous system to positively impact your health and mood. That said, Jo Kellet – essential oils expert at Tisserand – added that essential oils should not be applied directly to the skin, even with their numerous benefits. Indeed, Jo explained, “Essential oils need to be diluted before being applied to the skin in either a base oil, lotion, or cream, for example. They are concentrated essences that can, if used neat, cause a severe skin reaction, or over time build up a sensitivity to that essential oil.” Enter: the essential oil aroma diffuser. So, how exactly do they work? These nifty diffusers emit a continuous stream of mist containing drops of essential oil at a high air pressure into your room, filling a space of any size with a beautiful scent and allowing you to reap the potential benefits of aromatherapy.

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Whether a lamp can have a medical effect depends essentially on two factors: The light intensity and the colour temperature. For there to be a therapeutic effect, a light intensity of 10,000 lux is recommended. The best electric diffusers can have a positive effect on our mood, creating a spa-like ambience that make your space smell lovely. There's not much better than opening your front door and catching a waft of a beautiful scent, especially after a long and stressful day. Melatonin is known as the sleep hormone and significantly influences the quality of our sleep. The pineal gland releases the hormone, especially in the dark. The longer it is dark, the more melatonin is produced. Serotonin is considered a happiness hormone, wakes us up and has a positive effect on our mood. However, the two hormones are by no means just counterparts, as they are closely interdependent. For comparison: In a well-lit office, the light intensity is just 500 lux. At the same time, electric light has an increased proportion of red light compared to daylight. Due to the low lux value and the increased red content, conventional electric lamps are therefore not sufficient to have a medical effect.

Vitality– for those who believe that waking up feeling refreshed and raring to go is simply a myth. Place a few drops of the Vitality essential oil into your diffuser at night and wake up feeling rejuvenated, strong, active and ready for the day! If you have a diffuser at work; place a few drops of Vitality to give you and your colleagues that spring in your step. The Vitality is blended with refreshing bergamot, orange and grapefruit, a zesty breakfast to help you feel vivacious! To start diffusing, remove the porcelain and inner covers, fill the water tank, and add 5-10 drops of your chosen water-based aroma oil to the water. Then carefully replace the covers, plug in the adaptor, and press the mist/timer button on the left to switch it on. Keep pressing to set the time, and hold to choose between intermittent or continuous mist. It's worth purchasing at least two different oils to start with – ideally a relaxing one, made with ingredients such as lavender, and an energising one containing livelier notes such as citrus or spice. Some of the most powerful scents include lavender, which has been proven to activate our brains' GABA receptors, which in turn inhibit anxiety-producing brain signals. Rather than using heat to ‘power’ diffusion, there’s an ultrasonic vapouriser in the middle of the water tank that safely uses high frequency sound vibrations to quietly break down water into ultra-fine particles of mist – so you don’t have to worry that it will sit in the corner of your room huffing and puffing away like a dragon!

What's more? They're often fairly affordable to run, can be left unattended thanks to automated time settings, and many of them double up as other appliances like mood lights, speakers or stylish pieces of home decor. Sound good? We think so too. Ahead, everything you could possibly need to know. It can be difficult to wind down and relax after a stressful day at work; especially if you come home to the children causing havoc! Once you finally get to put your feet up, you’re mind hasn’t caught up with your body and you still feel like you should be rushed off your feet! Aromatherapy can help you achieve the tranquillity and calmness you need; just a few drops of your favourite aromatherapy essential oils into your diffuser and you can transform what was once a hectic, non-stop, chaotic atmosphere to a soothing, calm and collected environment. Aroma diffuser shade – with a porcelain outer cover, with a hole in the top to let the aromas escape and circulate.• Aroma diffuser base – made from strips of real bamboo, with mist/timer button, mood light button, LED timer display, it holds the water tank. Pros: Inspired by spa atomising technology, this ultrasonic diffuser uses powerful air compression to disperse a micro-fine mist direct from the bottles of 100% natural, pure essential oil blends – without any cold water. You get what you pay for: unlike other electronic diffusers in this edit, there is no water tank, which means the integrity of the pure oils is preserved. And the fragrance is more potent as an air freshener for living rooms and large spaces. We also love that it has multiple runtime options, including 'Boost mode', which speeds up the process of making your home smell oh-so-good.