Urban Naturals Reed Diffuser Sticks 7 Inch Natural Rattan, Set of 108, for Essential Oil Bottles, Home Fragrance Projects

Urban Naturals reeds are the best reed diffuser sticks as they are made of rattan, which are not hollow, but have several channels inside the stem. It is these channels that suck the fragrance oil from the bottle that slowly permeates the room with wonderful scents. Rattan reeds typically have 20 or more channels that wick the oil to from the container and release fragrance through an evaporation diffusion process, they have to be flipped from time to time in the container to obtain maximum benefit.

These tips will help you get the best out of your reed diffuser.

• If there is oil in the bottle but you still don't get the fragrance, your reeds need to be changed. You could also add a couple of extra ones to emanate fragrance better.

• The diffusion of fragrance also largely depends on external factors like air conditioners, dehumidifiers, open doors and windows, which could impede the quality of fragrance in the room. If controlling these factors in not an option, you could place two reed diffusers in the same room in diagonal corners.

• If the fragrance diffuser is going to be placed in a smaller space, use fewer reeds, this will effectively 'turn down the volume' and keep the fragrance from being overpowering.

• Use containers with a narrow neck, this will prevent the oil from evaporating from the neck instead of being diffused from the top.

• Check for fakes when choosing diffuser reeds; bamboo skewers look very similar to reeds. Look at the ends to tell the difference, the former is hollow while the latter has channels that are cross-sections.