KTT Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Since I'm taking a break from candle making, I've been working on other home fragrance things. I just recently made a couple of diffusers (last week). I got the base from Candlescience. The fragrance oils I used were Golden Rose, from Candlescience. The other fragrance was Clean Cotton, from Peak. I used 4 1/2 oz of base, and 1 1/2 fragrance oil (70/30). The Golden Rose is going strong, but the Clean Cotton is not. I realize that not all fragrances will work in a diffuser. I went back to Candlescience's page to look at more fragrances for a future order, and I noticed that their reed base only takes up to 25% fragrance oil (I noticed this after I already made my diffusers). On this board, I see some say they do a 50/50 (1 part base, 1 part fragrance), and now I'm wondering about that. Do I need to find a base that will accept up to 50% fragrance oil, or are people just doing 50/50 even if the base supposedly accepts less?I just now did a search, but I didn't find an answer.TIA everyone :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bia Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Did you find an answer to this old question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary in Canada Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 It really depends on the strength of the FO and what strength of aroma you want. I have a VERY strong Maple Syrup from New Directions (Canada) so I use about 75% DPL and 25% FO. and 6-8 reeds. I give it a stir every 2 or 3 days, turn the reeds over about 4 days and put them back in the solution. It will last about a month or longer depending on the size of the area. For lighter FO, I add more FO depending on what room I put it in and what strength I want the fragrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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