| My childhood memories of aromatherapy are | | | | plastic and thus it gets deteriorated. The |
| restricted to the beautiful diffusers that my | | | | market today has large options for people |
| father bought for diffusing the essential oil | | | | shopping for bottles and jars. They are |
| aroma. Though they were largely clay pot | | | | available in ranges of 5 ml to 10 ml. Bottles |
| diffusers, they looked attractive in varied | | | | with beautiful designs can be purchased. Some |
| colours and shapes.Diffusers come in the | | | | manufacturers also offer the option to design |
| category of aromatherapy accessories. | | | | on demand the bottles.Electric |
| Aromatherapy accessories include the whole | | | | diffusers:Diffusers are one of the most |
| range of storage boxes, bottles and jars, | | | | popular aromatherapy accessories. They are |
| diffusers, burners, containers, dispensers | | | | available in a wide range from electric |
| etc. Essential oils and other aromatherapy | | | | diffusers, nebulizers, fan diffusers, clay |
| products, being so precious (not exactly in | | | | pot diffusers etc. They are a cleaner and |
| price but in face value to the user), demand | | | | more effective way of perfuming the |
| special concern in the form of aromatherapy | | | | environment. Electric diffusers can be left |
| accessories.Storage box:It is important to | | | | unattended too without the fear of it leading |
| get the best storage boxes for storing your | | | | to fire, since there is no naked |
| essential oils. Essential oils may get | | | | flame.Dispensers:Though dispensers and |
| contaminated if exposed to too extreme | | | | pipettes are only minor aromatherapy |
| temperatures. Similarly, direct sunlight is | | | | accessories, they are quite important. Use an |
| harmful for the aromatherapy products. The | | | | ordinary dispenser and you have the danger of |
| most common material used for preparation of | | | | deteriorating your oils. When oil is |
| storage boxes is alder wood. The boxes will | | | | dispensed from its container, a part of it is |
| be beautifully carved and given a natural | | | | left on the pipette. It reacts with the |
| wood finish. When shopping for storage boxes, | | | | oxygen outside and gets contaminated. When |
| check that it contain wooden dividers and | | | | again the pipette is used, the contaminated |
| brass clasp fittings. Also, decide the | | | | oil contaminates the entire bottle of oil. So |
| storage space before making the buying | | | | one must purchase the dispensers too with |
| decision.Bottles and jars:Essential oils must | | | | care.In this way, we see that aromatherapy |
| be stored in dark amber or cobalt blue | | | | accessories have a large role to play in |
| bottles. These are the best containers to | | | | increasing longevity of your essential oils. |
| prevent deterioration of the essential oils. | | | | So, take the same care when buying the |
| Since essential oils are contaminated when | | | | aromatherapy accessories as when you buy the |
| exposed to direct sunlight, clear glass | | | | oils.Bryan Josling is working with the |
| bottles are a strict no-no. Plastic bottles | | | | Horticultural Research Station in Adelaide. |
| may be avoided, particularly when | | | | He has also been involved with research on |
| concentrated essential oils are to be stored. | | | | plants. |
| It is believed that the oil erodes the | | | | |