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