Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hi folks, So far it looks like I've found two, maybe three, types of car diffusers... one works with the A/C vent, the other heats pads or strips, and this may or may not be a third type: http://www.caroma-therapy.com/ If you have any experience with any of these types, I'm interested in your reactions. How well did it work? Was it worth it? Which kind would you recommend? Since I like the look of that caroma one, I'm especially interested to know if anyone knows exactly how it works, if there are any drawbacks of its mechanism, etc. Thanks muchly, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hi Josh, I haven't tried any of those myself. I hope if anyone has they'll let us know what they think. All I can tell you is if you ever get one of those little ceramic or pottery diffusers on a rope for the car .. do NOT hang it off the rear view mirror. If you stop short in any way it'll hit the windshield a little too hard for comfort I've put a few drops of oil on a tissue and stuffed it on the dashboard or in the cup holder. That seems to work pretty well for what it is *lol* *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Joshua Alexander [josh] Hi folks, So far it looks like I've found two, maybe three, types of car diffusers... one works with the A/C vent, the other heats pads or strips, and this may or may not be a third type: http://www.caroma-therapy.com/ If you have any experience with any of these types, I'm interested in your reactions. How well did it work? Was it worth it? Which kind would you recommend? Since I like the look of that caroma one, I'm especially interested to know if anyone knows exactly how it works, if there are any drawbacks of its mechanism, etc. Thanks muchly, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hi Josh, I have used every type of aromatherapy car diffuser that is on the market. Some of them are messy and just don't work that well. The ones that heat up and have the pad that you appy your essential oils to are okay but after awhile I just gave up using them. For awhile I made up some room spray type fresheners, but then you have to remember to bring the spray bottle, etc. Don't like leaving things like that in the car especially this time of year when the car gets so hot inside. The caroma that you mentioned was the last ones that I purchased and while they are not ideal I think they are the best ones on the market right now. If anyone else knows of a better alternative, I would love to hear about it. The caroma uses a little bottle filled with your EO or synergy and has a " wick " that sticks down into the bottle and also out the top of the bottle where it is heated by the holder unit. I know that the purists will say that you shouldn't heat the EO's but it is impossible to use a nebulizing diffuser in the car (as far as I know anyway) The little bottle on the caroma doesn't last much more than a couple of weeks but it is fairly simple to refill. One thing that people need to be careful about is figuring out if the plug in/cigarette lighter in their car stays " alive " when the car is shut off. In my car I have two cigarette lighters and one stays on all the time (great for cell phones, not so good for the caroma) and the other one is only on if the car is running. If your plug in/cigarette lighter is always active then I think that you would have to unplug the caroma every time you left the vehicle otherwise it would constantly be heating up and besides using up all the essential oils it could be dangerous (just my opinion). So that is my 2 cents worth on car diffusers. If someone out there knows of a better car diffuser I would really like to hear about it. Rosanne Taylor Bothell, WA Message: 23 Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:40:24 -0700 Joshua Alexander car diffusers Hi folks, So far it looks like I've found two, maybe three, types of car diffusers... one works with the A/C vent, the other heats pads or strips, and this may or may not be a third type: http://www.caroma-therapy.com/ If you have any experience with any of these types, I'm interested in your reactions. How well did it work? Was it worth it? Which kind would you recommend? Since I like the look of that caroma one, I'm especially interested to know if anyone knows exactly how it works, if there are any drawbacks of its mechanism, etc. Thanks muchly, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 I use a small ziplock with a cotton ball on which I have put some drops of EO on. C-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hello there, I have seen a beautifull designed cardiffuser on the following site: http://www.air-aroma.com The cardiffuser is called " drivetime " and the technical specs I have copied here: Air Aroma car diffuser with 5ml 100% pure essential oil blends for the Drive Time car diffuser. 12-volt plugs into the cigarette lighter of all cars. Built in safety fuse to prevent any shorting out or blowing fuses. Heat retardant plastic with special metallic plating manufactured to prevent any toxic out gassing of plastic and will not allow essential oils to break down the plastic or mix with it while diffusing. Unit uses convection to draw up and warm the air as it passes through the pad to diffuse the oil. Three stage switch on lower side of diffuser for on/off, medium and high output. LED indicates which level is selected. Regards, Boa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 I didn't ask about diffusers initially, but I just wanted to say thanks to Boa for psoting this link. The company is actually an Australian company which suits me perfectly. I have emailed them re prices for the car diffuser and am impatiently awaiting their reply. thanks Deb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Web Album~Captured Impressions www.starlaughter.com - " Cham Boa " <Boa-Cham Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:15 AM Re: Re: car diffusers > Hello there, > > I have seen a beautifull designed cardiffuser on the following site: > > http://www.air-aroma.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 >I didn't ask about diffusers initially, but I just wanted to say thanks to Boa for psoting this link. (http://www.air-aroma.com) The company is actually an Australian >company which suits me perfectly. I have emailed them re prices for the car diffuser and am impatiently awaiting their reply. > > thanks > Deb Hello Deb and all, I contacted the distributor in the Netherlands for the price-info also (yesterday), and received an invitation to come and see their proffesional diffusers in action. They will probably be very expensive, but Í am so very curious about it. On am working on a project for some schools and offices to purify the air inside the building so these diffusers could be " it " . I will keep you informed about this. I would also be very pleased if you could keep me (us) informed of your experiences about the car diffuser. Thanks and regards, Boa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Their products look beautiful... I'm just not sure I want to mess around with pads, and also not interested in having to continually buy disposable supplies. Rosanne, what's not ideal about the caroma product? Why wouldn't a nebulizer work in a car? (I don't know how they work, so:) -Josh >Hello there, > >I have seen a beautifull designed cardiffuser on the following site: > >http://www.air-aroma.com > >The cardiffuser is called " drivetime " and the technical specs I have copied >here: > >Air Aroma car diffuser with 5ml 100% pure essential oil blends for the Drive >Time car diffuser. 12-volt plugs into the cigarette lighter of all cars. >Built in safety fuse to prevent any shorting out or blowing fuses. Heat >retardant plastic with special metallic plating manufactured to prevent any >toxic out gassing of plastic and will not allow essential oils to break down >the plastic or mix with it while diffusing. Unit uses convection to draw up >and warm the air as it passes through the pad to diffuse the oil. Three >stage switch on lower side of diffuser for on/off, medium and high output. >LED indicates which level is selected. > > >Regards, > >Boa > > > > > >Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: >http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > >To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following >link: /join > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I purchased a couple of dozen of these some time ago (wholesale price) and really like them. They have the replacement pads so you can change your fragrances. -Helen Their products look beautiful... I'm just not sure I want to mess around with pads, and also not interested in having to continually buy disposable supplies. Rosanne, what's not ideal about the caroma product? Why wouldn't a nebulizer work in a car? (I don't know how they work, so:) -Josh >Hello there, > >I have seen a beautifull designed cardiffuser on the following site: > >http://www.air-aroma.com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I bought one of those car fragrance things......that had the oil in the bottle with the little cotton wick....it attached to the vent on the dash. Worked okay for a day or two.....then the thing shifted, during one of my not so careful turns. I didn't notice it at the time..... A couple of hours later, when I returned to my car, the fragrance oil had leaked onto the vent/dash area, and had melted the plastic vent louver...... It didn't completely ruin it, but it will never be the same. Had I left it longer, it would have most likely completely ruined the vent and most of the dash area, where I had the thing. Alot of fragrance oils, and quite a few EO's will eat right through plastic......wish I had remembered that BEFORE this happened. Just my 2 cents. Candy in AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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