Many essential oil uses have multiple diffusers for their home, vehicle, and office. How do you know which one is the best fit for you? Which one is the best deal? Which one runs the longest? Which is the most powerful for stubborn areas? What is the difference in Ultrasonic Diffusing, Nebulizing Diffusion, Heat Diffusing, and Stationary Diffusion?  Stay tuned weekly for my Tuesday Tips.

Tuesday’s Tip  – Ultrasonic Diffusing

Some sound advice on successful diffusing 

Tips for Diffusing

 Ultrasonic Diffusers

Ultrasonic essential oil diffusers are currently 80% more used and most popular. There is a wide variety and can be placed most anywhere. There are things I like about them, and things I don’t like.

Technical Description

Ultrasonic Diffusers contain a stainless steel disk that vibrates millions of times per second. The most common vibrational frequency rate is 1.6 MHz or 1.6 million vibrations per second. The vibrating disk is positioned at the base of a reservoir containing water and a few drops of essential oil.

The vibrating disk spreads out the vibrations to the water and essential oil molecules. At high vibration rates, the molecules of water and essential oil escape the liquid in the reservoir as micro-droplets. These micro-droplets escape into the air as a finely dispersed, moist, aromatic, mist. I often call it ‘steam’. This is the same mechanism as most air humidifiers. So why don’t I just use a humidifier? Most humidifiers have plastic internal organs in which essential oils can break down causing damage to your air as well as the humidifier.

Special Features

Some Ultrasonic Diffusers have special features that add to the therapeutic effect of the essential oil. These features include colored lights, soothing music, relaxing sounds, intermittent operation, and timer to shut off the diffuser. Some Ultrasonic Diffusers have large reservoirs for long operation time. Typically when the water dries up in the reservoir the diffuser automatically turns off to protect the ultrasonic disk.

What People Like

Ultrasonic Diffusers are well liked and accepted. They can be low cost,  low-to-moderate noise level,  constant “raindrop” sound, and increases room humidity. Ultrasonics are more common because they are cheap.

What People Dislike

Ultrasonic Diffusers have their faults. They can be high maintenance,  the oscillating disc has a short lifetime, the base has poor water-level sensing,  thick oil residue fouls the oscillating disk, scaling deposits from hard water, and low-to-moderate diffuser lifespan. Young Living offers a one year warranty, so be sure to contact customer service if you want to upgrade or exchange.  Most of the users of Ultrasonic Diffusers consider them “replaceable”. When they quit functioning or break they are usually thrown away in the garbage.

Feedback

If you have some recommended Ultrasonic Diffusers that you like, share your experiences. Also comment about the Ultrasonics that you don’t like.

Frequently using diffusers can enhance your ability to think more clearly, retain information, improve immune system support, and smell great!