Shea Butter is a slightly yellowish or ivory coloured natural fat extracted from the nut of the African Shea Tree (Vitellaria Paradoxa) by crushing, boiling and stirring. Shea Butter is widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer or lotion. Shea butter is also edible and sometimes used in foods.
“Shea Butter has been used for thousands of years as a moisturizer because of its extraordinarily high depicted object of naturally rich oils, vitamins and minerals”
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The reed diffuser or aroma diffuser delivers fragrance with a distinct yet simple wicking system of reeds. Fragranced liquid seeps up through the reeds of the reed diffuser sticks allowing scent to fill the room. The reed diffuser uses essential oils or fragrance oils mixed with a special non toxic dispersing base allowing the reed diffuser to not just add scent to a room but to allow the therapeutic properties or essential oils to fill the room as well. The ease of use and minimal maintenance and care have made the reed diffusers the most popular product in room fragrance.
“Did you know that Shea Butter is a natural sunblocking lotion without all the harmful chemicals found in todays commercial sunblocks.”
A Reed Diffuser consists of:
- A vessel generally made of glass for its aesthetic appeal. This holds the diffuser fragrance and reed diffuser sticks inside.
- The diffuser fragrance. This is a special blend of fragrance and/or essential oils blended with diffuser base designed to disperse fragrance through a room.
- Reed diffuser sticks. The reed diffuser sticks allow the aroma fragrance to be drawn up through the sticks via tiny holes and dispersed through the room.
“Amongst its moisturising properties Shea Butter is also reported to have anti-inflammatory, emollient and humectant properties. ”
Advantages of a Reed Diffuser or Aroma Diffuser
- No Flame or Heat: Unlike candles, the reed diffuser has no flame to worry about. This makes the reed diffuser a safer alternative to candles.
- No Going Out: with incense or candles the aroma is temporary relying on active lighting. The reed diffuser lasts all day and night. The only monitoring a reed diffuser needs is a weekly turning of the reeds.
- No Smoke: incense is nice but the smoke is not so wonderful. The reed diffuser achieves the same purpose but without any smoke.
- No Wax or Mess: incense has ashes, candles have wax, the reed diffuser has neither.
- No Aerosols: unlike sprayed scents, the reed diffusers does not have any added chemicals.
- No Electric Power: you can place a reed diffuser anywhere without having to rely on an outlet or change batteries.
- No Heat: heated fragrances like plugins may actually damage the fragrance or essential oils while the reed diffuser protects the integrity of the oils.
Reed Diffusers and Aroma Fragrances can be expensive to buy and you are generally paying for expensive packaging. The most cost effective way to fragrance your home or office is to source your read diffuser components seperately. This way you can mix and match your personal diffuser fragrances, purchase more diffuser reed sticks or use different styles of diffuser glassware for different rooms.