Request: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
Archived on 10/01/2009
Can you reuse the Air Wick Plug Ins that have the liquid in them? I really like them and use coupons when I can, but they get used so fast.
By mammakatt from Grabill, IN
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RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
OK, here's the scoop: buy a bottle of simmering oil at Walmart for four bucks, pry off the plastic top of the Airwick bottle, replace the wick with one or two Q-tips, use a small kitchen funnel to refill the bottle, replace the plastic top with the Q-tips on it, and voila. Simply replace the Q-tips when the unit runs dry, and refill the bottle again and again for cheap. The Q-tips are the perfect size for the bottle and warmer, and they wick just right. (08/25/2009)
By LPRANTNER1
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Request: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
Archived on 07/08/2009
I have loads of those plug in air fresheners and I have been trying to find ways of refilling them with my own scents. I have tried using water, oil and water mix, oil, scented perfumes, etc. and none of them seem to work. Has anyone found a way of re-filling these with their own scents?
Thanks
Margaret from Swansea, UK
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How to Refill Your Plug-in Air Freshener Refills
You can easily reuse any kind of refills that previously had scented oil in it. Use only essential oils (purchased from aromatherapy shops) and avoid preparing your own scents unless you
know and tested the composition (not recommended). Essential oils contain highly
volatile compounds: (1) and are used in aromatheraphy in various ways, including electric heat
diffusers (2). Regarding the fragrancers, they are safe from fire unless they are not held in proper
position (3). It diffuses effectively, when not using essential oils that appear too thick.
From my experience, I can tell you that I reused tens of refills successfully, and they
smelled just like new. Depending of what brand and type of electric fragrancer you have,
I can teach you something:
- for Ambi Pur scented oil (and Evolution), simply remove the white plastic lid that
connects to the bottle. With it, you will also remove the fragrance filter.
Use a clean syringe or put essential oil directly from source into the bottle.
Put the lid back.
- for Glade scented oil (Wisp and others), there is a little problem, but we'll pass it.
Glade has assured their refills with an additional membrane covering. We'll need
to heat the thin needle point of a syringe with a lighter, until it gets red. Quickly
pierce the additional membrane in the deeper part until your needle reaches the interior
of the bottle. It must be somehow parallel to the fragrance filter. Load some essential oil into your syringe, and using the previously made hole,
fill the bottle. That's it. Never use any electric fragrancer with refills held upside down.
(available for all refills)
- for any other brand of refills, associate it with the two described above.
- and other compounds: http://www.nature-helps.com/infopage/engels/component.htm
- http://www.aromaweb.com/articles/diffu.asp
- The electric diffuser is produced in such a way that the electrical outlet does not to have any contact with the oil vapors. The fragrance filter is heated with temperatures supportable to human touch.
(12/26/2007)
By scentrefill
RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
I was looking this subject up merely to find some recipes, but I have been to this site frequently and love it, so I thought that I would share that I have refilled the Glade Plug-In (with night light) myself, safely. No fires. No bad or odd smells. Just pure essential oil (8 drops total) and the rest filled with extra virgin olive oil. It smells fantastic. I was even able to pop off the white top with a butter knife, though I would be careful to that end. It is easy to crack the top, rendering it useless. (01/24/2008)
By Pursuer
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Request: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
Archived on 01/18/2007
My wife asked if I could find a way to refill plug-in air fresheners (Wallflower brand). The packaging indicates that they contain essential oils but I'm unwilling to simply experiment with a potential fire hazard. Does anyone have a "recipe" for the contents of these air fresheners?
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RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
I don't know about the contents of those plug-in air fresheners but you might consider a terra cotta lamp ring instead. They are easy to refil (you just drip some essential oil on the terra cotta ring) and you can use any scent. They are pretty inexpensive (more than 1 plug-in but they never wear out) and you can get them at most hardware stores or home supply places. You can cut the sometimes pricey essential oils with canola or walnut oil to stretch them too. (07/28/2004)
By Guest
RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
I wonder if you could use those scented oils you buy in the craft section of Walmart? Or the potpourri gel that is intended for heat? (07/30/2004)
By Tawnda
RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
You should (b)first(/b) test to see if the essential oil you want to use is flammable or not. The patchoulli oil I use as perfume isn't. I've used drops on lightbulbs, in candles, in simmer pots, even tested directly with a lit match. Just buying new plug-in refills might be a lot cheaper in the long run though, but I don't know this for sure as I don't own any "plug-ins" so I don't know how much the refills cost. What I do know is that essential oils can be rather expensive. Depending on the fragrance, they range in price of (b)$4 to $8(/b) (sometimes more) per (b)half oz(/b). They would need to be used diluted since pure oils are much too strong to use alone. But even then it seems a bit pricey. (09/23/2004)
By Baby Judy
RE: Can You Refill Plug-in Air Fresheners?
Guest Post. I just purchased a 2-count value pack of the Glade plug ins scented oil refill at Wal-Mart for $3.60 plus tax. That is about $1.00 to $1.49 cheaper than buying one at the local supermarket. (01/10/2006)
By victoria
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