How to Use an Oil Warmer

How to Use an Oil Warmer
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
2 minute read

Oil warmers are available in a variety of colors and designs, and they are pleasant additions to a living room or bedroom, adding a subtle accent to home decor and diffusing a pleasant aroma in your home. Follow standard safety precautions to prevent injury.

Things You Will Need

  • Tealight candle
  • Household wooden matches
  1. Place the oil warmer and tealight candle on a flat, clutter-free surface. Remove the oil dish, and set it aside.

  2. Essential oil is volatile.
  3. Refer to the fragrant or essential oil's instructions, and add the appropriate amount of oil to the dish.

  4. Create a layered scent in a fragrant oil warmer.
  5. Insert the tealight candle into the bottom portion of the oil warmer. Create a complex, layered aroma by selecting a complementary scented candle. For example, a lemon-scented candle would complement lavender oil.

  6. Light the candle with a wooden match.

  7. Replace the oil dish on top of the oil warmer. The small flame warms the bottom of the oil reservoir, and the oil begins to simmer, instantaneously diffusing the scent throughout the room.

The Drip Cap

  • Decorative, fragrant oil warmers impart a fresh scent throughout your home.
  • Oil warmers are available in a variety of colors and designs, and they are pleasant additions to a living room or bedroom, adding a subtle accent to home decor and diffusing a pleasant aroma in your home.
  • Replace the oil dish on top of the oil warmer.

Photo Credits

candle image by Andrey Starostin from Fotolia.com

candle image by Andrey Starostin from Fotolia.com

amber bottle image by Allyson Ricketts from Fotolia.com

Lamp for aromatherapy surrounded by violet petals image by Dmitry Rukhlenko from Fotolia.com

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