A room diffuser that will work in a classroom?

[Mushroomwithaview]

I'm looking for a room diffuser or some sort of room fragrance gizmo that is going to make my whole classroom smell nice.

Have decided that the answer is to buy a fancy expensive diffuser from a posh shop. I'm okay with that if it will work.

Before I do that - has anyone got any better ideas?

(no naked flames)

don't.
as many say, these produce high levrls of voc.

open the window between classes.

Another no, there are some I can cope with in short doses (we have one in the bathroom) but many of them give me a headache. Last year a sales rep at work left some fragrance sticks for the offices and they absolutely stank and gave me a headache.

I have sympathy. No idea what class you teach. But i find eyfs always smells toilety and i'd reckon any class teaching teenage boys after PE would be pretty pungent.

I also know not all rooms have opening windows.

I second an air filter, a plant and some cinnamon sticks. i also get allergies to a lot of essential oils and those diffusers and sprays.

Oh they're foul things. I had one in my holiday rental and had to put it on the balcony. Awful for asthma and a while range of others conditions. Can't you open a window…?

@Mushroomwithaview what is the smell you have an issue with? If there are windows open I doubt anything in the classroom will make a difference anyway. If you must do anything, buy an electric air purifier which uses filters to clean the air.

The damage is not always evident straight away it can build up over years especially with asthma.

You can stop pleading with me. I've already said I won't get one.

Learned new information ---> changed my mind.

That you know of! The air in your home will be filled with particulates. The long term effects of these can be lung damage. The lungs don't really differentiate between "organic" reed diffusers or febreeze.

Allergies and asthma don't care about culture. It's not a cultural thing at all. In fact they are used far too often in the U.K. will little understanding as to the effect on people with allergies and lung conditions. Those chemicals are also a significant contributor to indoor air pollution and I wouldn't want my child exposed to that day in and day out.

We rented an airbnb which smelled absolutely rank with some chemical perfume. A determined search of the place tracked down a reed diffuser tucked away behind the front door which we were able to put outside. Doubtless the owner thought it was a nice thing to do for guests. But if we hadn't found it we'd have been contacting the owner and refusing to stay until the smell was removed. What is a lovely aroma to you may be your students' worst nightmare! And it may trigger asthma attacks. Just don't do it.

I don't agree that the natural ones using natural oils are toxic. They are not! The chemical crap ones are.

I like Daylesford ones. Everything is natural and organic and smells amazing. I've got the fig one and it lasts for ages!

Its amazing how different the UK is with regard to things like this.

I knew from your first post that all the replies would be moaning like the billyo about how awful this would be, children literally keeling over at the thought of it.

I agree, this thread is batshit.

Thanks for making me remember about the word conniptions! Such a good word.

I use the electric diffusers with only essential oils. I'm sure people will claim allergies and asthma issues to them. But essential oils are regulated here and whole of course you can have an allergy they aren't full of chemicals in the same way artificial smells are.

The uk or mumsnet? It's the only place I've ever seen this attitude. Perfume is literally poison don't you know?!

My daughter had something like this. ( sticks in oil). She got rid rid of it because I was allergic to it. I suffer from Asthma. I can’t be around indoor flowers either.

Then you are very lucky. Essential oils may be of natural origin, but they are so highly concentrated that they can cause severe reactions to people. They even cast such warnings on the packaging.

Oh good point yes. I must learn to differentiate!!!

I use these in English garden
https://truegrace.co.uk/collections/room-diffusers

I do!!

Do not do this, no good for their chests. I would not send my child to your classroom. I can’t believe a teacher actually think this would be ok!

Would that mean peop,e couldn't eat oranges in the office - genuine question

Why would something automatically be safe for everyone to breathe in, just because it was originally extracted from a plant before being refined and concentrated? People's bodies don't make sure they find out the origin of a chemical before reacting to it.

Also massive migraine trigger plus senses can get overstimulated. I have ASD and migraine, I physically cannot be in a room with these or I will vomit

Everything is a chemical, things are literally made of chemicals.