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)

@TipulophobiaIsReal I am allergic to perfumes or something in them air fresheners are the worst. So many public loos have those in now.

Even if I have allergy testing it’s still an issue because people wear and use them around me. I could buy stuff that isn’t fragrance free which is a hit if an effort but I’m so used to it.

My intervention was getting rid of the reed diffuser. (And making an appointment with the GP to re-activate my asthma diagnosis, and to get an emergency salbutamol inhaler to keep around.)

The teacher at my dcs' school whose asthma is set off by perfume is French. So the "silly British people worrying about perfume setting off asthma" is baloney I'm afraid.

You don’t understand what chemicals are, do you? There are plenty of toxic natural chemicals, and plenty of harmless synthetic chemicals.

This sums it up nicely

Omg just don’t! To me it’s so obviously inappropriate to have one in a classroom.

I get migraines from fake ones, but not from essential oils. I'd avoid plug ins and febreze for the same reason. They are actually toxic. I think a good quality essential oil one would be ok.

This is the same thing I was going to raise.

Okay. I've counted the votes. If three more people plead with me not to, I won't. That's fair.

C'mon, you know perfectly well there'll be posters who only read your first post and that last one, and will think you're being serious 😂 Surely you're not that desperate for a high post count?

Asthma being set off isnt enough to persuade you then?

Just to buck the trend, I suffer from both asthma and migraines but neither has ever been triggered by a reed diffuser.

(Not that I'm recommending one for classroom use, but just to point out that it's not an automatic given it will trigger people's conditions.)

If my teachers had done this I wouldn’t have gone to their lessons. All scented candles and air fresheners make me incredibly nauseous and give me a headache.

Id be surprised if the school allowed it.

I've never heard of such reactions from air fresheners basically. Thankfully I have my own office so can have whatever I want - I have lovely incense currently on the go to cover up the smell of the nappies from the toddler group next door!

I'm a teacher in the UK and my school has loads of these and no problems. Think it helps that our classrooms are large and well ventilated.
Lots of shops have then too

They really can be bad for people. If my dad stays in a hotel he has to contact them and ask them to remove anything perfumed and air the room from at least the day before (so basically he can’t stay in a room unless it’s been unoccupied for at least one night).

He didn’t used to have a reaction to anything except a particular flower, then one day he went to my aunts who had a small bowl of potpourri and his tongue and throat swelled up, and he has had reactions ever since.

I'm not suggesting this about anyone on this thread- but this reminds me of my mums friends many years ago- every time she came in our house and passed my mums fancy pot pourri (it was the early 90s) she would have a terrible asthma coughing fit and dramatically clutch the furniture. My mum would have to 'put it in the garden' before she came by prior arrangement.
One night due to a broken down car and a range of other events, friend had to stay in our spare room- Mum quickly went up to check all bedding was on was clean etc- she had the same pot pourri in there so moved it off the side and stuffed it under the bed. Friend slept soundly with no issues as she never knew it was there !

Those awful plug ins give me migraines. Some essential oils can trigger them too.
Try an air purifier. One that also removes pollen from the air. Or just open the windows.

Categorically no hotel leaves a room vacant for this, unless he books two nights, he’s staying the night after someone vacates

Can absolutely believe that.

What's needed is better ventilation (and possibly an air filtration system)

That would both get rid of smells and could reduce sick levels. Plus I think people are more alert when there's fresh air (rather than being in a fuggy room). That bad smells are hanging around does suggest fug

Your responses are hilarious, OP. Keep up the good work 🤓

Surely snakes would be a better class pet. No need to worry about fur allergies and they can glide around silently

100% this makes me feel ill, sticks in oil, depending on the scent. When I go to holiday lets I have to ask them to move them before or seal them in plastic bags and put them outside.

I promise you some of your kids will just start feeling crap and not be able to explain it. Open the windows and air it

Sorry I missed your later posts saying you weren’t going to do it with the new information learnt.