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)

Why not have a classroom project of growing fragrant plants indoors? Lavender, Rosemary etc.

You haven't said what causes the smell you want to eliminare. If you know what it is and can't get rid of it, eg teenage boys, I'not sure what to suggest, but if you don't , an investigation might be needed, especially since there is so much open to the outside and things might wander in. And die under the floor, for instance. Or over the ceiling. I had the school outbreak of dry rot appear in my room and it took ages to persuade the head it wae serious.. Smell of mushroom, ffriiting body like coffee gateau, dropping spores down over the door. Fungus spores are not healthy.

The smell of lavender makes me feel very sick! 🤢

There's no winning really, other than a policy of open windows as much as possible - though that can be hard in the UK not just because of the weather, but many classroom windows don't even open!

No please don't do this. Open windows give me an allergic reaction

Exactly what I came on to say ..

Well this wasn’t quite what I was expecting when I opened the thread..

This is typical mumsnet though. Recently there was thread asking for recommendations on the best smelling diffusers and candles and it was filled with people commenting which ones to go for, yet reading this now it seems there the worst thing in existence 😂

This is my experience, too. I actually can't stand them - not everyone thinks the same smells are pleasant and I find them overwhelmingly stinky. I am a window-opener instead. Really am not keen on the smell of damp teenagers mixed with air freshener and will make turning off a plug in one my first task on entering a be-perfumed classroom.

There's lots of things that might be nice to put in your home if you choose to have them, but which it's considerate not to put in a space that lots of people with differing needs and sensitivities have no choice but to spend time in Scented candles, dogs, attractive men covered in peanut butter but otherwise utterly naked, windchimes, a 24/7 recording of Pinky and Perky reciting your favourite religious text, whatever. You're comparing apples and oranges.

Hence he very rarely goes to hotels! He will literally sleep in the car while my mum stays in the hotel if they absolutely have to go somewhere and it’s too far to drive afterwards.

Where I did teacher training, the teachers often had small aromatherapy electric things. They used tisserand oils for concentration, calming, and a few other things I think. One had a diffuser with colour changing lights!

The white company do nice ones or yankee. Just avoid cinnamon that's a common irritant.

No! Hay-fever!

Anything with fragrance or essential oil in can contain allergens which can be bad for children and adults with asthma or even an allergy to one of the ingredients.
The diffuser should have a clp label on that lists the allergens

Well this is eye opening. I use lavender on my pillow to help me sleep, and my kids have little lavender teddies. Is it really that bad? I presumed tipped on skin or drank obviously but fertility issues have been mentioned?!

You have no idea what you're talking about.
People can have allergic reactions to both fragrance oils and essential oils. Fragrance oils made in the UK and eu are highly regulated and have to be appropriately labelled. Cheap ones made in China do not.
Essential oils can be bigger triggers for asthma than fragrance oils. Do you have no idea what chemicals have been used to extract them if not steam distilled or what they've been cut with if not organic

Lavender is obviously not a problem of you're not allergic. I am though so was a shame when my child bought home a lavender bag shed made at guides.

For the people confused why OP would need one, or where the smell is coming from… children! It’s not much of a stretch that a teacher needs to get rid of the smell of children surely?! Sweaty pubescent teenagers. After PE. Yr 7 who haven’t discovered deodorant or showering regularly. Children whose uniform doesn’t get washed often or come from homes with little hygiene. Or whose uniform is dried in damp conditions. Children who are still in nappies. I gag sometimes and have to stick my head out of the window after they leave. In weather like we have at the moment, it isn’t feasible to have windows open. Poor kids of course. But yes, they smell and we use diffusers or plug-ins sometimes!

Fucking hell how 90% of the people on this thread function on a day to day basis is a medical marvel. However do you cope in a supermarket, or a bus?!

Ok
Is there anything that can help rooms smell better and
that is not toxic and is better for the environment then?

What about natural ones then out there ?

Home made ones ect too?

I agree with your post @mnahmnah totally
Classrooms must stink to high heavens of sweat ect at times,

obviously this time of year you can't open the windows to gasp for fresh air like a fish
L.o.l

How 🤔 do you solve a dilemma a problem like @Mushroomwithaview has to contend wrestle with at times...

Oh god the bus reeks sometimes!

UK is very, very particular about this sort of thing, isn't it? It's interesting.

Asthma is asthma, whatever country you're in.

With great difficulty, lots of medication to take the edge off and immediate clothing change and hair washing on the return home. Public transport can be brutal as can the cleaning product aisle around the supermarket. I do most of my shopping online because shops with fragrance and chemicals such as formaldehyde in clothing stores are an absolute no go. And people are often personally offended that I cannot go into their houses where they have lots of scented products without being taken away in a blue light ambulance. Linalool and limonene for example is an incredibly common allergen and asthma and COPD are incredibly common illnesses that can be debilitating but we're used to people not really caring.

Essential oils are natural

I don’t think the uk is particular, the whole home scenting industry is beyond mammoth, I’d hazard a guess rhe vast majority of households have some form of room spray, air fresher, even if just in the loo, or diffuser.

in addition the perfume/after shave industry is also huge. Even laundry detergent has a huge market in scents.

there is clearly some folks posting with signficant health issues , but the scale of the overall industry would indicate it’s a minority , as home or personal scenting is far from niche.

Really?? I can only think of one friend and she has a room plug in and a smelly in the loo (smells lovely but I don't spend long in her house).

Don't think any of the others do!