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Money Saving DIY – How to Refill Any Plug-in Air Freshener

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Money Saving DIY - How to Refill Any Plug-in Air Freshener

This is a great DIY trick for refilling those oil plug-ins without having to pay for the refills. Let’s face it, when you buy the refill oils you are mostly paying for the container that they come in. Instead of doing that, you can just refill it yourself and save a fortune – plus you get to choose the oil that you use so your home will smell like you want it to.

The steps are so easy and you can use any scent that you want. Refilling your oil containers also cuts down on the amount of trash that you have so this is a cheap and environmentally friendly tip. There are just a few steps:

  1. Take the wick out of your old plug-in
  2. Fill the container about ½ full with your favorite essential oil
  3. Fill the remainder of the container up with water
  4. Replace and use

Note that you can also use liquid potpourri that you can find at any Dollar Store for around $1. If you are using this method, eliminate the water and just fill the entire container with liquid potpourri. Then just plug it in and enjoy! This really is an easy way to fill those plug-ins and save money to boot.

 

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  4. I've done this recently and the wick expands after being in the water/potpourri. This prohibits me from using it again. Is there a solution that works for you that doesn't cause this? Aside from just buying the air wick refills again?
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    • I use shoelaces as wicks. Works great. Just cut them to the length you need, thread one end through the cap and then double back with that same end so it fills the cap.
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      • yes ur right i just did it because i refilled mine and they puffed up so i did shoelaces and it worked and my house is full of pleasent smells now
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      • Thank you so much for the shoelace trick! I was wondering how to avoid the odor of the original wick.
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  6. PEOPLE DONT USE WATER ... IT DOESNT MIX AT ALL U WILL BE PISSED OFF HERES WHAT I DID 1.... TAKE OFF THE CAPE 2... CLEAN THE BOTTLE AND THROW AWAY THE WICK 3.... GO GET SOME ESSENTIAL OIL OR HIGHLY FRAGRANCED OIL U LIKE 4.... A SHOE LACE 5 .. QTIP 6.... CUT THE SHOELACE TO THE SIZE N LOOP IT OVER THE QTIP AND TAPE THE TIP OF IT THIS IS BECAUSE I STRUGGLED TO GET THE LACE IN THE PORT OF THE PLUGIN SO IT WILL STAY STRAIGHT 7... FILL WITH THE OIL AND PUT THE TOP ON 8... IF U PAY CLOSE ATTENTION U CAN C THE OIL RISING ON THE LACE AND PLUG IT IN ... 9... WITHIN 5 MIN U WILL SMELL IT AND U WILL C THAT THIS WAY WORKS BETTER THEN ANY PERSONS IVE DOE IT TO 6 AIRWICK PLUGINS AND IT SMELLS SOO GOOD 10 .... ONCE THE OIL FINISHES JUST GET NEW OIL AND START AGAIN
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  8. Hi I am from those people who deosnt understand wirhout pictures I am more visuel or stupid hihi but sorry I cant understand the shoelace thecnic is it possible to make me drawing or pictures pls pls pls thank you
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  10. Our just just use a spray with 3cup water and the oil u want and from a distance in the room w Lil baking soda. So dont have to worry about fires. Or accident s. Use it as room spray instead .. Use as needed.?? I hope I helped
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  12. I wanted to make my own air freshners. I think they are too expensive especially since they only last a month or so. I also cannot find a tolerable fragrance. Air wick no longer uses a scratch and sniff on their packaging. So, I made orange oil from Pininterest and I have many empty Airwick plug ins, but I could not find how to replace the wick. All the sites do not address replacement. I tried washing one but it fell apart so I tried some cotton furniture cording. I am trying to see if this works.
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  13. Even if it is healthier than perfumes, this sounds incredibly expensive. I know that "cheap oils" are available. But they're not usually therapeutic grade and of just poor quality, you may as well buy the perfumed stuff. My oils are $20 for a small bottle. I would literally have to dump an entire bottle into one of these to fill it halfway. That does not seem economical at all. I wouldn't even waste my time or energy on this. I would just use my mister with a few drops my essential oils instead. Am I missing something?
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  14. When refilling air wick plug in do you use 100% fragrance warming oil OR can it be deluted with another oil like safflower oil?
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  15. I was wondering about the wicks. They seem to get all puffy and seems like the refill falls out.Does anyone have this problem and what do you do or suggest?
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