Essential oils are made of plant extracts from flowers, bark, leaves or fruit. They have long been used for aromatherapy, a practice of positively impacting a person’s mood or emotions through smell. For this purpose, they can be mixed with skincare products and carrier oils. They can be added to a bath or foot bath, or used as part of creating an at-home spa experience. With an essential oil diffuser, these scents can diffuse directly into the air of your home.

Many people find that diffusing essential oils can reduce stress and anxiety, boost their mood or energy and even help them get a good night’s sleep. Essential oils like lavender, lemon verbena and peppermint can make the air smell better while also creating an atmosphere to improve your physical and emotional state. You might also use them for a DIY spa day. For instance, you could host an at-home salon before a special event for yourself and friends. Enhance the mood with essential oils and a good playlist on a portable speaker.

When choosing the best essential oil diffuser for your goals, consider the size of your space. If you want to start your oil diffuser before you get home, choose an app-compatible essential oil diffuser. On the other hand, if you want to keep things simple, a reed diffuser requires no technology at all to enjoy a more subtle burst of refreshing scent.

Essential oils aren’t the only way to enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy. Scent diffusers and air fresheners are excellent ways to make your living spaces smell amazing. Whether you’re compiling a checklist of deep cleaning tasks or just setting the mood, adding scents can brighten your space and top off all the cleaning work you’ve done. Imagine kicking back and relaxing with a pleasant scent after putting in the work to improve your air quality with the latest floor cleaning tech.

Scent diffusers and air fresheners can also be crucial in small space living spaces. Regularly running a vacuum and tidying is important, but odors can build up more easily when there’s less square footage, so a plug-in air freshener or scent diffuser can be your best friend—especially if you have a cat! Place an air freshener or other home fragrance diffuser near a litter box for extra levels of odor control in addition to regularly cleaning them.

Use a scent air machine or automatic air freshener for dispensing at different time intervals, or a plug-in air freshener for a continuous scent. And, whether you’re using essential oil diffusers or other types of scents, remember to refill your diffuser and dispenser regularly.