The 5 Best Essential Oil Diffusers (and One to Avoid)

I first learned astir Pura from a friend whose location ever smelled for illustration a high-end boutique nether each circumstance. Cooking project, h2o leak … nary matter what was going connected successful her location astatine nan time, I only ever smelled berries. I person 2 cats and a multi-sports-playing tween—I knew I needed this. Now, astir 17 months into my Pura journey, I person immoderate thoughts.

While astir of my clip has been pinch nan now discontinued Pura 3, I person besides since utilized nan Pura 4 and caller large-room Pura Plus, each of which person dual bays for 2 of Pura's proprietary lipid cartridges. The Pura 3 and 4 some plug into an outlet and tin only beryllium controlled done nan accompanying app (or Alexa aliases Google Home). This is convenient for mounting schedules and timers, switching fragrances, and changing nan colour of nan optional night-light, but location person besides been galore occasions wherever I’ve wanted to extremity aliases commencement aliases alteration a schedule but person been incapable to because I forgot my password aliases nan diffuser couldn’t link to Wi-Fi. In nan moment, it was infuriating. Mercifully, nan stand-alone, cylindrical Pura Plus has manual power buttons connected nan front. The smaller Pura 4 really is champion for enclosed spaces, for illustration a agelong entryway aliases a chamber (note that some only activity pinch 2.4-Ghz Wi-Fi). If you person precocious ceilings aliases immoderate benignant of unfastened level plan, you’ll get amended results from nan Pura Plus. Just statement that, dissimilar nan silent Pura 4, nan Plus emits an audible whooshing sound that’s really rather loud—32 decibels, arsenic large arsenic a instrumentality connected low.

Another disappointing characteristic is nan highly varied value among cartridge brands. I’ve knowledgeable undetectable scents, spot stickers that get detached aliases registry nan incorrect fragrance (the diffusers automatically scan nan chips to show nan fragrances successful nan app), and vial tops truthful stuck connected they required pliers. Given that nan cartridges tally $11 to $17 for 0.33 ounces, I’m of nan sentiment this shouldn’t beryllium happening. That said, Pura is known for its clean, upscale oils that are safe for pets and families, and connected this it delivers. There’s an extended action of seasonal and year-round cartridges from companies for illustration Nest, Anthropologie, and Capri Blue, and I’ve loved each but possibly 1 of nan twelve aliases truthful I’ve tried. Because of nan mini size and value of nan cartridges, Pura mightiness not beryllium nan champion prime if you want to smell diffuser each day, each day, arsenic you’ll extremity up spending a mini fortune. However, if you emotion unsocial luxury scents and only request them occasionally and/or connected demand, Pura is nan measurement to go. —Kat Merck