How to Make Aroma Beads
Beginner's Guide to Making Aroma Beads
Aroma beads are a great alternative to burning candles! These beads absorb up to 30% oil and last longer then water based bead air fresheners. Aroma Beads are easy to make and will not shrink or grow mold. I really like them in my car, as a decorative accent to silk flower arrangements, inside a lace sachet, in drawers or closets or anywhere that accumulates stale air.
Materials
- Aroma Beads
- Liquid Candle Dye or Mica (no water based colors)
- Fragrance Oil
- Glass, ceramic or metal mixing bowl
- Packaging (glass jars with air freshener lids work best)
Instructions
Step 1 - Mix Color & Fragrance
- Mix a drop of liquid candle dye with every ounce of fragrance used
- Use less dye for pastel colors and more dye for deeper, darker colors
- We recommend starting with just a drop because you can always add more if you want a darker color.
Step 2 - Add Aroma Beads
- Add your Aroma Beads and mix well until liquid fragrance blends evenly over beads
- Keep mixing every so often until fragrance oil is completely absorbed by beads
Step 3 - Be Patient
- Be patient!
- it takes anywhere from 24 hours to 1 week for the fragrance to completely absorb into the beads
- Thinner fragrances such as citrus blends will absorb easier than thicker vanillas or cinnamons
- If there is still liquid fragrance present after a week, just add more Aroma Beads until the extra liquid is absorbed.
Step 4
Enjoy!
Watch us make Aroma Beads below!