Lavender extract

dr_k4104 · Post by **dr_k4104** » Wed May 17, 2006 2:46 pm

Is it possible to put lavender extract in the humidifier. Basically, it is water boiled with lavender buds. Would this ruin anything?

Sleepless in St. Louis · Post by **Sleepless in St. Louis** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:23 pm

Sure it's possible to pour it in there, but why? Sounds to me like a potpourri nightmare waiting to happen.

sarnadle_vector · Post by **sarnadle_vector** » Wed May 17, 2006 3:25 pm

it's my understanding that you want to avoid putting *anything* aside from distilled water into your humidifier.

-sv
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Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:26 pm

I use lavender for my wife. She has dementia and it has a calming effect. Just a drop by her pillow each night and we dream we are sleeping in a field of flowers. As for my humidifer - I am staying with the instructions and will use only distilled water.

Offerocker · Post by **Offerocker** » Wed May 17, 2006 8:57 pm

Ah, the sweet smell of Lavender, and its calming, dreamlike qualities. I have a 'squishy ball' filled with it, and it's kept under my pillow. Prior to putting on my getup, and spraying, I take a few good whifs of the lavender to start my off, and pretend the rest of the nightly procedures are just a dream, ha ha. You could use drops, or sachets, on the bed linens so that you're so overpowered with it that it will last in your memory until you get to sleep? I sometimes retrieve it during the day for a few whifs when I need it...at least that's still legal, ha ha...but maybe not in California?

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Thu May 18, 2006 1:40 pm

put a couple drops of lavender oil on a cotton ball.... in a baby food jar (no lid) and just set it near the air intake on your CPAP.

Aroma therapy.... done deal. And nothing *IN* your CPAP machine.

If the aroma is too strong... move the jar.

This message has been brought to you by yardbird's KISS counseling (Keep It Simple, Stupid!)

hehehehe

no I'm not name calling. I've actually done this with sage, lavender, and other essential oils. NOT A LOT... I can't STAND feeling like I'm being perfumed to death.

Offerocker-guest4themomen · Post by **Offerocker-guest4themomen** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:23 pm

Yardbird,

no I'm not name calling. I've actually done this with sage, lavender, and other essential oils. NOT A LOT... I can't STAND feeling like I'm being perfumed to death.

I was e x a g g e r a t i n g, as I often do, to make a point. I agree w/you about being overpowered with ANY scent; it's rather suffocating. I'm surprised that no one has had a 'problem' with 'sneaking' an 'impurity' into the system via the back door, ha ha (the intake filter).
Keep life as simple as you can, because there's too many others out there all to ready to complicate it for you. Oh, for those "good old days" - ignorance was bliss. However, where would any of us be without this technology?

Niteair · Post by **Niteair** » Thu May 18, 2006 4:22 pm

.at least that's still legal, ha ha...but maybe not in California?

It may be legal in California, but it has probably been known to cause cancer there

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Thu May 18, 2006 7:12 pm

ever notice how, after a night of breathing clean filtered humidified air, on removing the mask, sensing a rush of odors from things that probably always linger in the air, but go unnoticed? the various perfumes, soaps, "deodorants" and other things that permeate the air that must have been there all the time? for a few minutes in the morning i know i could outperform an average bloodhound. for sure i can locate my lost sneakers (no comments!), and probably i could smell the odorless geraniums on the front porch. through the wall. somehow the brain is able to cancel it out after a short while, and it's back to zero, even though all that stuff is surely there. that's not to say the DW doesn't keep the house "annoyingly clean", she does. (i'm not sure all the stuff we put in the air is good for us). on a related note, i wonder how long one could smell lavender or anything else after a short while? (somebody else can do that experiment). if putting lavendar up your nose enriches your life and brings back fond memories and makes your DW happy, why should anyone try to talk you out of it? life is short. i say do it. Yardbird said it best.

-r

yardbird · Post by **yardbird** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:36 am

hope this doesn't gross anyone out, but I find it kinda funny actually...

I first thought of putting aromas near the intake on my CPAP as a result of nearly being gassed out of my mind by my dog! She sleeps on a pad next to my bed and someone had fed her broccoli. Naturally my CPAP dutifully scooped up the available air and shot it right up my NOSE!

So... I thought... hey! I can do aroma therapy better than the dog!

DO NOT be tempted to put a drop of essential oil on your filter. It works quite well BUT it makes it almost impossible to change scents.

Sleepless in St. Louis · Post by **Sleepless in St. Louis** » Fri May 19, 2006 12:48 pm

Ah, the dreaded pooch toot. My friend's dog can clear a room faster than yelling fire. But, it can also be convenient to have a dog around that does toot a lot. You can blame the dog for all offensive odors in the air.

Even the worst canine offense could not get me to add any scents to my air flow. I think I would go crazy. I'm one of those people that is sensitive to perfume, cologne, soaps etc. But we're all different, that's what makes life interesting.

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