Reusing Pur-Sleep Diffusion Pads

greyhound · Post by **greyhound** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:20 am

Ok. We've had lots of discussions in the past about how often we clean our cpap equipment and change the water in our humidifiers. But how about the diffusion pads that some of us are using with our cpap/aroma therapy.

Are you guys using the diffusion pads just once, using the same pad and oil (perhaps, with a small "refill") a second day, and/or cleaning the diffusion pads and reusing them.

Sleepy-eyes · Post by **Sleepy-eyes** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:30 am

Personally I "refill" each night, unless I'm changing scents. I very seldom use any particular scent more than three nights.

Maryb · Post by **Maryb** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:00 am

I reuse my pads for about 4 nights or so in a row and then I wash them out with soap and hot water and let them air dry before using them again.

Maryb

sleepyWI · Post by **sleepyWI** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:10 am

What Mary said .. except no soap

deebatt · Post by **deebatt** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:26 pm

Maryb wrote:I reuse my pads for about 4 nights or so in a row and then I wash them out with soap and hot water and let them air dry before using them again.

Maryb

ooh i havent tried washing them. i've washed out the diffuser but not the pads, guess i just figured they would fall apart. Right now i'm using the same pad with the same scent, just adding a refill drop or two every night and have been fine this week with that. I only change pads if i change scents. I also wash the diffuser between scents.

gonna have to try washing the pads..thanks!

kavanaugh1950 · Post by **kavanaugh1950** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:06 pm

I just keep reusing them and adding oil everyother night. when I change scents I just take the previous pad along with that scents bottle and put them together in a baggy and when ready will reuse them again.

jrfoster · Post by **jrfoster** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:41 pm

Gee, I never thought about washing the diffuser! I will use one pad for two nights (since I now am the proud owner of about 150 of those little things! )

Bret, would washing the diffuser actually make a difference in how the scents are smelled? Just curious.

Jeff in TN

SleepGuy · Post by **SleepGuy** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:59 am

jrfoster wrote:Bret, would washing the diffuser actually make a difference in how the scents are smelled? Just curious.

Jeff in TN

It may make a difference when changing scents. There would be some residual of the old one in the diffuser. It's easy to wash (warm, soapy water). But I don't usually bother.

kavanaugh1950 · Post by **kavanaugh1950** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:09 am

Idon't bother either as the newer scent usually takes over quickly.