Lemon Mini Humidifier

I have been testing a number of essential oils recently but I only apply it topically. I learned that one can use a diffuser for essential oils, too. When diffused, oil gets wasted in the air so I don't do it often, but there are times when oil is best inhaled. That prompted me to buy a small one.

The Lemon Mini Humidifier can be bought from Shopee and Lazada. While labeled as a humidifier, it can also be used to diffuse essential oils, as long as you use an emulsifier. It can be had for as low at PhP220 + shipping fee or up to over a thousand peso per piece, depending on from whom you buy. I got mine from Divisoria for PhP270. I didn't want to take a chance in buying a defective item. I was able to test it first before I paid for it.

It came in a box containing the humidifier, the cable without an adaptor and an extra filter (the cigarette-shaped object in the photo above). The bottles of oil in the photo are not included. The humidifier comes in four colors. The yellow looks like lemon. The green looks like lime. The pink one looks like pomelo. An aqua variant is also available but it doesn't look like any citrus fruit.

When connected to a power supply, a click on the button turns the spray on or off. Long pressing it will turn the light on or off. This also has an automatic shut down feature. I leave it running before I sleep. By the time I wake up, it is already turned off.

(On the side of the box)

When the filter gets dirty or deformed, less mist or none at all will be produced. The filter can be easily replaced but in case the spare gets ruined, there is no supplier for spare filters.

(On the side of the box)

This is a small filter and is good for personal use only. It won't fill the room will mist but may help in distributing a strong fragrance. It may work inside a car.

While sellers will tell you that you can use essential oils with this humidifier, know that you have to emulsify the oil and water mixture. I usually add some alcohol (like isopropyl or ethyl) to disperse the oil in water. If there is a thick layer of oil surrounding the filter, the mist will be minimal, making the humidifier seem broken, and the top of the humidifier will be oily. Some diffusers can diffuse oil without an emulsifier but this unit can't as it is not really a diffuser.