This reminds me of a tart burner that I bought. I used it on my kitchen counter, and it got all over my new tumbled marble back splash when I burned it...what a nightmare.

Thanks for the warning about the oils....

Not trying to sound like a know it all but....

I've been using and selling reed diffusers for well over 6 years and have never had a problem.
I've never found oil where it shouldn't be.

Keep in mind that the reeds wick up the fragrance oil and that's how the fragrance is disbursed, so if anything absorbent - like paper or fabric - is touching even just one reed the oil will be transferred to that item.

The oil will also remove the finish on furniture or painted surfaces.

The wax in a tart warmer/burner does not fly out of the burner unless it is jostled, moved, or blown on.
If your warmer/burner is heating the wax to the point of spewing it on surrounding surfaces, it's defective and shouldn't be used.

Both of these items along with candles shouldn't be used in high traffic areas, on fine surfaces, or anywhere that pets or children can reach or have access to.

ymmv :-)

This is one of many reasons why I do not like candles or open flames in the home. I read an article about candles and the residue they leave when burned. A lot of people think it just "disappears" but matter does not disappear, it changes states and collects elsewhere, on furniture, walls, clothes, you breathe it in, etc. A report I read spoke of the extreme flamability of some people's homes because their rooms were coated in the residue of burned wax and oils dissolved into the air. They could not see it or smell it, but it was there.

A candle every now and again on special occasions ok, but we all know people who have one running constantly it seems. Just not a good idea.

WARNING! Never place the oil diffuser on top of a knee wall/bookcase dividing the living room and foyer if your DH likes to throw the dogs toys down the hall in that general direction. Yes, it's fun to watch the dog dash down the hall for the toy, but not so much fun to try to get the oil off the freshly painted wall, the piano, or out of the carpet. On the other hand, the living room smelled great for a week!

HTBH . . . too funny!
Oakleyok, thanks for the warning!
Because I'm allergic to real evergreen trees (touching them, not smelling them thank goodness!), I use the scented oil during the Christmas season. What's worked for me is to use real pinecones on the tree, adding a drop or two of the oil to each. That way the tree scent is coming from the actual tree . . . and I don't have to worry about the kids or dogs spilling the bottle of oil.
Lynn

Speaking of the ability of these types of things to cause damage ... I had placed a pillar candle on the side of my tub, just to inspire me while working on the bathroom. Well, they have little metal pieces on the bottom holding the wick. I was so careful not to put anything metal on my tub and had no idea there was metal on a candle base : ( Somehow it got wet over there and left a mark. Thankfully, I found it early and it's very faint, but soooo disheartening : ((

And, yes, candles leave gray soot all over the place. I recall something about the other residues, also, with regards to later painting. Though a family member burns a lot of candles on the weekend and repainted without difficulty. Wasn't aware of a fire hazard from it, though, and will have to look into that. Definitely affects my lungs! Have also read where the fragrances and oils can be fatal to birds.

So what about our kitchens? Cooking oils, grease, gas burners. Gets on the walls there also and migrates. Many don't have the super cooking exhaust systems of today. Not sure my place could even handle one. I've got an otr 300cpm microwave unit, exhausting to the outside, that doesn't seem to work all that great (and is horribly noisy at that level).

Joanie, my reeds weren't touching anything. The papers just happened to absorb the evaporation of the oil.

Now I have to rethink buying from Yankee Candle. They're having a sale on Housewarmers, buy 2, get 2 free! lol

Our wood burning fireplace is our main source of heating. But that also takes moisture from the air so we always have a steamer on top. The other day while cleaning I picked up my reed dispenser which had about 2 inches of liquid left in it and dumped it into the water steamer. Well, the house smelled wonderful for a couple of days but after reading this thread I now wonder if that was a healthy thing to do. Thoughts?

"So what about our kitchens? Cooking oils, grease, gas burners. Gets on the walls there also and migrates. Many don't have the super cooking exhaust systems of today. Not sure my place could even handle one. I've got an otr 300cpm microwave unit, exhausting to the outside, that doesn't seem to work all that great (and is horribly noisy at that level). "

Same goes here, too. What we cook and do not properly exhaust stays in the home. You smell fish the next day? It's because the oils have vaporized in cooking and adhered somewhere else.

We bought a home where the PO loved her some Glade plug-ins (Tropical Breeze). Good lord it was EVERYWHERE. After a while you wouldn't smell it, but when you came home at the end of the day, there it would be. Painting, carpet replaced etc helped. But the smell was never gone.

That's amazing with the leftover plug-in oils. Sounds like the whole house could blow up. You just never know what you're getting into with things!

I was in HD a few months back trying to get some general info about what type of exhaust system would work better. The guy thought I was nuts because I wanted something more than 300cfm (took note after reading FlyLeft's post about that not really being a sufficient exhaust). It's a long run out through the attic here, I believe, which may contribute. My mother's condo has the same unit that could vent easily outside, though I'm not sure how it's set up. Terrible exhaust in that house. Our old house was always terrible too. Gets in my clothes and hair : (

I guess maybe we really need to wash the walls with TSP before painting to get all the grime off. Of course, this has been going on forever with cooking indoors.

Think about bathroom products. My mother used to spray her head with AquaNet.

That's why I like using candle warmers. No flame.

This is a decade old thread however the point must up to be made that the Sistine Chapel and many a Gothic cathedral have horrible blacall over the gorgeous paintings on the inside and all over the outside due to pollution from outside and on the inside of the churches from all of the candle burning that candle definitely goes somewhere and it goes straight to those gorgeous paintings on the walls .

My husband and I recently had a private tour of a Gothic cathedral f in Paris of all things and the paint restore or excuse me the portrait restore and her team could not lament enough help people need to quit burning candles because they cost such damage to paintings and photography and architecture

Just ruined the finish on a gate leg table and paint in my bathroom has bubbled due to drops of diffuser oil. There should DEFINITELY be a warning on packages when purchasing. When turning over reeds, it is difficult to avoid drips, so always turn over a wastebasket or sink. Too late for me.

It jusr happhappened to me put it on my brand new bathroom window sill and there is a circular stain all bubbled up also on my mums new draws