Gifts & Decor Folk Art Porcelain Tear Drop Oil Warmer Candle Holder

Note: I added a photo of my warmer under the photo in the product listing.I expected this to be a mass-made bisque piece and would still have loved it but found it just lovely that it was handmade...having majored in art the hole at the top gives it away as that's how it was fired. Also it's "high fired" which means fired at a temperature to make it stoneware...in other words, basically "petrified" ceramic ware making it stand up to heat better and have less likelihood of breakage.It is dipped in a pretty neutral-toned glaze.So what do you do with it? Throw out the candles that leave soot and the chemical-filled room fresheners.Buy a box of essential oils. I personally love peppermint, lavender and sweet orange. Peppermint will keep pests out of your house including ants naturally and just smells wonderfully good. Lavender is very soothing and orange is sweet and great if you have a litterbox in any room--it masks pet odors.Fill the top part with water and then put a few drops of essential oil of your choice in the water. Just to your taste. 6 will waft through the whole house.Light a tea candle (a tea candle is no taller than the base of the diffuser)and that will heat up the ceramic piece and cause the essential oils to fill up your house far better than any candle or airfreshener EVER could!What I like about this diffuser is that it is pretty sitting out even if you don't have it lit...it's a handsome homemade piece. This is also why it would make a great gift with a few essential oils and look far more expensive than it is.It also holds more water than many diffusers and because it has a bit of a "top" as it's like a ceramic bag hanging, it just seems to hold the water in longer without evaporation even after you blow out the candleBut better yet, I've seen some glass diffusers heat up too hot and break. A high fired ceramic piece won't allow that to happen.Negatives: I wish it had come with a tea candle. I didn't have one on hand when I got this piece and I would have loved to have lit it up from the start. But I guess that's like some items come with batteries and some don't...with this you won't even get a "starter battery".Very nice and good looking piece...surprising for the price. I love it!

I'm not one to write reviews but I felt I should add to this oil warmer's list. I love this thing. Tried it out for the first time today after browsing dozens of choices from Amazon for something to use my essential oils with that wasn't as expensive as an actual diffuser.A few drops of rose and peppermint and my entire apartment smells amazing after only 30 minutes. Granted it's a small space, but I imagine you could easily get your whole house smelling nice with a couple of these depending on your square footage. It barely requires any oil...I actually I think overdid it, I did 5 drops in a couple tablespoons of water and it's a bit too strong. For a larger floor space that might be okay, but next time I'll use less - which is great! Oil is expensive, so the less I have to use, the better.Just make sure you cut the wick down to size so it doesn't burn too close to the oils and overheat it. I will definitely be purchasing a second one of these whenever I end up in a bigger house.Also about looks: I was expecting something bigger, so I was pleasantly surprised that it's only maybe 6-8 inches tall. For some reason the picture made it seem bigger. It's small and would fit in with any kind of decor you own, I think - we have mostly darker furniture with similar green/grey/beige vibes as this piece and it fits perfectly with our set up. For only $6 it feels very well made, I would have guessed it'd be more expensive just looking at it.If you're trying to find a good oil warmer on Amazon I really don't think you can get much better than this tear drop warmer - the cheaper ones I saw looked like the candle would sit too close to the oils and burn them, and the cheaper glass ones all had reviews that said they overheated and broke. I can't see that happening with this piece. If it does, I'll update this review.

I picked this product because of the good reviews it had gotten so far, and because of the price. I've had it for a few months now, have used it a handful of times, and I'm very happy with it.The porcelain tear drop seems to be of very high quality, and holds a good amount of water inside for you to drop your essential oils into. The base and hook look good, but are kind of flimsy and light. It gets the job done, though. It seems like the black base would dent easily if you weren't carful, but this isn't a item that gets handled too often, so I'm not too worried about it.My tea light candles from the dollar store fit perfectly into the hole, and the candle flame seems to be a good distance away from the bottom of the tear drop.I use about 5-10 drops of essential oils each time, and the smell fills my bathroom and hallway, and even a bit into my living room. I imagine if I used more oil then the smell would go farther.I gave this 4 out of 5 starts because of the flimsy feeling base, but the product functions well, and looks good. I would definitely purchase it again if I had it to over.