Best Oil Burners

There are countless reasons to use essential oils. Maybe you have a neighbor who has made salmon croquettes or curry goat for the millionth time, and you need something stronger than air freshener to block out the smell. Maybe your athletic child has a horrible habit of leaving his gym bag out or smelly shoes all over his room. You’ll need the best oil burners you can find to block out those alarming smells. Or, maybe it has nothing to with bad smells.

Essential oils also are used to just bring inviting, therapeutic fragrances into your home for mind-body medicine perks. The enchanting aromas may be pleasing to not only you but your guests too. While you should peruse oil burner reviews to make sure an oil burner is safe and effective, the one part that’ll totally be up to you is which fragrances suit you and your home best. Here are a few suggestions for both to help with your purchasing decision.

Best Oil Burners

1. Singeek Ceramic Tea Light Holder

This bamboo wood and ceramic hand-crafted oil burner is a sight to behold. Not only is it pretty, but it can be used as a diffuser, a burner and delightful home decor.

Key Features

• Can burn six hours or longer
• 7 inches x 4.7 inches x 3.5 inches
• Attractive

This oil burner is pretty simple to use. Pour ⅔ cup of water and five to eight drops of essential oil into the oil burner bowl.

Place a tea light candle in the bottom candle holder, and light per usual. The essential oils will diffuse and become more fragrant in the stone saucer.

As with most ceramic items, they can be fragile. Keep a watchful eye on the essential oils and water to make sure that they do not stain. Add water as needed after the bowl cools to avoid breaking it.

Cons

• Essential oils and tea light candles not included
• Tea light candles will burn out before essential oils; must replace regularly
• Must wait for bowl to cool to add more water or risk breaking bowl

According to oil burner reviews, you may also have to regularly clean soot off the bottom of the bowl or get used to seeing it, which hinders the “decoration” perk. Also, because the tea light candle is not covered, it’s also recommended to keep this oil burner away from children.

2. InnoGear Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser

This oil burner can double as a child’s night light or to set the mood for a romantic dinner date. It’s light without being too light and sets a zen-like mood.

Key Features

• Adjustable mist switch from high to low
• Seven-color mood lighting (rotating, fixed, or none)
• Timer settings: One hour, three hours, six hours, steady
• 200 milliliters

With this BPA-free oil burner, you don’t have to worry about burnout in this natural wood decor. The diffuser will automatically turn off when the water level is too low. Or, you can add enough water (not more than the maximum) to let it run for the previously mentioned times.

In addition to lighting, the aromatherapy diffuser can also be used to assist in better breathing during cold-weather months.

Cons

• Diluted or chemical oils untested for purity may clog or corrode diffuser
• Oil burner reviews recommend regular cleanup to avoid buildup and diffuser not working

Even with the best lotion, dry, chapped skin tends to be hand-in-hand with cold weather. Diffusers such as these assist, specifically when used with essential oils, in making sure your skin doesn’t dry out as fast.

3. Gifts & Decor TEAR DROP OIL WARMER

Each individually hand-painted tear drop oil warmer is a stunning way to enjoy your favorite fragrance by candlelight.

Key Features

• 50 percent porcelain, 50 percent metal
• 4 inches x 4 inches x 7.62 inches
• Moss-green ceramic teardrop with slightly different color variations

Add a dollop of scented oil into the tear drop and hang on its hook. Light the tealight candle underneath and enjoy the show.

The tea light candle has a reasonable enough distance from the warmer to avoid immediate blackening on the bottom.

Cons

• Tea light candle and oil not included
• If oil dries out, it may leave a lasting smell

Keep a careful eye on this item. Several oil burner reviews have complained of smoke detectors going off or fire mishaps. As with any open fire item, these are best used in plain sight with enough oil to burn. Follow instructions included, and do not overfill.

4. COOSA Electric Oil Warmer

Who says fireworks decor can only be on the Fourth of July or other holidays? This glass electric oil warmer can blast off all year round. In its natural state, it’s bright already and brighter once the oil warmer gets going.

Key Features

• 3-D fireworks design
• Glass container
• 5 inches x 5.9 inches

No need to monitor tea light candles with this glass oil burner. Just plug it into an outlet, turn on the switch and add fragrance into the small bowl on top.

In addition to being decorative and fragrant, it also lights up about as much as a small lamp. Replace the bulb inside of the glass oil warmer as needed, and make sure the wax does not spill from the bowl onto the bulb inside.

Cons

• Keep away from children and pets because glass sides and lid may be too hot
• Must wait several hours to clean or touch after turning off the oil burner due to heat
• Wax cubes may be too big for the shallow bowl

There is a 45-day money back guarantee and six months for a replacement, enough time to get familiar with the glass electric oil warmer.

5. Aromatherapy Essential Oil Burner

Flowers are always a beautiful centerpiece on anyone’s table. The problem is they die after a few days. This aromatherapy essential oil burner has a flower that’ll hang around for the long run, and you don’t even have to stick your nose in it to enjoy the smell.

Key Features

• Ivory color
• 4 inches x 4 inches x 4 inches
• Ceramic material

As with any ceramic oil burner, be careful with the temperature of this. It can be noticeably hot to the touch when the fire is lit.

Wait for it to cool off before cleaning. It’s pretty simple to use. Pour water and essential oils (as instructed) into the top “bowl” area, and slide your candle underneath.

Cons

• Must wait for oil burner to cool before cleaning or touching

In addition to the flower decor, the small holes along the sides of the oil burner will also show off small “light” areas, which makes this a great night light or mood setter for a romantic dinner centerpiece.

6. Elanze Designs Oil Glass Lantern Warmer

The warmer says, “The best things in life are the people we love.” While that is true, what it doesn’t say is some of the best oil burners in life are the ones that can double as home decor and be the perfect gift for your quote-loving friends.

Key Features

• Three frosted glass sides
• No flame, soot-free residue
• Off/on switch used to operate the 3-foot, corded plug-in warmer
• 5 inches x 4 inches x 4 inches

The 25-watt light bulb (included) on this device helps to warm the wax or essential oils on its removable dish, while providing a soft glow and colors to show off the quotes on each side of the glass lantern warmer.

The red indicator light confirms when the oil warmer is on. Shaped into a lantern-style design, the metal frame is home decor on its own—with or without the wax tarts or essential oils.

Cons

• One quote starts on the bottom of another quoted side

There will be minimal assembly of this oil burner required before first use.

7. Coo Candles Oil Burner Lamp Combo

There’s something mesmerizing about seeing changing colors. It’s one of the reasons why autumn months are so beautiful, seeing the leaves change colors. Or, why Niagara Falls is such a popular tourist destination, specifically at night when the colors rotate. With an oil burner like this, you don’t need to travel to Canada or even outside to rake your leaves. Enjoy this from the comfort of your home.

Key Features

• 4-foot long black cord
• Dimmer switch to adjust scent and light
• Small COO halogen bulb included
• White cylinder inside

This lighting decor is pretty easy to use. Place one cube of wax in the bowl at the top of the lamp. The heat from the 35-watt halogen light bulb will melt the wax within a reasonable time.

If the light inside the oil burner is too bright, you’ll have the option to switch it from high, medium or low. You will need a Coo Sleeve—that work best in COO memory boxes, jasmine oil burners and bonsai lamp oil burners—in order to enjoy the changing colors.

Cons

• May need to purchase select Coo Candles Bulbs instead of universal bulbs
• Coo Sleeves optional (not included) for color change

The oil burner reviews confirm that this device may need to be on its highest setting in order to work well, which may ruin the mood for a romantic lighting setting. But if you’re a magnet for changing colors and bright lighting, this is the best oil burner for you.

8. Oil Burner Lamp Combo

While other oil burners have their own ready-made designs, you’ll have the ability to make this one whatever your heart desires, with the help of four photos you think suit it best.

Key Features

• Removable, acrylic panels to insert photos
• Light adjustment option in low, medium or high
• Small COO halogen bulb included
• Circular base to rotate photos

Simply add one cube of wax onto the bowl on top of the lamp. The 35-watt light bulb will heat up to melt the wax and light up the photos included. (Oil burner reviews guesstimate the photo sizes at about 4-½ inches x 4-¼ inches.) You can choose to alternate between wickless candles or oils, whichever suits you best.

Cons

• Coo Sleeves optional (not included) for color change
• Rotation is manual, not automatic/electronic
• May need to purchase select Coo Candles Bulbs instead of universal bulbs

If you don’t want to add your own photos, you’re welcome to leave the scenic images that are already included with the oil burner. 

9. Tomixxx Tie Dye Oil Warmer

This glass electric oil warmer has an enchanting color scheme that comes in white, blue or purple. With the mirrored base, it’s already a stand-alone decorative piece, but melting essential oils make it even more inviting.

Key Features

• 5 inches x 4.5 inches glass material
• Mirror glass dish separate
• Built-in on/off switch
• Comes in gift box

With a power cord that measures 36 inches in length, this may be just long enough to plug in from a coffee table or surrounding areas. Use the dimmer switch to control how bright the light is.

However, judging from the oil burner reviews, many have found that it takes a little longer than usual for the wax tarts to melt. It may be advisable to leave on high before trying lower settings or use essential oils instead.

Cons

• Must let cool before handling or cleaning
• May take longer than usual to melt wax

Whether you want to use this as an oil burner or a night light, it is suitable for both. The perk of using an oil burner with a light option built into it is even when you run out of wax or essential oils, it’s still fun to use. 

10. A Womans Prayer Oil Warmer Burner Diffuser Fragrances

The yogi in your life will be especially impressed by this trio women in prayer, or Namaste, position. (“Namaste” means “I bow to you” and is usually said with your hands together in prayer position, near your heart.)

Key Features

• Stone, resin and glass material
• 5 ¼ inches x 4 ¾ inches
• Glass top bowl is removable

This oil burner is pretty simple to use. Light a votive candle in the bottom area, and pour essential oils on the clear plate above.

Cons

• Candle and essential oil not included
• Bottom of glass may burn easily, must clean often
• Several oil burner reviews confirm that the top glass is too thin

In addition to giving an immediate sense of peace, this oil burner is also pretty stress-free to replace. Because the glass parts on the top and bottom can be removed, if either one shatters, they are a reasonable size to replace at various discount stores. To avoid potential breaks, keep this oil burner out of the reach of children and pets. This piece may do well on a high shelf or a yoga studio.

Bottom Line

In addition to complementing your home decor, leaving a lasting fragrance, and helping to guard against colds and humid air, essential oils can be incorporated in your home in other ways too. If you’re concerned about excess electricity or open candles, consider using lava stone beads instead. Just pour, let sit and enjoy. There is nothing to plug in or be concerned about burning. Similar to potpourri, the longer these lava stone beads are able to marinate in the oils before use, the longer the smell may last. (The strength of the fragrance is also significant.)

However, if you want to be able to control the essential oil fragrance lasting longer and louder, an oil burner is the way to go. As you can see from the ones above, some require more attention than others. And before purchasing your next oil burner, become familiar with how to clean it. Properly operating and keeping up the cleanliness on the oil burner device may help it last longer.