I’m a bit of a fragrance fan and find that diffusing essential oils can really help to create the kind of ambience I’m looking for, whether that’s a bit of motivation and high energy for the office, or a haven of tranquility for my home.
And I’ve tried many different ways of doing that, switching between oil burners, electric diffusers and reeds, and trialling quite a sizeable range of essential oils and fragrances too. But the results can be mixed, with some methods more effective than others and with some fragrances that I love, and some that I definitely don’t!
So when Nikura asked me to trial their Misti diffuser and a range of oils, I was a willing (and experienced) guinea pig. This Nikura review looks at how I got on.
Pros
- Excellent fragrance spread
- Good range of essential oils
- Vegan and cruelty-free
- Diffuser is chargeable & portable
- Easy to use
- It doesn’t need water
- Competitively priced
Cons
- One fragrance was a little raw
What are essential oils?
They are the fragrances and flavours extracted from plants, either by steam distillation or cold-press methods. Oils that have been through any sort of chemical extraction process cannot be considered an essential oil.
So, essential oils are very natural. However, care should be taken with them, particularly around topical application, pregnant people, and diffusion around your pets. Nikura has a very useful guide here which I would strongly advise you to read. I used essential oils for the purposes of this Nikura review.
My experience
For the last month, I have been trialling a range of Nikura essential oils in an oil burner, and using them in their clever, waterless Misti diffuser too. In my office, I have gone for more citrus-based fragrances like lime and grapefruit because I find them more uplifting and energising. Bath time tends to find me using lavender, and for a general sense of wellbeing in the house I’ve been using Cypressa.
So, in this Nikura review I’ll look at the range of oils and fragrances that I’ve used, their effectiveness, and let you know what I think about their Misti diffuser too.
Lovely, effective fragrances
All the Nikura essential oils I tried diffused very effectively whether using the Misti diffuser, or my own small oil-burner. Whilst my house admittedly isn’t huge, I could easily get a sense of the fragrance in rooms other than the one I was using it in. And a great feature of the electric diffuser is that it is so easy to move around, you can concentrate the fragrance in any room you like.
I obviously couldn’t try out their entire range of oils – which is pretty impressive – but I have tried 5, very different fragrance profiles from it. These were lime, grapefruit, cypressa, lavender, and pine needle and I loved all of them.
However, for some reason I found the lavender a little bit ‘raw’ when I used it in the electric diffuser. Consequently, I ended up using that one solely in my oil burner, but I didn’t have the same issue with any of the others.
And although I haven’t tried any of them, this brand also produces a range of ‘dupe’ fragrance oils (not ‘essential’ oils) which is rather clever. Inspired by some of the big name perfumes, they can be used in diffusers and in their candle kits too. They also sell a good number of different carriers for hair and skin care, so you can fragrance these products with your favourite oils too.
Misti diffuser is easy to use
I really like Nikura’s neat Misti electric diffuser and it is so straightforward. As my photograph shows, you take off the lid, screw the opened bottle into the atomiser inside, replace that into the diffuser, put the lid back on and you’re ready to go. It really is that simple.
It’s also quite small and doesn’t use water, so it’s less messy and more portable than many similar products. And because it’s chargeable I can use it anywhere, even in my bathroom where there are no electric sockets.
There are 3 levels of misting which you control by the number of times you press the button on the side, and it also has a light around the rim of the base which creates a lovely ambience when it’s being used. It’s subtle and I much prefer it to those diffusers with more obvious lights.
And if you want to change the scent, just undo it and change the bottle (although I tend to give the atomiser a rinse and dry in between).
Nikura products are competitively priced
That doesn’t necessarily mean cheap, although the oils and the diffuser are competitively priced in comparison to similar products, and I think the quality is good too. They also seem to have regular promotions with their oils.
At the time of publishing this Nikura review, the Misti diffuser has also been reduced from £45 to £35 and if you compare this to something like the Neom which I have also reviewed, this product is significantly cheaper but just as effective. You can read my Neom review if you’d like to find out more about that.
My verdict on this Nikura review
I loved fragrancing my home with the Nikura Misti diffuser and found it, and the huge range of oils, to be reasonably priced and of good quality. All the products are vegan and cruelty-free too which is particularly important for me.
It’s got a lot going for it in comparison to its competitors too and I found it to be significantly cheaper than some of the big-name brands like Neom, and just as effective. In fact, it has some distinct advantages over that particular diffuser because it’s small, uses no water, and is completely portable when charged.
So, if you’re looking for a good value, effective diffuser and range of oils, either for yourself or as a gift, I don’t think you’d go far wrong with the Nikura range. It would certainly be my choice.
More diffuser articles
I hope you’ve found this Nikura review helpful. You can also read my Neom review which highlights a few more alternatives. Alternatively, if you’re looking at ways to eliminate odours from your home like cooking smells and pollutants, my Levoit Air Purifier Review may be of interest.
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