Daiso Diffusers: Sweet (though Slight) Sakura Scent

    If you're looking for an inexpensive and easy way to bring a dash of that lovely spring ambiance into your home, a short trip to the hundred yen store might be in order. At many hundred yen stores, especially larger branches of major stores in Japan and Daiso in particular, you should be able to find a selection of aroma oils with a variety of diffusers. Admittedly, these specific diffusers I found in my home were purchased earlier this year but I know I saw similar items at a large Daiso branch not that long ago. These were both just 100 yen each, though I remember other options being available in larger sizes for a higher price.

Two little diffusers, both from Daiso, both Cherry Blossom scented, though admittedly, the one on the left smelled a little more sweet like a cherry candy while the one on the right had the undertones of a sophisticated perfume. Both could only be smelled intensely enough to grasp this when held directly under my nose.

    If you don't have your own personal cherry blossom tree somewhere in your home and can't bring a cutting of some sakura tree home with you, this is a good alternative even if the scents aren't that strong. Unless you're really sensitive to smells, I don't know how likely you are to notice these by smell alone, so I recommend putting them in a place where you will see them. If they are on a counter, the lovely spring scent might actually waft up near a nostril at some point.

Both of the boxes warn that the liquid is not for drinking and to keep the aromatic oil out of the reach of children and animals. Keeping the diffusers on a high shelf or counter might also help the gentle aroma to waft closer to the noses of people who might enjoy them while knowing better than to drink them.

    Another way to try to make the most of these little touches is to use them as a finishing embellishment to top off a newly reorganized home after a bout of spring cleaning. Clearing your home of any unwanted smells first may also have the added benefit of giving these subtle scented diffusers less to overcome. There is something especially nice about looking at a place that used to be cluttered and instead of a stack of sundry objects, seeing one of these waiting to fill the air with some pleasant reminders of the flowers waiting to bloom outside.