Kobayashi's Sawaday range is one of the most widely sold home fragrance lines in Japan, and the Stick Parfum format is its reed diffuser. Each variant is identified by colour rather than a scent name, and this is the Pink one.
The format is the appeal. A reed diffuser needs no heat, no flame and no power: the reeds sit in the oil, draw it up, and release the scent into the room continuously. There is nothing to switch on and nothing to remember, which is why people use them in rooms they pass through rather than sit in.
At 70 ml the bottle suits a bathroom shelf, an entryway or a bedside table rather than a large open-plan room. As a room diffuser it lets you control the strength by adding or removing reeds, which matters in a small space where a full set can be too much. Kobayashi makes it in Japan, and the Sawaday line runs across sticks, gels and sprays if you want to match scents across a home.
Features
● 70 ml bottle
● Reed sticks included
● Pink variant of the Sawaday Stick Parfum range
● No heat, flame or electricity required
● Continuous fragrance release
● Compact bottle format
Concerns
● Wanting continuous fragrance without a candle or plug socket
● Small rooms where a full-size diffuser is too strong
● Bathrooms, entryways and bedside tables
● Preferring something that needs no maintenance
Suitable For
● Bathrooms, entryways, bedrooms and small rooms
● Continuous everyday use
● Households avoiding open flames
● Anyone who wants a low-effort home fragrance
Made In
Made in Japan.