Whether it’s a musty smell or cleaning out the trash, System D enthusiasts are happy to do without cleaning products. Discover how you can smell and deodorize your home simply by cooking.
This product is also very effective for interior cleaning.
Sometimes you get unpleasant odors in your home. There’s no need to look for air fresheners, which are often household items full of chemicals, because a surprisingly white powder can help.
Is it possible to perfume your home yourself?
Getting rid of odors isn’t easy when unpleasant smells enter the home. This can be caused by many things, such as kitchen odors, including the smell of the kitchen sink, microwave, refrigerator or freezer, the smell of mold, sewage, garbage, stale tobacco or simply the smell of saturated food on the walls. …
Instead of detergent or air fresheners, there are safe solutions that contain toxic substances that are harmful to the environment. If the house smells musty, sometimes ventilation isn’t enough. Air fresheners can also be aggressive. Fortunately, there are a few grandmotherly tricks for solving this problem.
How to perfume your home with baking soda?
Did you know that baking soda is a natural air freshener? This makes it the perfect product for creating a safe and effective home fragrance. Bonus: it has antiseptic powers, the perfect mechanism for neutralizing germs.
Plus, it always leaves your toilet smelling great! You’ll need a large glass or candlestick to enjoy it. Put three spoonfuls of this powder in it and add your favorite essential oil. Many scents such as clove, thyme, lavender, cinnamon, mint, eucalyptus or citrus can delight your senses.
This herbaceous note is subtle and will perfume your home with the notes of your choice. This home fragrance is ideal for eliminating unpleasant odors and purifying the atmosphere. You can add a decorative and even more effective touch to this method by placing a flat candle in the container. This heated wax leaves a warm fragrance throughout the house.
How do I make my own natural air freshener spray?
You can make your own anti-odour spray to eliminate odours, including the sink trap. Pour 300 milliliters of water into a measuring cup.
Then add two tablespoons of baking soda and mix. This mixture is ideal if the house smells bad, for example because of the smell of firewood. As with the first technique, add ten drops of your favorite essential oil.
All you have to do is pour it into a spray bottle. When you’re finished, you can always add a fresh top-up. An improvised home fragrance that turns into an aerosol! If you don’t have any essential oils, you can substitute lemon, which is the citrus fruit recommended for deodorization. Mixed with salt, the fruits of the lemon tree also have powerful properties.
How to deodorize your home with alcohol?
If the unpleasant odor persists, leave it to the power of alcohol. This product is aggressive and can eliminate paint or dog odors.
To use this product at home, take an empty glass bottle or an old perfume bottle, bamboo sticks, 50 milliliters of rubbing alcohol and 30 drops of essential oils. Pine can be a subtle autumn scent!
Pour the alcohol into the carafe before adding the essential oils. Just stir vigorously and this product can even eliminate the smell of tobacco, fried food and pet urine! The finishing touch: use bamboo sticks to diffuse your personal fragrance throughout the room. The advantage of this technique is that you can easily change it as often as you like!
How to make scented chalk to neutralize unpleasant odours?
This original idea will amaze your guests! These scented chalks aren’t used for writing on the chalkboard, but they’re ideal for leaving a pleasant scent to clean the interior.
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