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How to make your own homemade air freshener?

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Tired of unpleasant odors? You may not trust all these air fresheners and the famous commercial perfume diffuser: the smell is often too strong, they are not good for the planet. As for burning incense sticks, scented candles or Armenian paper, more ecological solutions that many like to replace aerosols, they are not much healthier. So today, make your own home air freshener. This very simple room fragrance recipe with ingredients that many people have in their homes leaves a nice smell and works just as well as harmful spray perfumes on the ambient air.

This preparation for perfuming the house is without softener, so it is ideal for avoiding marks.

What you need to make your homemade Febrèze air freshener:

60 g of linen perfume beads (Lenor Unstoppables type)

4 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate

250ml hot water

A spray

The steps:

1. In a salad bowl, mix all the ingredients and let the linen scent beads and bicarbonate dissolve for 30 minutes.

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2. Place the mixture in a bottle.

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And there you have it! It’s over. It’s very practical and inexpensive, since the mixture costs around 50 cents. The scent is very effective in neutralizing and removing bad odors from indoor air.

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And to make a more natural homemade deodorant?

homemade natural deodorant product for a healthier interior
Video capture taken from the Pretty Frugal Living YouTube channel

Well… perfume beads aren’t bad for bringing freshness. However, These are still chemicals and can be a bit expensive. if used as a home deodorizer and for laundry. To eliminate bad odors throughout the house, there is no need for toxic products. Natural products will combat bad odors and ensure that the house smells good. Besides the fact of clean and disinfect the house with white vinegar and baking soda (cleaning effect and destroying stubborn odors on pipes, dishwashers, etc.), it can also be used to make a spray with essential oils. In a cup of bicarbonate, pour a few drops of essential oil of lemon, lavender, mint, eucalyptus, grapefruit, thyme, pine, bergamot… Don’t hesitate to make mixtures. Then dilute everything in a spray bottle of water.

You can also make homemade potpourri with rose petals, cloves, cedar, cinnamon, citrus slices, vanilla, etc.

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