As a dog owner, I'm a big fan of air fresheners. Puppies have a special smell all their own, and I kind of hate it most of the time. As such I've been a big supporter of spray air fresheners for some time. With my goal of being more sustainable, and natural I felt like it was time to find some alternatives to the chemical ridden stuff. Enter Pinterest, the endless sea of knowledge. I found this post on creating a simple, natural air freshener, and decided why not try it? So today I have more own version to share, and my review of this tutorial.
+ The ingredients are simple enough, you need: a small glass jar, essential oils (I used lavender & eucalyptus/lemon), baking soda, cheese cloth, and ribbon.
+ First, measure out about 1/4 cup baking soda and pour into glass jar.
+ Next, pour 8-12 drops of essential oils on the baking soda.
+ Using a fork combine the mixture. It will clump, so try to break those pieces up as much as possible.
+ Cut a piece of cheese cloth big enough to cover glass jar, and tie ribbon around it.
+ Every couple of days remove the lid and break up the baking soda, so it can capture more smells.
I've been using mine for two weeks now, and the essential oils are still smelling great! I would like to note that this hasn't really "scented" the room, but more deodorized it. I'll take deodorized over stinky though. It's just one small thing I can do to reduce my harsh chemical use. big kiss, bekuh
i have to try this! Our apartment has this really weird old musty smell to it that candles don't always erase. And i love that it are more sustainable than sprays. ( and it looks so cute too!)
ReplyDeleteI love these little changes you're making! It's a good way to see that there are little things we can change in our day-to-day lives that can make a big impact in the long run, especially on just how we see the world and the "necessities." I don't have any dogs, but I've been thinking about getting a cat and a deodorizer would be very much a necessity :)
ReplyDeleteI love this! Great idea. I HATE the idea of having chemicals floating in the air in my house, and I am definitely going to give this a shot!
ReplyDeleteLove this, Bekuh! And I can't wait to try it. With two pets I'm always looking for ways to keep our place smelling fantastic. xo
ReplyDeletelove this idea. I'd love to start doing this myself!
ReplyDeletei love air fresheners, i will definitely have to try this out!
ReplyDeleteso cute, i love it!
K
Great idea. It's tough to have a fresh smelling home with our two pups, but I like the idea of going "natural." I'll be sure to try this.
ReplyDeletelove it!
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Valentina Duracinsky
This seems like such a good idea! The only 'air freshners' I ever used are the diffuser ones where you put stick in essential oils. Not a huge fan of spraying chemicals all over my stuff!!
ReplyDeletethis is great! I have essential oils on my shopping list for this weekend, because I'm tired of buying the scented plug ins but I think I'll try this one out!
ReplyDeleteOooh! Thanks for this recipe! I love my dog a lot, but she is pretty dang smelly. I'll have to make this soon. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my, I love this! So much better than those glade plug-ins if you ask me;)
ReplyDeleteI just came across your blog and it is adorable!
-Courtney
www.alwaysrooney.com
That is so smart! Thanks for sharing!
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http://clochedeletoile.blogspot.com
I definitely need this. Thank you so much for sharing. The best part is it seems to be easy to make. Just one question: Can I put them in my clothing closet too?
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