It is very pleasant to perceive a fresh smell when you get home. However, many factors contribute to this not always being the case. After several days closed we are not always greeted with a fresh smell and food and tobacco often make having a home setting seem necessary.
There are countless air fresheners on the market with very different aromas. In BezziaHowever, we encourage you to create your own air fresheners from natural elements simple that you probably have at home. Thus, you will avoid filling your house with chemicals.
Preparing a home air freshener is a simple way for your home to enjoy a clean and pleasant aroma. You can also customize that aroma by choosing the ingredients that you like the most for its preparation: cinnamon, lavender, lemon, orange, clove, thyme and other natural fragrances.
Air fresheners are generally prepared by infusing citrus plants and skins, or by using essential oils with pharmacy alcohol. Both are then taken to cans or spray containers to aromatize the rooms in different ways. So you can do it with the following recipes.
Orange, cinnamon and clove liquid air freshener
- You need: 1 orange, two cinnamon sticks, 10 cloves and 1 l of water
- To prepare it: Place the water in a saucepan or casserole over medium-high heat. Add the sliced orange, cinnamon, and cloves. Once it starts to boil, cook over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes. Then, remove from the heat and let it cool down. Once cool, strain the contents of the saucepan and fill a spray container with the concentrated liquid. You can spray the rooms, carpets, cushions or sheets with it, obtaining a fresh and pleasant aroma.
- Other alternatives: You can prepare similar versions proceeding in the same way but using lemon and basil, an ideal herb to fight against mosquitoes in summer, or a combination of lemon, rosemary and bay leaf.
These air fresheners will start working from the moment you cook them; When the water boils, the vapors will reach every corner of your house. Take advantage of preparing them that day when you gather the family at home and there is a smell of tobacco or when you cook something with a strong smell that you later want to eliminate.
Liquid air freshener with alcohol and essential oils
- You need: 70% of 96ºC pharmaceutical alcohol + 30% of distilled water (for 200 ml of air freshener: 145 ml of alcohol and 55 ml of water). In addition, 5% of the total volume of essential oils. * Don't worry about alcohol; It is used to dissolve essential oils but will not give the mixture an odor.
- To prepare it: Mix the alcohol and distilled water in a glass container. Once you have prepared the base, add the essential oils and shake. Afterwards, pour the contents into a sprayer, ideally made of glass and dark for the correct preservation of essential oils.
Solid air freshener with baking soda and essential oils
- You need: Baking soda, oil or aromatic essences, a small glass container and a round candle (optional)
- To prepare it: Fill the glass container halfway with the baking soda. Then, pour 10-15 drops of your favorite aromatic essence: lavender, orange blossom, lemon ... and mix with a teaspoon. Once you have this mixture, you can finish your environment in two ways:
- Placing a candle in the center and pressing so that it is half buried. You can light the candle and begin to enjoy the aroma that it will give off immediately.
- Adding 8 more drops of essence at the beginning and placing a lid on the bottle. It can be your own perforated metal lid or one made of fabric that lets out the aroma permanently-
As you have seen, prepare a homemade air freshener for eliminate bad odors from your house is not difficult. It is available to anyone; The ingredients are simple and can be obtained without leaving home. Will you dare to prepare your own natural air fresheners? In Bezzia We have proposed 3 simple formulas but there are many more.