11.02.09
Housekeeping Tips: 6 Ways to Banish Odors and Freshen Your House
As we said in our previous post, the first thing we notice about a home is the way it smells. Here are a few more ways to freshen your home.
- A sour sponges are disgusting! To freshen your sponges, rinse them thoroughly after each use. In addition, put them in your dishwasher with every load you wash and/or put them in the microwave oven for 30 seconds and/or wash them with baking soda.
- To freshen your house while you vacuum, add a cotton ball– soaked in your favorite essential oil or perfume–to your new vacuum bag or in the dirt receptacle of a bagless vacuum cleaner. Choose the right aroma, and you might even enjoy vacuuming–well, at least a little.
- For shoe odors: spray inside with Frebreze or shoe deoderizing spray made by Odor Eaters (available in shoe repair shops and drug stores), or loosely wrap a cotton ball soaked in an essential oil in plastic wrap and place in shoes or boots.
- Keep food cupboard shelves clean–especially where there might be drips from food containers.
- Heloise suggests making your own aromatic jars. Take a small, clean glass jar and put a few cotton balls inside. Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil such as clove, cinnamon, orange or peppermint and punch holes in the top. Now put your jars under a bed, behind books on the book shelf, near the cat litter box or wherever you need to freshen the air.
- Use high quality aromatherapy candles.
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