Hello my dear hostesses! HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNPLEASANT ODOR IN YOUR HOME? Surely you buy air fresheners, which are full of all household goods stores. But in vain. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what they are made of. We have heard enough about harmfulness, but who talks about the harmfulness of aerosol air fresheners? Honestly, I have not seen a single program, and maybe I have not caught my eye.
And until recently, I enjoyed all these amenities myself. I tried a huge number of smells for a long time and stubbornly and did not even suspect that this was a time bomb, which, without a twinge of conscience, was being sold and a huge industry was making money on it. And believe me, they don't care about our health. Recently, I came across an article from an Internet resource about aerosol dispensers, in which it is scarce, but nevertheless, the composition of this muck is stated. So, get ready to hear some facts about air fresheners.
Composition of modern air freshener
In 2007, there were studies that showed that 12 out of 14 air fresheners contain substances called phthalates. This chemical is added to thousands of foods. Starting from building materials, ending with cosmetics and children's toys. The whole horror is that they can cause diseases of the reproductive system (deformation of the genital organs). This substance is especially dangerous for pregnant and lactating mothers. No wonder that in some countries phthalates are banned in the production of children's toys and cosmetics.
A year later, there was another study that showed the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air fresheners. Chemicals also added to many consumer products (adhesives, cosmetics, detergents and cleaners). Their insidiousness lies in the fact that they evaporate slowly and affect the body gradually. VOCs can cause damage to the kidneys, liver, and even the brain. And yet, remember, not a single aerosol eliminates the smell, but masks it by acting on our olfactory receptors.
That's it! Did you get scared? I immediately lost the desire to please myself with “aromatherapy”. Instead of poisoning yourself with chemicals that advertising imposes on us, you can quite successfully get rid of unpleasant odors in environmentally friendly and safe ways that will make your home cozier and give a modicum of health. I will share with you the secret of how to make an air freshener from simple and affordable ingredients.
Do-it-yourself aroma diffuser
This item has been gaining popularity lately. A quality diffuser is quite expensive. Its advantage is obvious - there is no need to use electricity or fire, as in an aroma lamp. And you can use it both in the car and at home. The principle of operation is simple and easily repeatable. For this we need:
- glass or ceramic jar
- liquid natural oil
- diffuser sticks
Pour a small amount of liquid oil into a container, add essential oil. The more you add it, the more intense the scent will be. Insert diffuser sticks. You can buy special cane or bamboo ones, or you can replace them with branches that have been previously peeled from the bark layer, and essential oils with perfume. The more sticks you use, the stronger the scent will be. Aroma diffusers are not only a way to freshen the air, but also a piece of furniture. It can be decorated with ribbons, fabric, paper, painted with paint. In short, fantasize. Essential oils have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. They not only freshen the air, but also purify.
An aroma lamp can serve as a worthy replacement for an aromatic diffuser. But for its use, heat in the form of fire (candles) is necessary. Therefore, it should be used with extreme caution.
You can also drop a few drops of essential oil into a saucer of water and put it on the battery. This method is relevant only in winter, when the heating is on.
DIY air freshener for the refrigerator
To make a do-it-yourself air freshener for, take half an orange and cut the pulp so as not to damage the peel. Fill an orange basket with baking soda or salt, drop a few drops of lemon essential oil, put in the refrigerator, preferably on the door so that it does not tip over. Salt absorbs obsolete and unpleasant odors and refreshing citrus scent. Instead of an orange, you can take a lemon, grapefruit, tangerine.
By the way, if you always have a musty smell in your refrigerator, you can put a peeled onion on the door. She neutralizes him. Also, after washing the refrigerator, wipe the shelves and walls with vinegar water. To do this, mix a glass of water and 1 tablespoon of 9 percent vinegar.
DIY gel air freshener
We will need:
- 2 glasses of water
- gelatin - 4 packets
- 1 tablespoon salt
- food coloring
- 15-20 drops essential oils
- decorations (beads, ribbons, lace, etc.)
Mix the essential oil and dye in one glass of water. Dissolve gelatin and salt in another glass of warm water. Mix both solutions, stirring slowly without creating foam. In small beautiful containers at the bottom, put beads or herbs for decoration. Pour in liquid. Let cool. Decorate with ribbons, lace or leave as is. The salt in the composition is used as a preservative. But still, it is better to use a helium air freshener in a cool place, such as rooms, a toilet, but in no case in the kitchen.
DIY air freshener from soda
Get a jar or plastic container. Pour baking soda there and drip a few drops of essential oil (you can use the peel of a lemon, any citrus). Close the lid, after making a lot of holes there. Such a freshener is perfect for a toilet, bathroom, smoking areas, in a cabinet with a slop bucket or just on a chest of drawers or bedside table. The vapors of essential oils will slowly evaporate, penetrating into the air through small holes.
DIY coffee air freshener
Natural ground coffee or coffee beans are a great alternative to harmful aerosol fresheners. All kinds of interior items can be made from grains: paintings, topiaries, souvenirs. They will exude a pleasant unobtrusive aroma constantly. Ground coffee can be used as a sachet filler. Put the fragrant bag in a closet or hang it near the stove. Natural products have become very popular lately. coffee candles. When burned, they fill the air with a pleasant aroma.
Helpful Hints
Have you ever thought, when you next visit a household chemicals store, that all these cleaning, washing, scrubbing and odorizing agents are far from the safest choice for your health and the health of your family?
If you ever thought about such things, then you probably faced the question of finding safe detergents, air fresheners and so on.
If you make your own detergents quite difficult (namely, to make it yourself, and not use mustard, soda, and so on instead), then make your own elementary air freshener for the hall or toilet room easy peasy.
You won't believe how pleasant and natural the scent can be in your home if you use the following air freshener recipes.
How to make an air freshener with your own hands from an ordinary orange?
Ah, this holiday New Year! What does the New Year have to do with it, you ask? And try to remember those aromas that hovered in your apartment or house as a child on this bright and kind holiday. What scent was the most pleasant and most associated with the arrival of the new year? That's right - it's the aroma of oranges or tangerines. With just two small oranges, you can provide this festive scent in a single room for two weeks.
So, take two oranges and three or four dozen dried cloves. Divide the carnation flowers in half (equally for each orange), and then stick them evenly into the orange peel. Get a sort of orange-clove hedgehog, which will exude a pleasant, light and spicy aroma for two weeks - moreover, without any chemicals and other substances hazardous to health. Again, good for the ozone layer!
How to make a DIY air freshener from gelatin?
To make a flavoring from a product of the processing of animal connective tissue (which is, in fact, gelatin)? Is that possible? How else is it possible! And you need quite a bit of it - only 20-30 grams, or, more simply, two tablespoons. This amount of gelatin must be dissolved in approximately two hundred grams of water (that is, in one glass), heating it all up for a couple.
After the mixture begins to become more homogeneous, you can add a dozen drops of your favorite essential oil to it. Love lemon freshness? No problem - squeeze the juice of a couple of lemon slices into it, or rather throw them whole. Don't like the color of the mixture? What problems - add any food coloring. Then pour it all into a cute and cozy glass container, and you will get not only a long-lasting freshener, but also a very stylish feng shui contraption, as they say!
How to make an air freshener with your own hands from various plants?
Let's take another look at the shelves of household chemicals stores: air fresheners containing plant extracts prevail there - fir, chamomile, rose ... Is there any way to make a similar flavor at home, but without extracts? There is nothing easier! But first you need to get a fresh sprig of the plant whose smell you want to inhale for long days and prepare a bottle of water with a regular sprinkler.
If you haven’t guessed yet, you should lower the branch you are looking for into this very bottle, let it stand for a while, and then simply spray the room to moisten and aromatize. Isn't it incredibly simple? If we talk about herbs, then basil, juniper, spruce branches and so on will do. And a sprig of fir, in addition to giving a pleasant aroma to the air in the room, can also help in the fight against germs in case of colds.
How to make an air freshener with essential oils at home?
It is quite logical to use ordinary essential masses, which, as a rule, have a very persistent aroma, to create excellent scented air. Moreover, they can be used not only for rooms. For example, if you add just a few drops of some oil to ordinary cotton pads, and then put them in the closet, you can be sure that your clothes or bed linen will always exude a light, pleasant aroma.
If we talk about creating a certain aroma in the room, then, if you have a humidifier, it makes sense to add some of your favorite essential oil there. Putting just a few drops of oil on fresh spruce cones, you will get a wonderful fresh forest scent that is very soothing. If you are too lazy to invent something, then you can always buy an inexpensive aroma lamp based on essential oils.
How to make an air freshener for the refrigerator?
Forgot to take the spoiled sour cream or kefir out of the refrigerator in time? They didn’t think to cover the dish with herring with another plate, which in just a day stinks, it seems, not only all the products, but also the walls of the refrigerator? Finally, have you not looked at the vegetable shelf for a long time, where, despite the conditions of "permafrost", a long-forgotten lonely tomato began to mold, exuding a characteristic fetid smell? The situation is bad, but fixable.
However, before getting rid of the unpleasant smell in the refrigerator, it makes sense to try to wash it (after defrosting, if the instructions require it). If the smell really got into the walls, then the situation will be helped by a wide open container of water, in which sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3 was previously dissolved ... Yes, ordinary baking soda, what else? Extremely effective method especially with prolonged and regular use.
How to make your own bathroom air freshener
Many people think that this issue needs to be given some special attention, choosing an air freshener with the most pungent and cloying smell. Actually, you and I are going to freshen the air, and not pollute it with any muck. Therefore, feel free to use any of the methods described above for bathrooms and toilet rooms. And if you install a fan in the exhaust opening of such a room, then you will forget about the unpleasant smell forever!
How to make an air freshener for the kitchen and living room from coffee?
To begin with, any of the above recipes for self-made fresheners and flavors are perfect for both the living room and the kitchen. However, the monotony of smells is somewhat annoying.; besides, it will be quite natural if the air in the kitchen will have its own aroma. And the aroma of coffee is perfect for this.
How to make flavoring from coffee? It's much easier than you think! It is only necessary to cut a small bag out of burlap-like fabric, in which you could literally pour two tablespoons of coffee, and, tying it, hang it in the kitchen or living room. Needless to say, aromatic freshly ground coffee should be used for such a flavoring. By the way, a similar flavor is perfect for a car.
Unpleasant odors in the house can occur for various reasons, and sometimes it is very difficult to deal with them. Today, a huge number of aerosol air fresheners are provided, but, unfortunately, they are not safe to use. Ready-made aerosol products contain harmful environment and human components. For example, sodium benzoate, found in most ready-made sprays, can cause cancer, allergies, and inflammation of the respiratory tract. It is a poison that should be used with great care. In such a situation, there is a great way out - independent production room freshener.
How to make a DIY air freshener
Natural ingredients and a little imagination - a "delicious" healthy freshener is ready
Homemade spray is essential for families with children or where people with allergies live. The air freshener is made from natural ingredients and contains only safe ingredients. In addition, the smell of the product can be given at your own discretion. The main ingredient of the refreshing aerosol, prepared personally, is essential oil. Fans of such technologies claim that a product made from essential oils of lavender, citrus, tea tree or fir will not only allow you to enjoy a fresh aroma, but also purify the air of bacteria and microorganisms.
Natural freshener for the kitchen from citrus skins
For self-preparation of the composition you will need:
- the peel of any citrus fruits: you can use both oranges alone, and in combination with lemon, grapefruit;
- clean cold water;
- medical alcohol or vodka;
- container with the possibility of spraying: perfume bottle.
Grind fresh orange peel with a knife, place in glass jar and pour alcohol diluted with water. Close the lid tightly and place in a dark place to infuse for several days. Pour the finished product into a spray bottle. Refreshing citrus liquid is ready.
Important! With a strong “sound” of alcohol, you can add a little more water or drop a few drops of orange essential oil into the product. The aroma will become more intense and persistent.
Using this technique, you can prepare any natural freshener by replacing citrus peels with oils.
Essential oil freshener
A natural freshener based on baby oil will allow you to create an unobtrusive aroma in the room for a long time. To prepare an oil freshener you will need:
- decorative wooden sticks: if desired, you can make it yourself;
- glass container: a transparent vase with a wide neck is suitable;
- any essential oil: you can combine several fragrances, creating your own mood in the house;
- medical alcohol for the base: can be replaced with ordinary vodka;
- baby oil: suitable from any manufacturer Simple hygiene products can be added to a home freshener.
Recipe. Pour 150 ml of oil into a glass container where wooden decorative sticks will be located (the amount of oil needed to prepare a freshener depends on the size of the tank), add 10-20 ml of alcohol to fix the aroma and 15 drops of aromatic oil. The sticks placed in the tank are impregnated with the composition and emit a delicate aroma of oil. The service life of this composition is more than 3 weeks.
DIY gel air freshener to create freshness in the living room
- Natural oil: fir, tea tree or any other, depending on the desires.
- Edible gelatin for the base.
- Hot boiled water for soaking gelatin.
- Food coloring for decoration.
- Nice little clear glass vase.
- Salt.
The fragrance for the living room is prepared as follows:
- Boil 150 ml of water and cool to 80 degrees;
- Add 25 g of gelatin to water and leave until completely dissolved;
- 1 st. l. salt mixed with 3 tbsp. l. cold water: add brine to gelatin - this is a kind of preservative that will not allow the natural freshener to deteriorate;
- dilute a small amount of dye in water, pour the coloring mixture into a container;
- drop 20 drops of your favorite aromatic oil on the dye: you can use a combination of flavors;
- add cooked gelatin, gently stir until evenly colored;
- place in a cold place for 48 hours until completely solidified.
Important! Natural freshener can be decorated with pebbles, beads, dry flowers. With a little imagination, an individual decorating element is created that fits perfectly into the decor of the room. You can choose the aroma, the color of the filler, the shape of the vase, etc.
DIY toilet air freshener
The toilet is a special room in which unpleasant odors most often occur. You can eliminate them with the help of a natural freshener prepared in different ways:
- Pour fresh into a perfume bottle clean water, add 1 tsp. soda and vinegar, 10 drops of aromatic composition. Mix everything until homogeneous. This mixture is sprayed in the toilet as needed. It can also be used when cleaning the toilet;
- Toilet Refresh Gel will help eliminate specific odors from the toilet bowl. To prepare it, you will have to make a thick gelatinous mixture with the addition of table salt, vinegar and aromatic oil. Ready frozen jelly is cut into pieces and added directly to the tank as needed. Jelly can be prepared in large quantities. This product is stored in the refrigerator in a tightly closed container.
How to replace the air freshener in the toilet
Ready synthetic freshener can be replaced with any essential oils. All of them have a rich aroma that lasts indoors for up to several weeks. The most suitable essential oils for the toilet are lavender or citrus. Fir and spruce sounds great.
Important! Natural gel freshener on gelatin with the addition of essential oil will provide not only freshness in the room, but also destroy bacteria in the toilet bowl.
Refrigerator Air Freshener
The use of essential oils in the refrigerator is unacceptable. To eliminate unpleasant odors in the refrigerator are used:
- orange peel or lemon placed in the refrigerator;
- rye black bread;
- 2 drops of ammonia dissolved in 100 ml of water: put the liquid in the refrigerator in an open container;
- 5 g of soda diluted in water;
- 10 activated charcoal tablets.
Natural air fresheners for the refrigerator are used in the formation of a third-party odor. They can be placed temporarily or kept in the refrigerator permanently, periodically replacing them with new ones. However, we remind you that first you need to eliminate the source of the bad smell.
Dry air freshener
Fragrant components in a dry form are placed in decorative bags - here is a ready-made freshener with your own hands
It is not difficult to prepare it at all: coffee beans poured into a beautiful bag will eliminate unpleasant odors in the kitchen. You can make various crafts with coffee, for example, a basket decorated with coffee beans with citrus will remind you of the new year. You can decorate the composition with a spruce or pine tree.
Colored sand with the addition of 10 drops of essential oil will not only flavor the air, but also decorate the room. Essential oil can be dropped on dried flowers or flower petals in a vase.
What essential oils can be used to make an air freshener at home
- Orange oil is distinguished by its brightness and saturation. It is a fragrance of great mood and a remedy for depression. It helps to relax, eliminates insomnia and increases efficiency.
- Coniferous oil fills the room with freshness, eliminates depression, and gives a great mood. In addition, it is an excellent disinfectant that eliminates bacteria from the air.
- Jasmine oil will surprise with tenderness and subtlety of aroma. Essential oil is ideal for creative individuals. It relieves fatigue and anxiety.
- Rosemary oil has a sweet, slightly pine-like flavor. It can increase alertness and concentration. Suitable for making car freshener.
Natural essential oils can be used separately. With their help, you can create your own fragrant compositions. They have a beneficial effect on human body permanently eliminate unpleasant odors without masking them.
Because of the chemicals in modern fragrances, many people prefer to make their own home air freshener using natural ingredients. The reasons why they create their own fragrance that gives the air in their home a unique smell are significant. They are usually led to such a decision by the need to take care of the health of their family members.
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Air fresheners offered on modern market consumers, due to their composition, they are not suitable for many, since their use causes allergic manifestations. Therefore, housewives come up with various compositions from natural products that allow you to freshen the air in the premises, but at the same time do not cause allergies.
How to make an air freshener at home, everyone decides for themselves. Some housewives come up with recipes for pleasantly smelling compounds on their own, and some of them use the advice of friends who have ready-made examples of their inventions. To make a flavor is available to anyone, since this work is simple. All the necessary components without much difficulty can be purchased in stores.
Before you make an air freshener with your own hands, you need to choose a container for it. It should not only allow the aromas emanating from it to spread throughout the room, but also have an attractive appearance.
Not all people understand why they spend their time making their own air freshener. In the store you can find a means for flavoring the air with any smell, in a package of any size. Their cost is low, so the purchase of this type of product is available even to a person with low incomes.
Natural ingredients guarantee the safety of the product and do not harm the inhabitants of the house
Making fresheners yourself is not a way to cut costs. It is both creativity and health care. Not every person is satisfied with the composition of commercially available fresheners. Therefore, they are looking for an alternative, finding it to be used in their own recipes of natural ingredients. Having spent a little money and time, they receive from their creativity the following benefits:
▪ natural ingredients guarantee the safety of the product and do not harm the inhabitants of the house;
▪ By choosing the right ingredients, even an allergic person will avoid manifestations of the disease. Natural fresheners have a mild effect, so they are more easily tolerated by small children;
▪ the cost of producing your own formulations is low, and they last longer;
▪ funds own production do not contain reagents that have a negative impact on the state of the ozone layer. Therefore, this version of the air freshener is optimal for people who care about the ecological state of nature. And there is no need to dispose of used vials;
▪ smells of home-made fragrances are not too harsh and intrusive, their saturation can be corrected.
Such significant advantages of fresheners made from natural ingredients will convince even the most stubborn skeptics of their useful qualities. They can name only one drawback - the time spent on their manufacture. However, it is so insignificant that it is even difficult to call it a disadvantage.
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Magnificent appearance has a do-it-yourself air freshener made from essential oils and located in a beautiful glass cup. You can also use a small bowl.
To make your own air freshener, you will need essential oils.
To create it you will need:
▪ a small glass cup or bowl;
▪ 200 grams of water;
▪ essential oil with the scent you like. You can also use a mixture of oils, such as tea tree oil, fir, eucalyptus;
▪ cinnamon;
▪ gelatin and glycerin.
To give the composition a refresher beautiful color you can use food coloring. To decorate the container in which the flavor will be placed, you can use a variety of decorative elements.
Having prepared all the components necessary for the manufacture of flavoring, you can get to work. The freshener is created in the following order:
1. Pour a glass into a metal bowl hot water. Adding 2 tbsp. gelatin, put it on a slow fire and stir until the contents are completely dissolved.
2. Add a little cinnamon to the composition (helping to improve mood), 1.5 tsp. glycerin (it will not allow water to evaporate quickly), a few drops of essential oil. The intensity of the aroma of the freshener will depend on the amount of oil.
3. Pour the prepared containers with the resulting composition.
After 2-3 hours, the air freshener will be ready for use. Beautiful design let him become original decoration any room, filling it with a magnificent aroma. The use of coniferous tree oils in the manufacture of air fresheners will help in the treatment of bronchitis in children. It will be valid for at least 2 weeks.
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In the kitchen, where food is constantly being prepared, an unpleasant smell often appears. Get rid of it in various ways. One of the simplest methods is to use cinnamon or coffee beans heated in a pan. A wonderful aroma appears in the kitchen, and the smell from cooking disappears.
Some housewives are preparing to get rid of an unpleasant odor without waiting for it to appear. For this purpose, they place a small bag over the stove, into which they pour a couple of spoons of freshly ground coffee. As soon as the stove heats up, the coffee aroma fills the kitchen.
Sometimes a mixture of water and lemon juice is used by pouring the solution into a spray bottle.
Sometimes a mixture of water and lemon juice is used, pouring the solution into a spray bottle. However, you can use more effective option making an air freshener with a citrus scent. To do this, prepare the following components:
▪ any citrus fruits;
▪ vodka or alcohol;
▪ a bottle equipped with a sprayer.
The flavoring solution is made in a very simple way:
1. First of all, it is necessary to prepare one of the main components - the peel of citrus fruits. It is placed in a glass jar and filled with vodka. Alcohol needs about 0.5 liters. The contents of the tanks are closed with a lid and infused for 2-3 days.
2. The finished tincture is poured into a spray bottle, and then topped up with water until the container is completely filled. Water should be added to reduce the alcohol smell. To enhance the aroma of citrus, you can use a few drops of oil (lemon, orange, grapefruit).
3. You can add some finely chopped citrus peel to the container, mix the contents by shaking. The air freshener is ready to use.
The skin from citrus fruits is placed in a glass jar and poured with vodka
This composition strengthens the immune system and improves mood. Instead of the peel, you can use the essential oil of your favorite citrus fruit by adding it to the water. You will need about 15 drops of essential oil. Then a little medical alcohol is added to the water, which helps to better combine the oil with water.
4 Oil bathroom freshener
One more original version air freshener is perfect for the bathroom. For its manufacture you will need:
▪ a small bottle of baby oil (about 200 grams);
▪ a vase with an extended neck;
▪ vodka, about 2 tablespoons;
▪ wooden sticks;
▪ 4-5 drops of aromatic oil. You can use lavender, rosemary or lemon.
Having prepared everything you need, you can begin to assemble all the components:
1. Pour baby oil into a vase and add vodka. The alcohol will make the oil more liquid so that it is easier for it to soak the wooden sticks. The composition is mixed, and then it is supplemented with aromatic oil.
2. Now we lower the wooden sticks into the vase and leave them in the mixture for 3-4 hours. Then we turn them over and again immerse them in the oil mixture. The intensity of the fragrance depends on the number of sticks used.
This freshener will keep working for at least 3 weeks. Just do not forget to systematically turn the sticks over so that their insides are saturated with new portions of the oil mixture.
Mistresses come up with many ways so that in any of the premises of the apartment it is not only cozy, but also smells good. They figured out how to use a hydrogel designed to grow flowers. Pour a small spoonful of hydrogel into a tall glass, and then fill it with cold water.
A little essential oil is added to the resulting mixture. Initially, it will be cloudy, but after a while the gel will swell, turning into a fragrant ball, and the bathroom will be filled with aroma. There are many similar recipes for making flavors, so every housewife can easily choose the most suitable method for her, and with it the most pleasant aroma.
You can buy an air freshener in almost any household chemical store, they are different - sprays, on water based, records, etc.
The fact remains only that all this production is "chemistry" that smells.
Without benefiting, it often simply masks an unpleasant odor, and does not eliminate it.
Let's make an essential oil air freshener that's all natural and healthy!
Making your own air freshener from essential oils is quite simple. And the effect of it will be simply amazing, that after it you will no longer want to use a "chemical" air freshener. You will feel the difference right away.
So, you have decided to try to make a freshener from natural ingredients yourself and experience all the positive effects from it. To make an awesome DIY air freshener from essential oils at home, you will need the simplest ingredients that every hostess has in her arsenal.
There are several options for preparing such "natural" fresheners.
In the first option, you will need:
- Essential oil
- Cup or other container
- Hydrogel for flowers (retains moisture well)
- Boiled water
When preparing your essential oil air freshener, prepare all the ingredients so that everything is nearby for your convenience.
So, first you need to take a glass (high is best) and fill it halfway with prepared water, then add the selected essential oil, 5-8 drops.
Mix well with a spoon. The water will become slightly cloudy. We also pour the hydrogel into a glass of water up to half a glass and wait until the gel swells.
When the gel has "grown", your air freshener is ready, and you can put it anywhere in the house. Such a glass with transparent and fragrant balls will decorate your interior.
The second recipe will refresh the spruce from essential oils:
- Essential oil
- Gelatin
- Boiled water
- Food colorings
- Cup or other glass container
This version presents a recipe for very beautiful, multi-colored air fresheners based on essential oil and gelatin. It turns out such odorous mini-jelly!
To make an essential oil air freshener, prepare your workplace. In this case, all the action takes place in the kitchen. First, boil water in an iron ladle or small saucepan. You will need approximately 150 ml of water.
After the water boils, we begin to gradually add one package of gelatin to boiling water and leave it to swell. Meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt with cold water in a ratio of 1:3. Then add brine to the gelatin mass, stir.
We add ready-made food coloring to the prepared cups (which is diluted with water immediately before use), pour it in such a way as to paint over the bottom of the container, and drip 15-20 drops of essential oil there.
Then add gelatin and stir gently so that the future freshener is evenly stained. So the preparation of the freshener has come to an end, now you need to leave it for a quarter of a day to solidify.
If you want to diversify your air freshener even more, you can decorate it with various pebbles, beads, flowers and much more. It all depends on your flight of fancy!
The third option for a do-it-yourself freshener
- wooden sticks
- Vessel with a wide mouth
- Essential oil
- Alcohol or vodka
- Regular (cheapest) baby oil
This way of preparing an oily air freshener with essential oils will not leave people indifferent! After all, this method is quite simple and has a long effect.
To prepare such a freshener, you need to take a vessel with a medium neck (so that wooden sticks fit in it) and pour 100-150 ml of baby oil into it, add one tablespoon of alcohol or vodka here, mix well and add 10-15 drops of the selected essential oil.
When the oil mixture is ready, dip prepared wooden sticks into it and leave it to soak for 3-4 hours. Then you need to turn them over and soak the other side of the sticks.
After a while, your incense sticks are ready to serve as an air freshener. The effect of them lasts about three weeks.
You can decorate the interior with the help of such sticks, placing them in a beautiful vase and diversifying with small details.
We learned how to make air fresheners from improvised products and essential oils. The main question is, which essential oil to choose for an air freshener?
Each essential oil has specific properties and fragrance, let's break it down:
Orange - this essential oil has a very bright, juicy and rich aroma. This is the scent of vivacity and energy! Orange oil gives good mood and relieves stress.
Jasmine - this oil has a delicate, subtle and pleasant aroma. The aroma of this oil helps creative people find inspiration. The oil has an anti-stress effect on the body. The aroma of this oil helps fight fatigue and anxiety.
It helps to find fresh ideas. Adjusts to the positive course of your thoughts. In addition to all other positive effects, the oil has properties that perfectly disposes a partner to tender feelings.
Rosemary - The aroma of this essential oil resembles the smell of pine, slightly sweet and spicy. With this fragrant ether, you can strengthen nervous system and increase the body's resistance to mental stress when increased attention is required.
This air freshener is also suitable for drivers on long journeys (truckers) to be attentive and concentrated on the road.
It exudes a pleasant aroma that is able to fight colds and strengthen the immune system, due to its disinfectant properties, it can kill microbes that fly in the air.
Sage - this oil has natural gifts that can fight various diseases and disorders of the body. Sage oil has an original aroma that cannot be confused with anything. The aroma of the oil has a positive effect on mental activity.
It is able to relieve cramps and helps to relax. It can also relieve you of headaches and migraines, increase vitality, and restore vitality. The oil has a herbal, spicy, musky smell.
Handmade air fresheners from essential oils are natural, do not cause allergic reactions (with the exception of individual intolerance), bring great benefits to the body and exude a unique aroma that fights and eliminates unpleasant odors, and does not mask.
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