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There are many ways, in which you can make your house smell refreshingly good and keep it safe for both your family and the environment since most of the conventional air fresheners use chemicals that can cause various health problems.
Here are a few tips for natural and green ways to freshen up your house:
Homemade potpourri—you can use nearly anything to make your own potpourri, e.g. dry flower petals, dry fruit (you can even dry it yourself by slicing the fruit, placing the slices on a cookie sheet and putting it in the 175 degree oven for a few hours), cinnamon sticks, cloves or pinecones. You can also spray the mixture with essential oil of your choice to make the scent even stronger.
Boiling herbs—this technique is one of the simplest and least expensive to make your house smell good. You can boil cinnamon sticks, lemon and orange leaves and peels, grapefruit peel, mint and vanilla, cloves and any other herb you like the scent of.
Homemade spray—mix lemon juice, vinegar, vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon, ginger, citrus juice (or peels) or herbs with water and pour into a pray bottle. Use when needed.
Essential oils—you can make satchels with cotton dabbed in your favorite oil and hang them around the house or simply place saturated cotton balls in various places, such as bathroom, kitchen, flower vases etc. You can also pour a small amount of oil into tiny clay pots, ceramic dishes etc. and place them around the house. They will give off a gentle lingering scent.
The rule of thumb here is your creativity is your limit and you can really try a lot of various thins and combinations until you find the scent and method that works best for you.
