Have you been noticing more smells around your home lately? The weather’s getting colder, meaning we close up our homes, also trapping in any bad scents.
Luckily, you don’t have to resort to chemical air fresheners to make your home smell clean – we have some awesome DIY solutions that are all natural.
Here’s how to banish those bad smells!
Does your rubbish bin frequently unpleasant and stinky, even after emptying? Here’s how to make some deodorising disks to freshen it up.
The awful stench of burnt food seems to hang around forever! To speed up the process…
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Check that the drain hose isn’t bent, and look in the bottom of the machine for bits of food and gunk. Then, pour a litre of household vinegar in the bottom, let it sit for an hour or so, and run the washer through a full cycle.
Scrub the wood with a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda or salt. Rinse well and season with mineral oil.
Whether you have an insinkerator or just a normal drain, it can get a bit smelly as the food leftovers and other things dry out. Your bathroom sink could get very stinky especially.
To fix this, here’s a simply drain cleaner recipe.
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Sprinkle some baking soda onto the mattress, wait 15 minutes, and vacuum.
For a quick fix (until bath time), lightly sprinkle their fur with baking soda, rub it in, and then brush out.
Nothing traps odour more than your carpet – it grabs all the dust and grime from outside, plus pet smells and smoke. Don’t bother with the expensive carpet cleaners or talcums, this natural solution will be the job!
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Even after you clean the toilet, it can get a bit smelly from time to time. Commercially made toilet cleaners introduce a lot of harsh chemicals into your bathroom, but this natural DIY toilet bomb recipe costs just a fraction… and really works!
Makes ~40 bombs
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Oranges aren’t just for eating! For a delicious smelling (and tasting!) candle, all you need is:
Cut the orange in half and run the knife around the edges, loosening the fruit from the peel. Grab a fork and scrape the inside of the orange out without removing the inside stem (in centre of orange), Fill 3/4 of the orange halve with oil and let sit for 45 minutes. Try to light the orange (you’ll need a candle lighter so it can hold the flame for longer) by heating up the stem for 2-3 minutes until black and dry to the touch. It should relight easily after this!
For a little spritz of freshness, you can also make your own room spray.
All you need is:
Add 10-20 drops of oil (or a combination) to a clean spray bottle filled with 3 parts water and 1 part vodka – voila!