We all know how pleasant it is to be greeted by a clean and delicious aroma. Both in homes and in cars or offices, it is possible that the smell of a closed environment, tobacco and food, among others, makes us need a good air freshener. For this, it is not necessary to fill our house with toxins or contribute to enlarge the hole in the ozone layer with chemicals and aerosols. Using artificial air fresheners makes us inhale toxic substances. These are especially harmful for asthmatics, allergy sufferers, children, pregnant women, and pets. Nor do we have to consider an additional outlay to get that pleasant smell.
It is very simple to do natural air fresheners from natural elements that we have at home or we can easily acquire. Choose the ones you like the most: cinnamon, lavender, lemon, fruits and other natural fragrances. In this Green Ecologist article we explain everything about how to make home air fresheners of different aromas, with various recipes and ideas.
How to make a homemade natural air freshener with spray
A simple and quick way to give the house a clean and natural aroma is through the use of sprays, like those we have to moisten the hair. For make a homemade air freshener with a spray or spray You just need to choose some ingredients according to the scent you want, such as peppermint and mint, a scent of nature perfect for summer that will also repel mosquitoes and other insects.
- Choose the ingredient or a combination of them that you like, depending on the aroma you want to give your home.
- If you use plant leavesLike mint, you can add them directly to the water in the pot and leave them to release aroma. If you use essential oils such as jasmine, fennel, red mandarin, chamomile, oregano, camphor, coconut, lemon balm or sweet grapefruit, you will have to add a few drops, at least 20 drops if the pot is small, and if you make an infusion using plants or citrus peels, such as orange or lemon, you will have to use the water during the decoction and not add more afterwards.
- When you choose, pour the necessary water into the pot, except if you make an infusion, without filling it so that you can add the ingredients, if they are leaves. If you use oils, we recommend that you use them alone or with 96-degree pharmacy alcohol.
- Mix the ingredients, close the bottle and shake it to mix everything better.
- Let it sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour before you start using it.
Then you can spray the rooms, carpets, cushions or sheets with this natural air freshener, obtaining a fresh and pleasant aroma. Keep in mind that to spray fabric surfaces such as cushions or the sofa, especially if you use the essential oil mixture, it is advisable to spray from a distance of between 20 cm and 40 cm, if we do it too close, stains could appear on the cloth.
How to make homemade scented candles
If you like the relaxing, intimate and mystical atmosphere that candles provide, learn to make homemade candles with the essences that you like the most. You only need natural wax, some essential oils that are fragrant (or something to create your own essence, such as lemon) and a candle wick or similar that allows you to light it. Once you have these materials, the steps are simple:
Steps to make homemade scented candles
- Prepare the water bath and melt the wax.
- Once melted, almost liquid and without removing from the bain-marie, add the oil of your choice.
- Stir well so that it mixes properly.
- Add the mixture to a mold, like a glass, to let it dry.
- When there is still something liquid in the mold, place a long piece of wick and leave it resting on the edge of the mold or glass, so that it does not move, and when it is more hardened, cut the wick to the height you like.
With a kilo of wax we can make many combinations of different aromas! To spend an entertaining afternoon and guarantee months of good smells. If you want to know more about doing this type of natural air fresheners, we recommend this other article on How to make candles with used oil.
How to make homemade jarred air fresheners
For this type of air freshener, you will need some Glass jars one of those that we do not know how to use once finished, such as jam. Try to make its cover metal or plastic and make a few holes in it with a drill or similar tool. Once done, you just have to fill the jar with the aromas that you like the most.
Choose natural elements, combining spices (such as pepper, cloves or cinnamon), fruits (such as lemon, lime or orange), plants or tree leaves (rosemary, mint or pine) and essences in oil (such as vanilla, mint, eucalyptus, tea tree, orange). Boil whatever you choose in a pot with water, except for the essential oils that you should add last, and then pour the mixture into the jar and cover it with its perforated lid. For a few days, it will wonderfully perfume the room of the house in which you place it.
Homemade cupboard air fresheners
There are elements that will absorb bad odors resulting in a natural and pleasant fragrance. Try the mint leaves in cotton sachets or bags that you can distribute around the house and distribute inside the closets. Also, if you are a fan of country aromas at home, try plants such as rosemary, lilacs, pine or cedar twigs, or any other aromatic plant. To make Air freshener bags or sachets for wardrobes you just need to follow these indications:
Steps to make homemade closet air fresheners
- Take a fabric that you like, that is breathable like cotton.
- Place your chosen natural ingredients in the center of the fabric cutout.
- Bring the edges of the fabric together so that you seal the ingredients inside it, like a sack or bag.
- Put a ribbon around it and make a bow, resulting as in the image below.
- Another more elaborate and decorative option is to cut the fabric to sew it and make a bag with different shapes.
- When you've made as many as you want, you can hang them on a hanger in your closet, on a shelf, or on doorknobs.
How to make homemade car air fresheners
It is not pleasant to take the car and it smells of gasoline, tobacco or closed, but we do not have to continuously breathe chemicals during trips either. The sachets or cloth bags, if possible cotton, mentioned above with aromatic elements inside are very effective. Place 5 or 6 per car, in the rear view mirror, on the trunk tray and under the seats, to preserve its fragrance with cloves, rosemary, pine or cinnamon.
Also, you can make yourself one of those flavorings that hang over the mirror. To do a homemade air freshener for car rear view mirror follow these directions:
- Cut out your favorite shape from cardboard (a tree, a flower or a star) and cover it with a pretty fabric.
- Add to the fabric a few drops of the essential oil that you like the most, for example orange, eucalyptus, vanilla, etc.
- Make a hole in the upper part of the shape you have made and place the thread or ribbon to tie it to the mirror and make the whole car hang and atmosphere.
- The aroma can last up to a month, when you notice that it is losing you can add more essential oil.
How to make a homemade air freshener with coffee
Also they coffee grains in a bowl alone or with some water they are ideal to eliminate the smell of tobacco or other bad smells and give a pleasant and intense aroma to the place.
Simply, choose the type of coffee that you like the most, but that has an intense smell, and choose a bowl or bowl that you like as it is in the part of your house where you want this aroma. When you notice that it begins to lose odor, you just have to stir it a little or add water. Is a durable home air freshener and natural, you will see how you do not have to change it every few days.
How to make a homemade cinnamon air freshener
Like coffee, you can make homemade cinnamon air fresheners. Thus, on the one hand, you can choose to place several cinnamon sticks and some ground cinnamon in a bowl, you will see how it sets the scene and you will only have to stir them when you want to intensify the smell or add a few drops of your own essential oil. You can also tie several sticks or cinnamon sticks together to place them inside the cabinets.
On the other hand, you can add other ingredients to cinnamon such as orange or cloves or use all three at the same time or the combination of these other two ingredients alone. In the following sections we explain two combinations of cinnamon and others aromatic ingredients to make natural air fresheners.
How to make homemade cinnamon and orange air fresheners
You want to know how to make homemade cinnamon and orange air fresheners? Follow these simple steps:
- Choose an orange in good condition, peel it and chop the skins.
- In a bowl, mix the citrus peels with cinnamon, stick or powder.
- Instead of the skin, you can opt for orange essential oil by adding a few drops to cinnamon sticks placed in a bowl or jar.
- In this type of air freshener you can add the cloves if you want to combine the three scents, you only need a few cloves to spread them in the bowl together with the cinnamon and the orange essence skin.
Cinnamon and clove air freshener
Learn to Make a Cinnamon Clove Air Freshener that easy:
- Choose a bowl that is decorative and you like, for example, you can use small glass jars that you reuse and decorate yourself.
- Add several cinnamon sticks, or cover the base with ground cinnamon, and add as many cloves as you like.
- Remember to stir the mixture if you feel that the smell loses strength.
- This air freshener can last for many weeks in a row.
Homemade orange and clove air freshener
For Make Homemade Clove Orange Air Freshener, follow these directions:
- Pick an orange and a handful of cloves.
- Stick the cloves in the orange, if you have trouble you can start the holes with a knife.
- When you have placed as many cloves as you want in the orange, place it in a bowl or plate and around it, for a better grip, place more cloves.
- You will see what a delicious combination of aromas and that bad odors are neutralized. It will last several days and you can easily replace it.
How to make a homemade lemon air freshener
Citrus scents are one of the most popular, as they clear the air of bad smells and leave a very fresh aroma. You can make a homemade air freshener with lemon using the skins to make an infusion and spray it with a sprayer, or place the skins in a bowl of water or as a filling for a cloth bag.
We tell you more ways about how to make a natural orange and lemon air freshener, a combination that smells great. Apart from the spray infusion, the cloth bag and the bowl of water with the skins, you can choose to use this other technique:
- Cut several slices of lemon and orange without removing the skin.
- Place them on a baking sheet and dehydrate them in the oven, heating them for several minutes.
- When you remove them from the oven, place them in a decorative bowl or plate and place it in the place in the house that you want to scent.
- This option is very decorative and long-lasting, but the aroma is lost before other options mentioned, so we recommend that from time to time you add a few drops of essential oil of orange and lemon.
You can also do a mikado type home air freshener putting water and lemon essential oil in a glass with wooden sticks. To do this, for example, you can cut skewer sticks in half.
How to make homemade lavender air fresheners
Lavender is, without a doubt, one of the most sought-after fragrances when it comes to decorating spaces, whether at home, in the car or at the office. In addition, since there is both its natural form and its extract or essential oil, we can perform different types of lavender air fresheners. Then, How do you make a lavender flavoring?
If you want to use the lavender essential oil We recommend filling a bowl with water and adding a few drops of this essence, being able to place it in the entrance or living room, as well as use it for the car air freshener, in the version explained in that section using a piece of cardboard or cardboard.
If you prefer to use the lavender plant Directly, you can make sacks or bags, filling them with both the flowers and the leaves, as well as placing a bowl with pieces of this plant anywhere in your home.
If you like this plant, here we tell you the Care of the potted lavender plant so that you have it at home and you can use it to easily set the scene.
Homemade air freshener with fabric softener and baking soda
For those who seek home air fresheners durable, a good option is to use fabric softener. We recommend buying a natural or homemade one, rather than using a commercial one with many chemicals that are harmful to the environment and, in the long term, to health. Next, we tell you how to make homemade air freshener with fabric softener and baking soda:
Ingredients and materials
- 1 glass with water
- 3 teaspoons of baking soda
- 3 softener plugs
- Sprayer or spray
- Funnel
Preparation
- Add the teaspoons of bicarbonate to the glass of water and stir so that it dissolves well.
- Pour the baking soda water into the spray can with the help of a funnel.
- Add the 3 caps of fabric softener with the funnel into the pot.
- Close the sprayer and shake well to integrate the ingredients.
- Add more water to the sprayer, until it is almost full, leaving a little space to be able to shake it well whenever you need to use it.
- You can use it to decorate both rooms in your home, such as curtains or sheets.
Now that you have learned many different ways of doing home air fresheners or natural air fresheners, we encourage you to try with other crafts how are you:
- How to make homemade natural perfumes.
- How to make homemade disinfectant wipes.
- How to make natural antibacterial gel.
- How to make a natural disinfectant.
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