Natural ways to deodorize your home
Lemons -
Use to: - Eliminate strong odors from cooking fish or vegetables that give off a sulfuric smell.
Try: - Simmering a half dozen lemon slices and a handful of cloves in water for 10 minutes.
Eucalyptus -
Use to: - Invigorate a room that has a stale or musty odor (the leaves can also help clear sinuses).
Try: - displaying a few branches to scent a room for up to two weeks, or simmering the leaves in water for 10 minutes to cleanse the air.
Vinegar -
Use to: - Neutralize cooking odors, musty smells in drawers and even cigarette smoke.
Try: - Filling a deep glass dish with a half inch of white vinegar and setting it in the offending room or drawer until odor dissipates.
Pomanders -
Use to: - Spice up closets and drawers that need a little refreshing.
Try: - Studding oranges with whole cloves, spaced evenly and close together. keep them in a drawer or closet for up to a year.
Courtesy: Martha Stewart Living Magazine
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