Natural air fresheners
Enhance your home with natural fragrances without overspending.
Every house has an aroma. And I'm sure we all have the unmistakable aroma of our childhood home engraved in our hypothalamus, don't we? Smells are not to be trifled with... And man has perfumed himself and his environment (for better or for worse) ever since he became a man.
You don't have to spend a lot of money to get the our house smells good. Fruits, spices, plants... Whether in their natural state or treated and reconverted into incense sticks, essential oils, scented sachets o ointments100% provide natural and very economical 100% solutions.
Never again discard the citrus peels (oranges, lemons, mandarins, grapefruit...). If you put them near a radiator, the heat-diffusing effect will make your house smell like an orange grove in blossom. In the middle of winter! And when the peels have dried, you can use them in homemade cakes or jams.
And why do you think that in decorating magazines there is always a bowl of lemons on the dining table? It's not just to make it pretty.
Coffee grounds are an odour neutraliser. A small jar on the fridge, in the laundry room, or in your teenager's room, and you're ready to go.
If you are not a coffee drinker, you can do the same with bicarbonate.
Have in the kitchen a few pots with basil, thyme, rosemary, oreganoetc. will help not only to clean the air but also to make it smell nice and keep insects away. However, if all your plants die, even the plastic ones, you can always vaporise vodka in the air. The benefit here is twofold: you get rid of bad smells naturally and avoid getting alcoholic. Plus, you can always add a few drops of your favourite essential oil to the vaporiser.
Decorate your living room with a palm tree. We don't mean beach palm trees, although going to the beach is perhaps the best way to "ventilate". We are referring to the kentias, bamboos, aloes, aloes... All of them have the property of eliminating formaldehyde, a toxic substance present in wall paints, wood finishes, glues, tobacco...
Burning bags of plants (smudge sticks) or incense sticks is a practice that dates back to the Chinese emperors, to ancient Egypt (kyfi) and back to the beginning of time.
If we don't go that far back, almost two years ago (!) we told you about the Papier d'Arménie. A French invention from 1885 that not only takes away bad smells, but also bad odours.
In Germany they also have their star incense, namely the Räucherkerzchenan incense with an impossible name that is burned especially at Christmas time.
But the Japanese surpass us all, because they even have the kōdōthe art of using incense, or what might be called the inciteright?
