Light and pleasant aromas create an atmosphere of comfort in the house. Some bring freshness and vivacity, others relax and set you up for sleep, others help to calm down and relieve anxiety.
Advantages and disadvantages of homemade air fresheners
Manufacturers of air fresheners offer a wide variety of scents to suit every taste. Fragrances are sold in the form of aerosols, balls, crystals, liquid or gel fillers. Lots of options. Making an air freshener does not take much time
Unfortunately, there are no natural ingredients in these products or there are very few of them. For example, fruity and floral fragrances can be created using natural extracts or oils. But how does the manufacturer manage to fill the bottle with the aroma of frosty freshness, sea wind or forest glade? This requires combining compounds of various chemical elements, which, after spraying, settle in the respiratory organs and affect the body in a not the best way. And the prices for high-quality fresheners are quite high. So why not try making your own flavoring? 
Beautifully designed fragrance bottles will complement your home interior.
Positive qualities of the flavoring of our own production:
- natural ingredients will not harm health;
- many essential oils benefit the body, because it is not in vain that there is such a treatment as aromatherapy;
- people with allergies or asthma can choose the safest ingredients for homemade incense;
- you can make your favorite fragrance without significant costs, and buying ready-made air fresheners will cost several times more;
- homemade flavors will last longer than those offered by household chemical manufacturers;
- The intensity of the scent can be adjusted to personal preference.
What disadvantages of home flavoring can outweigh its advantages in importance? It may take some time to make the incense, and it will probably take some experimentation to create the right fragrance with the right consistency and richness. And therefore, the only reason for refusing to prepare an air freshener yourself can only be mental laziness or a lack of desire to use fragrances for the home.
Appointment of homemade flavors
When creating an air freshener, it is important to consider the place of its future use. It can be any room in the house or a specific place. For example, a refrigerator requires constant processing to remove an unpleasant odor. In the toilet, in addition to cleanliness, it is important to have incense that will help neutralize the smell and at the same time disinfect the toilet bowl. Fragrances are also used in car interiors. 
To disinfect the toilet, you can make dry products with the addition of a refreshing aroma with your own hands
Types of air fresheners
Today, fragrances for home, car or office can take different forms. You can make almost any type of air freshener yourself:
- Aerosol - To make this air freshener, you will need a spray bottle with a dispenser and an easy-to-make liquid.
Homemade spray containing essential oils can leave residue, be careful - Gel freshener - such a flavor is usually placed in an open container, made on the basis of edible gelatin.
The freshener in gel consistency is convenient because it will not spill and leave no traces. - Diffuser - a container with aromatic contents and wooden sticks.
The length of the sticks must necessarily significantly exceed the length of the vessel with the aromatic composition. - Balls and crystals - dry flavors can be made using disinfectants or cleaners, and for aesthetics they can be colored using food coloring.
Aromatization and disinfection for the toilet bowl in the form of balls are very convenient to use - Sachet - an air freshener made from dry ingredients placed in a breathable fabric.
The sachet can be hung in the car interior to decorate and flavor the air - Impregnated fabric - this kind of fragrance is usually used in cars, for its manufacture you will need a small piece of felt.
An air freshener made of felt can be made not only in the form of a standard Christmas tree, but also in the form of such cheerful bright pendants.
Freshener Recipes
For self-made air freshener, you can use essential oils, dried peel or pieces of citrus fruits, coffee beans, needles, spices. And you will also need bottles, jars, vases and other containers in which the freshener will be placed. Beautifully designed bottles will help create coziness and beauty in the room. 
Gel freshener can be made in the form of translucent balls, stones or other form
The most popular flavoring option is based on the use of essential oils. This product is offered by pharmacies, household chemical stores, gardening centers, supermarkets.
Water based spray
To make a liquid air freshener, you will need (based on approximately 110–120 ml of the finished product):
- empty bottle with pump
- water 50 ml,
- vodka 50 ml,
- essential oil from 30 to 60 drops,
- fresh lemon juice 10-15 drops,
- pipette.
As a bottle, you can use a bottle from a cosmetic product, in which case it must first be rinsed well and dried. If there is no suitable vessel, then you can buy a regular spray gun. A fine spray will leave fewer marks on surfaces. 
The exact amount of essential oil depends on many factors: the manufacturer, the aromatic properties of the oil itself, the desired degree of saturation of the aroma, the area of \u200b\u200bthe room
As you know, oil does not dissolve in water, so the addition of vodka is necessary to form a uniform consistency of the freshener. Vodka can be replaced with 96% ethyl alcohol, then its amount must be halved, and the rest of the volume should be compensated with water.
The proposed composition of the freshener can be called conditional, since it is not necessary to add lemon juice and vodka to it. If alcohol is not at hand, you can replace it with sea or table salt. The amount of salt is approximately 1-2 tablespoons.
The recipe is very simple:
- All ingredients must be mixed in a bottle.
- Shake well. Freshener is ready!
- Shake well before each spray.
- Apply to non-absorbent surfaces.
Fresh lemon juice is needed as a preservative for the finished freshener so that the solution lasts longer In the preparation of a freshener, it is not necessary to use one oil, you can combine several options. Try, experiment and find your unique recipe!
Video: making an air freshener at home
aroma diffuser
If you can use any available bottle for a spray, then it is better to choose an elegant vessel for a diffuser, since it will somehow stand in a conspicuous place, which means it is better to make an interior element for a home or office out of it. 
Special sticks made of rattan, reed or bamboo are sold for the diffuser, but they can be replaced with ordinary wooden canapé skewers
For the diffuser you will need:
- beautiful glass bottle
- vodka or diluted alcohol,
- base oil,
- aroma oil,
- wooden sticks.
Special sticks are made from suitable wood species, the texture of which absorbs and exudes aroma better, so their use is, of course, desirable, but not necessary.
Olive oil is ideal as a base, as it has an almost imperceptible smell. When everything you need is at hand, it's time to start making:
- Pour 3-4 tablespoons of base oil into the prepared vessel.
- Then add about 30 drops of aromatic oil.
- After that, pour in 1 tablespoon of alcohol.
- Insert sticks.
- Stir the aromatic composition with chopsticks.
- The diffuser is ready.
The diffuser vessel must have a narrow neck, be made of glass or ceramic, plastic will spoil the aroma, and wood will absorb it The number and length of the sticks depends on the expected intensity of the incense. On average, 4-8 sticks are used. Unlike an aroma lamp with a candle, the diffuser does not emit smoke and does not require a fire, which eliminates the possibility of ignition. To give the aromatic vase a special aesthetic and attractiveness, you can put decorative stones, beads, fir cones, dried flowers, fruits, berries, etc. into it. 
Decorated diffuser will be a wonderful decoration of the interior and will help to create a cozy atmosphere.
Consider the presence of children and animals in the house when choosing the location of the diffuser. It is better to place the vessel where the younger members of the family cannot reach and accidentally spill the aromatic composition. If an inaccessible place is difficult to find, then in this case you need to use a vessel with a lid that can be pierced to insert the sticks.
Video: creating a do-it-yourself diffuser
Essential oil liquid fragrance
In the similarity of a diffuser, you can make an air freshener in a bottle, but without using sticks. As a rule, in this case, you need to pick up a small vial, for example, from perfume. For this you will need:
- small vial,
- cork cap,
- lace or woolen thread,
- awl or thick needle
- knife or file
- essential oil,
- base oil,
- elements for decor (optional).
Liquid fresheners with cork and string in small bottles suitable for use in the car The recipe will take a little time and skill:
- First you need to prepare the cork. If there is no suitable size, then you can take a wine cork and use a knife or file to fit it to the desired size.
- The cork must also be cut so that it is not too long. Otherwise, the smell will not appear.
- Make a hole in the center of the cork with an awl or needle (depending on the thickness of the cork).
- Pass the string through the hole.
- Put decorative elements in the bottle, if any.
- Pour in base oil.
- Then add essential oil. Approximate proportions of oils: 1:5, i.e. base should be more.
- Mix well.
- Lower one end of the cord threaded through the cork into the container so that it reaches the bottom of the vessel.
- Stopper the bottle.
- From the part of the lace remaining outside, make a loop.
- Hang the finished flavor.
The lace will be saturated with oil and will gradually begin to exude aroma. The saturation of the aroma depends on the amount of aroma oil used, so the proposed proportions are arbitrary.
Video: A simple way to scent your car interior
Aromatization of the car interior with felt and essential oil
There is also such a way as a source of incense, as a piece of felt or felt soaked in essential oil. You can simply cut out a geometric figure from the material. But products made with imagination and enthusiasm will look much prettier.
Photo gallery: Felt air freshener options
The most common form of flavored impregnation looks like a Christmas tree. The product can be made in the form of bright and juicy fruits. For a child's room, you can make a toy by filling it with salt soaked in essential oil.
To make a freshener, you can use the product options for the base of the flavor offered in the photo gallery, or you can come up with something of your own. So, we are preparing:
- felt base,
- essential oil,
- plastic bag,
- pipette or syringe with a needle as needed.
Let's start making:
- Lay the plastic bag on the table.
- Put a felt clipping on it.
- Drip oil in small drops around the perimeter of the product. If there is no dispenser on the oil bottle, then you need to use a pipette or syringe and a needle.
- Apply no more than 30 drops
- Wait until the oil is absorbed.
- The fragrance is ready.
It is very important to use moderation when applying fragrance. It is better to start with 10-15 drops. If the aroma emitted is weak, then you can add some more oil.
For example, you have impregnated the product with lavender oil. After some time, the flavoring will exhaust its resource. So it's time to update it. It is not necessary to apply oil that does not combine with lavender on the same fragrance. The result of such an experiment will definitely not please you.
Video: Making a flavor from felt
Homemade humidifier freshener
Dry air in the room must be constantly humidified. This is especially true during the heating season. At the same time, the room can also be refreshed with your favorite aroma. For this you will need:
- a wide-mouthed water container, it is better to take a wide bowl,
- favorite essential aroma, in this case we will offer lemon and rosemary,
- hot water, this time with a volume of 200 ml.
The next steps are very simple:
The warmer the water and the battery, the sooner the oils will begin to give off their smell. The composition of oils and their quantity, of course, can be changed at your discretion.
Air freshener made from baking soda and essential oil
Scented oil combined with baking soda makes another homemade air freshener recipe. The composition in this case is extremely simple:
- container with a wide mouth and a lid,
- baking soda,
- essential oil,
- nail, awl or needle.
If there is a suitable vessel, but there is no lid, then it can be replaced with foil or a thick cloth. 
Flavors in a jar of soda are perfect for the kitchen or bathroom
- Pour baking soda into a jar about 1 cm thick.
- Drip 10-12 drops of oil on top. The exact amount can be adjusted empirically.
- Close the lid and shake.
- In the lid, you need to make several holes with a nail or awl.
- The foil can be pierced with a needle. Small holes can be made on the fabric.
- Close the vessel. The fabric can be fastened with an elastic band or lace.
- The fragrance is ready.
Video: making an air freshener from baking soda and essential oil
Gelatin room fragrance
You can also make your own gel air freshener. A vessel with a gel flavor that will stand in one of the rooms or on the desktop is better to decorate with lace, beads, ribbons, etc. To prepare a freshener you will need:
- water 100 ml,
- gelatin 1–1.5 tsp,
- salt 1 tsp,
- vinegar 6% 1 tsp,
- dye 3-5 drops,
- essential oil 5-6.
Color saturation must be adjusted by the amount of dye added. The more you add it, the brighter the aromatic figurines will turn out.
Such a flavor does not have to be placed in any vessel. It can be poured into sandbox molds or into the cells of a candy substrate, and then put the finished bars into a transparent vase. To create a bright composition, you can paint different molds in different colors.
Gel air freshener can be made using hydrogel balls. For this you need:
- hydrogel balls for flowers,
- water,
- essential oil,
- transparent glass container.
It will take a few minutes to prepare the flavoring:
Video: How to make a gel air freshener
Gel air freshener with decor
Above, a variant of the manufacture of a colored gel flavor has already been proposed. However, if you wish, you can try to prepare a freshener with decor. It can be:
An easy and understandable example of making an orange and cinnamon flavor is presented in the video below.
Video: How to make gelatin flavor and garnish with orange slices
Sachet flavor
Sachet, in addition to rooms in a house or a car, is used to flavor a wardrobe with clothes, chests of drawers with linen. Often sachets are used for medicinal purposes. An air freshener can be in the form of a pillow or a pouch. But the most important thing is to choose the right fabric: it must necessarily pass air well. Consider several recipes for making sachets in the form of a bag.
Recipe using essential oils
To make a sachet with aroma oil you will need:
Cooking algorithm:
Instead of soda, you can use flour and soda in a ratio of 1: 1. The finished salt dough can be given any desired shape.
Sachet with different fillings
You can put any natural ingredients in the bag:
After weathering the smell, the sachet filler needs to be renewed.
Video: How to fill a sachet
Flower petal fragrance
Another option for an air freshener is the manufacture of flower petals. You can buy rose petals at the flower shop.
For manufacturing you will need:
Cooking:
- Place the petals in a blender.
- Grind.
- Transfer the crushed petals to a bowl.
- Pour a small amount of water so that the petals do not float.
- Add baking soda.
- Mix.
- If the composition turned out to be liquid, then soda needs to be increased in the amount of soda.
- If the composition turned out to be dry, you need to add water.
- Divide the mixture in the form of a thick slurry into molds.
- Dry.
- Remove the sticks from the cells.
- Transfer to a beautiful glass vase.
How to choose the right oil and other ingredients
Before you start making an air freshener, you need to consider the composition of the future flavor. If your choice fell on the use of essential oil, then you need to consider the properties of this product. It is well known that each aroma oil has its own properties: some heal, others invigorate, others calm, fourth relieve stress, etc. To choose the right oil, study the following tables.
Table: Properties of essential oils
Table: Compatibility of essential oils
When making a car interior freshener, it is better to give up relaxing and soothing aromas. If the driver is tired, then these aromas will only increase drowsiness and absent-mindedness, which can create dangerous situations. It is better to apply invigorating notes. And relaxation is necessary before going to bed, so oils with this property are suitable for bedrooms. Bright citrus aromas are suitable for use in the toilet and bathroom, but these notes are also quite appropriate in the living room.
When using any fragrances, it must be remembered that even smells of natural origin can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, if itching, watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose appear after installing the flavor, you should immediately remove the allergen.
Shelf life and area of aromatization of natural air freshener
It is impossible to clearly determine the shelf life of a natural flavor due to the influence of a combination of factors:
- the quality of the original product,
- square footage of the room in which the fragrance is located,
- humidity level in the room
- the volume of the container with the freshener,
- and etc.
For example, the approximate service life of gelatin fresheners varies from 1 week to a month. A sachet of coffee can last for several months. The diffuser will release fragrance for about 2 weeks. All terms are very conditional.
The spreading area of the freshener depends on the saturation of the finished flavor. It is important to remember one rule: it is easier to enhance an insufficient aroma by adding a few drops of oil than to dilute an oversaturated aroma.
Before buying another air freshener in the store, think about what this purchase can turn out to be for your health. Isn't it better to try to make your own flavor, especially since there are a lot of manufacturing options.
Hello my dear hostesses! HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNPLEASANT ODOR IN YOUR HOME? Surely you buy air fresheners, which are full of all household goods stores. But in vain. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what they are made of. We have heard enough about harmfulness, but who talks about the harmfulness of aerosol air fresheners? Honestly, I have not seen a single program, and maybe I have not caught my eye.
And until recently, I enjoyed all these amenities myself. I tried a huge number of smells for a long time and stubbornly and did not even suspect that this was a time bomb, which, without a twinge of conscience, was being sold and a huge industry was making money on it. And believe me, they don't care about our health. Recently, I did come across an article from an Internet resource about aerosol dispensers, in which it is scarce, but nevertheless, the composition of this muck is outlined. So, get ready to hear some facts about air fresheners.
Composition of modern air freshener
In 2007, there were studies that showed that 12 out of 14 air fresheners contain substances called phthalates. This chemical is added to thousands of foods. Starting from building materials, ending with cosmetics and children's toys. The whole horror is that they can cause diseases of the reproductive system (deformation of the genital organs). This substance is especially dangerous for pregnant and lactating mothers. No wonder that in some countries phthalates are banned in the production of children's toys and cosmetics.
A year later, there was another study that showed the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in air fresheners. Chemicals also added to many consumer products (adhesives, cosmetics, detergents and cleaners). Their insidiousness lies in the fact that they evaporate slowly and affect the body gradually. VOCs can cause damage to the kidneys, liver, and even the brain. And yet, remember, not a single aerosol eliminates the smell, but masks it by acting on our olfactory receptors.
That's it! Did you get scared? I immediately lost the desire to please myself with “aromatherapy”. Instead of poisoning yourself with chemicals that advertising imposes on us, you can quite successfully get rid of unpleasant odors in environmentally friendly and safe ways that will make your home cozier and give a modicum of health. I will share with you the secret of how to make an air freshener from simple and affordable ingredients.
Do-it-yourself aroma diffuser
This item has been gaining popularity lately. A quality diffuser is quite expensive. Its advantage is obvious - there is no need to use electricity or fire, as in an aroma lamp. And you can use it both in the car and at home. The principle of operation is simple and easily repeatable. For this we need:
- glass or ceramic jar
- liquid natural oil
- diffuser sticks
Pour a small amount of liquid oil into a container, add essential oil. The more you add it, the more intense the scent will be. Insert diffuser sticks. You can buy special reed or bamboo ones, or you can replace them with branches that have been previously peeled from the bark layer, and essential oils with perfume. The more sticks you use, the stronger the scent will be. Aroma diffusers are not only a way to freshen the air, but also a piece of furniture. It can be decorated with ribbons, fabric, paper, painted with paint. In short, fantasize. Essential oils have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. They not only freshen the air, but also purify.
An aroma lamp can serve as a worthy replacement for an aromatic diffuser. But for its use, heat in the form of fire (candles) is necessary. Therefore, it should be used with extreme caution.
You can also drop a few drops of essential oil into a saucer of water and put it on the battery. This method is relevant only in winter, when the heating is on.
DIY air freshener for the refrigerator
To make a do-it-yourself air freshener for, take half an orange and cut the pulp so as not to damage the peel. Fill an orange basket with baking soda or salt, drop a few drops of lemon essential oil, put it in the refrigerator, preferably on the door so that it does not tip over. Salt absorbs stale and unpleasant odors, while citrus aroma will refresh. Instead of an orange, you can take a lemon, grapefruit, tangerine.
By the way, if you always have a musty smell in your refrigerator, you can put a peeled onion on the door. She neutralizes him. Also, after washing the refrigerator, wipe the shelves and walls with vinegar water. To do this, mix a glass of water and 1 tablespoon of 9 percent vinegar.
DIY gel air freshener
We will need:
- 2 glasses of water
- gelatin - 4 packets
- 1 tablespoon salt
- food coloring
- 15-20 drops of essential oils
- decorations (beads, ribbons, lace, etc.)
Mix the essential oil and dye in one glass of water. Dissolve gelatin and salt in another glass of warm water. Mix both solutions, stirring slowly without creating foam. In small beautiful containers at the bottom, put beads or herbs for decoration. Pour in liquid. Let cool. Decorate with ribbons, lace or leave as is. The salt in the composition is used as a preservative. But still, it is better to use a helium air freshener in a cool place, such as rooms, a toilet, but in no case in the kitchen.
DIY air freshener from soda
Get a jar or plastic container. Pour baking soda there and drip a few drops of essential oil (you can use the peel of a lemon, any citrus). Close the lid, after making a lot of holes there. Such a freshener is perfect for a toilet, bathroom, smoking areas, in a cabinet with a slop bucket or just on a chest of drawers or bedside table. The vapors of essential oils will slowly evaporate, penetrating into the air through small holes.
DIY coffee air freshener
Natural ground coffee or coffee beans are a great alternative to harmful aerosol fresheners. All kinds of interior items can be made from grains: paintings, topiaries, souvenirs. They will exude a pleasant unobtrusive aroma constantly. Ground coffee can be used as a sachet filler. Put the fragrant bag in a closet or hang it near the stove. Recently, natural coffee candles have become very popular. When burned, they fill the air with a pleasant aroma.
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Every housewife dreams that her house will always have pleasant fresh air. In modern air fresheners, natural components are completely absent. Moreover, such fresheners may contain acetone, which is very harmful to humans. See also: How to freshen the air and, in addition, benefit? Of course - with the help of a natural air freshener, the aroma of which you can choose according to your taste, and which will also be safe for health, because. does not contain harmful substances.
A handmade air freshener is simply indispensable in families where there is allergies or young children
. The natural air freshener mainly consists of essential oils, the smell of which you choose. For example, essential oil of lavender, geranium, lemon balm, frankincense, lemon, mint, tea tree
will help not only to enjoy a pleasant aroma, but also help in the prevention of various diseases. 
You involuntarily ask yourself: “How can you make an air freshener yourself?”. To make air freshener at home , use the most simple and effective folk recipes.
Citrus scented air freshener - perfect for the kitchen
You will need:
- citrus fruits (orange, lime, lemon, tangerine, grapefruit);
- water;
- vodka;
- container for freshener (bottle - sprayer).
Cooking order:
- Peel citrus fruits. Place the resulting peel in a glass jar and fill it with vodka (you will need about 0.5 liters of vodka), close the lid and insist for 2-3 days.
- Pour the resulting citrus peel tincture into a bottle - add water with a spray bottle until the bottle is completely filled.
- The presence of water in the proposed freshener is necessary to reduce the smell of alcohol. The aroma of citrus fruits can be enhanced with a few drops of essential oil (3-5 drops) of citrus fruits. As a decor, you can put neatly chopped grapefruit, lemon or orange peel in the bottle.
- After adding all the ingredients, you need to shake the bottle so that its contents mix well and you can safely use the resulting freshener.
Also, remember that citrus aroma uplifts mood and strengthens the immune system
.
If there are no citrus fruits nearby, they can be replaced with citrus essential oils. It is necessary to add a few drops (10-15) of the essential oil of your favorite citrus fruit to the water, and then medical alcohol is introduced, due to which the “miscibility” of the oil and water improves.
Gelatin air freshener - for the living room
You will need:
- a beautiful glass cup or a small bowl;
- glass of water;
- one or more types of essential oils that you like (for example, fir, eucalyptus, or tea tree essential oils);
- gelatin;
- glycerol;
- cinnamon.
- for a beautiful design, it is advisable to use food coloring, as well as decorative elements (small shells or pebbles, dried flowers or pieces of fruit).
Cooking order:
- Put a bowl on a slow fire, pour one glass of hot water into it and add 2 tbsp. spoons of gelatin, stir until it is completely dissolved.
- Add a pinch of cinnamon to the dissolved gelatin, which contributes to a good mood, then 1-1.5 teaspoons of glycerin (then the water will not evaporate too quickly), 2-5 drops of essential oil and color the resulting mixture with a dye. As a dye, you can use instant coffee, lemon juice.
- Now you can pour the almost ready freshener into molds, where you should first put the decor elements.
Such an air freshener will harden for about 2-2.5 hours. Within two weeks, it will scent your home. If a crust has formed on top of the freshener, which prevents the release of aroma, grease the surface of the “jelly” with essential oil or glycerin. A gelatin air freshener will fill your home with a unique aroma, serve as an original decoration for your room, and also help as an aroma treatment for bronchitis in children. This air freshener is great. suitable for living room .
Oil air freshener is good for bathroom
You will need:
- inexpensive baby oil (150-200 grams);
- a container (vase or bottle) with a wide neck, where the prepared freshener will be located;
- 2st. spoons of vodka;
- wooden sticks
- aroma oils 4-5 drops (lavender, rosemary, lemon).
Cooking order:
- Pour baby oil into a bottle with a wide neck, add vodka, which will dilute the oil so that it rises faster on the sticks. Stir all this and supplement the composition with a few drops of aromatic oil.
- Lower wooden sticks there and leave them for 3-3.5 hours. Then turn them over on the other side so that the part of the sticks that was in the prepared mixture was exposed to air. Periodically, the sticks need to be turned over. The intensity of the aroma depends on the number of sticks.
This smell will spread throughout the room until the oil dries (approximately three weeks). To enhance the aroma, you need to add more essential oil. If the room is small, then you can use a container without a wide neck, where 1-2 wooden sticks will fit. This air freshener is perfect for bathrooms .
Natural air fresheners for the home have many benefits:
- The cost of self-made freshener is much lower prices for ready freshener;
- Confidence in naturalness components used;
- Opportunity to experiment over aromas and find your unique aroma.
Natural handmade air fresheners will fill your home not only with a variety of pleasant aromas that are good for health, but also add charm to the decor of the room. At the same time, you spend minimum time and money.
In the house ... For each of us, these words have a different meaning. For some, this is a chic environment, for others - the presence of pickles and other dishes, but for everyone together - a pleasant smell.
Our perception of housing will depend on the smell
It is from the smell, first of all, our perception of this or that housing will depend. And in order to always smell good in your house, it is not at all necessary to use a bunch of deodorizing preparations. You can create comfort with the help of natural, hand-made.
Making a natural flavor will not take you much time, but its benefits will be invaluable. After all, it will not only fill your home or car interior with fragrance, but also help to quickly and permanently neutralize various unpleasant odors, and protect clothes from moths. And most importantly - it will not harm your health, on the contrary, it will help restore emotional balance.
It means "little bag" in French. Aromatic sachets are small bags, similar to pillows, inside of which are fragrant fillers.
Even our great-grandmothers used similar fragrant pads to freshen the air in the house. Aromatic sachets have not lost their relevance today, rather the opposite. Unlike, for example, the same air fresheners in cans, they can be hypoallergenic, which means they will not bring any harm to your health and the health of your loved ones.
But the benefits of aromatic sachets can be huge. They will help you create a pleasant smell in the house - simply stacked in a large basket on the table, and will do a great job of "guarding" your wardrobe from the ubiquitous moth. In addition, laid out inside the cabinet, sachets will add a subtle, light and unique flavor to your things. Contribute to a good rest, if you put just one bag under the pillow.
How to fill the sachet
The filling of aromatic sachets can be different. For this fit:- dry peels from citrus fruits:, and so on;
- various dried fragrant herbs and flowers:, and others;
- any other dry filler (for example, cotton wool), on which a few drops of aromatic oil have been applied: lavender, lemon, rosemary, rose, and so on.
Sachet filler may be different
A variety of spices will be an excellent addition to aromatic sachets: vanilla pods, anise, cinnamon, cloves and others. The only thing to consider is that the proportion of their weight to the total mass of the sachet should be relatively small due to the intense, and sometimes very pungent, smell that they possess.
How to make a sachet
You can make an aromatic sachet in just a few minutes. A bag is sewn from any material, decorated with beautiful beads, embroidery, ribbons or lace on top. If the sachet is planned to be hung, then a small loop is sewn on one of its sides.So, to make an aromatic sachet, first of all, you need to sew the pouch (cushion) itself. It is better to give preference to simple natural fabrics: burlap, natural silk, linen, and so on. The size of the pillow should be small, most often it is 10x8 or 12x13 centimeters. The cut pillow is sewn on three sides, leaving the fourth unsewn. Tie the bag (or completely sew it up) only after the sachet is filled.
In the next video, you can see how easy it is to make aromatic sachets for the New Year, but these ideas will work for everyday use. The author of the video shows several options for fillers that can be found in almost every home, as well as elementary methods for making bags.
You can use sachets as a flavoring agent for a relatively short time - about three months. After this time, the filler must be replaced with a new one.
A fragrance that is at the same time an interior detail. That part of it that will attract attention, fill the house with an unsurpassed aroma and amaze with the exquisite simplicity of design. It's all about aroma stones.
Making a couple of aroma stones with your own hands will not be difficult, the process itself will not take you much time, but the benefits will be simply invaluable. Well, let's get started?
To make aroma stones you will need:
- Flour (any) - 600 g,
- Salt - 1 kg,
- Starch (potato or corn) - 5 tbsp. spoons
- Hot water - about 200 ml,
- Various essential oils - a few drops,
- Food coloring or paints for creativity (you can use gouache).
- Pour flour, salt and starch into a deep bowl. All ingredients are well mixed.
- The dye is dissolved in water, mixed with the rest of the ingredients and kneaded into a stiff dough.
- The dough is divided into small portions, from which they form a kind of pebbles with their hands.
- Or they roll it into a cake about 1 cm thick and cut out stone figures from the dough with a sharp knife (or using molds).
- For each such “pebble”, 2-3 drops of any essential oil are applied and left to dry.
- As soon as the aroma stones dry, they are laid out around the house: randomly one or several pieces, or they form a composition, for example, by placing them in a beautiful wicker basket.
- Over time, the stones will practically stop smelling, but you should not throw them away: to make them smell fragrant again, just drop a few drops of essential oil on them again.
Incense sticks will become a stylish decoration of the house and, at the same time, will help to fill it with fragrance.
To make incense sticks you will need:
- Wooden sticks (for example, barbecue skewers) 15 - 30 cm long,
- A beautiful glass bottle or a small vase with a narrow neck,
- Ordinary vegetable oil (deodorized),
- Essential oil - depending on what smell the fragrance should have: pink, lavender, orange, sandalwood, and so on; or a mixture of oils,
- Alcohol or vodka, which will help speed up the flavoring process.
- Vegetable oil, the amount of which depends on the volume of the selected vase or bottle (ideally, the aromatic composition should cover 1/3 of the length of the sticks), is mixed with essential oil. The amount of essential oil depends on how intense the smell you want to end up with. For 100 ml of vegetable oil, 25 drops of essential oil (or a mixture of essential oils) will be enough.
- The oils are thoroughly mixed with each other, after which a couple of teaspoons of alcohol are added to them and mixed well again.
- The finished aroma mixture is poured into a vase or bottle, after which several wooden sticks are placed in it - the flavor is ready.
From the following video, you can learn a few more ideas for making flavors from vegetable raw materials - even weeds will do.
The principle of operation of liquid flavoring is the same as that of incense sticks, but the method of preparation is slightly different, however, as is the appearance.
To make a liquid natural flavor you will need:
- Vegetable oil (odorless) - 150 ml,
- Essential oil (or a mixture of essential oils) - 20-25 drops,
- Small bottles with a volume of about 200 ml,
- Cork stopper suitable for the size of the neck of the selected bottle,
- Decorative lace.
- Vegetable oil is poured into the selected bottle, essential oil (or a mixture of various essential oils) is added and everything is mixed well.
- They take a cork (for example, from wine), cut it in half - across. One part is thrown away, and in the second half a hole is made with an awl - right in the middle.
- A cord is threaded through the hole, after which the vial is closed with a cork so that one part of the cord is inside the vial and immersed in the liquid (at least half the length), and the second remains outside. A decorative lace dipped in scented oil will quickly soak into it and begin to exude fragrance.
To make a gel flavor you will need:
- Gelatin - 20 g,
- Water - 300 ml,
- Glycerin - 25 g,
- Essential oils - 10-15 drops,
- Dye - optional
- Beautiful transparent bottle, plate or jar.
- Gelatin is mixed with water and left for 50-60 minutes until it is completely dissolved.
- Dissolved gelatin is put on a small fire, heated (not letting it boil), dye is added (you can also use simple gouache) and allowed to cool.
- Glycerin, essential oils are added to the almost cooled (barely warm) gelatin and everything is mixed well.
- The gel mass is transferred to a previously prepared container and left until completely solidified. The flavor is ready!
Simply put, an excellent basis for creating a flavor is, to put it simply, beautiful multi-colored balls made of granular polymer.
To make a hydrogel flavor you will need:
- Hydrogel balls - 1 sachet,
- Essential oil or a mixture of various essential oils - 5-10 drops,
- Water - the required amount is indicated on the hydrogel package,
- Nice jar or vase.
- Hydrogel is poured into a deep bowl or jar.
- Add a few drops of essential oil to the water and mix well.
- The hydrogel is poured with water and essential oil and left for 12 hours. During this time, the hydrogel balls will increase significantly in volume.
- After the specified time, the balls are poured into a beautiful bottle or vase. The flavor is ready!
It is easy and simple to humidify and aromatize the air in the room at the same time. To do this, place containers with an aromatic mixture on.
Lemon rosemary flavor
To make Lemon Rosemary Flavor, you will need:
- Water container - about 200 ml,
- Water - 150 ml,
- Lemon essential oil - 15 drops,
- Rosemary essential oil - 5 drops,
- Vanilla extract - 3-5 drops,
- Add essential oils of lemon, rosemary and vanilla extract to the water, mix well.
- Pour into a prepared (clean and dry) container (bowl, jar).
- Install the container on the heating battery.
The fragrance spray will appeal to those who are used to using purchased aerosols. But, in comparison with ready-made options, hand-made flavor sprays are much better. After all, they are made from natural materials, which means they will not harm the health of your household.
To make a fragrance spray you will need:
- Water - 250 ml,
- Alcohol - 2 tbsp. spoons.
- Essential oils - to choose from: lavender, eucalyptus, bergamot, neroli and so on - 20-30 drops,
- Spray bottle - plastic or glass.
- The bottle is filled three quarters with water.
- Alcohol, essential oil (or a mixture of essential oils) are added to the water and everything is mixed well.
Love the smell of coffee? Then this fragrance will make your beautiful home even more comfortable, filling it with an unimaginably “delicious” coffee aroma. What’s more, it can be done in just minutes.
To do this, you need to fill beautiful saucers, caskets or small vases with roasted coffee beans, and arrange them throughout the house.
Beautiful jars, which, as it were, are not needed, but it is a pity to throw them away, can be successfully used as a container for flavoring with. Why with soda? The fact is that it is able to retain various odors for a sufficiently long period of time. Just this feature makes it an excellent basis for creating flavors.
To make a flavoring with soda, you will need:
- One or more small beautiful jars with lids. If you don't have a lid, you can use a piece of foil instead.
- Baking soda.
- Essential oil or a mixture of various essential oils.
- At the bottom of the jar, a centimeter layer of baking soda is poured.
- Then a few (7-12) drops of essential oil are applied to it.
- Close the jar tightly with a lid or a piece of foil and shake its contents well.
- Then it is opened and several small holes are made in the lid, using, for example, a nail and a hammer. If you made an improvised cover from foil, then you can make holes in it with an ordinary awl or a large needle.
- A jar is sealed with a lid with holes or foil - the flavor is ready.
You will need:
- Orange - one or more pieces.
- Essential oil of orange - 3-5 drops,
- Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon for 1 orange,
- Carnation - 2 pcs.
- Cut the top off the orange with a sharp knife.
- Using a teaspoon, carefully remove all the pulp.
- Cinnamon is poured inside the orange, cloves are placed, a few drops of orange essential oil are added and the finished flavor is installed in the right room.
Some plants can also be used as a flavoring agent.
For aromatization of premises, not only various essential oils are used, but also their mixtures. True, it is better not to combine some of them so that the smells do not “contradict” each other. So, for example, the following essential oils are in perfect harmony with each other: lemon and lavender, rose and jasmine, cloves and rosemary.
A mixture of essential oils of lemon, fir and bergamot (in equal parts) will help create a pleasant festive atmosphere. To neutralize unwanted odors in the kitchen and in public places, an aroma that uses essential oils of lemon (2 parts), mint, clove and fir (1 part each) will help.
In any case, do not be afraid to experiment - feel free to mix different aroma oils and create your own compositions! I am sure that this is how you will find it - a bright, beautiful, unique and, most importantly, a unique scent for your home.
Unpleasant odors in the house can occur for various reasons, and sometimes it is very difficult to deal with them. Today, a huge number of aerosol air fresheners are provided, but, unfortunately, they are not safe to use. Ready-made aerosol products contain components harmful to the environment and humans. For example, sodium benzoate, found in most ready-made sprays, can cause cancer, allergies, and inflammation of the respiratory tract. It is a poison that should be used with great care. In such a situation, there is a great way out - the independent production of a room freshener.
How to make a DIY air freshener
Natural ingredients and a little imagination - a "delicious" healthy freshener is ready
Homemade spray is essential for families with children or where people with allergies live. The air freshener is made from natural ingredients and contains only safe ingredients. In addition, the smell of the product can be given at your own discretion. The main ingredient of the refreshing aerosol, prepared personally, is essential oil. Fans of such technologies claim that a product made from essential oils of lavender, citrus, tea tree or fir will not only allow you to enjoy a fresh aroma, but also purify the air of bacteria and microorganisms.
Natural freshener for the kitchen from citrus skins
For self-preparation of the composition you will need:
- the peel of any citrus fruits: you can use both oranges alone, and in combination with lemon, grapefruit;
- clean cold water;
- medical alcohol or vodka;
- container with the possibility of spraying: perfume bottle.
Grind fresh orange peel with a knife, place in a glass jar and pour alcohol diluted with water. Close the lid tightly and place in a dark place to infuse for several days. Pour the finished product into a spray bottle. Refreshing citrus liquid is ready.
Important! With a strong “sound” of alcohol, you can add a little more water or drop a few drops of orange essential oil into the product. The aroma will become more intense and persistent.
Using this technique, you can prepare any natural freshener by replacing citrus peels with oils.
Essential oil freshener
A natural freshener based on baby oil will allow you to create an unobtrusive aroma in the room for a long time. To prepare an oil freshener you will need:
- decorative wooden sticks: if desired, you can make it yourself;
- glass container: a transparent vase with a wide neck is suitable;
- any essential oil: you can combine several fragrances, creating your own mood in the house;
- medical alcohol for the base: can be replaced with ordinary vodka;
- baby oil: suitable from any manufacturer Simple hygiene products can be added to a home freshener.
Recipe. Pour 150 ml of oil into a glass container where wooden decorative sticks will be located (the amount of oil needed to prepare a freshener depends on the size of the tank), add 10-20 ml of alcohol to fix the aroma and 15 drops of aromatic oil. The sticks placed in the tank are impregnated with the composition and emit a delicate aroma of oil. The service life of this composition is more than 3 weeks.
DIY gel air freshener to create freshness in the living room
- Natural oil: fir, tea tree or any other, depending on the desires.
- Edible gelatin for the base.
- Hot boiled water for soaking gelatin.
- Food coloring for decoration.
- Nice little clear glass vase.
- Salt.
The fragrance for the living room is prepared as follows:
- Boil 150 ml of water and cool to 80 degrees;
- Add 25 g of gelatin to water and leave until completely dissolved;
- 1 st. l. salt mixed with 3 tbsp. l. cold water: add brine to gelatin - this is a kind of preservative that will not allow the natural freshener to deteriorate;
- dilute a small amount of dye in water, pour the coloring mixture into a container;
- drop 20 drops of your favorite aromatic oil on the dye: you can use a combination of flavors;
- add cooked gelatin, gently stir until evenly colored;
- place in a cold place for 48 hours until completely solidified.
Important! Natural freshener can be decorated with pebbles, beads, dry flowers. With a little imagination, an individual decorating element is created that fits perfectly into the decor of the room. You can choose the aroma, the color of the filler, the shape of the vase, etc.
DIY toilet air freshener
The toilet is a special room in which unpleasant odors most often occur. You can eliminate them with the help of a natural freshener prepared in different ways:
- pour fresh clean water into a perfume bottle, add 1 tsp. soda and vinegar, 10 drops of aromatic composition. Mix everything until homogeneous. This mixture is sprayed in the toilet as needed. It can also be used when cleaning the toilet;
- Toilet Refresh Gel will help eliminate specific odors from the toilet bowl. To prepare it, you will have to make a thick gelatinous mixture with the addition of table salt, vinegar and aromatic oil. Ready frozen jelly is cut into pieces and added directly to the tank as needed. Jelly can be prepared in large quantities. This product is stored in the refrigerator in a tightly closed container.
How to replace the air freshener in the toilet
Ready synthetic freshener can be replaced with any essential oils. All of them have a rich aroma that lasts indoors for up to several weeks. The most suitable essential oils for the toilet are lavender or citrus. Fir and spruce sounds great.
Important! Natural gel freshener on gelatin with the addition of essential oil will provide not only freshness in the room, but also destroy bacteria in the toilet bowl.
Refrigerator Air Freshener
The use of essential oils in the refrigerator is unacceptable. To eliminate unpleasant odors in the refrigerator are used:
- orange peel or lemon placed in the refrigerator;
- rye black bread;
- 2 drops of ammonia dissolved in 100 ml of water: put the liquid in the refrigerator in an open container;
- 5 g of soda diluted in water;
- 10 activated charcoal tablets.
Natural air fresheners for the refrigerator are used in the formation of a third-party odor. They can be placed temporarily or kept in the refrigerator permanently, periodically replacing them with new ones. However, we remind you that first you need to eliminate the source of the bad smell.
Dry air freshener
Fragrant components in a dry form are placed in decorative bags - here is a ready-made freshener with your own hands
It is not difficult to prepare it at all: coffee beans poured into a beautiful bag will eliminate unpleasant odors in the kitchen. You can make various crafts with coffee, for example, a basket decorated with coffee beans with citrus will remind you of the new year. You can decorate the composition with a spruce or pine tree.
Colored sand with the addition of 10 drops of essential oil will not only flavor the air, but also decorate the room. Essential oil can be dropped on dried flowers or flower petals in a vase.
What essential oils can be used to make an air freshener at home
- Orange oil is distinguished by its brightness and saturation. It is a fragrance of great mood and a remedy for depression. It helps to relax, eliminates insomnia and increases efficiency.
- Coniferous oil fills the room with freshness, eliminates depression, and gives a great mood. In addition, it is an excellent disinfectant that eliminates bacteria from the air.
- Jasmine oil will surprise with tenderness and subtlety of aroma. Essential oil is ideal for creative individuals. It relieves fatigue and anxiety.
- Rosemary oil has a sweet, slightly pine-like flavor. It can increase alertness and concentration. Suitable for making car freshener.
Natural essential oils can be used separately. With their help, you can create your own fragrant compositions. They have a beneficial effect on the human body, eliminate unpleasant odors for a long time without masking them.