More deodorizer ideas for your home
Keep your home smelling fresh, and breathe easier by using these household items.
Lemons
Lemons can be used all over your home to help deodorize it. If you want your kitchen to have a lemon scent, cut a lemon in half and place it (cut side up) in a bowl of water and let it sit. Place a pot with water, add lemon, and/or orange peels, cinnamon sticks and cloves on the stove and simmer to deodorize the whole house.
Oranges
Oranges can be used in all of the same ways that lemons are used to deodorize your home. They can also be with cloves to make pomanders. Pomanders have been used for centuries to fill small spaces with a delightful fragrance as well as to combat moths. They are also incredibly easy to make: Take a bunch of cloves and stick them into an orange, covering the whole surface. That’s it. Pretty simple, huh? Now suspend your pomander using a piece of string, twine, or monofilament fishing line inside a closet or cupboard to keep it smelling fresh.
Spices
What could be more welcoming than the smell of something good cooking? Instead of using commercial air fresheners, simply toss a handful of whole cloves or a cinnamon stick in a pot of water and keep it simmering on the stove for half an hour. Or place a teaspoon or two of the ground spices on a cookie sheet and place it in a 200°F (93°C) oven with the door ajar for 30 minutes. Either way, your house will naturally smell spicy good. (Reader’s Digest)