Who doesn't like their home to give off a pleasant smell from morning to night? There are many commercial options to achieve this; In any supermarket today we can find products to aromatize our home. However, it may be more interesting to create a custom one and it is not difficult to do so. Discover 4 simple ideas to create your own homemade air freshener.
Creating your own homemade air freshener will allow you customize the scent what you want for your home so that it also says something about you. And doing so is easier than you might think, especially if you opt for a liquid formula. Although it is not the only option, the slightly more labor-intensive solid ones will win you over.
Citrus Liquid Air Freshener
Citrus air fresheners are very fresh and, therefore, ideal for aromatizing our homes at this time of year, summer. All the ingredients you need to create one are also easy to find and accessible so there are no excuses to try it.
What do you need?
- A 200 ml dark glass container
- The peel of a lemon
- 3 cloves (spice)
- Lemon or orange essential oil
- Wooden skewer sticks
- Water
- Alcohol
Step by step
- Peel the lemon, Cut the skin into pieces and place it in the glass jar.
- Also add the spice cloves.
- Then add a tablespoon of alcohol and 10 drops of lemon essential oil.
- Cover the rest of the jar with water and close it.
- Shake to mix all the ingredients and Let them marinate for 24 hours.
- Once done, you can remove the lid, place the wooden sticks as if it were a mikado and let the air freshener do its work.
Lavender Liquid Air Freshener
Do you prefer a softer and more floral aroma like that of lavender? In the same way that you prepared the previous one, you can also prepare this homemade lavender air freshener, combining alcohol and essential oils. With relaxing properties, Lavender will promote a calm environment and help you relieve stress.
What do you need?
- A dark glass container with a 200 ml sprayer.
- 125 ml. of 96ºC pharmacy alcohol
- Water (distilled best)
- 1 tablespoon lavender essential oil.
Step by step
- Mix the alcohol and distilled water in the glass container.
- Once done, incorporates the essential oil and shake to mix.
- Then, let the mixture rest for a few hours.
- After time, use it to spray those spaces in your home that you want to aromatize.
Solid Rosemary and Apple Air Freshener
Are you looking for an air freshener that you can hang on the closets and other spaces in your home to comfortably and subtly aromatize your home? Solid air fresheners made with soy vegetable wax and botanical oils or essences They are a great alternative. Not only will they aromatize your home for a long time but they will also become another beautiful decorative detail.
What do you need?
- Four silicone molds (There are some for making soaps and candles, but you could also use some for muffins)
- 100g. soy vegetable wax
- 5 ml. rosemary essential oil
- Dehydrated apple
- A cord
- some tweezers
- A knife or skewer stick
- A metal container to melt the wax over a fire
Step by step
- Melt the wax over low heat, no hurries.
- Once melted and with the container off the heat Add the rosemary essential oil and mix.
- Spread the mixture into the molds and wait for it to solidify.
- when i start to do it add small pieces of dried apple as decoration helping you with some tweezers.
- Wait for it to solidify and while the mixture is still somewhat tender, make a hole with the help of a stick or knife.
- Slide a piece of rope through the hole so that you can then hang the homemade air freshener in closets or other spaces.
Orange, Cinnamon and Clove Liquid Air Freshener
Do you want an air freshener with autumn and winter scents? Orange, cloves and cinnamon form an irresistible combination that will provide a cozy fragrance to your home. There are few ingredients and utensils you need to prepare your own air freshener with these aromas and little time, just 15 minutes.
The fragrance will invade your home while you prepare it - so open the doors to your kitchen - and also after. This Christmas, you will want your home to have this aroma, we are sure! Although you don't have to wait until then to try making it.
What do you need?
- 2 naranjas
- Three tablespoons of cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Water
- A casserole
- A strainer
- Glass jars with sprayer or diffusers
Step by step
- Cut the oranges into slices and once done, put them in the casserole.
- Add below cloves and cinnamon to the casserole.
- Then pour water until all the ingredients are covered.
- Have you already done it? Now place the pot on the fire and bring the water to a boil.
- When the water starts to boil, lower the heat so that the boil is maintained and cook. until you see the ingredients infuse and the aroma begins to invade your house.
- When you think it's ready, Strain it and once cold, distribute the contents in jars or diffusers to decorate the different rooms of your home.