How To Make an All Natural Air Freshener
- March 20, 2009
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Writer
Jane_Gardner
Voice Over Artist
Darcie Champagne
Music
Edison Music Corp
Commercial air fresheners just make your home smell like a public restroom, but there is a simple—and natural—way to keep your house smelling sweet for weeks.
You Will Need
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tbsp. ground cloves
- Piece of cheesecloth at least 6" square
- Some string
- A small saucepan
- 4 c. water
- A decorative bowl
- And dried fruit peels and flower petals such as rose or lavender
- Whole spices like cardamom and star anise
Step 1: Make bundle
Tie the cinnamon sticks and cloves together in the cheesecloth to create a spice bundle.
If you like, add whole spices like cardamom or star anise to your bundle.
Step 2: Put bundle in pot
Drop the bundle into a saucepan containing four cups of water.
Step 3: Simmer
Bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for an hour and a half. Your home will fill with fragrance as the steam dissipates.
Be sure to check the water level periodically. Add more water if it threatens to dry up—you don’t want a scorched smell.
Step 4: Remove bundle
Carefully remove the hot spice bundle from the saucepan, and allow it to cool.
Step 5: Put spices in bowl
Turn the spices out of the cheesecloth into a decorative bowl.
Step 6: Add peels and petals
Add dried fruit peels and flower petals to the bowl and mix them in with the spices.
Dry your own peels and petals by leaving a thin layer of them in a sunny spot for several weeks.
Step 7: Enjoy fragrance
Place the bowl in your bedroom, bath, or living room—and enjoy the natural fragrance for weeks!
Commercial air fresheners can be made with any of more than 3,000 manufactured chemicals, some off which have been shown to be endocrine disruptors and possible carcinogens.
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Comments (3)
That was well done, and fun to watch. I learned from it. Thanks
over 2 years ago by bailbonds
Amazing
over 2 years ago by Magaroonie
Great, i've started collecting dead rose petals!
over 2 years ago by Harizu13
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