There are numerous deodorants and fragrances for the environment on the market, but most of them are not made up of natural components, but synthetic fragrances that could contribute to causing respiratory allergies or being poorly tolerated by asthma sufferers.
There are numerous deodorants and fragrances for the home on the market, but most of them are not made up of natural components, but synthetic fragrances that could contribute to causing respiratory allergies or being poorly tolerated by asthma sufferers.
Furthermore, not everyone can appreciate the excessively strong fragrances that they often release. The alternative is represented by the use of spices, flowers and aromatic herbs, with no side effects and which will allow you to perfume your home for a very long time and at almost zero cost.
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Cloves and cardamom
Spices such as cloves, cinnamon sticks, cardamom and fennel seeds can be brought to a boil inside a saucepan filled with water to immediately release an excellent scent in your kitchen. The liquid can be filtered and poured into a small spray container so that it can be vaporized in rooms throughout the house.
Pine and rosemary
Sprigs of rosemary, pine needles and pine cones, accompanied by cinnamon sticks, can be used in your own fireplace together with wood to light the fire so that they can release their scent, which you can enjoy together with the warmth of your home on cold winter evenings.
Mint and jasmine
Mint and jasmine, but also sage, honeysuckle, rosemary, lavender and oregano can be grown at home, in pots, keeping them next to a bright window. They will be able to guarantee the presence of a good perfume inside the rooms that will host them, when you will not have the opportunity to pick fresh and fragrant flowers to use as a centerpiece.
Rose and licorice
Licorice sticks, cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans, but also lavender flowers, dried rose petals, cloves, dried chamomile flower heads and rosemary sprigs can be combined to your liking for the creation of bowls of potpourri to be placed in the different rooms of the house. Their fragrance can be prolonged by adding a few drops of lavender or sweet orange essential oil.
Sage, mint and lavender
Lavender flowers and dried sage and mint leaves can be used for the preparation of scented bags to be placed in drawers or wardrobes to perfume clothes and linen. The bags can also be hung with the help of some ribbons on the handles of windows or furniture, so that their scent can also spread inside the rooms of the house.
Citrus leaves and peel
The leaves and peel of citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons and mandarins can be cut into strips and placed on the radiators so that they can release their scent in the rooms of the house. When they are dry, they can be used, even after having chopped or chopped, for the composition of a pot-pourri.
Oregano and marjoram
The leaves of oregano, mint and marjoram can be left to dry and then chopped and then placed in a glass jar without lid to be placed in the bathroom, in the cellar or near the shoe rack to counteract any bad smells.
Lavender flowers and vinegar
Leave four tablespoons of lavender flowers to steep for three weeks in a glass jar containing 500 milliliters of white or apple vinegar. Keep the jar in the dark and remember to shake it at least once a day. You will have got a fragrant vinegar lavender to be used pure or diluted in water to clean the tiles and the bathroom, leaving a pleasant scent in the rooms.
Cloves, cinnamon and salt
You can use cloves, cinnamon powder and coarse salt to obtain a mixture capable of at the same time absorb bad smells e perfume your home. Simply mix 200 grams of coarse salt, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon and one tablespoon of cloves in a bowl. Also add two tablespoons of baking soda if you want to enhance the deodorant effect. Transfer everything to a glass jar or a wooden bowl for potpourri and place where necessary.
Mint and lemon balm
An infusion prepared using fresh or dried leaves of mint and lemon balm can be combined in equal parts with white wine vinegar in order to obtain a fragrant liquid compound to be used for cleaning mirrors and windows. Everything must be poured into a spray container. Its use will help to leave your rooms pleasantly scented.
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