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“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee, it blossoms and the bee comes.”

Tired of the bad odour emanating from your house? Despite cleaning the house of all the filth, there is till some source of the awful odour that puts you in embarrassing situations. But, you should not worry anymore. Just try out simple methods and get rid of the bad odour that has been troubling you for long now.

Follow these two steps:

• Identify the source of the odour.
• Create a more pleasant odour.

Check out the following problematic areas:

• Bathrooms, closets, cabinets and sinks.
• Always ensure that plumbing is free of any clogged or dried up pipe.
• Throw the garbage and trash from the house regularly as it can be a source of horrible odours.

When you are through with checking the target areas, try out the following easy home aroma tips:

Nature has a lot to offer when it comes to perfuming our home with beautiful aromas.

So utilising it we can develop some beautiful aromas:

1. Homemade spray:

This is a very easy tip and is a snap to make. You can spray it directly on to the trouble causing area. All you need is:

• 1 tablespoon baking soda.
• Essential oil: 2- 3 drops of a scent that you like. You can use lavender, lemon, orange,
• Distilled water.

 Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and put it into a spray bottle. It is ready to use.

2. Simmer pot air freshener:

To create warm ambiences try out this method. It is long lasting and spreads throughout the house. Here’s the basic recipe:

• Sliced orange- 1
• Sliced lemon-1
• Cinnamon sticks-2
• Cloves-4
• Bay leaf

Add all the ingredients to pot and fill it with water. Turn on the burner and let it simmer all the day.

3. Lavender linen spray:

This will make your linen and laundry smell like flowers. Rub alcohol, lavender essential oil and distilled water for five minutes on the cloth. Also, you can mix and put this in a spray bottle.

4. Vanilla spritzer:

Add a few drops of vanilla extract to a cup of water. And add this to a spray bottle.

5.  Apple and ginger:

Take ample of apple peels, sliced ginger and lemon. Add this to a saucepan and cover it with water. Bring this to boil.

So instead of using aerosol fresheners which are filled with toxic chemicals such as benzene and formaldehyde, switch to homemade air fresheners. This will also help in eradicating health problems. Click here to know more.