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Fragrances for the home with their own hands. How to make home fragrances and laundry sachets with your own hands? How to make natural fragrance at home

A natural fragrance that exudes an unobtrusive favorite smell will help to effectively and safely freshen the air in residential areas, common areas, and car interiors. In addition, such fragrances can be used to perfume laundry, protect clothes from moths, eliminate unpleasant odors from the refrigerator and microwave oven.

Production of dry natural flavor

To make such an air freshener, you will need a dense fabric with a mesh structure: burlap, coarse linen, and embroidery canvas are suitable. A bag or any simple figure is sewn from a small piece of fabric.

Stepping back 1-2 cm from the top edge, holes are made in the bag, through which a ribbon or a beautiful ribbon is threaded. The ribbon should be easy to untie and provide access to the contents of the flavor for its replacement as the smell fades.

The finished bag is decorated with decorative elements, a loop is sewn on and stuffing with filler is started. As a filler, coffee beans, an aromatic mixture of cinnamon and vanilla, cloves and dried orange peels, anise, cumin, fennel can be used.

Herb lovers can fill the bag with dried mint, lavender, lemon balm, verbena, chamomile, or ready-made herbal teas.

For those who love pine aromas, ideal option the bag will be filled with fresh sawdust or small pieces of fragrant wood with the addition of a few drops essential oil fir, pine, cedar.

You can replace wood with coarse-grained sea or table salt. Salt well absorbs and preserves the aromas of essential oils, has a healing effect on human health.

Production of liquid and gel-like natural flavoring

To create a liquid flavor, you will need small bottles - from essential oils or medicines. Such bottles can be decorated according to your own taste: painted with stained glass paints, decorated using decoupage technique, covered with fabric, etc.

The container is corked with a piece of bottle cap, in which a small hole is made and a decorative cord is passed through it. The bottle is filled with your favorite essential oil or a combination of several oils. The lace, dipped in oil, is impregnated with it and begins to exude a delicate aroma.

For a more intense aroma, you can add a few drops of essential oil to the surface of the cork.

Gel flavoring is made using gelatin, glycerin and essential oils. A bag of gelatin is dissolved in water, according to the instructions, after which it is mixed with 1-2 tsp. glycerin until a homogeneous dense mass is obtained.

To give the flavor an attractive look, the mixture can be tinted with water-soluble food coloring or gouache, add decorative elements: flowers, plant twigs, beads, small shells, etc.

A few drops of essential oils are added to the cooled mixture, after which the mass is laid out in a previously prepared container and left until completely solidified. The fragrance looks most impressive in figured transparent bottles.

Have you ever had this: when you enter someone’s house, you involuntarily wrinkle your nose from a sharp, unpleasant smell, or even a whole bunch of them, and the rest of your visit comes down to looking at your watch and thinking through a plan for a correct escape to Fresh air? Or maybe it happened at home too? If you sadly nodded or are afraid of such a fate, the post is very relevant! Smell is perhaps the main component of comfort. It should be pleasant and hospitable, so that you always want to return home. The choice depends entirely on the tastes of the owners.

Aromas for the home can be divided by composition:

  • Perfumed - with a high price range. These are perfumes that are sold in perfume shops and departments for the home ("TSUM", "ZARA HOME", "H&M HOME", "THE BODY SHOP")
  • Synthetic - the cheapest home fragrances that deceive our body. It seems that we breathe flowers, in fact we inhale additives. Outstanding representatives: IKEA, AUCHAN, FIX-PRICE stores
  • Natural. The products are made on the basis of natural ingredients and oils. ("BOTANIKA", "STYX", "IRIS", "ELFARMA".) During production, natural essential oils are neither chemically processed nor mixed with artificial fragrances

It is better not to use the first two options. Perfume contains up to 30% perfume oils and up to 85% alcohol, not counting the huge number of unknown ingredients. Back in 1986, the US National Academy of Sciences published a report that 95% of the chemicals used in perfumery are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. They include toxic substances that cause allergic reactions, cancer, and birth defects.

If you come across a synthetic perfume fragrance, most likely it contains phthalic acid esters. Phthalates are added to combine the ingredients and get a rich smell! Manufacturers have reduced the cost, and we breathed in more toxic, but we don’t have enough ... Phthalates contribute to the development of diseases: hormone failure, difficulties in getting pregnant, respiratory diseases, oncology, and pregnant women are threatened with a violation of the normal development of the fetus. That's it.

Avoid the following symbols: DHP, BBP, DIDP, DBP, DEHP, DINP, DEP, V, PVC, triangle of arrows, and inside the number 3 - these are all phthalic compounds. If the package says phthalate Free, take it, it's a good product!

Natural essential oils are great! They create a unique smell in every room. They have a healing effect on the human body: improve the condition of the skin and hair, soothe or stimulate nervous system restore normal functioning, harmonize emotional condition, relieve sleep disorders, have antitumor activity, many oils are strong erotic stimulants.

For example, with the help of sandalwood, neroli, chamomile, you can speed up the healing process of wounds. Intensive massage with oils of orange, grapefruit will help get rid of cellulite. By adding lavender, ylang-ylang, mint oils to the bath, you can eliminate insomnia.

How to apply essential oils?

Essential Oil Spray Methods:

1. Aroma lamps


The classic ones consist of 2 parts: the lower one is for a small candle, in upper part pour water and oils, at the rate of 2 drops per 5 sq. m of floor space. Catalytic ones look like a vessel filled with oil, a wick with a catalytic burner (platinum-plated + ceramic) is placed there. The burner is lit, after 2 minutes the flame is blown out and covered with a special protective lampshade. The room is scented, plus, removed unpleasant odors and destroy bacteria in the air.

You can install an aroma lamp in any room, but in an area inaccessible to children. Do not place it on flammable surfaces (tablecloth, plastic, oilcloth). Before use, ventilate the room well, and then light the lamp, closing all doors and windows so that the aroma does not evaporate into the void.

2. Natural wax candles: bees, soy, vegetable, coconut, apricot


Ideal for use in the bedroom or while taking a bath. Candles are not compatible with electricity, so when you light candles, turn off the lights and enjoy. In such an atmosphere, you can create a romantic and even intimate mood or meditate.

A bunch of pros:

  • Naturalness (100%!)
  • Hypoallergenic ⠀
  • Safe for children
  • Rich smell
  • Doesn't breathe for a long time
  • Economic consumption (30-90 hours)

3. Sachet

Pillow with fragrances, intended for aromatization of the room, linen. Fragrant sachets can be placed anywhere: in the kitchen, in the children's room, in the closet or bathroom. For example, for bedroom fit a pleasant mixture of lavender, rose petals and yarrow, and in the nursery you can put a sachet with chamomile, lavender. The sachet is placed in the closet with clothes - linen always smells good. Mint, lemon balm, rosemary will help maintain immunity during colds. Plus, these cute little things can decorate the interior of the house.

4. Room spray

Aromatizer in aerosol packaging. You can buy or mix water and oils in a spray bottle: let it be a little home ritual, a little meditation. You can spray water with a few drops of lavender throughout the apartment to disinfect the air, or put it in the toilet instead of artificial sprays. Room sprays are also suitable for fabrics. They can be sprayed on bedding, upholstery upholstered furniture, clothes. The fragrance is more intense in the air, but lasts longer on the fabric.

5. Aroma Cubes

Wax cubes for aroma lamps. A good alternative to scented candles without an open flame. It is enough to put them in a bowl, and when the wax begins to melt, the room will quickly fill with aroma.

6. Fragrant blends

A set of natural flowers, herbs poured into an open bowl and poured with essential oils. Such flavors are placed on the table, window sill, shelf, they are not heated, they are already ready for use.

7. Diffusers

They consist of three parts: a bottle, a set of sticks, an aromatic composition. The diffuser does not need to be set on fire, extinguished, it does not need to be monitored. It is enough to adjust the intensity of the smell once: if you want a strong aroma, put all the sticks. If you like a faint smell, remove a few. If you have put all the sticks and the aroma seems weak, turn the sticks over. The diffuser costs about three months, but it all depends on the volume.

8. Ultrasonic aroma diffuser

This is a small device designed to diffuse essential oils. During operation, the device also regulates the level of humidity in the room. The intensity of the smell in the room is determined by you: From 5 drops of essential oil (for a light fragrance) to 20 drops per container. If you want the atmosphere of maximum relaxation to reign in the bedroom or if you have difficulty sleeping, place such a diffuser near the bed. Can also be used in the toilet, bathroom, living room.

Which room is suitable for which fragrance?

1. For the kitchen

Citrus aroma oils are suitable for the kitchen: orange, grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, lemongrass. They uplift the mood and effectively neutralize odors.

Life hacks for the kitchen:

  • You can make a mixture of 5 drops of cloves and 4 drops of limette oil (Mediterranean sweet lemon).
  • Want to fill your kitchen with the aroma of coffee? Add 4-6 drops of citrus oil to ground coffee
  • You can soak towels and napkins in water with oils. In addition to a pleasant aroma, bacteria and unpleasant odors are destroyed.
  • Put 2-3 drops of rosemary in your dishwashing detergent, it will smell perfect

2. For the bedroom

Soothing aromas are needed here. Priority is given to rose, fir, lavender, violet, as they are best suited for healthy sleep.

Bedroom hacks:

  • If you want to have a great night, meet the scent of love: ambergris. It improves mood and enhances attraction to a partner. This popular aphrodisiac is formed during the digestion of sperm whales, is a dense substance with a sharp resinous odor. You can use fragrances based on it
  • Vanilla is a simple fragrance that most people like. The smell of vanilla gives energy, harmonizes the atmosphere around, creating an atmosphere of trust. It gives a feeling of joy, improves memory, promotes concentration, revives the thirst for life.
  • We make a sleeping potion: 200 ml of water with 10 drops of lavender essential oil. Pour into a spray bottle and spray onto bedding before bed

3. Fragrances for the hallway

To feel good and pleasant when entering the house, use the aromas of coffee, cedar, lemon, pine, tea tree, bergamot, orange, lavender.

Life hacks for the hallway:

  • For the hallway there are aromatic helpers that neutralize unpleasant odors coming from the entrance: citrus and coniferous
  • There are also “magic wands” for cabinets: lavender. She drives away the moth. But lately, preference has been given to floral and fresh fragrances: cotton, violet

4. Fragrances for the living room

Here the principle “this and that will do” does not work. The flavor can be anything. And no one can pick it up better than the owners of the house. Find your scent. Often choose fruit, flower arrangements. Experiment with sandalwood, mint, tangerine, honey. Many people like figs for their sweet, exotic flavor.

5. Fragrances for the bathroom and bathroom

The bathroom is not only a place for relaxation, but also an important element in keeping the house clean and fresh. Washing powders, gels, etc. are used here. In the bathroom you want not only to bathe, but also to spend a pleasant time, forgetting about the busy day. Floral fragrances are ideal for this: delicate rose, soothing lavender. Create an atmosphere of relaxation with candles, petals and beautiful music, and the aroma will unobtrusively envelop and give pleasant emotions.

Few housewives know that you can make your own fabric softener. We share the recipe: 1 liter of water, 150 ml of vinegar, 0.5 cups of soda and a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Pour into a bottle and enjoy! For one wash - 100 ml of product

Most often, we use air fresheners in the toilet: it is in it that odors appear that can only be destroyed by strong aromas. Purchased fresheners contain harmful ingredients that enter our body through the lungs, so it is better to refuse them. Fill the diffuser with fresh fruity, citrus scents and take it to the toilet. Room spray can be used additionally. You can apply a few drops of oil inside the toilet paper roll.

6. Fragrances for the workplace

Many people have their own work corner, here's how aromas can be useful in it:

  • To increase concentration, use the scents of lemon, jasmine, mint, rosemary
  • Essential oils of chamomile, ylang-ylang, marjoram, rose, palmarosa will help get rid of irritation and fatigue. Add 35 drops of your favorite essential oil to 150 ml of water. Pour the resulting mixture into a spray bottle and mix well by shaking it. Use the mixture as a body spray
  • Aromas of mandarin, neuroli, coriander, rose or bergamot will help boost your creativity.
  • Grapefruit oil will give self-confidence and optimism

Use of essential oils for domestic purposes

When choosing fragrances for your home, remember that all people are individual and have different tastes. Find your favorite scents that will inspire, energize, soothe and bring happiness. Do not be afraid to experiment - mix different smells, create your own compositions.

There are no trifles in comfort. Fragrances in the home are an art that can become a family tradition or be yours. calling card. But not only that! Emotions, sensations, moods, memories are inseparable from smells. From some aromas we flutter like butterflies, others can turn our heads, under the influence of others we can become more optimistic or vice versa get under the covers with hot tea. Aromas are the same as people: gentle, bright or daring. Smell and feel life in all its diversity in your cozy home- this is wonderful.

Clean indoor air is the dream of any housewife. Along with aerosol and gel, liquid air fresheners have become very popular. Let's try to figure out whether they are as harmful as their "brothers" or whether it is still safe to purify and freshen the air in a room.

The composition of the liquid freshener

Manufacturers do not want to advertise the ingredients that go into air fresheners. After all, unfortunately, for them in the first place is business, and only then - the consequences for human health. Therefore, at best, on the label of a liquid air freshener you will read the name of some essential oil or mixture of oils and the word "fragrance". This is exactly where lies what can significantly harm a person.

What is a perfume and why is it used? This is a synthetic chemical compound that gives the substance in which it is included a persistent aroma. Unlike natural substances, fragrances have a low cost. That is why, in the chemical and perfume industries, they are used to enhance a certain smell.

Important! Perfumes are a mixture of synthetic substances that are stronger in their severity than natural ones. As part of air fresheners, they are used to “kill”, “disguise” unpleasant odors in the apartment.

In addition, some air fresheners, consisting of not one, but a whole bouquet of aromas, include musk. Many do not wonder what plant this flavor comes from. We hasten to disappoint you, this is not a plant, but a synthetic component. Once, back in ancient India, the substance was extracted from the reproductive organ of the animal musk deer. Over time, it was revealed that other animals, insects, birds emit a similar aroma. Due to ethical norms of morality and law, the destruction of animals to obtain a substance was prohibited. Today, muscle plant origin It is used in the fragrances of some French perfumes, which, of course, "heavier" their price. All other smells called "musk" have nothing to do with its natural origin.

Important! Musk of animal origin, today, does not exist, vegetable - expensive, synthetic - can minimally cause allergic reactions, and maximally - serious illness. Therefore, if musk is positioned as part of a liquid freshener, it is recommended not to purchase it.

Liquid air freshener with sticks: how does it work?

If you want to purchase a freshener that contains only natural ingredients, remember that this is not a cheap product. Be sure to pay attention to the composition, which should not contain fragrances, but only natural ingredients.

The device is a container made of thick glass or ceramics with a liquid freshener. The container is called an aromatic diffuser, in a non-working state, the contents are tightly closed with a cork. The set includes ceramic, plastic sticks made of porous rattan, reed or bamboo wood. How to use the freshener:

  • Open the vial by removing the stopper from it.
  • Insert some sticks. The kit usually comes with 8-12 pieces, depending on the volume of liquid in the diffuser.
  • Install the device in a place where there is air movement.
  • The more sticks inserted into the container, the more intense the aroma. Its intensity is regulated by adding or reducing the number of sticks.
  • To set the desired odor intensity, the number of sticks is changed after an average of 4 hours.
  • You can increase the intensity of the aroma by turning the sticks over time.

After using the aromatic mixture, the container is filled with another composition or a replaceable filler is used. Sticks made of wood, ceramic or plastic can be used many times.

Important! Do not install a freshener in a room with air conditioning. In such a room, evaporation will take place not only from the sticks, but also from the surface of the liquid, which will shorten the life of the device.

Advantages and disadvantages of liquid fresheners

The main advantages of liquid air fresheners include:

  • Possibility of long-term use.
  • Elimination of odors depending on the essential oil used. A beneficial effect on the body, up to a cure for certain diseases, headaches, and increased immunity.
  • An air freshener with bamboo or rattan sticks works more effectively, as the fragrance quickly permeates the wood capillaries and rises and disperses throughout the room.
  • Unlike sprays, it does not have volatile substances harmful to health, and from candles - combustion products.
  • Economic use.
  • Variety of flavors.
  • Possibility to make your own.

The disadvantage of such air fresheners is their high cost. But, unfortunately, it does not give a 100% guarantee that natural ingredients were used in the manufacture of the flavored mixture. The most important drawback that no manufacturer will tell about is that odors are not destroyed, but are masked by more pronounced, synthetic ones.

Air freshener - sticks in oil: DIY

Air fresheners using essential oils can be easily made by hand. This will be cheaper and healthier as you will know exactly what ingredients are in your product.

Before proceeding with the manufacture, it is necessary to clearly understand what the freshener will be used for. Either to destroy unpleasant odors (in the toilet, in the kitchen), or to fill the air with the aromas of flowers, herbs, trees. Also, people living with you should not be allergic to certain smells.

To make a freshener, you will need a small vase, bottle, jar, of such a height that sticks 20-25 cm high are stably installed in it. Fill the container: 100 ml of odorless oil, 2 tablespoons of vodka, up to 5-7 drops of essential oil or mixture oils. Mix everything thoroughly, insert wooden sticks. Don't forget to turn them over after a while. Vodka is used for better penetration of the combination into the capillaries of the sticks.

Another recipe. For him we take the same accessories. By the way, sticks are used not only purchased, rattan or bamboo. You can make them yourself. Several branches, corresponding in thickness and length to traditional ones, cut from trees sprouting in your area, peeled. We take the same composition for filling, except for vodka.

For the intensity of the aroma, the amount of essential oils is increased by 2-3 times. This is important if it is necessary to achieve room air disinfection from the air freshener during respiratory diseases. For these purposes, tea tree, pine, bergamot oil is suitable. It must be remembered that if a combination of several flavors is used, they should not interrupt each other. Therefore, first study compatibility.

Important! When purchasing natural essential oils, ask the seller for a certificate. It should state for what purposes they are used. The words "reconstituted" or "restructured" mean that the oil is not natural, but is a product of chemical production.

Good housewives worry about harmony and comfort in the house. To do this, you have to constantly maintain cleanliness, put things in order and fill the rooms with pleasant smells. Most often, we use fragrances and fresheners made by manufacturers of household chemicals, but you can try to create. For this, absolutely accessible components are used. Many needlewomen have already tried to build an air freshener with their own hands from essential oils, but there are many more ways to scent and decorate your home.

Why waste your time and invent fresheners, if you can look at the nearest household chemicals store on the way and choose any bottle from a variety of options? Yes, it’s just that most zealous housewives have long noticed several very positive features of their own hand-made air fresheners:

  • Harmlessness. These funds will be safe for adult residents of the apartment, and for children, and for pets.
  • You can choose the ingredients yourself that will not cause anyone an allergy or an asthma attack.
  • A homemade air freshener made by oneself is much cheaper than the "store" options.
  • Such a freshener will definitely appeal to people who are trying to support the environment. The composition of the product will not contain reagents that damage the ozone layer, pollute the atmosphere and destroy plants.
  • The smells of a natural freshener will not irritate you with harshness and intrusiveness, because natural ingredients without the addition of chemicals are not as saturated as their industrial counterparts.

Let's start manufacturing

So how to make an air freshener with your own hands to a person who has never encountered such needlework before? It's very simple, you don't need any special skills to do it. Most of the time, no tools are required.

Essential Oil Air Freshener

Before you make an air freshener at home, make sure you have everything you need. You will need: a glass jar with a screw cap baking soda, essential oil or composition, a sheet of thick paper, paint, a hammer and an awl or a thick needle.

First you need to paint the cover in any suitable color, then you need to make holes in it with a hammer and an awl. Pour soda into a jar a quarter of the height and drip 10-15 drops of essential oil. Then we twist the lid and put the jar anywhere in the room. For greater decorativeness, the jar can be painted on the outside with stained glass paints. If there is no screw cap, cover the top of the jar with a sheet of paper with holes, securing it with any rubber band or perforated foil. As you can see, an air freshener using essential oils is quite simple to make yourself at home.

If a 2-piece lid is available, a decorative paper sheet with holes drilled in it can also be used instead of its middle part.


aroma diffuser

This thing has recently become very popular, because a good purchased diffuser is quite expensive. The principle of operation of such an air freshener for the home is simple and it is very easy to make this device yourself.

To create a diffuser, prepare a glass or ceramic jar, your favorite essential oils, any vegetable oil and sticks.

Pour a small amount of vegetable oil into a jar or vase and add aromatic oils to it. The intensity of the scent will depend on the amount of essential oil added. Insert diffuser sticks into the oil mixture. Aroma diffusers are a very fashionable piece of furniture, so they can be decorated with ribbons or artificial flowers.


Note: You can buy special sticks, and if this is not possible, then ordinary twigs, peeled from the bark, are quite suitable.

Freshener in a spray bottle

This natural air freshener is also made using essential oils. Its plus is that for each room you can make a separate fragrance, because each family member can have their own preferences, and for different rooms Suitable for different scents. In the kitchen you want something tastier, and in the toilet - fresher.

For manufacturing, stock up on a spray bottle or spray bottle. You can use leftover bottles cosmetics. Pour water (preferably boiled or distilled) into the prepared container and drip essential oil into it. You can control the number of drops yourself, the intensity of the aroma will depend on this, but it’s worth starting with 10 drops. Everything, the freshener is ready. Try to shake it before use.


canned petals

This ecological fragrance allows you to use petals of any flowers with a rich smell: roses, lilacs, peony, jasmine, chrysanthemums. Additionally, you can use odorous herbs: mint, basil, thyme.

Pour several layers of the mixture of petals into a clean, dry half-liter jar, alternating them with the same layers of the usual table salt. Fill the container, a little short of the top. Then, 50 ml of alcohol should be poured into this composition and the lid tightly screwed on. The jar should be placed in a dark place for two weeks and periodically shake its contents without opening.

After the allotted time, remove the odorous mixture from the jar and transfer it to a decorative container.

Citrus freshener

Such a natural flavor is often made on the eve of the New Year holidays. All you need to make it is oranges and dried cloves. With sharp ends, the cloves are stuck into the peel of oranges. You can do this in any order, or you can create some kind of pattern. At the end, you should get such an orange “hedgehog”, which will exude a very pleasant and tasty aroma.


Tip: Try making this air freshener with your kids, they'll love it.

Freshener on gelatin

Gelatin is a natural ingredient that will perfectly store flavor. To create a do-it-yourself gel air freshener from it, you need to take 20-30 g or 2 tbsp. l. dry gelatin, stir it in a glass of water and heat to dissolve. Add 10-15 drops of any essential oil to this liquid. Additionally, you can add a teaspoon of glycerin to prevent drying. To make the freshener look more decorative, you can add food coloring, pebbles, shells, flower petals or orange and lemon peels.

soda freshener

The soda air freshener option has already been described above. Soda is poured into a jar, into which essential oils are dripped. Holes are made in the lid of the jar through which the smell gradually disappears into the room. As an alternative to oils, you can use fresh citrus peels and spices (cinnamon or vanilla sticks, cloves, coriander). This method is great for making your own toilet air freshener. It neutralizes unpleasant odors very quickly.

coffee air freshener

Almost everyone likes the smell of coffee and would love to fill your home with this invigorating aroma. There is nothing easier. From coffee beans, you can make a lot of decorative items that not only look beautiful, but also smell just divine. You can also use ground coffee by putting it in a bag made of natural fabric. Such a fragrant bag can be hung in a closet, in the kitchen or in the bathroom. Candles with the addition of coffee beans also scent the room. When burning, they fill the room with pleasant coffee notes.

Stock up on fragrant ingredients, turn on your imagination and create masterpiece home fresheners!

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At present, simple fragrances for the home will not surprise anyone. After all, this category of goods is sold in large quantities in every store. Home fragrances can differ both in appearance and in their aroma. Although they have the same functions.

Home remedy benefits

It will not be difficult to buy a ready-made product, but it is much more pleasant to prepare a fragrance for your home with your own hands. There is another reason. You need to work a little, first of all, to create a completely natural home fragrance with do-it-yourself chopsticks, which will not contain chemical components that are harmful to human health. This fact is very important for healthy person as well as for allergies.

In addition to the benefits of home remedies, you should pay attention to the price of the product. Purchased home fragrance with sticks from a well-known company can be very expensive. By creating it yourself, you can choose not only the smell, but also the intensity of the aroma.

Not every hostess knows how to make a home fragrance with their own hands without difficulty. In the work, many methods and variations of creating fragrant products can be applied. However, not every method can be effective and simple.

Fragrances for the home will help fill a person’s home with a delicious smell that will cheer you up and have a beneficial effect on immune system residents of the house.

Varieties of essential oils

The most popular ingredient for homemade air fresheners can rightly be considered essential oils. They are selected based on personal preferences. One person loves a pine scent, while another will give their vote to a floral scent. Each smell affects the human nervous system in its own way.

For example, softwood trees are very often used for relaxation and relaxation, lavender is able to calm and balance the mental state, and vivacity and energy can only be felt by smelling citrus. If you wish, you can combine several different fragrances in one bottle of a homemade fragrance for the home. However, this is not yet a guarantee of success.

Cotton swab

An easy option to freshen up a space is to put a few drops of your favorite oil on a cotton swab, which you then put in glass jar or on an ordinary saucer. In order for the ethers to evaporate, cotton wool with oil must be periodically placed on a battery or in another warm place. You can renew the smell by re-applying the ether to the product. Flavored fleece is placed not only in the bathroom, kitchen, living room, but also in wardrobe.

Fragrant jar

An equally popular way to create a fragrance from oils for the home can be considered the method using a jar. In the process of work, you will need to acquire:

  • foil;
  • soda;
  • jar small size with a lid in which holes are already made;
  • toothpick;
  • essential oils.

The step-by-step creation of a room fragrance involves the following steps:

  • Soda is poured into a small amount to the bottom of the container.
  • After that, essential oil (30 drops) is dripped into it.
  • Shake the jar well.
  • The neck of the container is wrapped in foil. Poke small holes in the foil with a toothpick.
  • After that, the jar is closed with a lid.

The principle of operation does not differ from the previously presented version. When the fragrance becomes not so saturated, it can be updated with the help of the same ether. It’s not difficult to make such a freshener, but a homemade remedy will serve long time.

When creating a gel air freshener, it should be borne in mind that this substance can be used not only at home, but also in a car. Since it cannot crumble or spill at the most inopportune moment. It is very easy to prepare it. To work you will need to have:

  • glycerin - 1-2 tablespoons;
  • gelatin - 1 pack;
  • essential oil - a couple of drops;
  • cup;
  • water - 200 ml.

In one glass with water, a package of gelatin is diluted, glycerin, essential oil are added there. The entire contents of the container are thoroughly mixed. This type of freshener does not dry out in a few days, but lasts for a long time. To give the flavor an aesthetic look, liquids can be poured into a beautiful transparent bowl, add lemon, lime or orange, which are cut into thin slices. Spectacular home decor, made with your own hands, is ready.

The smell of coffee

The aroma of coffee is one of the most favorite smells of many ladies. Dark-colored grains can be successfully used in creating a home air freshener. One of the design options for a creative air freshener will be a bag of small fabric. It is sewn at home on their own from linen, cotton or burlap. Ten fresh coffee beans are poured into the prepared fabric product, the contents are tied with a decorative cord. It is necessary to update the contents of the bag periodically. A similar aroma can be obtained even with ground coffee. It is simply poured on saucers and placed in different parts of the room.

citrus components

This method will appeal to hostesses who are not very fond of essential oils. You can freshen the air just by using fruit in its entirety. Lemon, lime or orange is best in this case. The room will be filled with a pleasant aroma using orange hedgehogs. How to create such a flavor? The process is not difficult to perform: sprigs of dried cloves are inserted into a round fruit in the amount of ten pieces. The pleasant smell in the room will last all week with the help of delicious "hedgehogs".

Another version of the citrus room freshener can be made using plain water to which lemon juice has been added. This liquid is poured into a spray bottle. Such a fragrance in space can be used both in the room and in the toilet.

aroma sticks

For manufacturing you will need:

  • wooden sticks;
  • glass vase;
  • refined vegetable oil;
  • essential oil;
  • alcohol or vodka.

Vegetable oil is mixed with essential oil (25 drops per 100 ml). Add a couple of tablespoons of alcohol or vodka. The aroma mixture is poured into a vase and wooden sticks are placed in it.

Creation of aroma stones

Stones of this type will not only make the air in the living space fresh, but also the room - a stylish room. After all, they can act as an unusual element of the interior. Harmony and sophistication lies in a simple form. To make an aroma stone, you need:

  • salt - 1 kg;
  • flour - 580 grams;
  • starch - 4-5 tbsp. spoons;
  • hot water- 200 ml;
  • gouache or food coloring;
  • essential oil.

The whole process consists in the following sequence of actions:

  • All components, except for the ether, are mixed in a large container. The dough should be tough.
  • The whole mass should be divided into equal pieces, which will then be rolled into balls that look like stones.
  • Each pebble needs to be “filled” with a few drops of essential oil.
  • After the stone dries and hardens, it can be placed on a shelf in the room. This air freshener can be used alone or in groups.

With the help of figures for cookies, you can create aroma stones of a non-standard shape and adjust them to any interior of the room. BUT bright colours products will only help decorate the whole world around.