14.06.2024

Home tricks that are worth gold: You will have a clean and fragrant home!

By Lesia

Eliminate kitchen odors with natural ingredients

It may happen that, after cooking certain dishes, unpleasant odors accumulate in our kitchen that cannot be easily ventilated.

Industrial air fresheners are normally used, which are not cheap and sometimes only solve the problem temporarily.

Fortunately, there are effective solutions that can help you solve this problem and many others that we face at home.

The mitrucoscaseros portal recommended how to perfume the home, and in this article you will also discover other tricks that you will surely appreciate.

To perfume the entire kitchen and eliminate any odor, you only need two natural ingredients: rosemary and lemon.

There are many ways to use these two ingredients.

In this article, you will learn one of the simplest and fastest methods.

Two ingredients that perfume the interior, disinfect and repel insects.

You should know that the combination of lemon and rosemary not only smells good, but both ingredients have a strong antibacterial and repellent effect.

This means that, in addition to a pleasant aroma, they will leave your home free of bacteria and annoying insects. Particularly sensitive to the essential oils of rosemary and lemon are flies, mosquitoes and also moths.

Air freshener with a pleasant aroma that repels flies and mosquitoes.

A pleasant aroma can induce a pleasant emotion and the manufacture of this air freshener is very simple.

In addition to the pleasant aroma, this mixture has an antibacterial effect and also repels mosquitoes and flies.

You will need to:

  • 3 tablespoons dried rosemary or a sprig of fresh rosemary.
  • 1 lemon with peel.
  • 1 glass of water.
  • Spray bottle.

Process:

  • Pour 3 tablespoons of dried rosemary into a pot of water.
  • Slice the lemon with the peel and add it to the pot with the rosemary.
  • Bring to a boil over low heat and boil for about 10 minutes.
  • After cooking, let the infusion cool, then strain it and pour it into the spray bottle.

Application:

  • Spray this homemade air freshener in all the rooms of the house to perfume them.
  • Repeat several times throughout the day to maintain a fresh and pleasant aroma.

Rosemary and lemon steam:

Boil 3 sprigs of rosemary and some lemon slices in a pot with water.

Turn on the stove and boil for a few minutes.

The fragrant steam generated when cooking will absorb all odors and perfume the kitchen with a very pleasant aroma.

Air freshener:

The process is very similar.

Boil 5 sprigs of rosemary and 2 sliced ​​lemons in a pot of water.

When the mixture begins to evaporate, remove it from the heat and pour it into a glass container.

Let it cool and place a candle in the container.

When lit, the heat from the candle will help spread the aroma of rosemary and lemon throughout the kitchen.

Natural cleaner:

If you have decided to clean kitchen surfaces without chemicals, try this natural cleaner.

Add to two parts water and two parts vinegar, 2 sprigs of rosemary and the peel of 2 lemons.

Pour the mixture into a bottle and let it macerate for 10 days.

Then, strain the mixture and pour it into a spray bottle.

Use it as a regular cleaner.

For more home hacks, see the back of the article.

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