Beat musky odors with vinegar-soaked bread slices.
When you want clear to the air, think about natural scents you can use in your home. Here are a few solutions that cost pennies and take just minutes to make.
- Refrigerator fresheners: Pour vanilla extract on a cotton ball and place on a saucer in the refrigerator. Dry coffee grounds placed on a saucer also freshen stale refrigerator air. And remember to change out the refrigerator box of baking soda every April and October when you reset your clocks.
- Frying-food odors: Pour white vinegar in a bowl and place it close to the cooking surface, or boil 1 tablespoon white vinegar in a cup of water to eliminate the odors of frying food.
- Musty odors: Pour vinegar over white bread in a bowl. Place in drawers, trunks or other areas that have a musty odor. Leave for 24 hours. The bread will completely absorb the musty smell.
- Burned-food odors: Bring a pan of water to a boil. Add lemon juice and/or lemon slices and let the mixture simmer.
- General air freshener: Simmer a pot of water with cloves and cinnamon added to freshen the air. To reuse the cloves and cinnamon, first tie them up in a piece of cheesecloth.
- Cat-litter odor: Sprinkle a heavy coating of baking soda into the bottom of the litter pan and add litter. It will help with cat-box odors and is not harmful to the cat.
And remember, you won't need air freshener if you find the source of an odor and eliminate it.
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