Nothing could be more unpleasant than being embarrassed by a bad smell at home. Follow the guide to fight against smells of tobacco, kitchen, humidity and pleasantly flavor the whole house.
Grandmother’s tips to eliminate the bad smells of the house
In addition to the scented candles, incense and other perfume diffusers, there are particularly effective and inexpensive tips:
- When you vacuum, pour a few Pot-Pourri perfume drops on the filter : A pleasant scent will embalm the room. And for a menthol smell, suck 3 or 4 fresh mint leaves Before attacking the big cleaning.
- In the evening, place a few drops ofessential oil on bulbs From the room: by heating, they will spread the perfume.
- When bad odors concern furniture, place in Small containers of mustard flour or bathroom salts. The humidity, often responsible for unpleasant odors, will thus be absorbed.
- Finally, a last minute and very economical solution: make boil a bowl of milk And place it on the shelves of your cabinet. Close the doors and leave to act overnight.
How to eliminate bad cigarette odors?
Even for smokers, the smell of cold tobacco is extremely unpleasant. Two tips can limit this type of smell:
- Incorporate Provence herbs with a little wet sand. Place this mixture at the bottom of the ashtrays: the odors will be absorbed as you go.
- To prevent the textiles from your interior from soaking up the smell of smoke, sprinkle carpets, carpets and armchairs baking sodaand wait a few minutes before vacuuming.
- If these processes were not enough to prevent this unpleasant smell, take an old towel or a damp cloth, soak your fabric of vinegar (3 or 4 tablespoons will suffice) and wave it for a few minutes everywhere in the room.
How to eliminate the bad smells of the kitchen?
After cooking your favorite cheese dish, boil for 20 minutes a little ofHot water, a few cloves and the juice of a lemon. Another equally radical solution: heat 5 to 10 ml of Cinnamon or thyme (the equivalent of 1 to 2 tea spoons) in around 500 ml of water.
If it is your microwave which is imbued with an unpleasant odor, try this tip: place a cup of water diluted with the lemon juice And run your oven at full power for 30 seconds.
There dishes which you do not use every day can end up feeling the withdrawal. To overcome this unpleasant odor, wash your carafes, teapots … using coarse salt and place a piece of sugar in it. Another even more radical solution is to macerate there several hours of thehot water and lemon.
Finally, keep in mind that pipes are often the cause of bad smells. To remedy it, pour 2 tablespoons of coffee grounds.
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What are the absorbers of bad natural smell?
Some everyday products are real allies to fight against bad odors because they naturally absorb them. This is for example the case of baking soda, milk, coffee grounds or lemon which are very effective, especially to eliminate bad odors in the fridge.
