All about air fresheners

I have received a lot of questions pertaining to where should I place my air fresheners in the home for the best results, that is, to maximize the smell's aroma. The main three factors that will answer this question is the size of the room in your house, wind drafts, and the type of the air freshener be it a warmer, diffuser, scent packs or other devices. These three general rules will hold true for all dwellings whether brick, wood or block cement. Below I will address each factor. Although it may be obvious that the size of the room in your home matters when placing air fresheners throughout the house, many people over-look this factor simply because the are primarily looking for air freshener design features or some other attribute of the warmer or diffuser. Below is a quick reference to the size of room and it's corresponding size of warmer or diffuser to use: * 100 square foot room or less: 100 ml. diffuser or 1 cube wax warmer * 101 to 400 square foot room: 300 ...

1. Apply to the Skin Essential oils are fat soluble, which means they are immediately absorbed by the skin. A popular way to enjoy your essential oils is to simply apply them to your skin for absorption – though never directly on the skin, but always mixed and diluted with a carrier oil such as sweet almond oil or apricot kernel oil. Especially if skin sensitivity is a concern, definitely ALWAYS dilute your essential oil with a common neutral carrier oil (also called base oils) before application. Carrier oils are typically cold-pressed oils and do not evaporate like essential oils do, but they can go rancid where essential oils will not. Your choice of carrier oil will depend a bit on preference of smell, texture, and sensitivities to avoid allergic reactions. Popular choices for carrier oils are coconut oil, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil or grape seed oil. Popular areas of applying essential oils to your skin are on your wrists, your temples, your feet, or...

These homemade air fresheners will fill your home with all the fantastic aromas — and cost hardly anything! 1. Keep closets smelling fresh with tea bags. Tie a few black tea bags to your closet rod and they will soak up the musty odors. You can use cinnamon or vanilla black tea to add a subtle fragrance as well! 2. Add essential oils to pine cones. Add one or two drops of your favorite essential oil per pine cone, then set them in a decorative basket. TIP: Bake your pine cones in the oven for 20 minutes at 200 degrees to get rid of any bugs. 3. Make an air freshener with sea salt and citrus rinds. Scoop out the insides of lemons and limes with a knife or spoon, and fill the halves with sea salt. Add cloves or fresh herbs for extra scent, then place anywhere you need bad odors absorbed. 4. Make your own room spray with essential oil, vodka and water. Mix one cup distilled water and 1/2 cup vodka with 10 drops of essential oil and store in a spray bottle. The vodka sanitizes while the es...

Do you know how many drops are in a 15 milli-liter bottle of all natural essential oil? Here is the answer. There are 250 drops of essential oil in one 15 milli-liter bottle. of fragrance oil. the recommended number of drops needed to apply to the skin for a good relaxing body massage is 3 drops. Thus, one bottle of natural essential oils yields 83 massage applications! To get the maximum soothing ond therapeutic effects from the oils, make sure they are all natural or all natural blends. Some people have been noted to use only 2 drops of these oils with great results. Therefore, one bottle of all natural essential oil may yield up to 125 applications! A good source for pure essential oils is: Natural essential oils

1. Get rid of stale air. • You can take some of the same steps as you would to prevent allergies: use a high quality air filter and carefully vent the air in your home by opening windows when you can. • Make sure your oven ventilation system is properly working or use fans if you are cooking something that leaves a heavy smell in the air, such as frying bacon. • Have the air ducts in your home professionally cleaned regularly to ensure that the air is flowing properly. • Use plants to keep your air fresh and full of pure oxygen. • Use beeswax candles to naturally detox the air. • Here are 7 more tips to detox your indoor air. 2. Eliminate unnaturally scented chemicals and toxins. • Throw out everything with a fragrance, including conventional air fresheners and paraffin candles, cleaning products that are scented or use strong chemicals like ammonia. Remember that you will be doing a favor for any guests you entertain who are allergic to these chemicals! • Use organic o...

One way to get your home smelling fresh all over quickly is to place scent packs near or attached to your central air vents or window air conditioners.  Not only will this placement methods of the air freshener packs provide a quick fragrance experience, but they are safe, out of the reach of children and pets.  One website that scent packs can be found available is at: Best quality air fresheners   And they smell good too