HM room / air freshener / deodoriser

puddings_2

ha ha i couldnt believe that theres a thread about this subject!

I've been making my own for years and years. Odd bottles of aftershave (or perfume) might not be ok for spraying on myself but theyre certainly still good enough to fragrance the hallway and bathroom with.
I take a strip of old material about 18" long (ideally i use a finger bandage - i think its called tubagrip) but anything absorbent will do. Discard the bottle top and any plastic neck insert, fold material in two or three depending on how wide your bottleneck is, then roll the material tightly lengthways, stuff one end down into the aftershave, (making sure that the material is quite a snug fit in the bottle neck), it should look a bit like a candle with a very long wick at this stage. Wrap the other end around the bottle and tie it in a knot. or if you're using tubagrip then simply twist and pull the tubagrip down over the bottle.
Let osmosis do the rest. It does work, and its a great way to get rid of any christmas present smellies that you couldnt stand to wear

Quasar

I have had the occasional pan burning accident , and have had problem with persistent smells after cooking fish, but have found that if I heat a small pan with water and a good dose of vinegar and let it simmer for a while, the place begins to smell all of vinegar but then it soon goes and the bad smell too. Once I had to repeat the process the next day, but that cleared it all.

For just general stale smells around the house opening windows and letting fresh air in is always the best course of action, even in winter. On particularly windy days, just 30 minutes or less can blow fresh air into every little corner.

Incense sticks for adding a pleasant smell, but careful - incense burning does stain the ceiling in the long run.

sweetpea123

:)The plug in type are not emcouraged by the fire Service - they can be a fire hazard! I open my windows whenever I can and if I need a little extra scent in the room, I have one of those that release fragrance as and when!

BUXTONRABBIT

Not cheap or at all old style but I buy the Febreeze scented candles. I smoke and find they are the only thing apart from an open window (brrr) to stop the house smelling

ms_piggy

any fragrances you do use will need to be changed every few weeks as we stop smelling scents we are overly familiar with.

Mands

puddings wrote: »

I take a strip of old material about 18" long (ideally i use a finger bandage - i think its called tubagrip) but anything absorbent will do. Discard the bottle top and any plastic neck insert, fold material in two or three depending on how wide your bottleneck is, then roll the material tightly lengthways, stuff one end down into the aftershave, (making sure that the material is quite a snug fit in the bottle neck), it should look a bit like a candle with a very long wick at this stage.

Or a Molotov cocktail. But, perhaps my mind works differently to other people's :cool:

Mands

Mands

Quasar wrote: »

I have had the occasional pan burning accident , and have had problem with persistent smells after cooking fish, but have found that if I heat a small pan with water and a good dose of vinegar and let it simmer for a while, the place begins to smell all of vinegar but then it soon goes and the bad smell too. Once I had to repeat the process the next day, but that cleared it all.

I'm with Quasar, boiled vinegar is a godsend for stubborn smells, especially if they've impregnated fabric.

We moved into a house with an open fire last year and burnt wood that really, really shouldn't have been burnt. It turns out the sap is toxic and when burnt emits the most appallingly acrid smoke.

The fire was burning for less than an hour but the following morning the house still smelt of this bitter smoke despite all the windows and doors being open for hours. The only thing that cleared the smell was boiling vinegar on the hob for a couple of hours. The vapourised vinegar wasn't too appealing either but it seemed to draw the bitterness out of the air and the soft furnishings.

Mands

hellibelli

Rachie_B wrote: »

ive read through the mega index ,some fab ideas !

going to get me some gelatin and distilled water and add essential oils to make some gel fresheners

god i love this site lol

'scuse my ignorance, coz failry new to this but where do I find the mega index? :huh:

qurious

Hi, I use sandalwood oil to polish the furniture in the living room, the smell lingers for a couple of days and it brings the furniture up with a glossy shine, It hasen't so far done any damage to the furniture but I alternate cleaning with a wet cloth and fairy liquid in between using the oil and buffing it to a good shine. Try it on a small area of the furniture first and then see how it goes.ps I polish the furniture every other day.

Gigervamp

hellibelli wrote: »

'scuse my ignorance, coz failry new to this but where do I find the mega index? :huh:

Welcome to old style.

You can find the mega index on the first page of the old style forum.
Click here.