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Hello lovelies!
So, I was watching telly this morning and an ad came on for that Glade 20 air freshener stuff that is meant to neutralise odours, and it got me thinking...
What do you ladies do to keep your house smelling clean and fresh? Is it as simple as opening the windows for some fresh air, or do you have a wonderful home-made environmentally friendly air freshener you use? Are you a Glade 20 odour neutraliser, or are candles and essential oils more your style?
I don't like the commercial air freshners, they smell to chemical-ly for me! I use Enjo, so don't have a bleach smell or anything. I've started using Method's All purpose spray, simply because psychologically I need my house to SMELL clean! They've got a few different scents, but I use the cucumber one, its so fresh!
Apart from that, I have heaps of scented candles in the house from PartyLite - they don't have alcohol or nasty chemicals like others. A bit more expensive, but definitely worth it, they last for ages! They have an air diffuser that they say lasts 60 days - I bought mine in January and it's STILL going!
Ooh, my friend loves PartyLite! I might have to get her to show me some brochures :D
fresh air (windows open on weekends - doors open when I'm home), rubbish out every night, dishes done regularly, incense burning when I'm home
bathroom gets cleaned every day (toilet & sink), cat litter cleaned out (she rarely poos in it but when she does it is cleaned out straight away - otherwise litter replaced every weekend)
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I recently bought some candles from LeReve and love them. I have a big house and the windows and doors are open all day long, so we get plenty of fresh air, but I love the smell of scented candles.
:yeahthat: me too, open windows when home (& back door when not cold), rubbish out daily.
I have an open plan lounge room that enters the kitchen so i love the scented candles from Dusk, the ones in the glass jar with lid as i find they last me almost a year for one candle (although the latest ones are a smaller size). Wish they would bring back the blueberry fragrance ;)
In the bathroom i have the window open slightly during the daytime & turn on the plug-in fragrance diffuser for a few hours each day. Also in the toilet i have a fragrance blue loo block in the cistern.
In the bedroom i have a ceramic bowl with potpourri which i add fragrance oil to once in a blue moon.
And in my linen cupboard & my underwear drawer i put the sample strips of parfum (that you are meant to rub on your wrists) that are in magazines IYKWIM !!
Putting parfum strips in your drawers is a good idea Smiles! I might need to borrow that :D
I open all the windows first thing every morning, the house is kept 'open' until after dinner, rubbish out every afternoon, dishes done every night, so theres no bad smells building up overnight when the house is shut. We try to keep the house 'fresh'.
Mmmmmm, vanilla scented candles. I have about 10 spread around my house, and I just light them if I need to. Incense sometimes too.
Hate those spray air fresheners, especially the ones that spray at intervals :sick: It can't be healthy to breathe in those chemicals every 9, 15 or 25 minutes :rolleyes:
Leasha ... I have a vanilla candle from the shop " Dusk " that is just the most long-lasting vanilla candle smell i have ever had (it in a frosted glass jar with a lid, looks nice to place anywhere too ) ;)
Whoopsy ... double post :redface:
The ikea candles aren't bad either - not a fan of their tealight candles (ikky chemical smell which doesn't go well with the smell of my oils) but they do a candle in a glass - the vanilla one smelt yummo for quite a while & so does the chocolate one
house open as much as possible. partylitle candles and reed diffusers all over the place. clean up each night unless bub in a foul mood and we cant
cooking stinky food we burn a candle in the kitchen until we've cleaned up
we only light the cansdles at night (not safe when house open up with breezes)
have had the same reed diffusers up since this time last year and still going strong
in the walkin robe i have the hanging terracotta (i thiunk) leaves that you put oil on to make it smell nice. fresh cotton smell
I burn soy melts in my oil burner, they last ages and smell amazing! I got a bunch off ebay for $5 the other day! mmm
I always have windows/ doors open tho! Loves me some fresh air hehe
LOL BG, you sound like you could be a consultant!!
hehehehe i am! have to pay for things somehow!
but i don't actively sell - if people want to see, i show - but i don't canvass or anything - i mostly do it so "support my habit" lol
Fresh air and Partylite Candles here. I stock up big at Christmas, cause I love Iced Snowberries. When we are sick though the Glen20 visits.
Fresh Air
Candles
Lime and Bergamot Oil - two drops of each in a full spray bottle. Spray onto cloth to dampen, wipe over surfaces when dusting.
We inherited the stinkiest of toilets, it's better now, but still not awesome, so I use the Orange Power lime and orange freshener spray. It's sickly if you use too much though.
our kitchen candle atm is an iced snowberries one - so nice and fresh!
i usually have on ortwo smells on the go - atm we have mulberry and french vanilla
I got a rose candle the other day, soooo good...I'm definitely going to have to try these PartyLite candles!
I really struggle with synthetic fragrances... so hardly ever use products like Glen 20. Instead when we are sick I spray Bosistos Eucalyptus Spray. I also use that in our joggers (running shoes) and they never smell. It's also EXCELLENT for removing pen and texta marks from walls, toys and clothing, great stuff to have on hand!
I have two vaporisers on the go when the house is closed up eg over winter. I am a big fan of essential oils. My favourites for freshening the home are Mandarin and Spearmint.
I often use incense on a Sunday evening. Also if visitors are expected i might go around the house with a L'Occitane room spray (they use essential oils) or spray rose water around.
Mainly I am a big fan of opening all the windows. It's the first thing I do if a hot day is predicted... infact they stay open all night and I close them at about 9am and draw all the blinds etc to keep the cool air trapped inside.
Our house is fairly airy and we don't live on a nasty smelly noisy main road.... our house is in a very leafy suburb, with lots of gardens around it. The smell of traffic is the worst! No way will I ever live on a main road and have to keep the house all closed up to shut out the sound like I have in the past.
Another one here who opens windows and gets an oil burner going. I also have a spray bottle with water and a few drops of lavender for a quick freshen up. It is also good to lightly spray on the couch and cushions.