Essential oils come from a variety of natural sources.
While there are countless ways to deodorize a room, such as incense, commercial odor-eliminating sprays, air freshener inserts and candles, sometimes it's hard to find a pleasant scent that you can enjoy. Fortunately, you can make your own room-deodorizing spray with a mixture of essential oils and distilled water. Essential oils are all natural and are derived from seeds, flowers, leaves, stems, resin, bark or fruit rind. A homemade deodorizing spray can be just as effective at eliminating odors as commercial products, and its scent is often much more appealing to your sense of smell.
Instructions
1. Pour 1.5 milliters or 23 drops of rosemary oil, 1.5 milliters or 23 drops of grapefruit oil and 1 milliter or 15 drops of lemon oil and 4 milliters of polysorbate 20 emulsifier into a medium-sized bowl. Stir with a spoon to mix. The emulsifier is used to keep the oil from separating from the water that you will add in Step 2.
2. Pour 1 cup of distilled water into the bowl containing the essential oils and emulsifier blend. Stir with a spoon to mix.
3. Remove the top from a clean spray bottle and place a funnel inside the top. Pour the room-deodorizing spray into the bottle and replace the top. Spray once or twice into the air and leave the room for two to three minutes. Return and see how the spray smells in the room. Spray once or twice more, if desired.
4. Shake the homemade deodorizing spray well before using. Store in a cool, dry area. Stored spray should last two to three months.
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