Are you fed up with investing in environmental settings that promise lasting fragrances, but end up losing the effect within hours? There is a simple trick, with a natural ingredient that can keep your home with a pleasant smell for several days, without resorting to chemicals or expenditure commercial solutions.
The suggestion starts from the Inform Brazil website, which reveals a method that takes advantage of a common element in many kitchens and can be used effectively to keep the house air fresh. It is an ingredient that, besides the characteristic aroma, helps to neutralize more persistent odors.
A recognizable and effective aroma
According to inform Brazil, cinnamon is the key ingredient that can change the way it keeps the house fragrant. When it is placed in the vacuum cleaner, it allows the smell to spread through the divisions as it aspiras normally.
According to the same source, simply add a spoon of cinnamon powder inside the bag and perform aspiration as usual. The smell released during the process will extend over several days, creating a feeling of freshness. Apart from being effective, in Portuguese supermarkets, a bottle of cinnamon powder does not cost a euro. In Pingo Doce and the continent, for example, a package costs 0.59 euros.
Prolonged result, even with animals
It writes the Brazilian website that this method is especially effective in homes where there are pets, neutralizing odors and making the environment more welcoming. The publication also underlines that cinnamon has properties that contribute to neutralizing powder particles, reinforcing the cleaning effect.
According to the same source, the resulting aroma is not excessive and tends to adapt well to most spaces and may be an alternative to commercial chemicals.
What if cinnamon is not an option?
For those who do not appreciate the smell of cinnamon, the Brazil report indicates alternatives based on essential oils. Lavender, eucalyptus, lemon and bergamot are some of the suggestions that can be applied to pieces of cotton and inserted into the vacuum cleaner.
It adds the publication that this method also ensures a fresh and pleasant smell, adaptable to one’s personal taste.
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Another strategy: oven with citrus peel
Another option is to take advantage of the oven as a diffuser. Explains the same site as orange, lemon or tangerine peels can be placed inside the oven at low temperature for 20 minutes. After this time, the oven should disconnect and open the door, allowing the smell to release naturally around the house.
According to the Brazil inform, this technique is useful mainly to neutralize food smells, especially in kitchens where fried are often made.
Small gestures, great effects
In addition to these suggestions, the publication recalls that prevention is equally important. Keeping garbage closed and airy, or putting droplets of essential oil on drawers, are simple practices that can positively influence the olfactory environment of the house.
It refers to the same source that these complementary measures, although discreet, have an impact on the way odors remain or dissipate in various divisions.
Cleaning of glass also using the pantry
The same site also shares a homemade recipe for cleaning glass and mirrors. The mixture requires only half a cup of cleaning vinegar, half a cup of water and half lemon juice. The preparation should be placed in a spray and applied directly to the surfaces.
According to this, this solution helps eliminate marks and fats while leaving a citrus aroma.
No commercial ‘tricks’
By using natural and economic ingredients, these solutions become accessible to anyone. The publication stresses that, besides being economical, it is effective alternatives to products available on the market, especially for those who prefer to avoid chemical compounds.
In short, minor changes in cleaning habits can translate into a cooler, cleaner and more fragrant house, all with products that, in most cases, are already in the pantry.
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