- Your artificial Christmas tree is a real hotbed of dust and allergens and requires cleaning before the holidays.
- Depending on the material and decorations, the Christmas tree requires special treatment – from gentle wiping to washing with water and vinegar.
- Vinegar not only removes dirt, but also has a bactericidal effect and eliminates unpleasant odors.
- Do you want your artificial Christmas tree to smell like a forest? Discover a simple essential oil trick!
Mix with water and rub the branches of the artificial Christmas tree. Removes dust and mites
. It stays wrapped in foil or in a box in the basement or closet all year round. If you pull it out once a year, it becomes a real gathering place for dirt and bacteria. Not everyone realizes that an artificial Christmas tree should be cleaned before decorating. But how to do it so as not to destroy the twigs?
The cleaning method largely depends on the material it is made of. Most often, artificial Christmas trees are made of PVC and polyethylene, which perfectly imitates real pine needles. The most difficult to clean are Christmas trees with built-in lights and those decorated with artificial snow, which is very delicate and can be completely washed off when in contact with water. In such cases, there is nothing left to do but gently wipe the Christmas tree from dust. To get rid of mites and germs, you can leave the Christmas tree outside for a few hours. It is best to do this on a sunny but frosty day. Low temperatures will refresh the needles and eliminate germs.
If you have a “bare” one, without any permanently installed decorations, you can wash it with water and vinegar. In a bowl, mix half a liter of room temperature water and half a cup of white vinegar. Wipe the Christmas tree needles with a soft cloth and leave to dry. Vinegar removes dust perfectly and has a bactericidal effect. It also eliminates unpleasant musty odors that may arise from a Christmas tree kept in the basement or attic. Remember to always test on a small part to see if the vinegar will dissolve the dye covering the needles.
How to make an artificial Christmas tree smell like a real one?
It turns out that there are ways to make an artificial Christmas tree smell like a real forest. The simplest method is essential oils, specifically pine-scented oil. It spreads a pleasant and delicate aroma of the forest throughout the apartment. All you need to do is mix water with about 20 drops of pine oil in a spray bottle and spray it thoroughly on the Christmas tree. You can repeat this process, but remember to always do it when the Christmas tree lights are unplugged.
