Eco-Friendly Ways To Make Your Home Smell Better

Usually people use scented candles, air sprays, reed diffusers and many other such components. But unfortunately, they not only spread a good scent in your house but a lot of harmful chemicals as well. According to the research, air fresheners and plug-in used by 75% of Americans contain phthalates, a very dangerous chemical. Similarly, when the wax of the candle is

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Everyone loves a good and refreshing scent in their house.

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Usually people use scented candles, air sprays, reed diffusers and many other such components. But unfortunately, they not only spread a good scent in your house but a lot of harmful chemicals as well. According to the research, air fresheners and plug-in used by 75% of Americans contain phthalates, a very dangerous chemical.

Similarly, when the wax of the candle is burned it produces harmful chemicals such as toluene and benzene which makes your room poorly ventilated, dangerous for your children and pets. Therefore, it is not preferable to use these products to make your home smell good. Instead, you should opt for some eco-friendly ways to make your house smell good.

Go through this article to find the best eco-friendly ways which will make your home smell well without any side effects.

Boil Cinnamon in the Kitchen

One of the cheapest, easiest and best ways to make your home smell good is by boiling cinnamon. Simply, add some cinnamon sticks to a pan of water and let it boil for some time. Cinnamon has a natural and very refreshing scent that will immediately spread throughout in your house. And it doesn't contain any dangerous additives which will keep the high-quality air in your home.

DIY Room Spray

You can easily make your own room spray of your favorite scent. Simply take some water, and mix your essential oils in it of your favorite scent. Mix this blend thoroughly and keep it aside in a spray bottle. So whenever you want you can spray this DIY room spray of your favorite scent in any part of your house.

Keep Fresh Flowers in Your House

This is one of the most natural ways to keep your home smelling nice. Fresh flowers can make your house smell amazing. You need to get a fresh bouquet of your favorite flowers and keep it in your house. They will immediately spread the amazing refreshing and natural scent of the flowers and will keep the scent nice for hours or even days. You can do this daily and if you have a small garden in your house your work will become even easier.

Get Eco-Friendly Soy Scented Candles

Soy candles are completely phthalates free which makes them very eco-friendly. These candles smell so good and will keep your home smelling nice for a long time without badly affecting the air quality. But make sure to trim the wick of the candle a bit after you burn the candle. It will help to control the smoke produced by the candle and will make the candle last longer.

There are a lot of eco-friendly and DIY ways you can use to make your home smell good. Now you don't need to use harmful chemical compounds to make your house scented. Just use the above-mentioned methods and you will get the best results. All four methods mentioned above are completely eco-friendly and will provide a great scent in your house.

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