| It's not just homes with kids and pets that benefit | | | | scoop some out with your hand and spread it evenly |
| from carpet deodorizers. Household odors from | | | | over your carpets. |
| cooking, smoking, even using commercial cleaning | | | | Next, you can add some dried flowers or essential |
| products seep into our curtains, couches and carpets. | | | | oils to your mix. Or both. Some good choices for |
| If you've ever tried the store-bought carpet cleaners, | | | | flowers, or even aromatic leaves, are lavender, |
| you may have purchased the brand or scent that | | | | chamomile, rose petals, cinnamon, or eucalyptus. Or |
| smell sickly sweet, even long after you've vacuumed. | | | | create your own combination of flowers, leaves, and |
| You'll find people wrinkle their nose more at the | | | | oils. |
| "clean" carpet than the original smells. Some | | | | You can purchase flowers and leaves from lots of |
| deodorizers are more obnoxious than the odors | | | | places online, or you can call around to some local |
| you're trying to remove. Those canisters seem to | | | | health food stores to see if they sell bulk herbs and |
| just sit on the shelf or under the kitchen sink, unused | | | | spices. Usually they'll have flowers and such for |
| week after week. We don't want to use them and | | | | making herbal teas, poultices, and whatever else you |
| we can't justify throwing them out. | | | | can think of. You can leave them whole, but you |
| Why buy carpet deodorizers you end up not liking | | | | might find it works better if you crush or grind them |
| and not using? Not only are store-bought deodorizers | | | | to a fine powder. |
| full of unnecessary chemicals and masking perfumes, | | | | When you use essential oils, add a few drops to your |
| they're rather expensive. You can make your own at | | | | baking soda and mix it real well. It might take some |
| home instead for only pennies. | | | | time for the scent to permeate throughout the mix. |
| For really simple carpet deodorizing, all you need is | | | | But, baking soda is absorbent for liquids and odors, |
| some baking soda. But if you want to add some | | | | which is why we use it for carpet deodorizing. So it |
| good scents to your home, you can also add flowers | | | | will absorb the scent of the oils, too. |
| or essential oils to the soda. | | | | When you're ready to vacuum, simply shake your |
| First, we recommend purchasing a large bag or box | | | | homemade carpet deodorizer on the carpets. Let it |
| of baking soda at a bulk store like Costo or Sam's | | | | sit at least for an hour, but you can also leave it |
| Club. It's incredibly inexpensive in this size, making | | | | overnight. Then vacuum it up and enjoy your fresh |
| your carpet deodorizers even more economical. | | | | smelling carpets! |
| You'll also need a shaker of some sort. This can be a | | | | For some other helpful uses of your new home |
| mason jar with holes punched into the lid, a large | | | | made carpet deodorizer, sprinkle some on the |
| spice container, or, dump out your commercial carpet | | | | floorboards of your car or pour down your kitchen or |
| deodorizers and re-use that container for your own | | | | shower drains to freshen them up. |
| mix. Other containers will work just fine, too, like a | | | | Not only will making your own carpet freshener save |
| coffee can or even a plastic food container. And you | | | | you money, but you will enjoy your home all the |
| don't have to put holes in the lid. You can always just | | | | more for it. |