Sometimes, it’s not all about the make-up. Sometimes, dare I say, I walk around the house no makeup, hair on top of my head in pajamas and scrub my apartment. I’m a clean freak, and I’ve already shared with you how to spring clean your expired make-up. I have been in full on Spring cleaning mode && today I want to share with you one of my FAVORITE ways to make my apartment smell absolutely delicious while I am cleaning! This DIY air freshener is amazing and one of of my favorite ways to freshen the WHOLE place!
INGREDIENTS
- Peels from 2 Oranges
- Small pot of water
- A tbsp of essential oil
DIRECTIONS
- Throw the orange peels, essential oil into a pot full of water (enough to cover).
- Simmer on the stove, for as long as you want.
I use ‘Fresh Cotton’ essential oil and that gives this the perfect clean citrus scent that fills up the apartment, I let it simmer all day and the scent stays for days. Amazing. I have also done this with lemon, lime and grapefruit peels but the oranges are my favorite and much stronger! Let me know if you try this DIY Air Freshener out.
Betty Taylor says
May 7, 2013 at 7:25 amI will have to try the air freshener. Sounds wonderful!
beautyqueenuk says
May 7, 2013 at 8:14 amThis sounds wonderful xx
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Michael says
May 7, 2013 at 9:09 amI tried it but I only had 1 cutie. Not the same AT ALL. I’ll give it a 2nd try this weekend.
Karen Koblan says
May 7, 2013 at 10:48 amThat looks really cool! I want to try this!
Kristin IDelights says
May 7, 2013 at 11:04 amI bet that citrus smell is heavenly with the oils. I’ll have to remember that for next time. Thanks for sharing 🙂 xo
JennTRC says
May 7, 2013 at 1:52 pmSounds heavenly!
Barbie's Beauty Bits says
May 7, 2013 at 3:28 pmI love orange scent! My mother makes something similar to this, and it makes her house smell amazing. I’m sure yours did as well!
~Barbie
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Miss L says
May 7, 2013 at 3:57 pmAmazing idea!
Courtney Pies says
May 8, 2013 at 12:18 amOhh, this is such a great idea! 🙂
April says
May 8, 2013 at 10:55 pmOOOO! Awesome idea! I learned my favorite tip on making the house smell good when I was a bartender. The owners fiance told me she would trick him into thinking she’d been cleaning all day by adding a little bit of lemon scented lysol to a pot of water and simmering it all day. I don’t know if it actually works because I have this fear of inhaling chemical fumes so I never tried it, but I just thought it was so funny.
Maria-Isabel @ Agape Love Designs says
May 9, 2013 at 12:11 pmYou are adorable. And its funny cause I actually walk around most days without makeup too. 🙂 Im sure with my blog, people might assume Im always made up. But nope! Love this super easy DIY girl! Thanks for sharing. ♥
Shauna S says
May 9, 2013 at 12:15 pmLove this! And what a great smell for the kitchen to have. Pinning this.
Nurul Syifa says
May 10, 2013 at 12:32 pmI’m going to do this! But I’ve got a question, after you’ve simmered it, do you just put it in a jar without cap and let it be?
Angela Peters says
May 10, 2013 at 7:02 pmI just throw it away after I let it simmer, I usually let it simmer all day on the stove 🙂
xo
Ange
heidi says
May 11, 2013 at 7:16 pmThe air freshner sounds like it would smell wonderful. I’ve got to give it a try.
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Megs AZ says
August 22, 2013 at 12:16 amThank you!
Brittany Royer says
August 24, 2013 at 8:13 pmMy family would always do this during the holidays, but add some cinnamon sticks in as well. Live it!