Fragrances for the home with their own hands. Aroma diffuser for home

Light and pleasant aromas create an atmosphere of comfort in the house. Some bring freshness and vivacity, others relax and set you up for sleep, others help to calm down and relieve anxiety.

Advantages and disadvantages of homemade air fresheners

Manufacturers of air fresheners offer a wide variety of scents to suit every taste. Fragrances are sold in the form of aerosols, balls, crystals, liquid or gel fillers. Lots of options.

Making an air freshener does not take much time

Unfortunately, there are no natural ingredients in these products or there are very few of them. For example, fruity and floral fragrances can be created using natural extracts or oils. But how does the manufacturer manage to fill the bottle with the aroma of frosty freshness, sea wind or forest glade? This requires combining compounds of various chemical elements, which, after spraying, settle in the respiratory organs and affect the body in a not the best way. And the prices for high-quality fresheners are quite high. So why not try making your own flavoring?

Beautifully designed fragrance bottles will complement your home interior.

Positive qualities of the flavoring of our own production:

natural ingredients will not harm health;

many essential oils benefit the body, because it is not in vain that there is such a treatment as aromatherapy;

people with allergies or asthma can choose the safest ingredients for homemade incense;

your favorite fragrance can be made without significant costs, and buying ready-made air fresheners will cost several times more;

homemade flavors will last longer than those offered by household chemical manufacturers;

The intensity of the scent can be adjusted to personal preference.

What disadvantages of home flavoring can outweigh its advantages in importance? It may take some time to make the incense, and it will probably take some experimentation to create the right fragrance with the right consistency and richness. And therefore, the only reason for refusing to prepare an air freshener yourself can only be mental laziness or a lack of desire to use fragrances for the home.

Appointment of homemade flavors

When creating an air freshener, it is important to consider the place of its future use. It can be any room in the house or a specific place. For example, a refrigerator requires constant processing to remove an unpleasant odor. In the toilet, in addition to cleanliness, it is important to have incense that will help neutralize the smell and at the same time disinfect the toilet bowl. Fragrances are also used in car interiors.

To disinfect the toilet, you can make dry products with the addition of a refreshing aroma with your own hands

Types of air fresheners

Today, fragrances for home, car or office can take different forms. You can make almost any type of air freshener yourself:

Aerosol - To make this air freshener, you will need a spray bottle with a dispenser and an easy-to-make liquid.
Homemade spray containing essential oils can leave residue, be careful

Gel freshener - such a flavor is usually placed in an open container, made on the basis of edible gelatin.
The freshener in gel consistency is convenient because it will not spill and leave no traces.

Diffuser - a container with aromatic contents and wooden sticks.
The length of the sticks must necessarily significantly exceed the length of the vessel with the aromatic composition.

Balls and crystals - dry flavors can be made using disinfectants or cleaners, and for aesthetics they can be colored using food coloring.
Aromatization and disinfection for the toilet bowl in the form of balls are very convenient to use

Sachet - an air freshener made from dry ingredients placed in a breathable fabric.
The sachet can be hung in the car interior to decorate and flavor the air

Impregnated fabric - this kind of flavoring, as a rule, is used in cars, for its manufacture you will need a small piece of felt.
An air freshener made of felt can be made not only in the form of a standard Christmas tree, but also in the form of such cheerful bright pendants.

Freshener Recipes

For self-made air freshener, you can use essential oils, dried peel or pieces of citrus fruits, coffee beans, needles, spices. And you will also need bottles, jars, vases and other containers in which the freshener will be placed. Beautifully designed bottles will help create coziness and beauty in the room.

Gel freshener can be made in the form of translucent balls, stones or other form

The most popular flavoring option is based on the use of essential oils. This product is offered by pharmacies, household chemical stores, gardening centers, supermarkets.

Water based spray

To make a liquid air freshener, you will need (based on approximately 110–120 ml of the finished product):

empty bottle with pump

water 50 ml,

vodka 50 ml,

essential oil from 30 to 60 drops,

fresh lemon juice 10-15 drops,

pipette.

As a bottle, you can use a bottle from a cosmetic product, in which case it must first be rinsed well and dried. If there is no suitable vessel, then you can buy a regular spray gun. A fine spray will leave fewer marks on surfaces.

The exact amount of essential oil depends on many factors: the manufacturer, the aromatic properties of the oil itself, the desired degree of saturation of the aroma, the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room

As you know, oil does not dissolve in water, so the addition of vodka is necessary to form a uniform consistency of the freshener. Vodka can be replaced with 96% ethyl alcohol, then its amount must be halved, and the rest of the volume should be compensated with water.

The proposed composition of the freshener can be called conditional, since it is not necessary to add lemon juice and vodka to it. If alcohol is not at hand, you can replace it with sea or table salt. The amount of salt is approximately 1-2 tablespoons.

The recipe is very simple:

All ingredients must be mixed in a bottle.

Shake well. Freshener is ready!

Shake well before each spray.

Apply to non-absorbent surfaces.

Fresh lemon juice is needed as a preservative for the finished freshener so that the solution lasts longer

In the preparation of a freshener, it is not necessary to use one oil, you can combine several options. Try, experiment and find your unique recipe!

Video: making an air freshener at home

aroma diffuser

If you can use any available bottle for a spray, then it is better to choose an elegant vessel for a diffuser, since it will somehow stand in a conspicuous place, which means it is better to make an interior element for a home or office out of it.

Special sticks made of rattan, reed or bamboo are sold for the diffuser, but they can be replaced with ordinary wooden canapé skewers

For the diffuser you will need:

beautiful glass bottle

vodka or diluted alcohol,

base oil,

aroma oil,

wooden sticks.

Special sticks are made from suitable wood species, the texture of which absorbs and exudes aroma better, so their use is, of course, desirable, but not necessary.

Olive oil is ideal as a base, as it has an almost imperceptible smell.

When everything you need is at hand, it's time to start making:

Pour 3-4 tablespoons of base oil into the prepared vessel.

Then add about 30 drops of aromatic oil.

After that, pour in 1 tablespoon of alcohol.

Insert sticks.

Stir the aromatic composition with chopsticks.

The diffuser is ready.

The diffuser vessel must have a narrow neck, be made of glass or ceramic, plastic will spoil the aroma, and wood will absorb it

The number and length of the sticks depends on the expected intensity of the incense. On average, 4-8 sticks are used. Unlike an aroma lamp with a candle, the diffuser does not emit smoke and does not require a fire, which eliminates the possibility of ignition. To give the aromatic vase a special aesthetic and attractiveness, you can put decorative stones, beads, fir cones, dried flowers, fruits, berries, etc. into it.

Decorated diffuser will be a wonderful decoration of the interior and will help to create a cozy atmosphere.

Consider the presence of children and animals in the house when choosing the location of the diffuser. It is better to place the vessel where the younger members of the family cannot reach and accidentally spill the aromatic composition. If an inaccessible place is difficult to find, then in this case you need to use a vessel with a lid that can be pierced to insert the sticks.

Video: creating a do-it-yourself diffuser

Essential oil liquid fragrance

In the similarity of a diffuser, you can make an air freshener in a bottle, but without using sticks. As a rule, in this case, you need to pick up a small vial, for example, from perfume. For this you will need:

small vial,

cork cap,

lace or woolen thread,

awl or thick needle

knife or file

essential oil,

base oil,

elements for decor (optional).

Liquid fresheners with cork and string in small bottles suitable for use in the car

The recipe will take a little time and skill:

First you need to prepare the cork. If there is no suitable size, then you can take a wine cork and use a knife or file to fit it to the desired size.

The cork must also be cut so that it is not too long. Otherwise, the smell will not appear.

Make a hole in the center of the cork with an awl or needle (depending on the thickness of the cork).

Pass the string through the hole.

Put decorative elements in the bottle, if any.

Pour in base oil.

Then add essential oil. Approximate proportions of oils: 1:5, i.e. base should be more.

Mix well.

Lower one end of the cord threaded through the cork into the container so that it reaches the bottom of the vessel.

Stopper the bottle.

From the part of the lace remaining outside, make a loop.

Hang the finished flavor.

The lace will be saturated with oil and will gradually begin to exude aroma. The saturation of the aroma depends on the amount of aroma oil used, so the proposed proportions are arbitrary.

Video: A simple way to scent your car interior

Aromatization of the car interior with felt and essential oil

There is also such a way as a source of incense, as a piece of felt or felt soaked in essential oil. You can simply cut out a geometric figure from the material. But products made with imagination and enthusiasm will look much prettier.

Photo gallery: Felt air freshener options

To make a freshener, you can use the product options for the base of the flavor offered in the photo gallery, or you can come up with something of your own. So, we are preparing:

felt base,

essential oil,

plastic bag,

pipette or syringe with a needle as needed.

Let's start making:

Lay the plastic bag on the table.

Put a felt clipping on it.

Drip oil in small drops around the perimeter of the product. If there is no dispenser on the oil bottle, then you need to use a pipette or syringe and a needle.

Apply no more than 30 drops

Wait until the oil is absorbed.

The fragrance is ready.

It is very important to use moderation when applying fragrance. It is better to start with 10-15 drops. If the aroma emitted is weak, then you can add some more oil.

For example, you have impregnated the product with lavender oil. After some time, the flavoring will exhaust its resource. So it's time to update it. It is not necessary to apply oil that does not combine with lavender on the same fragrance. The result of such an experiment will definitely not please you.

Video: Making a flavor from felt

Homemade humidifier freshener

Dry air in the room must be constantly humidified. This is especially true during the heating season. At the same time, the room can also be refreshed with your favorite aroma. For this you will need:

a wide-mouthed water container, it is better to take a wide bowl,

favorite essential aroma, in this case we will offer lemon and rosemary,

hot water, this time with a volume of 200 ml.

The next steps are very simple:

Pour water into a clean, dry bowl.

Add rosemary - 5 drops.

Then 15 drops of lemon oil.

We put the vessel on a warm battery.
When placing the humidifier in a conspicuous place, it can be decorated with fresh flowers or petals.

The warmer the water and the battery, the sooner the oils will begin to give off their smell. The composition of oils and their quantity, of course, can be changed at your discretion.

Air freshener made from baking soda and essential oil

Scented oil combined with baking soda makes another homemade air freshener recipe. The composition in this case is extremely simple:

container with a wide mouth and a lid,

baking soda,

essential oil,

nail, awl or needle.

If there is a suitable vessel, but there is no lid, then it can be replaced with foil or a thick cloth.

Flavors in a jar of soda are perfect for the kitchen or bathroom

Pour baking soda into a jar about 1 cm thick.

Drip 10-12 drops of oil on top. The exact amount can be adjusted empirically.

Close the lid and shake.

In the lid, you need to make several holes with a nail or awl.

The foil can be pierced with a needle. Small holes can be made on the fabric.

Close the vessel. The fabric can be fastened with an elastic band or lace.

The fragrance is ready.

Video: making an air freshener from baking soda and essential oil

Gelatin room fragrance

You can also make your own gel air freshener. A vessel with a gel flavor that will stand in one of the rooms or on the desktop is better to decorate with lace, beads, ribbons, etc. To prepare a freshener you will need:

water 100 ml,

gelatin 1–1.5 tsp,

salt 1 tsp,

vinegar 6% 1 tsp,

dye 3-5 drops,

essential oil 5-6.

In a glass container, pour the gelatin with hot water.

Mix well.

In another bowl, combine salt, vinegar, essential oil, dye.

Stir the resulting suspension thoroughly.

Connect the contents of the two vessels.

Pour into a container for a future freshener.

Put in the refrigerator until completely solidified.
A dried gelatin flavor can be refreshed by dropping a few drops of glycerin or essential oil on it.

Color saturation must be adjusted by the amount of dye added. The more you add it, the brighter the aromatic figurines will turn out.

Such a flavor does not have to be placed in any vessel. It can be poured into sandbox molds or into the cells of a candy substrate, and then put the finished bars into a transparent vase. To create a bright composition, you can paint different molds in different colors.

Gel air freshener can be made using hydrogel balls. For this you need:

hydrogel balls for flowers,

water,

essential oil,

transparent glass container.

It will take a few minutes to prepare the flavoring:

Put the balls in a beautiful glass vase.

Drop 15-20 drops of oil into the water (proportion for a volume of water 200 ml).

Mix well.

Fill the balloons with water.

The flavor is ready!
The more water, the larger the balls will be, so it is better to pour a little to start and add if necessary.

Video: How to make a gel air freshener

Decorated air freshener can be given as a small gift

An easy and understandable example of making an orange and cinnamon flavor is presented in the video below.

Video: How to make gelatin flavor and garnish with orange slices

Sachet flavor

Sachet, in addition to rooms in a house or a car, is used to flavor a wardrobe with clothes, chests of drawers with linen. Often sachets are used for medicinal purposes. An air freshener can be in the form of a pillow or a pouch. But the most important thing is to choose the right fabric: it must necessarily pass air well. Consider several recipes for making sachets in the form of a bag.

Recipe using essential oils

To make a sachet with aroma oil you will need:

fabric bag,

ribbon or string

baking soda 500 gr,

essential oil,

boiled water 200ml,

two containers

small moulds.
A candy pad can be a great mold for flavoring.

Cooking algorithm:

Boil water. Cool down a bit.

Add 10 drops of essential oil to hot water.

Pour baking soda into another container.

Mix water and oil well. If the oil does not want to dilute in any way, then you can add a couple of tablespoons of vodka.

Pour water with oil into soda in small portions. Water must be constantly stirred.

You need to get the consistency of thick sour cream.

Stir the resulting mixture well.

Divide the porridge into moulds.

Leave until completely dry.

Carefully remove the figurines from the molds.

Place the figurines in the bag.

Tie the bag with ribbon or string.

If the aroma turned out to be weak, then you can drop a few drops on the finished soda figures, and, conversely, if the smell is too thick, you need to remove a few bars from the bag

Instead of soda, you can use flour and soda in a ratio of 1: 1. The finished salt dough can be given any desired shape.

Sachet with different fillings

You can put any natural ingredients in the bag:

After weathering the smell, the sachet filler needs to be renewed.

Video: How to fill a sachet

Flower petal fragrance

Another option for an air freshener is the manufacture of flower petals. You can buy rose petals at the flower shop.

For manufacturing you will need:

fragrant petals,

blender,

mixing container,

water,

baking soda,

molds.
When making a fragrance from petals, it is better to use fresh flowers.

Cooking:

Place the petals in a blender.

Grind.

Transfer the crushed petals to a bowl.

Pour a small amount of water so that the petals do not float.

Add baking soda.

Mix.

If the composition turned out to be liquid, then soda needs to be increased in the amount of soda.

If the composition turned out to be dry, you need to add water.

Divide the mixture in the form of a thick slurry into molds.

Dry.

Remove the sticks from the cells.

Transfer to a beautiful glass vase.

How to choose the right oil and other ingredients

Before you start making an air freshener, you need to consider the composition of the future flavor. If your choice fell on the use of essential oil, then you need to consider the properties of this product. It is well known that each aroma oil has its own properties: some heal, others invigorate, others calm, fourth relieve stress, etc. To choose the right oil, study the following tables.

Table: Properties of essential oils

Table: Compatibility of essential oils

When making a car interior freshener, it is better to give up relaxing and soothing aromas. If the driver is tired, then these aromas will only increase drowsiness and absent-mindedness, which can create dangerous situations. It is better to apply invigorating notes. And relaxation is necessary before going to bed, so oils with this property are suitable for bedrooms. Bright citrus aromas are suitable for use in the toilet and bathroom, but these notes are also quite appropriate in the living room.

When using any fragrances, it must be remembered that even smells of natural origin can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, if itching, watery eyes, sneezing, runny nose appear after installing the flavor, you should immediately remove the allergen.

Shelf life and area of ​​aromatization of natural air freshener

It is impossible to clearly determine the shelf life of a natural flavor due to the influence of a combination of factors:

the quality of the original product,

square footage of the room in which the fragrance is located,

humidity level in the room

the volume of the container with the freshener,

and etc.

For example, the approximate service life of gelatin fresheners varies from 1 week to a month. A sachet of coffee can last for several months. The diffuser will release fragrance for about 2 weeks. All terms are very conditional.

The spreading area of ​​the freshener depends on the saturation of the finished flavor. It is important to remember one rule: it is easier to enhance an insufficient aroma by adding a few drops of oil than to dilute an oversaturated aroma.

Before buying another air freshener in the store, think about what this purchase can turn out to be for your health. Isn't it better to try to make your own flavor, especially since there are a lot of manufacturing options.

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There are many diffusers for the office and home on sale. They vary in value and flavor. To be sure of what you breathe, make your own fragrance diffuser from natural essential oils. For a diffuser you will need:

Ingredients.

The principle of operation of the diffuser with sticks.

Nature has rewarded bamboo and ... especially ... rattan with an excellent ability to absorb moisture. Due to the porous structure, the fragrance is quickly absorbed, rises up the rod and spreads in the air of the room, creating a thin, barely perceptible plume...

♠ Vessel.

The choice of a vessel (capacity) for a diffuser is a very important point. The correct vessel has several criteria. It should be not only an interior decoration, but also very stable. It can be a vase, a bottle made of glass or ceramics. It can be a vintage or modern perfume bottle. Do not use a plastic container.

Consider the height of the vessel and its mass. The higher and heavier the vessel, the more resistant to tipping. The diameter of the hole should be filled with sticks as much as possible. The denser the hole is filled, the longer your aroma diffuser will last. The aroma will evaporate slowly, not intensively.

♠ Reed rattan or bamboo sticks.

Sticks can be easily purchased at a specialized store for manual labor. It could be an online purchase. Keep in mind that rattan sticks have advantages in use and if you have a choice between bamboo and rattan, then opt for rattan.

The length of the sticks can be different. The main thing is that they protrude high enough above the tank. Ideally, if they are in proportion:

• vessel height 15cm - 35cm sticks
• vessel height 20cm - 40cm sticks

♠ Choice of aroma for the diffuser.

If you have troubled yourself with making a diffuser, then it does not make sense to use synthetic fragrances. It is easier to buy a ready-made industrial diffuser with a ready-made composition. Making a diffuser with your own hands does not set the task of saving. Most likely, this way you can protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful fumes.

Ideal essential oil 100% natural, for use in aromatherapy

♠ Identical-natural essential oil.

Identical-natural fragrances can be used in small amounts to embellish the composition. In its pure form, as a rule, they are recommended for use in non-residential premises - in offices, at the reception, in high traffic areas and in air-conditioned rooms.

This is a more budget option, from which you should not expect too much. created specifically for air aromatization. They are not used in Aromatherapy to affect the body and the human condition.

♠ Hydrogel balls.

Hydrogel balls are used for transparent containers. They perfectly absorb liquid and aroma. This is a wonderful decorative element of the aroma diffuser.

The basis for dissolving essential oils can be

• butter,
• alcohol or
• dipropylene glycol (DPG).

♠ Fatty base oil.

Fatty oil in the manufacture of the diffuser is used as a basis for dissolving essential oils (it is known that essential oils do not dissolve in water). The oil performs the function of absorbing the aroma and prevents it from evaporating too intensively. Well, if it is jojoba oil - it is practically not oxidized. By the way - this is an expensive pleasure that is best used on the skin. But you can use other, cheaper oils, such as almond, apricot. The oil should be odorless, that is, refined. You can use edible oils with a high content of oleic acid. For example, Olive oil or walnut oil. But linseed oil is not suitable, as it is highly susceptible to oxidation.

♠ Alcohol 96%

Ethyl alcohol is a unique solvent for essential oils. Therefore, industrial perfumes are created on its basis. But it has some disadvantages.

• Firstly, it has a smell, which will certainly affect the composition.
• Secondly, the aromatic composition based on it evaporates much more intensively.

♠ Dipropylene glycol.

DPG (Dipropylene glycol) It is a colorless, odorless, hygroscopic liquid. It is perfectly miscible with water (dissolution in water takes place with the release of heat). It is practically non-toxic and is used in the pharmaceutical, food and perfume industries.DPG is an excellent base for an aroma diffuser with sticks.

Making a reed diffuser in oil.

One quarter of a glass contains approximately 50 ml of liquid. This amount is enough to fill a small vessel. If the capacity of the vessel is larger, then the proportions should be increased. For example, for 100 ml - 30 ml of aromatic composition.

So,

• Measure out ¼ cup (about 50 ml) of base vegetable oil.
• Add to it an aromatic composition in the amount of 15 ml.

Making a diffuser based on alcohol and water.

If you decide to use a water-alcohol solution, then you will need 50 ml of water and 5-10 ml of 96% alcohol. The fragrance composition is diluted in alcohol and only then diluted with water.

• Dissolve the essential oil in 10 ml of alcohol. Pour the mixture into a sealed bottle and let it brew in a dark place for about a week.This time is necessary for the complete dissolution of essential oils.
• After a week, dilute the aromatic mixture with water.

Making a diffuser based on dipropylene glycol .

As mentioned above, DPG is an excellent base for a diffuser with sticks. It provides moderate evaporation rate and viscosity. The concentration is 1 to 3, where 1 part is the aroma. For example,

First, the composition is compiled, carefully checked and only then added to the base. And with a DPG diffuser, hydrogel beads can be added to create volume and additional scent binding.

After preparing the aromatic mixture, you can assemble the diffuser from all parts.

• Pour the aromatic mixture into the vessel using a funnel.
• Add cane sticks to the vessel. The number of sticks depends on the diameter of the neck. There may be 4-5 pieces, or maybe 5-8 pieces.
• If you decide to add hydrogel balls, then pre-soak them for 3-5 hours in boiled water and place them in a vessel, taking into account the amount of liquid. They can occupy about 80% of the volume of the vessel. Balls are used in cases where the capacity is large enough in proportion to the aromatic liquid.
• Place the sticks in the opening of the vessel and twist them clockwise. Place them evenly and tightly, so that there is no room for the aroma to evaporate through the small holes between the sticks.
• After an hour or two, remove the sticks from the vessel and turn them over with the other end. This measure is not necessary, but it will help to achieve the distribution of the aroma in a short time. For a water-alcohol diffuser, this measure is not necessary. It quickly fills the room with aroma.

How to use a diffuser

• Keep the vessel out of the reach of children and animals. A good spot might be the top shelf of a closet close to the airflow. The aroma should spread evenly. The lower the diffuser is, the faster the aroma sinks and disappears. It is necessary to achieve a long hang of the aroma molecules in the air.
• Periodically shake the liquid in the aroma diffuser. For an oil diffuser - once a week, and for an alcohol diffuser - 2 times a week.
• Turn the sticks over from time to time.
• Refresh the composition as it evaporates. The aroma of an essential oil based on fat will evaporate after about a month, and based on alcohol after two. A lot depends on which flavor you choose. Not all oils have the same evaporation rate. For example, citrus fruits evaporate very quickly, while woody ones last much longer.
• Change reed sticks as soon as they are completely saturated with oil. Soaked sticks stop spreading the aroma.The fact that it is time to change them, you will understand by how the color of the stick has changed. The new ones have a light golden hue, and the used ones are dark brown.
• Renewing your diffuser is important because essential oils oxidize when exposed to oxygen.

Song examples: (given in parts - ml, drops ...)

How to make food flavoring at home

Simple ways to prepare flavorings for baking, salads, various dishes.

At home, the possibilities for obtaining an aromatic substance are somewhat limited. However, there are some easy ways to get flavors without leaving your home and without purchasing additional utensils and ingredients.

Natural coffee flavor

To make natural coffee bean flavor, you will need the following ingredients:

• Ground coffee (real) 0.5 kg.
• 2 l Water.

Water should be boiled and then cooled. After that, you need to add ground coffee to the chilled boiled water. Stir and pour the solution into a glass jar with a lid. Tightly cork the bottle, you need to put it in the refrigerator for 12 hours. After the required settling, the food flavoring is ready.

Lemon flavor for baking, salads, electronic cigarettes

You will need:

• 12 medium sized lemons
• 2 liters of water.

Rinse the lemons, remove the remaining water with a towel and cut into small pieces. Put the sliced ​​lemons in a container, pour warm water and leave to infuse (preferably in a warm place).

Then strain the resulting liquid through a strainer and pour into a glass bottle with a lid.

Orange and lemon flavor

Ingredients:

• 1 piece orange.
• 1 piece lemon.
• 200 grams of vodka.

First, peel the orange and lemon. The resulting zest must be poured with vodka and left to infuse in a glass bottle for 24 hours.

And how is natural flavoring obtained on an industrial scale?

To obtain food flavoring from natural raw materials, use the following methods:

• infusion;
• percolation;
• repercolation;
• circulation extraction and other methods.

Extracts are of several types:

• Liquid.
• Dense (in their composition of moisture up to 25%).
• Dry.

To extract the aroma component from raw materials of plant origin, water and ethyl alcohol are used (it is also allowed to use acids, alkali, glycerin, etc. in the technology). Having obtained the extract, it is defended for at least 48 hours at a temperature of up to 10 ° C to obtain a transparent liquid. The liquid is then passed through a filter. Thick extracts require additional steps: precipitation with alcohol, the use of scavengers, boiling with filtration. After that, the purified extracts are brought to a thick state by evaporation under vacuum.

It is quite pleasant to enter a house where there are no extraneous odors, the causes of which can be anything: cooking, children who cannot live without movement and pranks, pets, the same dampness can cause an unpleasant smell. However, what to do to keep a pleasant aroma in the house? You don't have to run to the store to shell out big bucks for an air freshener because it's so easy to make at home.

Pros of homemade air fresheners

Now in any supermarket or household chemicals store you can see a large assortment of air fresheners, which differ not only in smell, but also in appearance and principle of operation. Their minus lies in the fact that they contain a lot of synthetic substances, and to be more precise, fresheners are made from them. Not only can they be unsafe for humans, but also some of them are quite expensive.

With a little time, money and a minimum of effort, you can make your own air freshener for your home.

Moreover, a creative approach is possible to this process, so it is quite possible to come up with something original and creative that will not only freshen the air, but also become an interior decoration.​

Fresheners, which are made by hand on a natural basis, are simply indispensable where people with diseases of the respiratory system live or there are very small children. So, to make a fragrance for your home with your own hands, you should turn on your imagination, take a little time and prepare the necessary ingredients. The following products are very often used:

• Water (preferably purified).
• Various essential oils that are very beneficial.
• Aromatic fruits such as orange.
• Leaves of herbs or trees.
• Flower petals.
• They even use some food and much more.

At first it is difficult to come up with something yourself, to combine the ingredients. To do this, there are various recipes and ways to create a home freshener.

Recipes and ideas

At first glance, such needlework seems rather complicated and unusual, but one has only to try to make a flavoring at home, as the understanding will come that nothing can be easier. You do not need to have any special skills or "secret techniques" for this. Very often, even tools are not needed for such an activity, but more on that later.

Based on essential oils

Before you start the process, you need to have everything you need ready and at hand. For such a freshener you will need:

Taking the lid from the jar, you must first paint it in any color. After that, make holes in it, an awl is best suited for this, since it is difficult to hit the needle with a hammer. A jar is filled a quarter with baking soda, after which you need to drip 10-15 drops of essential oil. Then you can close the jar and put it in the place you like.

If there is no jar with such a lid, then you can take any jar, and replace the lid with strong paper. Holes can be made in it with a needle. Secure a sheet of paper with any elastic band (for beauty, you can take a beautiful hair band). Foil is also suitable, in which you will also need to make holes.

The air freshener is ready. You can decorate it a little if you like. There are such paints as stained glass. For greater decorativeness, you can paint the jar with these paints.

Recently, the diffuser has been quite popular, because if you buy it in a store, it is of good quality, then you can pay good money for it. The thing is quite expensive, but its cost is unjustified. Making such an air freshener at home is very easy and simple, while spending a minimum of effort and money.

For this you will need:

in a jar or vase necessary pour a little lean oil, then pour your favorite flavored oil or several types there. The persistence and intensity of the aroma will depend only on how much aromatic oil will be. Sticks should be inserted into a jar of oil. The aroma diffuser can be safely decorated with any ribbons, flowers, everything that is enough for imagination, as it is a fashionable piece of furniture.

Pine needles are quite persistent natural aroma. After the New Year, the fresh smell of coniferous wood remains in the house for a long time. Those who put up a Christmas tree at least once at home understand what we are talking about. Of course, keeping a Christmas tree at home all year round or spruce will not work, as the needles will dry out and fall off, there will be no more aroma. But no one bothers to make a freshener from small twigs. One or two sprigs will be enough for the fragrance to fill the whole room. To make the Christmas tree smell throughout the house, you can simply leave twigs in each room.

You can also collect a bouquet of herbs such as mint and basil, they also fill the house with a fresh and cooling aroma. This option is suitable for those who do not really like the smell of coniferous trees.

It is very easy to freshen up the air in your apartment with this natural, homemade air freshener. It, like the previous ones, is created using aromatic oil. Here you can not limit yourself to one smell for the whole house, but make your own fragrance for each place. With it, you can please all family members, as each person has his own preferences. Yes, and different flavors are suitable for each place: something tasty for the kitchen, but something fresh for the toilet.

To make it, you will need to acquire:

• Sprayer or atomizer. Any bottle that remains after cosmetics is also suitable.
• Water, it is better to use boiled or purified.
• Any essential oil or blend.

So, you should pour water into the prepared jar, and drip essential oil into it. The number of drops can be controlled independently, since the intensity of the smell will depend on its quantity. However, it is recommended to start with 10 drops. That's all, the freshener in the apartment or house is ready. Before using it, it should be shaken a little.

canned petals

Making your own air freshener for your home is very easy, even something as unusual as this one. It does not need something expensive or unusual, just stock up on petals of any flowers that have a rich smell: rose, jasmine, chrysanthemum or peony, lilac is also suitable. Some herbs are also very good: mint, basil or thyme.

Taking a half-liter jar, you need to wash it well and pour a mixture of petals in several layers. However, the layers of flowers should be alternated with the same layers of the most common salt. You need to fill the jar almost completely, but you should not reach the very top. Pour off 50 ml of alcohol, they need to pour the contents of the jar. After the alcohol is in it, close the jar tightly with a lid. This Flavor must be placed for two weeks in any dark place, but sometimes it will have to be shaken, but in no case should it be opened.

After two weeks have passed, you need to get the entire mixture from the jar and transfer it to any container. You can even use a regular saucer. Or take a beautiful decorative container.

Citrus variant

The aroma of citruses very often reminds of the New Year holidays, the Christmas tree. To make a freshener you will need: oranges (you can use tangerines if you wish) and dried cloves. So, taking a citrus fruit, you will need to insert a clove (with a sharp end) into its peel. This can be done randomly, or you can come up with some kind of pattern. At the exit there will be something similar to a hedgehog, which will fill the whole house with a divine smell. These fragrances can decorate every room in the house.

Freshener on gelatin

A natural ingredient such as gelatin is very good at storing fragrance for a long time. To make a gel freshener, you will need two tablespoons of gelatin (20-30 grams). It will need to be mixed with water. This can be done in an ordinary glass, stir and then heat to dissolve completely. Now it's time to decide on a flavored oil. Enough 10-15 drops, and to avoid drying out, you can add quite a bit of glycerin (1 teaspoon). To somehow decorate the mixture, you can add dye, flower petals or pebbles to it.

coffee variation

Coffee beans simply smell divine, their smell can eliminate any other extraneous unpleasant aroma. It is not for nothing that coffee can often be seen next to perfume. There is nothing easier than making such a flavor. From coffee beans you can make a lot of beautiful things that will not only be a decoration, but will also fill the house with a pleasant aroma of coffee.

Ground coffee is also suitable for a freshener. To make a flavor with it, you need to take a small bag, which is made of natural fabric, and pour coffee into it. It can be hung anywhere (bathroom, kitchen, room). Or you can just arrange a saucer with grains.

Any of the presented types of fresheners is also perfect for the toilet, as it can neutralize the odor.

Every modern housewife makes great efforts, trying to maintain harmony, cleanliness and comfort in the family nest. To do this, you have to do daily cleaning, put things in their places, do laundry in a timely manner, and most importantly, fill each individual room with a pleasant aroma so that the household members who return after school and work feel a gentle and pleasant smell, giving a feeling of lightness and peace of mind.

For these purposes, in most cases, special flavors or air fresheners are used, manufactured on an industrial scale and sold in any economic departments. At the same time, the cost of household chemicals with a pleasant smell ranges from economy to elite class, where budget options disappear very quickly, and not every family can afford expensive items.

To save yourself from the constant costs of buying fragrances, you can make a unique air freshener designed for use in apartments, houses, as well as cars, with your own hands. Moreover, in home-made recipes, almost all the ingredients of the composition are natural and are present on the kitchen shelves.

Many housewives have already tried homemade flavors, where the main elements of the composition were essential oils. But there is a huge variety of recipes, thanks to which it will turn out to decorate each separate room of the house with a special smell.

Pros and cons of homemade air fresheners

Modern manufacturers of air fresheners offer the consumer a wide variety of different fragrances that not only fill the room with a special aura, but also help get rid of unpleasant odors. Modern versions of flavors can be found in the form of aerosols sprayed in a closed space, balls that can be neatly folded in a decorative basket, air freshener forms in the form of crystals can decorate a shelf with souvenirs, and designer containers, inside which there is a liquid or gel mass, will become decorating the interior of any room.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find natural ingredients in the composition of the proposed flavors. For example, fruit and floral fragrances are created using chemically complex extracts or natural oils. The process of making fragrances with frosty freshness, sea wind or forest glade is a little more complicated. In these cases, specialists have to select and draw up appropriate formulas, combine different chemical elements that enter the human respiratory tract during spraying. Invisible drops affect his brain activity, slightly irritate the mucous membrane, so that a person feels the proposed aromas.

At the same time, it has been proven that odors composed by mixing chemical elements do not cause serious harm to the human body, but with frequent use, the sense of smell can be disturbed.

The pricing policy of high-quality air fresheners for an apartment or house cannot boast of democracy, and it is inappropriate to purchase cheaper fakes made in a neighboring house, or budget options, since you will have to purchase an additional can or balls every week.

The facts presented, one might say, push housewives to independent creativity, thanks to which it will be possible to reproduce unusual flavors with their own hands.

But before proceeding with the execution of a pleasant masterpiece, you need to familiarize yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of home air fresheners.

Let's start with the positives.

• In self-production, only natural ingredients are used that are unable to adversely affect human health.
• Most of the essential oils that are used in home fragrance recipes are only beneficial. Aromatherapy procedures are carried out with the same essential oils.
• It is very difficult for allergy sufferers and asthmatics to choose industrial-scale fragrances, while in home-made air fresheners it will be possible to use the safest components.
• Each person will be able to independently prepare their favorite flavor without making large expenses.
• It has been proven by many housewives that homemade air fresheners last much longer than the options sold in the household chemicals department.
• A very important factor is the ability to independently adjust the saturation of the flavor being prepared. If necessary, you can emphasize the lightness, or fill the aura of the room with a more languid smell.

Having become acquainted with the benefits of a home air freshener, each person immediately has a desire to start creating their favorite scent. But before you get started, you need to familiarize yourself with some of the disadvantages of artisanal flavoring.

• To make the perfect incense, you will have to use a lot of free time. This factor concerns not only the selection of the desired flavor, but also the preparation of a suitable consistency. Do not forget about the required saturation of the smell. Someone manages to make their favorite smell on the second attempt, and someone achieves their goal only with the fifth experiment.
• Another reason for not making your own air freshener is laziness and lack of desire. But if you overcome yourself and show interest in work, everyone will be able to decorate the aura of their own home with the most unsurpassed smells.

Unfortunately, the rhythm of life of a modern person leaves almost no opportunity to take a short break. And in the evening, there is simply no strength and emotional charge left to spend several hours experimenting with arranging a bouquet for an air freshener.

It is best to choose a day off and try to create a masterpiece without haste. Such an interesting activity will attract the attention of the household, and after a couple of minutes, all family members will be busy with work.

What can be done?

Modern manufacturers of air fresheners offer their products in different forms, for example, in liquid or thick, in the form of balls or crystals. Any variations of industrial flavors can be repeated independently at home. The main thing is to find the necessary recipe and figure out how to prepare a mass of a certain consistency, or use an unusual form.

• Spray can. A fairly simple and most common option for making an air freshener. To prepare it, you will need a container of an interesting shape or a spray bottle. A liquid prepared according to the selected recipe is poured inside the container, after which the atomizer can be activated, thereby filling the rooms with a manually created smell.

• Flavoring gel consistency. This type of air freshener is manufactured according to special instructions, where the main component is edible gelatin. Containers with the prepared mixture are placed in an open space so that the aroma spreads throughout the room.

• Diffuser. The name is quite cryptic, but actually has nothing special. We are talking about a small container in which a liquid consistency flavor is poured. Wooden sticks are inserted inside, which absorb the composed bouquet and transfer it to the surrounding air space.

• Balls and crystals. In this case, we are talking about dry flavors that any housewife can make. It is enough to use the required amount of disinfectants indicated in the recipe.

And to give the air freshener an aesthetic appearance, you can add food coloring to the mass being prepared, due to which the balls or crystals will acquire an unusual color scheme.

• Sachet. This type of air freshener has French roots. Dry components that emit a pleasant smell are placed in breathable matter, the bag is placed anywhere in the room.

It is worth noting that sachets are often used in cars. At the same time, industrial products lose their flavoring qualities after a few weeks, and home-made compositions serve their owner 2 or even 3 times longer.

• Scented fabric. As well as sachets, in most cases it is used in cars. A piece of felt cloth is used as the main element in the manufacture of the fragrance, and a liquid consistency of the air freshener is prepared for impregnation.

Best Recipes

Hearing talk about fragrances, an image appears in the head of every person with spray containers of air fresheners or small sachets. Moreover, each individual type of incense has a different composition.

In the home decoration of flavors, small containers resembling jars are in great demand, in which the ingredients required by the recipe are put.

It is very important not only to fill the container, but to beautifully compose the internal composition, thanks to which the room will not only be filled with a pleasant aroma, but will also receive a unique novelty of decor.

To begin with, it is proposed to consider a rather simple and very interesting design option for a room fragrance using orange, cinnamon, cloves and anise. These ingredients will create a warm winter fragrance that will warm the soul after a grueling journey home in the cold season. If the ingredients of the proposed smell are collected in a plate, saucer or vase, the aroma will be present in the room for a week. If you place the elements of the recipe in a jar, the smell will last for about a month.

• Starting to prepare the flavor, you need to cut the orange in the form of circles, dip them into the prepared container and add a few cinnamon sticks.
• Then drop 9 or 10 clove buds and a few anise stars into the vessel. The ratio of elements by quantity can be changed. It all depends on the desired saturation of the aroma.
• Further, the container filled with the indicated ingredients is filled with water. To bring the fragrance into working condition, the container must be heated. To do this, you can use a water bath, a USB drink heater, or place a container on a hot radiator.

In the composition of the following recipe, the main ingredients are lemon, rosemary and vanilla.

• The lemon is cut into circles or slices, after which it is placed in a prepared jar or container with high walls.
• 4 sprigs of rosemary and a few drops of vanilla are also sent there.
• After the container is filled with water and placed on a USB heater or radiator.

The flavor recipe below stands out with a sense of lightness and sophistication that speaks of the onset of spring. And this is no accident, because the recipe contains lime, thyme, mint and vanilla.

• Lime is cut into small circles or slices, after which several sprigs of thyme are added to it.
• Next, 2-3 drops of vanilla extract are instilled, and mint is laid.
• After the container is filled with clean water.

Housewives who have experimented with the presented recipe say that almond essence can be used instead of mint, and its liquid form is analogous to dry thyme.

It may seem to someone that it is extremely difficult to make a gel consistency flavor at home, in fact, there is nothing easier.

• First you need to thoroughly rinse and dry the small glass containers in which the air freshener will be placed. These can be jars of baby food, or containers from tomato paste.
• A medium-sized hole is made in the central part of the lid, on top of which tissue paper is attached. It is through it that the composition located inside the jar will be dosed out the aroma outside and mixed with the air in the room.
• Next, you need to boil a glass of water, and dissolve about 3 bags of gelatin in it. Then pour a tablespoon of salt into the consistency and pour another 1 glass, but already cold water.
• Then add 30 drops of the essential oil you like, a few drops of gel-based food coloring.
• After the mass is thoroughly mixed and poured into prepared jars. The spilled mixture needs time to cool. It is best to prepare in the evening, so that the consistency turns into a gel during the night, and in the morning place containers in all rooms.

The simplest and most effective air fresheners are mixtures made from soda. All housewives know that baking soda is extremely susceptible to various odors. She will not only give off the aroma of essential oils with which she interacted according to the intended recipe, but will also be able to destroy unpleasant odors in the room.

• To prepare the base, you need to take a glass container with a lid. Cut a small round hole in the lid and seal it with scrapbooking paper.
• Paper material must be pierced with a needle, making a lot of holes in it. As an analogue, you can use cotton fabric. And in the most extreme case, pierce the metal lid of the container with an ordinary awl.
• Washed and dried containers are filled with baking soda, up to about half. 10-12 drops of the essential oil smell you like are added on top, after which the consistency must be shaken.
• If the smell is not enough, you can add a few more drops of essential oil inside, and also carry out shaking movements. Thus, it will be possible to achieve the necessary saturation of the aroma.

Most motorists prefer to feel the coffee aroma in the interior of their car:

• he invigorates;
• emphasizes the male become;
• gives confidence.

And for male motorists, these are extremely important aspects. Of course, you can buy a chalky version at any auto shop, but its effect will last for one week.

• To begin with, it is important to know that instant coffee is not suitable for creating a sachet. In this case, you should use roasted grains.
• The required number of grains is poured into a prepared bag made of breathable material. Then tied with a thread and hung in a convenient place.

It should be noted that the duration of flavoring properties depends on the variety of coffee beans.

Recently, diffusers have become in great demand. In most cases, they are placed in living rooms and bedrooms. And this is not only due to the refined appearance, but also to the subtle notes of the finished fragrance, made by hand.

• First you need to choose a container for the diffuser. It is best to use a low vase with a narrowed neck. Next, essential oils, vegetable oil and wooden sticks are selected.
• The first step in the process of creating a divine aroma is vegetable oil. It must be poured into the prepared container in a small amount. Using aroma oil, dilute the consistency, thereby filling the mass with a smell, and then proceed to adjust the intensity of the aroma.
• Then wooden sticks are placed in the finished mixture, which will spread the aroma inside the room.

For most housewives, it is very important that the pleasant smell of fresh roses hover in the bedroom. But no one wants to constantly spend money on buying flowers. A recipe for a stunning flavor made from rose petals will come to the rescue. It should be noted that the proposed method of preparing an air freshener applies to lilacs, peonies and chrysanthemums.

• First you need to take a 0.5 liter jar, rinse it and dry it.
• Further, flower petals and table salt are laid out in layers. Thus, the jar should be filled a little short of the top.
• Then 50 ml of pharmacy alcohol is poured inside, after which the jar must be tightly closed with a lid and put away in a dark place for two weeks. Periodically, the mass can be shaken, but the container should not be opened.
• After the specified period, the contents of the jar are transferred to a decorative vase and placed in a room where it will give a pleasant aroma.