Good Smells and Good Air
Woman in the Middle | August 3, 2013I recently began following the blog “I Dream of White Rooms.” The subtitle of the blog is “Adventures of a not so perfect mom living in Hillbilly Heaven.” How could I resist that?
On July 25th this blogger had a post about making DIY air fresheners. They involved two simple ingredients: baking soda and essential oil (smell of your choice.) The directions can be found here: http://idreamofwhiterooms.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/diy-aromatherapy-air-freshener/
I really think this little DIY project is brilliant! You see, Hubby is a chemist by trade and he tests air for a living. One year, for a science fair project, we decided to take advantage of the fact that he had a lab at his disposal and Eldest Daughter did an air testing project. She was trying to see if the air in new portable classroom buildings had more chemicals in it than air in older portable classroom buildings. That part of the experiment was inconclusive. However what really struck Hubby and I was the stuff in the air of the portable classroom where the teacher had lots of those plug-in type air fresheners. Wow!
I can’t blame the teacher for wanting to try to cover up the smell of puberty stricken 6th graders just coming in from PE. But the amount of junk in the air was pretty surprising. I am not saying it was lethal or anything, but why breath all that in when you don’t have to? That is why I though that a little baking soda and essential oil might be a nice, less chemical ridden alternative.
Thanks so much for the mention…and on my birthday too! What a great unintentional gift.
Coming from a family of allergy and sinus sufferers, anything I can do to reduce the gunk in the air we’re all trying to breathe is a plus. I had no idea that commercial air fresheners contribute to “bad” air. Wonderful information to know!
We were quite surprised at what those things put in the air as well! I am glad I could give you a birthday “gift!”
Since I have asthma, I don’t use any air freshener. Instead, I use an air purifier. I also open the windows in the evening.
I think it is cool to be able to make your own stuff like air freshener most homes need air freshener
There is so much you can do with baking soda. I use baking soda and a little vinegar to get stains out of the carpet. Works wonders!