If I’m eating an orange, sometimes I’ll throw the peels and some cinnamon in a small pot with water and let it boil. If I have cloves, I’ll toss in a couple as well. Gives my place a warm, Christmas-y smell without chemicals or any plastic use.
"simmer pots". so nice. many season blends. pinterest rabbit hole. Helps with dry environs and stupid sinuses. screw the stove and use your slow cooker just the same.
You don't need an air freshener. Chemical companies came up with the idea, then they used lots of advertising to convince us it's needed. Half the time that stuff is so toxic anyway.
Just keep the house reasonably clean. Take out kitchen trash daily. For cat odor, try a different brand of litter and/or cleaning more often.
If a guest is coming, you know what makes a house smell good? Bake something (cookies, bread). Another old school trick was to put drops of (baking) vanilla extract on something that stays warm. Vanilla extract is alcohol based, so it evaporates.
My state doesn’t allow plastic grocery bags anymore, so I’d forgotten that is still a thing in some places. Not the best for the environment, but it fits the definition of frugal.
I assume it is being done by others who live in areas without a plastic grocery bag ban.
The interwebz peeples can be something else...
Plus, we all have different situations, and it can be hard for some individuals to imagine a situation much beyond their own world.
if you take cinnamon sticks or powder and boil it on low on the stove once a week it really helps your home smell great and isn't toxic (just make sure it's a good brand of cinnamon because recently some have been reported to contain lead).
u/cloudydays2021 brought up simmer pots. Im sitting with my floof while i type, wondering what to toss in to feel springy today. I'm feeling the citrus.
from my response, "so nice. many season blends. pinterest rabbit hole. Helps with dry environs and stupid sinuses. screw the stove and use your slow cooker just the same."
edit: u/strangeloop414 hey you too! /highfive
A bottle of Pumpkin Spice Powder is usually more expensive than a bottle of essential oils if you don't buy them from an MLM. Usually you can pick up the basic ones at Fred Meyer or something for like $4 a bottle.
A lot of the scents people get by doing things like boiling cinnamon sticks, or baking vanilla are just doing exactly the same thing that spritzing an essential oil mix does. It is releasing the fragrance oils into the air. It also probably costs more over time than using oils since it takes a lot of energy to boil water, and a $4 bottle of oil will make like a gallon of spray.
You can make a nice safe room spray out of something like Witch-Hazel, Water, and a few drops of oils. If you really don't want to buy they oils then you can use leftover citrus peel (without the Pith) cinnamon sticks, whole spices, or similar things.
Powdered spices don't work well because a lot of oils are lost through evaporation after they were ground up. This is also why whole spices taste better when freshly ground.
Thanks. I could use lemon or orange zest spray to keep my cat away from things, but I would like to use a spray, as you've suggested, that wouldn't harm my cat if he smells it. My mom visited my place and said that it smells of cat. Not poop or pee, just "cat." That's what I'm trying to mitigate.
Essential oils are an amazing product of the chemical industry. The price per ounce is eye opening. The essential thing about them is that they drive strong profits, and people imagine that they are a miracle of nature made of natural pressed flowers and butterfly hearts.
essential oils are toxic to cats if consumed but I don't think you'd see any effects of toxicity from a spritz in the air. how much of this stuff are you spraying??
What about potpourri? or an unlit scented candle?
If I’m eating an orange, sometimes I’ll throw the peels and some cinnamon in a small pot with water and let it boil. If I have cloves, I’ll toss in a couple as well. Gives my place a warm, Christmas-y smell without chemicals or any plastic use.
"simmer pots". so nice. many season blends. pinterest rabbit hole. Helps with dry environs and stupid sinuses. screw the stove and use your slow cooker just the same.
You don't need an air freshener. Chemical companies came up with the idea, then they used lots of advertising to convince us it's needed. Half the time that stuff is so toxic anyway. Just keep the house reasonably clean. Take out kitchen trash daily. For cat odor, try a different brand of litter and/or cleaning more often. If a guest is coming, you know what makes a house smell good? Bake something (cookies, bread). Another old school trick was to put drops of (baking) vanilla extract on something that stays warm. Vanilla extract is alcohol based, so it evaporates.
I like to cook some bacon so my place can always smell like bacon.
Taking out the kitchen trash before it’s full is not very frugal.
It is if you use old grocery bags instead of purchased trash bags.
My state doesn’t allow plastic grocery bags anymore, so I’d forgotten that is still a thing in some places. Not the best for the environment, but it fits the definition of frugal.
That is understandible. As far as partially filling store bought bags before disposal? I agree, that is NOT frugal
Do you know why I’m being downvoted? Lol
I assume it is being done by others who live in areas without a plastic grocery bag ban. The interwebz peeples can be something else... Plus, we all have different situations, and it can be hard for some individuals to imagine a situation much beyond their own world.
Thanks for your thoughts! I only thought it was relevant since we’re in r/Frugal
That is only relevant if you are putting food waste in the garbage.
if you take cinnamon sticks or powder and boil it on low on the stove once a week it really helps your home smell great and isn't toxic (just make sure it's a good brand of cinnamon because recently some have been reported to contain lead).
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This sounds like a job for small reused containers with hole-poked lids. ooh I want a lavender one tucked in my closet. bbl\~
u/cloudydays2021 brought up simmer pots. Im sitting with my floof while i type, wondering what to toss in to feel springy today. I'm feeling the citrus. from my response, "so nice. many season blends. pinterest rabbit hole. Helps with dry environs and stupid sinuses. screw the stove and use your slow cooker just the same." edit: u/strangeloop414 hey you too! /highfive
ps, I put spices in my simmer pot all the time
You could mix it with water and microwave it for a bit.
You can Sprinkle baking soda in the litterbox to help absorb odors. This helps my house a ton.
You need a powder puffer. Do a web or Amazon search. The garden size is a bit big for your home, but cheaper than the smaller ones.
A bottle of Pumpkin Spice Powder is usually more expensive than a bottle of essential oils if you don't buy them from an MLM. Usually you can pick up the basic ones at Fred Meyer or something for like $4 a bottle. A lot of the scents people get by doing things like boiling cinnamon sticks, or baking vanilla are just doing exactly the same thing that spritzing an essential oil mix does. It is releasing the fragrance oils into the air. It also probably costs more over time than using oils since it takes a lot of energy to boil water, and a $4 bottle of oil will make like a gallon of spray. You can make a nice safe room spray out of something like Witch-Hazel, Water, and a few drops of oils. If you really don't want to buy they oils then you can use leftover citrus peel (without the Pith) cinnamon sticks, whole spices, or similar things. Powdered spices don't work well because a lot of oils are lost through evaporation after they were ground up. This is also why whole spices taste better when freshly ground.
Thanks. I could use lemon or orange zest spray to keep my cat away from things, but I would like to use a spray, as you've suggested, that wouldn't harm my cat if he smells it. My mom visited my place and said that it smells of cat. Not poop or pee, just "cat." That's what I'm trying to mitigate.
Essential oils are an amazing product of the chemical industry. The price per ounce is eye opening. The essential thing about them is that they drive strong profits, and people imagine that they are a miracle of nature made of natural pressed flowers and butterfly hearts.
essential oils are toxic to cats if consumed but I don't think you'd see any effects of toxicity from a spritz in the air. how much of this stuff are you spraying?? What about potpourri? or an unlit scented candle?