Odor Eliminating Carpet Refresh: In the Press
This odor-eliminating carpet refresh hack seen in the Press is the easiest way to give your home a fresh, clean aroma in minutes!
It’s that time of year when green seems to burst from the trees overnight, and each day I’m greeted with new sprouts of perrenials in my gardens. As I eagerly wait to open the windows this afternoon, I’m giving our home a quick refresh.
Originally published in my column of Willow and Sage Magazine, this spring cleaning hack is just too easy to skip. And it all starts with lavender!
The Ancient Roman Empire is known as the first to use lavender to eliminate odors in household linens and clothing with lavender sachets and soap. I not only make my own lavender sachets and laundry detergent, I take it a few steps further.
Creating lavender mason jar candles and a lavender linen mist, too! With the use of lavender’s pleasant, clean floral scent, it’s easy to freshen up rooms in our homes.
This odor-eliminating carpet refresh hack seen in the Press is the easiest of them all!
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How Does This Carpet Refresh Hack Work?
If you’re reaching for a quick spring refresh without cleaning the whole house or have guests arriving soon with no time to clean – this cleaning hack is here for you!
With the concentrated power of pure lavender essential oil and one of best natural deodorizers, your home will smell AMAZING, with the notion that you spent hours cleaning. Especially when you use it JUST BEFORE your guests arrive!
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Creating A Natural Carpet Refresh
Use the natural deodorizing abilities of lavender with this easy carpet refresh hack! Seen in the Press, it’s the easiest way to give your home a fresh, clean aroma in minutes.
– Follow the recipe and quick cleaning steps, or bookmark this for later.
Carpet Refresh Powder Ingredients & Supplies:
How to Make Carpet Powder
- In a small glass or stainless steel bowl, combine 1/2 cup of baking soda and 1/2 a teaspoon of pure lavender essential oil.
- Whisk together until all baking soda clumps have dissolved and the oil is distributed throughout. Optionally, add 1 teaspoon of dried lavender buds to the mixture and whisk to combine.
- Then, use a mini funnel to scoop the carpet powder into an airtight container. I use handy mason jar shakers to sprinkle it.
Yields: 1 cup
How to Freshen Carpets Naturally
Try this simple lavender cleaning tip seen in the press to refresh carpets and rugs in minutes!
Use a convenient shaker jar to sprinkle the powder over high traffic, carpeted areas such as the living room floor or rug. Carpeted stairs, stair runners and carpeted hallways or long runner rugs certainly receive lots of foot traffic. All of which can collect quite a lot of dust and pet dander.
So, apply this lavender powder there and in other carpeted areas of your home. Let the carpet powder stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Then vacuum to reduce odors and release the fresh, clean fragrance of lavender.
As a side bonus, you’re vacuum will smell better, too.
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Learn more ways to use essential oils in my best-selling book Aromatherapy: A Practical Guide for Home and Family.