Here are a few essential oils that help reduce musty, stale, pet, and smokey odors:
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Lemon
Lemongrass
Lime
Mandarin
Orange
Sage
Tangerine
Any of the essential oils can be used on its own, my go to is lemon. I’m a huge fan of citrus, and to my nose lemon smells clean. However, I know lemon doesn’t do it for everyone and to get a unique odor eliminating blend just mix a few of the oils together.
When a space needs freshening use this blend in a diffuser, or mix in a dark glass spray bottle with 4 ounces of water.
3 parts rosemary 3 parts bergamot
5 parts lemon
If a large area is affected by odor the purchase of an organic pure blend is possible. An example would be Purification which contains citronella, lavender, lemongrass, rosemary, myrtle, and tea tree. Use it in a diffuser or mix with water in a dark glass spray bottle.
If Purification is not available there is another organic pure blend known as Purify that is made of lemon, lime, and pine. This can get rid of odor quickly, and can be used in a diffuser, spray bottle mixed with water, or even in homemade cleaning solutions. If mixing either of these oils with water use 30 drops of oil to 8 ounces of water.
If the odor is in a specific area, say the garbage disposal use 2 parts lemon, 2 parts lavender, 1 part rosemary.
There are an unlimited amount of blends that can be created and used for odor elimination. Get a beginner set of very good essential oils, dark glass spray bottle, diffuser, and have some fun.
Read the other entries in this series: Part One, Part Two, Part Three.
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