| Did you know one of the uses for essential oils is to | | | | - Vanilla Directions For Making Your Own Carpet |
| help freshen and remove odors from your carpet? | | | | Deodorizer |
| Many people don't realize they can use natural | | | | You will need enough baking soda to lightly sprinkle |
| ingredients to do this, instead of buying something at | | | | over the entire carpet you need to deodorize, so the |
| the store. | | | | amount will vary depending on how large your carpet |
| I used to purchase commercial carpet deodorizers, | | | | it. Baking soda itself is a natural deodorizer, and grabs |
| with their unknown chemicals and unpronounceable | | | | up all the smells from your carpet. It is, however, |
| ingredients, to keep my carpet smelling fresh. | | | | unscented, and the essential oils you will add can add |
| However, I didn't always like the choice of scents to | | | | a good scent of your choice to the room. |
| choose from, and they were expensive. | | | | Next, add 7-10 drops of essential oil to each cup of |
| Then, I started to learn about the power of essential | | | | baking soda used, and combine them together with a |
| oils, which are volatile aromatic oils that are obtained | | | | fork. (The oils may make the baking soda clump a bit |
| from certain plants. The oil comes from various parts | | | | when it is first added, and you need to break up the |
| of the plant, such as the flowers, bark, leaves, or | | | | clumps with the fork and evenly distribute the oil |
| other part, depending on what type of oil it is. What | | | | throughout.) |
| makes these oils so cool is that they are all natural, | | | | Once the ingredients are thoroughly mixed put them |
| so they are better for you, your home and the | | | | in a large shaker with holes. I know many people use |
| environment than man-made chemical products you | | | | an old, washed out parmesan shaker to hold their |
| would buy in the cleaning aisle at the store. | | | | scented baking soda in, for application on their |
| Ingredients And Equipment To Deodorize Your | | | | carpets. The key to whatever shaker you choose is |
| Carpet The Natural Way: | | | | that it must have large holes to easily shake the |
| - Baking soda | | | | mixture out onto the carpet. |
| - Essential oils (your choice of scents*) | | | | Next, just like commercial products, you sprinkle the |
| - Fork | | | | mixture onto the carpet and let it sit. Ideally you will |
| - Shaker with large holes | | | | do this right before bed and then let it sit all night |
| - Time | | | | long, to really give the baking soda time to absorb |
| - Vacuum *Don't know which oils to use? Some of | | | | odors, and the essential oils time to infuse their scent |
| the most popular essential oils used for deodorizing | | | | into the carpet and room. The minimum you should |
| carpets, either separately or in combination, include: | | | | allow the mixture to sit on your carpet, however, is |
| - Geranium; | | | | 15 minutes. |
| - Lavender; | | | | Once you have waited long enough all you have left |
| - Lemon; | | | | to do is vacuum up the scented baking soda. Now, |
| - Peppermint; | | | | your carpet will be fresh, without offending odors, |
| - Rose; | | | | and instead the carpet will smell fresh and clean. |
| - Sweet orange; and | | | | |