Air Fresheners - Natural dollars and scents

How we love a clean fresh scent – fragrance of lavender or rose petals wafting about the home or office. You can create your own air fresheners for a pittance. Not only do you save money, but the simple recipes below actually remove odors – not just cover them up. Become the Happy Alchemist and improve the air quality in your environments! It just happens to be good alchemy for the environment, too!
Getting Started
Decide if you want to buy an all natural product from the store or if you want to make your own. If you want to make your own freshener that neutralizes odours:
1) Get a mist spray bottle. Reuse one that you have in the house, or get one from a beauty salon or flower shop.
2) Pick a 100% pure essential oil fragrance. Go to a local health food store or similar to find a fragrance that you would like to use. Some of the choices include lemon, lime, spearmint, peppermint, etc.
3) Have white vinegar handy. This will be the main ingredient for the home air freshener. The vinegar won’t just cover up odors, it will actually neutralize them. The smell of vinegar disappears quickly, and with the use of an essential oil, the smell will be refreshing.
4) Create your own freshener. For every 8 ounces of White Vinegar use 1 to 1.5 ml (20-30 Drops) of essential oil. Mix into the mist bottle, shake before use, and you are ready to go. Play with the amount of essential oil depending on how weak or strong you would like the fragrance.

Focus on Health
Not only do natural air fresheners make the air seem fresher, they keep it that way - less chemicals sprayed into the air means better air for you and your family!
To note, always avoid breathing in air fresheners directly after they are sprayed, whether they are homemade or bought commercially.

Environment
Cut back on waste. More waste is used to make air fresheners than vinegar bottles. Consider reusing the vinegar bottles as well.

Reduce the use of chemicals. A natural product that is homemade or made without toxins is better for the environment.