Thursday, August 13, 2009

Oooh, that smells nice!

Here are some odor controlling tips:

If your fridge stinks but you don't have a box of baking soda try soaking some cotton balls in vanilla extract and place it in your fridge to help banish the odors.

You do a load of laundry and then forget all about it until a couple days later. Of course at this point your clothes/towels wreak of mildew. Run the load again adding some white vinegar this time which will absorb the stench, leaving your clothes smelling as if they had just gone through the wash for the first time.

Newspaper is a great way to help control odor. Wad some up and place it in the foot of your shoes when you aren't wearing them or put a couple sheets at the bottom of your trash can.

To clean a rancid garbage disposal you can "pour in 1/2 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup white vinegar. After it's done fizzing, pour a teapot of boiling water down the drain. The concoction will clear out clogs, too!" (as taken from Woman's Day magazine) After doing this I ran some lemons through to help leave a fresh aroma throughout the kitchen.