How to Make Air Freshener

The duct tape of cleaning powders! It can do just about anything!

Browse the cleaning supply aisle of any grocery store or home improvement center, and you will be bombarded with choices as to which air freshener is best for you. Which fragrance smells the best? Which ones are too perfumed? Which smell reminds you of that tropical island vacation you took during college? But, before you decide on one of these colorful, highly marketed products, you should ask yourself one question: Do any of them have toxic chemicals in them that could harm your children, pets, or even you yourself? And could you make something at home that works just as well and costs literally pennies on the dollar? Yes, you can! The following tips will show you how to make a simple homemade air freshener.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda, coffee filter, twist tie or string

Instructions

Making the baking soda air freshener

1. Fill a new coffee filter with baking soda. The baking soda will absorb odors and moisture, which is why it is often placed in refrigerators and freezers.

2. Pull the ends of the coffee filter upwards until you have a little pouch, then crimp and tie the end shut with either a twist tie or a small piece of string.

3. Hang the air freshener up using the remaining part of the twist tie or string.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the air freshener every couple of weeks. It should easily last 1 or 2 months

• You can also place the air freshener inside shoes, cars, closets, storage rooms, any place that you like!

• Check the air freshener every 2 weeks to make sure the baking soda isn't dried out. If it has, replace it with a fresh batch

• Use only clean and new coffee filters

• Make sure you use baking soda and not baking powder.

• Don't use dirty coffee filters! Gross!