Is your carpet smelling less than fresh? Freshen your carpet and leave your whole house smelling great with this fall-scented diy carpet freshener.
Even if you clean your house often it’s not uncommon to have some lingering odors. Carpet is one culprit that can hold on to those odors. This is especially true if you have pets.
Unfortunately, many commercial carpet fresheners on the market contain a cocktail of harmful chemicals and synthetic fragrances that can pose risks to our well-being and our pets.
These synthetic fragrances have been linked to endocrine disruption, and it’s not something you want your family to come into contact with on a regular basis. Considering that we often lounge on the carpet and walk barefoot across it, these chemicals can easily transfer to our skin, which is not ideal.
Making your own carpet freshener can help get rid of the odors while also being safer for your family and pets. They are also very easy to make and this DIY carpet freshener is great for the fall season.
Fall-Scented DIY Carpet Freshener
This easy carpet refresher smells amazing and you can adjust the essential oils to fit your tastes.
Materials
- 2 cups of baking soda
- 10 drops cinnamon essential oil
- 20 drops orange essential oil
- 5 drops clove essential oil
- 1 glass jar with a metal lid with holes
Instructions
- To add holes to your jar lid, carefully use a hammer and nail to poke holes. This step is optional, you can just sprinkle carefully without a lid.
- Pour the baking soda into your jar.
- Add essential oils and shake well.
- To use sprinkle over the carpet, allow to sit for at least 15 minutes, and vacuum normally.
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robbie @ GOING GREEN MAMA says
I love the fall scents. Hadn’t thought about adding bay leaf to it though… Hmmm..
Lisa Sharp says
I started doing that when the neighbor’s house was empty for a long time and then the sprayed it. We saw one roach after and to prevent all of them coming over we found that they hate bay leaves. I liked the smell so kept it. 🙂 Plus a lot of bugs don’t like them so figure it can’t hurt.
Erin B. says
Just mixed this up and it smells just amazing. Can’t wait to try it out on my rugs. I halved the recipe because I have no carpet in my home, just a couple of area rugs. I did not have any cinnamon EO, so I used about 1/2 tsp. of ground cinnamon instead. I have three dogs so hair and odors can take over sometimes, so I’m really looking forward to freshening up my rugs with this. Thanks for the post!
joanna lacey says
I love the idea of changing it up for the seasons, so much fun and all natural.
Lisa Sharp says
Glad you liked it.
Chrissy says
Is it safe for pets?
Lisa Sharp says
It should be after vacuumed but you may want to double check the essential oils, especially with cats which are even more sensitive. You can switch the essential oils if any aren’t safe for your pet.
Dianne says
Can you use the ground spices of cinnamon and cloves instead of EO?
Lisa Sharp says
You can but I’d be very careful on light-colored carpet as it could stain.