9 Homemade Air Freshener Stove Top Potpourri Recipes!
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I love adding fragrance to my house… especially by baking but I don’t always have time to whip up an apple pie! This is a super easy way to make your home smell amazing! Often people will rely on potpurri or spray to attempt to make the house smell better. Why do that when you can make your own homemade air freshener? I’ve included a list of great combinations I’ve tried… use what you have on hand. Herbs, fruit such as lemon or oranges, and spices such as vanilla or cinnamon can make for an amazing fragrance without using chemicals and artificial ingredients. Not only do these smell great but you can use scraps (apple peels, orange peels, the end bits of ginger etc) instead of throwing them away. Save them all up in a Ziploc bag in the freezer until you have enough! If you have a really large area to fragrance, you can adjust the amount of ingredients in the pot! Get creative, bits of pine, different extracts, the possibilities are endless! I’d LOVE to hear some of your own combinations!
Instructions
Stove Top Add 2-3 cups of water to a small sauce pan and desired ingredients. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Do not let water evaporate (you can add more if needed). Slow Cooker Many readers have suggested using a small slow cooker for this! Just place the same ingredients into your slow cooker and let it sit on low all day!
Fragrances
Citrus 1 Orange, Sliced 1 Lemon, Sliced Cranberry Bliss 1 orange ½ lemon 1 cup cranberries 2 cinnamon sticks 1 tablespoon cloves Apple Pie 2 Apples, sliced 2 cinnamon sticks 1 lemon slice dash of vanilla extract Vanilla Spice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cinnamon stick 4 cloves Holiday Love 2 cinnamon stick 2 sprigs pine 2 drops peppermint extract Gingerbread Man 10 slices ginger 1 cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon vanilla Rich Spice 2 Cinnamon Sticks ½ tablespoon Whole Cloves 1 Whole Nutmeg Lemon Rosemary 1 Lemon Sliced 3 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary 1 Cinnamon Stick Minted Lime 2 Limes, Sliced 2 Sprigs Fresh Mint ½ teaspoon Peppermint extract (optional)
