Dedicated to well-being, the bathroom should always be clean and smell good. However, it may happen that our moments of relaxation and recreation in this room are spoiled by nauseating odors. Conventional perfumes and air fresheners can mask and eliminate bad odors, but they are still toxic to health and the environment. We reveal to you in our article how to deodorize your bathroom with simple, natural and economical tricks.

To make the bathroom decoration process as natural as possible, we offer you economical and ecological ideas. Natural products are healthier and therefore less likely to cause allergic reactions because they do not contain harsh chemicals.

Here are 7 ideas of homemade aromas for a bathroom that smells pleasantly good

– Fabric softener in the toilet tank

It is a proven method. To pleasantly perfume your toilets and bathroom, simply pour a generous dose of fabric softener into the reservoir. Every time you flush the toilet, a good aroma fills the room and the fabric softener acts as an air freshener. It’s also possible to make a fabric softener at home with natural ingredients if you fear the chemicals in a conventional fabric softener.

– Cotton with essential oils

This trick is simple, it consists of soaking a cotton ball with an essential oil of your choice and placing it in a strategic place in the bathroom. You can opt for lavender, lemon or cinnamon essential oil. Know that you can also perfume your car with this trick or soak a clothespin in essential oil and fix it at the level of the car vents.

– Aromatic soap

One of the simplest and most classic options remains aromatic soap. You can choose a soap with lemon, lavender, marine aromas… The choice is yours and you can place it in a strategic place in the bathroom. Plus, this trick is inexpensive and still very practical.

– Cinnamon and vanilla: gourmet aromas

To prepare this homemade flavor, you will need the following ingredients:

• vanilla extract
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup of vinegar
• 4 nails
• 1 cup of water

Put all the ingredients in a saucepan and boil them for two minutes over low heat. Then strain the mixture and let it cool. Pour the liquid into a spray bottle and spray it throughout the bathroom.

– Lemon, the citrus of freshness

To eliminate bad odors, nothing better than the lemony freshness of this citrus. Thanks to its citric acid, lemon removes stubborn tartar stains and also disinfects metal and glass surfaces. This citrus is interesting since it leaves a fragrant lemon smell   that spreads subtly in the bathroom. To take advantage of this, you can rub half a lemon on toilets or glass surfaces to clean and disinfect while deodorizing the room.

– Fabric softener as a deodorant to perfume

To prepare this special bathroom fragrance, simply mix one tablespoon of fabric softener and half a cup of water in a spray bottle. Shake everything to mix well and then spray on the towels to scent them. These leave a sweet aroma in the bathroom.

– The scented brush

If you want to scent your toilet bowl while cleaning it, put 10 to 15 drops of essential oil on the toilet brush. By using it to scrub toilets, a pleasant fragrance will be released and your toilet will always smell good.

With these clever ideas, you will no longer need to use commercial air fresheners. Your bathroom will always smell good and at a lower cost.