Homemade Organic Fragrant Room Spray

Homemade organic fragrant room spray is a great alternative to chemical laden (and sometimes costly) conventional air fresheners. If you don’t normally keep essential oils around, the start up costs of making homemade air freshener can seem more expensive than buying a ready made bottle, BUT keep in mind that one little bottle of essential oil will last forever and goes a really long way.

Here are two easy recipes you can make at home:

Organic grapefruit lavender room spray

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vodka. Vodka helps to freshen and preserves the spray, but in a pinch, it’s not necessary. Your house will smell clean even without the alcohol.
• Organic pure essential oil – about 15-20 drops of lavender and 12-15 drops of grapefruit
• One empty refillable spray bottle

Mix all your ingredients in the spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Spray around your house.

Organic clove, orange, and cinnamon room spray

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vodka.
• Organic pure essential oil – about 10 drops of clove, 15-20 drops of orange, and 12 drops of cinnamon.
• One empty refillable spray bottle

Mix all your ingredients in the spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Spray around your house.

If the scent in either of the above is too strong or too weak you can adjust the essential oil content to suit your needs. Some people (me) like a lot of scent, but if you’re scent sensitive, less essential oil may be needed. Also, I’d be careful spraying this near fabrics. This is a safe home air freshener without chemicals and toxins, but it might oil-stain fabrics if you spray too much.

For another option read: Green Product Review: CVS/pharmacy Earth Essentials Aromatic Room Mists