If you've ever walked into a house with those nasty "odorous" commercial plug-in room fresheners, you know what I'm talking about.
Sometimes the stench is so overpowering you have to rush outside for some fresh air between floors!
I've been in this business over 20 years and have tried it all.
1) Baked cookies during the Open House, only to burn them when someone comes in and I start talking and forget about them. Burnt cookie smell...not good.
2) Boiled apples and cinnamon before the Open House, but find myself running in and out of the rooms trying to get the sweet smelling steam to go futher than the kitchen.
3) Lighting candles works well, but once in awhile I wake up at 2 a.m. in a cold sweat wondering if I blew the candles out before I left.
4) Diffusers. I really do like these, but they are prone to mishaps if someone knocks it over and the oil in the bottle spills all over the place.
Well I've finally found something I think is wonderful and worth sharing!
It's a "do it yourself" plug in that you can use over and over and fill with all kinds of wonderful food oriented scents, or others that are much more natural and appealing than the standard commercial brands.
The Product is called "Scent Ball Aromatherapy" and is sold by Green Feet, The Planet's Home Store.
It's a simple plug in with a felt oblong square that you saturate with your oil of choice!
I'm using Fragrance Oils from Zenith Supplies that come in all kinds of natural scents.
I'm using Coffee, Hazlenut and Pumpkin Cream...all smell yummy!
Who complains when you open a door and it smells like fresh brewed coffee? No one in Seattle, for sure! ;)
Earl Grey Tea was lovely, but a bit pricier. Same with Fresh Linen, but I bet that's nice up in the Master Bedroom.
I don't recommend mixing too many scents in one house, of course. But Coffee in the Kitchen and Fresh Linen on the 2nd floor shouldn't "clash". Not sure what I would use in a baement. I'm still experimenting.
If you have used these and have a favorite scent, let us know. So far I am liking them MUCH better than the standard "plug-ins" that make you want to run outside!
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