How to Make Vanilla Air Fresheners

How to Make Vanilla Air Fresheners
Published: Jan 3, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Things You Will Need

  • Small ceramic bowl
  • Vanilla extract or vanilla oil
  • Small spray bottle
  • Soap
  • Baking soda

You can make a vanilla air freshening bowl that stays in one area or a vanilla air freshening spray that you can spray throughout your home. These simple vanilla air fresheners will add a pleasant aroma to your home without adding chemicals to the air.

Vanilla air freshening bowl

    Use a decorative bowl if placing the freshener on a table.
  1. Find a small ceramic bowl that will fit discreetly in your room. Use a decorative bowl if you want to place it on a table.

  2. Fill the bowl 3/4 full with water.
  3. Fill the bowl 3/4 full with water. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract or vanilla oil to the water in the bowl.

  4. Set the bowl on a flat level surface in an area of your home that needs freshening up.

  5. Add a few drops of vanilla extract or vanilla oil daily or as needed.

Vanilla air freshening spray

    Clean the spray bottle.
  1. Clean the inside of a small spray bottle with soap and water.

  2. Add 1/4 cup baking soda to the bottle. Add ten drops of vanilla essential oil to the bottle. Fill the rest of the bottle with water. Screw the top on the bottle securely. Shake the bottle to mix the ingredients.

  3. Spray the vanilla spray in areas that need freshening up.

Tips

Leave a bottle of vanilla spray in the bathroom.

Photo Credits

vanilla beans image by joanna wnuk from Fotolia.com

vanilla beans image by joanna wnuk from Fotolia.com

Bowl image by Jellie from Fotolia.com

faucet image by Lynne Davis from Fotolia.com

yellow spray bottle image by Igor Negovelov from Fotolia.com

Rachelle Proulx

Rachelle Proulx has been writing since 2000. She co-owns a pet-sitting company, providing her the experience to cover pet care and small business. Proulx is also a flooring specialist who writes about flooring options, preparation,…

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