Pet odors, stinky shoes, musty laundry, body odors.. .
These multiple scents are as numerous as they are sometimes difficult to get rid of.
But fortunately, there are very effective little tricks to put in place to clean up all that.
Want to know how to easily get rid of foul smells in any circumstance?
Discover the 10 simple and effective tips to eliminate bad odors throughout the house ! Watch:
Whether in the rooms of the house, on a carpet or coming from the animal itself...
...smelly smells of animals are perfectly neutralized with white vinegar.
So instead of using Febreeze (which is expensive and harmful) when your living room starts to smell a little weird, think white vinegar.
How to use it ? Simply place a bowl filled with white vinegar in the room and leave for a few hours.
The white vinegar will deodorize the whole room and the odors will then disappear.
It's that simple. You don't even need to spray it everywhere at the risk of sneezing.
And if the bad smells come specifically from the cat litter, we also have a solution (a little unusual).
Put dried tea leaves in the litter box!
This blend not only helps fight odor, it also acts as an antibacterial on litter and everything else.
In other words, this mixture has the advantage of being able to keep the litter box clean as long as your cat does not eat it!
And it also works with baking soda.
Did you know that natural cat litter can be used to neutralize almost any odor, especially those outside the litter box?
You can put it in stinky shoes, in the fridge, in the bottom of trash cans, diaper bins, etc.
The cat litter absorbs all odors!
You just need to change it once a week or at least before it gets wet.
For example, it eliminates the musty smell of stored clothes long in boxes, boxes or bought in thrift stores.
Put your clothes in a plastic bag, pour cat litter in it and seal it.
Odors disappear after just a few hours.
Cat litter is even effective at eliminating odors embedded in luggage.
Pour a little directly into your luggage, let it act for a whole week and find your suitcase completely sanitized.
Another possibility, this time for your refrigerator.
If you're out of baking soda to keep your fridge smelling fresh, a bowl of litter works just as well!
As with baking soda, fill a bowl with litter and place it on a middle shelf.
You can keep the bowl in place in the fridge for about 1 month.
If your pair of shoes are really stinky, use kitty litter too.
It's much cheaper than specialty store-bought products and super effective.
Just stuff knit socks or pantyhose with litter and tie a knot.
Place the socks or tights in each shoe and let sit for 24 hours.
The litter will effectively eliminate smelly bacteria.
Cat litter also works wonders on diaper pails, moldy old books, and even car interiors.
Scatter cat litter pretty much all over the cabin, then throw it away (or vacuum it up) once the smell has been absorbed.
But don't keep it too long, because it can get moist and gross.
Finally, to get rid of the foul odor in your trash can, sprinkle a small amount of litter in the bottom.
Do this weekly for a trash can that never backs up bad odors. And it also works with baking soda.
Plastic food containers absorb and retain odors from anything you have stored in them, including food.
It is very uncomfortable, because even after washing, these odors sometimes remain encrusted for a very long time.
Want to know how to get rid of it?
First, wash and clean the plastic box thoroughly.
Crumple up a few newspaper pages, place them in your box and close it tightly.
Store the box as usual; newspaper is responsible for absorbing odors.
When it reopens, no more smell!
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Definitely, newspaper saves our lives when it comes to eliminating bad odors.
It can even compete, if you don't have any more, with the brilliant baking soda to deodorize just about everything in the house.
Garbage cans, shoes, refrigerators... All objects that may contain newspaper can be treated!
And it's always the same method.
Place the paper inside the object and let the process take place. Odors disappear without more effort.
For example, crumple up some newspapers, sprinkle them with water and place them inside your refrigerator to cool it.
For your shoes, simply place newspaper in each one and let it work. Bad odors are captured and eliminated!
Once the job is done, you can throw the newspaper in the recycling bin or use it to clean your windows.
Newsprint + vinegar =streak-free shine.
The cupboards, due in particular to the humidity, often smell musty or even musty.
Fortunately, there is a completely unusual solution to the problem.
You have to use... chalk! Yes yes chalk.
Many very serious sources attest to the effectiveness of this method!
Simply tie several chalks together with a string and hang them where they won't touch your clothes.
They then absorb the humidity and all the odor that goes with it, making the air in your closet more pleasant.
Your clothes will never smell bad again.
And it also works with baking soda.
Oh the cigarette smoke. It stinks and it gets everywhere!
The worst part is that smokers lose their sensitivity to the smell of their own smoke, especially after years of smoking.
The smell penetrates everything and all materials.
The good news is that there are effective ways to clean it all up.
Simply take a resealable plastic zip-top bag and put the item inside with several unscented dryer sheets.
Let sit and the encrusted smoke smell will disappear.
This method is particularly useful for objects such as books that often pick up and retain smoke odors.
Leave the book in the bag for several weeks for the smell to disappear.
This trick also works with baking soda.
And if you want to remove the smell of smoke from a bulkier object, know that zip bags are also available in very large sizes.
The advantage of this method is that, although it takes time, it is completely harmless to the items you wish to deodorize.
For clothes giving off a strong smell, for example, we advise you to apply the following method.
First of all, don't mix them with your other clothes.
Wash them at high temperature, depending on what the fabric supports the most (refer to the label).
Add a cup of baking soda to eliminate odors.
When you have finished washing the clothes, smell them before drying them to see if they need to be washed again.
When you cut garlic or onion, you've probably noticed that the smell likes to stay on your hands.
And even soap doesn't do much to remove it!
Want to know the infallible technique to get rid of it?
Simply rub your hands with a stainless steel object (a spoon, knife or even the rim of a sink) under cold water.
Rub the steel object as if it were soap and odors disappear effortlessly.
All that remains is to wash your hands with ordinary soap and you're done.
Note that there are anti-odor steel soaps that exist on the market.
But why spend money when you have everything you need at home?
Check out the trick here.
Are you tired of using expensive and above all not very healthy deodorants for the body?
Change your habits and prevent body odor with baking soda and lemon!
The combination of these 2 substances creates a natural deodorant that neutralizes the pH of sweat while eliminating bacteria.
How do you do it? It's very simple.
You just have to rub a little baking soda under each armpit by tapping with your hand and then pass a slice of lemon on it.
Check out the trick here.
Left your towel in the bottom of the gym bag a little too long and now it smells musty?
We tell you how to make it fresh again with white vinegar.
Put your towels in the washing machine and run a cycle on the highest possible temperature.
Pour 1 or 2 cups of white vinegar into the wash tub and do not add anything else yet (no detergent or fabric softener).
Run the machine with white vinegar as the only cleaner.
Once finished, repeat a wash cycle with your usual detergent (at high temperature and without fabric softener).
Dry laundry in the dryer using a high heat setting.
Towels should be completely dry when you take them out.
If they are not dry, put them back inside or immediately put them outside in the sunlight.
