By using safer refresheners in our house, we can easily eradicate unwanted artificials and chemicals that may affect our health. Some ofthe household products today in the market are not surely healthful thus risking the safety of our family. Here are some easy instruction in making our own refresheners. Take ote that this is a much better resort since it's non-toxic.

Some refresheners in the market today do not really eliminate or freshen the air, they just mask the odor with another.

I suggest to go first with proper ventilation. open doors and windows of your house for a period of time. This will help eliminate toxic fumes that may be already building up in your house. With saucers filled with vinegar distributed around the house, you can easily eliminate unpleasant cooking odors.

You can also boil cinnamon and cloves for a fragrant smell. Make a cheesecloth bag containing with cinnamon and cloves.  Boil the bag afterwards. This is a good alternative of refreshening the air with natural scent of tea. You can also make your own potpourri and place it in a small basket or jar.

You can also placce pure vanilla in a cotton ball and place the cooton ball in a small saucer. Plave this saucer in your car, or even in your refrigerator. This will help eliminate the harsh odors> If you don't have vanilla, you can use baking soda, too.

When sunlight streams in through a window, do you see a galaxy of dust particles in the air? Believe it or not, even on the sunniest day, most dust isn't visible. In fact, every cubic foot of air in the average home is loaded with about 3 million dust particles.

"Dust" is a catchall term that describes the minute residue sloughed off by a house and its occupants. It comes from fireplace, cigarette and cooking smoke; skin and pet dander; molds, mildew and fungi; pollen and plant spores; and a variety of other sources. Of course, dust is most visible where it settles and collects... on furniture or--worse--the hidden crannies and top shelves visited by a dust cloth only once each spring.

But dust isn't just an embarrassment waiting to be discovered by your mother-in-law. It can be a serious pollutant, particularly for allergy sufferers, asthmatics, people with bronchial problems and those who are hyper-sensitive to airborne particulates. For everyone, breathing air laden with bacteria and other contaminants is less than ideal. Dust is, after all, pollution, and the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that indoor air is two to five times as polluted as outdoor air. Read the rest of this entry »