How to make your home smell heavenly all the time

When we describe a 'lovely' home, it's not just about the "look" but also the feel, and smell is an important part of our emotions. The pleasant home scent is often overlooked or underrated, and not regard as an integral part of the home. But have you ever wondered why you instantly feel better when you smell freshly baked cookies or brewed coffee? Why the unwanted smells such as kitchen smoke, cat litter, the toilet will make you feel sick?

We know that scent has the potential to elevate our mood and more than any other sense. It can also bring back fond memories associated with happiness. The smell is the first thing people notice about your home. The pleasant home scent can help to improve the mood, create a sense of well-being and promote positive life experiences. Try these living hacks to make your ideal scent to complement your living space.

Living room, kitchen, bathroom

We all have such culprits: fish cooking in the kitchen, the cat’s litterbox, musty odors in the damp seasons. Many people attempt to deodorize their houses using commercial household deodorizers. Unfortunately, most of the commercial products contain chemicals which is not ideal to use all the time and not good for kids. This is where the all-natural essential oils come into play. Essential oils are extracted from the flower, leaves, branches or roots of plants to retain pleasant fragrant giving you emotional benefits.

The easiest way is to use an essential oil diffuser or humidifier. Tea tree, eucalyptus, cedarwood, and lavender essential oils are effective choices for air purifying and deodorizing. One to use essential oil is to create your spray freshener, consider using essential oils diluted in a water spray bottle.

For pet owners like you and me, pet odors are not uncommon. It seems that no matter how hard you try to clean, no matter how many products you use, the smell of your pet still lingers. There are lot of different ways can help you eliminate odors, perhaps, using essential oils is one of the most efficient ways to minimize the smell. Usually, pet smells in our homes come from bacteria and germs carried by our beloved baby pets. You need to use antibacterial essential oils to help clean these bacteria. Antibacterial oils not only eliminate odors by fighting bacteria, but also help protect your family from getting sick from them. Also, antiviral essential oils contain properties that help prevent viral infections and dedorize. Essential oils are best used with diffusers, especially when dealing with odor. You can try to add 3~5 lavender or tea tree essential oils on the pet nest carpet to make the aroma diffuse naturally, or mop the floor under clean water with 10 to 15 drops of lemon and 5 drops of cedar essential oils.

Home office

Essential oils can truly improve your working environment. When you need to work or study from home, the comfort and freshness of your working environment will make it easier to get concentrated and enhance your productivity. Fresh rosemary essential oil is known for its strong and earth aroma. It helps increase cognition and is often paired with mint to improve memory and boost your inspiration. Diffusing rosemary essential oil in your home office can activate the mind, stimulates clear thinking, and is a natural remedy for headaches and body fatigue. Also, peppermint can stimulate our mind and body. A fresh burst of mint can give you a boost of energy and set you up for the day. Because peppermint oil has mood-elevating properties, including awareness and concentration. Citrus has a similar effect and we often associate citrus aromas with words like ‘clean’ and ‘pleasant’ - that’s why shower gels are usually citrus scented.  Which work-enhancing essential oil is best for your home office? Sniff from a bottle or add to a diffuser to fill the room with a pleasant scent!

 Bedroom

A comfortable sleeping room is very important to be energetic the next day. A great natural method for improving sleep quality is through essential oils, which can be used aromatically in a diffuser and pillow spray to promote a good night's sleep. A relaxing pillow mist can clear negative energy and thoughts, help you create a soothing feeling that will help you drift into a restful sleep. Using pillow spray at bedtime can help you fall asleep faster, reduce sleep anxiety and improve sleep quality.

Lavender oil is known for its calming or sleep-inducing effects. Researches have shown that lavender essential oil can significantly improve sleep quality. By spraying lavender essential oil to your pillow every evening before bed can make you easily fall asleep. Helping you to drift off to dreamland and get a good night’s sleep. The smell of lavender can improve the "emotional tone" of our dreams. Try dry lavender or add lavender oil to your diffuser next to your bed, its calming properties have been shown to reduce stress and tension, leading to better, deeper sleep.

Last but not least, the scents that permeate your home can help to change and improve your living space. Everyone will have their favorite aromas, it’s all about finding the one that works for you. Once you understand the cleaning power of essential oils, you can take full advantage of their purity and powerful effects to clean your home naturally!