Getting rid of the smell in the toilet is easy and simple using popular life hacks if you make your own air freshener from simple ingredients that you always have on hand. It is not necessary to purchase modern, fashionable and expensive air fresheners with a super disinfection function; most often they are made from regulators and other harmful chemicals and toxic compounds. When making a product, each housewife can choose her favorite scent or make several with a variety of smells, shapes and colors.
Effervescent helium bomb for toilet
The effervescent bomb can be placed in the toilet block or flush cistern. To prepare you will need:
- citric acid - 2 tbsp. l.;
- baking soda – 300 g;
- toothpaste – 50 g;
- automatic machine powder – 100 g;
- gelatin – 1 pack (25 g);
- any essential oil, but it is better to choose one with an antibacterial effect - 10 drops.
Tea tree, eucalyptus, juniper, wormwood, sandalwood, bergamot, cedar are oils with an antibacterial effect.
It is better to combine no more than three scents belonging to the same group, for example:
- conifers - pine, cedar, spruce;
- fruit - strawberry, orange, mango;
- floral – rose, violet, geranium.
Pour 80 ml of water at room temperature into a metal bowl and add gelatin, leave to swell for 30-40 minutes. Then place the bowl with gelatin in a water bath for 7-10 minutes, stirring constantly. When the gelatin has completely dissolved, pour soda, citric acid, powder, toothpaste into a bowl and add essential oils.Knead all ingredients well, roll into small balls, or you can use ice (baking) molds. Leave to dry for 2-3 hours. Place the finished balls in a toilet block or lower them into a cistern.
Liquid product
A liquid freshener with a whitening and antibacterial effect will be made from the following components:
- hydrogen peroxide - 2-3 tbsp;
- essential oil (lavender) - 5-7 drops;
- lemon juice (citrus), can be replaced with citric acid - 3 tbsp. l.;
- liquid laundry soap 72% - 100 g;
- soda - 100 g;
- dry white – 50 g.
Mix all ingredients in a plastic bottle with a dispenser. The finished liquid mixture is poured into a Brefa block or into a drain barrel.
Antibacterial and refreshing toilet soap
When making soap, they use soap remnants, which often remain in every home.
- remnants – 4-5 pcs.;
- glycerin – 1 tbsp. l.;
- Domestos – 50 g;
- soda - 1 pack;
- grapefruit, eucalyptus, tea tree oil 5 drops each.
Grate the soap and melt it in a water bath, add glycerin, Domestos, soda and oils. Mix the resulting mass thoroughly and divide into small pieces, which are rolled into balls. Apply them after 3-4 hours, when they dry.
Toilet balls
Eco-friendly disinfectant and cheap balls with a light pine aroma can be obtained by mixing the following ingredients:
- vinegar - 2 tbsp. l.;
- powder - 100 g;
- soda - 100 g;
- citric acid - 20 g;
- pine and fir oil - 10 drops;
- water - 30 ml.
Mix vinegar, water and oils in a container. Add powder and citric acid to the finished liquid mixture and knead thoroughly.For a denser consistency, add soda little by little, stirring constantly until the mixture can be made into balls.
Each of the toilet freshener recipes uses natural products that not only freshen the air and whiten surfaces, but are also suitable for preventing and combating light blockages and limescale.
