Have you ever researched what is in store bought carpet fresheners? Are they harmful?

Let's take a look at what is in those store bought carpet fresheners and I am going to give you a homemade recipe at the bottom of this post. Prepare to be amazed.

How about liquefied petroleum gas (CAS # 68476-85-7), Isopropanol (CAS # 67-63-0) and what about fragrance? No one truly knows what that even means.

What is liquefied petroleum gas? It is simply propane or butane; a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. That is in carpet freshener? YUCK!


What about Isopropanol? This one is a bit tricky to explain.

 Isopropanol is a colorless, flammable liquid with a characteristic alcoholic
odor. It is completely miscible with most solvents, including water, and is
a suitable solvent for acrylic and epoxy resins, ethyl cellulose, natural
resins, gums, polyvinyl butyral, alkaloids and some essential oils{source}.

I am amazed at the things that I find when I do a little research. It's no wonder people are always sick, we are slowly poisoning ourselves!!

So, I have come up with a simple solution, make your own carpet freshener!

It is so simple! You only need 2 ingredients!!

Baking soda
Essential Oil


Take your jar and fill it with baking soda to know how much to use.

Then pour into a bowl. Add 10-15 drops of your favorite essential oil. I used lemon essential oil, I love how it reminds me of summer. Mix it with a fork breaking up all the lumps. Mix it throughout all the baking soda. Then pour into your re purposed jar and it's ready to use!



I love this stuff! I especially love it for this:


And this:

There are no words for how bad these suckers smell! As soon as they come off I send one of the kids to go hide them in the laundry room to keep from smelling them!! I loaded these bad boys up with my baking soda mix and at least these dogs aint barking so loud now!!



And this:

Hey, don't judge! I know of at least 2 other people who keep one of these around! Just sprinkle on the floor, let sit for 10-30 minutes and vacuum up! I also love how after I vacuum, my room still smells like lemons. And the vacuum smells good when I use it again!