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DIY Car Freshener

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Cleaning Tips· Essential Oils

18 Oct
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Easy to Make DIY Car Freshener made with a thin wood ornament and essential oils

Envision yourself in your car or van… or SUV or truck; whatever you happen to drive. You are sitting in a traffic jam. Like, you haven’t moved in 17 minutes… and you’re late. You have little ones in the back seat playing a game of “MOM! He touched my side.” You take a deep breath, and you smell old fries and sweaty gym socks. Okay. Clearly, I am terrible with meditation exercises.

I actually have no cure for traffic jams or screaming children, but I do have an idea for car odors.

What You Need To Make A DIY Car Freshener

Ingredients needed to make a DIY Car Freshener: Wood ornament, essential oil, small paintbrush, and a Ziploc bag

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  • Thin Wooden Ornament (If you have a difficult time finding an ornament, you can use a thin wooden shape, often found in craft stores, and create a hole with a hammer and nail and tie with yarn or hemp string- that’s what I did.)
  • Twine
  • Carrier Oil- Whatever you have is fine… canola, olive, almond, etc
  • Essential Oil- If you are looking for a calming scent, lavender might be a good one to start with… or a blend like Peace & Quiet. Not sure where to buy essential oils? Check out this post.
  • Small Glass Dish
  • Small Paintbrush
  • Sandwich Size Ziploc Bag


How to Make A DIY Car Freshener

Using a small paintbrush to brush essential oil onto a wood ornament that will be used as a car freshener

This is one of the easiest DIYs ever. Place 1 Tablespoon of carrier oil into a small glass bowl and add about 15 drops of essential oil. (Make sure to use a glass bowl as some essential oils eat away at plastic). Using a small paintbrush, brush the oil onto the wooden ornament.

DIY Car Freshener in a plastic bag to absorb oils

Place the wooden ornament into a Ziploc bag and allow it to absorb the oil for a few hours (or overnight).

You can then use a small Command hook and hang this in front of the air vents to allow the scent to fill the car. Essential oils do not last forever, so when the scent fades just add a couple drops directly to the wood. No need to paint it on each time.

Please check local laws as some areas do not allow you to hang anything from your rearview mirror.

 

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Instead of those little tree car fresheners you find at the gas station, you can easily make your own car deodorizer with just a couple ingredients. Pinterest image showing wood ornament being painted with essential oil

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