Natural Ways to Deal with Bathroom Odors: Bathroom odors are an unfortunate reality—but there are lots of easy, inexpensive, and nontoxic ways to address them.
Banish bathroom odors with homemade “poo” spray. Keep your bathroom smelling fresh and clean with this DIY toilet spray.
1 teaspoon rubbing alcohol
20 drops lemon essential oil
10+ drops essential oil of your choice (lavender and peppermint oils are both great choices)
Water
Mini spray bottle
Keep your trash can fresh with baking soda. Sprinkle the bottom of your trash can with baking soda to keep odors at bay. For a nice fragrance, add 5–10 drops of your favorite essential oil per 1/2 cup of baking soda before sprinkling.
Get a burst of fragrance every time you go. Put a few drops of your favorite essential oil on the cardboard center of your toilet paper roll to make your bathroom smell great every time you use it.
Neutralize odors with baking soda. Keep a small dish of baking soda near the toilet to help neutralize offending odors. Replace every 30 days. To discard, pour the baking soda in the toilet, and flush to freshen the toilet bowl and clean the pipes below.
Remove tough odors with essential oils. For really tough odors, or just to make your bathroom smell extra fresh and clean, keep an essential oil burner in your bathroom. Run your essential oil burner when you’re expecting guests to make your home even more inviting.
Make a DIY wire hook to clear stopped drains. Unfold an old wire clothes hanger to make a long wire. Using pliers, bend the end of the wire to form a hook. Put on protective gloves. Remove the drain cover and any dirt, hair, and other debris you can reach with your hand, then use the hook to fish out anything you can’t reach.
Clean slow-moving drains with salt and water. Add 1 cup of salt to boiling water or superhot tap water, and pour the mixture down the drain to break down soap clogs.
Keep drains clear with boiling water. To keep pipes clear, pour a pot of boiling water down your drains once per week. This method works best on metal pipes since boiling water may be too hot for PVC pipes. If you don’t have metal pipes, use the hottest water from your tap.
Clear deep clogs with a drain snake. Use a drain snake, available at hardware stores and online, to clear drains like the pros. To use, slowly insert the snake into the drain. Once you get it down deep into the drain, slowly twist it around a few times to gather the hair and debris that are clogging your drain, then pull the snake back up and out of the drain. Remove the mess from the snake, and repeat the steps 2–3 more times to make sure you’ve removed the entire clog.
Prevent clogs with a hair filter. Install a hair filter in the shower drain to keep hair from going down the drain. As the hair gathers in the filter, just pick it up, and throw it in the trash.
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