5 Bags Of Potpourri For The Cupboard

Cabinets and drawers can easily retain bad odors due to accumulation of dust and moisture. These odors can also affect the clothes you store inside. While there are many commercial air fresheners that you can use, you can also make some homemade potpourri bags with some basic ingredients.

Below we explain how to make four different kinds of bags of potpourri.

Bags of potpourri to enhance the smell in your closet

There are some different ways you can improve the smell in your closet.

First of all, you can ventilate the closet regularly. Letting air circulate will help improve the overall odor in your closet.

You can also clean your closet thoroughly and remove dust, mold or other debris.

To ensure that your closet maintains a pleasant odor on a daily basis, you can make some small bags of potpourri with plants and other fragrant ingredients to be placed in your closet. They are very easy to make and mainly include ingredients that you probably already have in your home.

1. Bags of potpourri with apples and cinnamon

Do you like the tempting smell of cinnamon?

If the answer is yes, then this bag of potpourri is for you! These apple and cinnamon bags instantly enhance the smell in your closet! The combination of these two ingredients creates a natural air freshener that works to neutralize the bad smell in enclosed spaces.

Ingredients

• Apple peel
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• Dust bags

Course of action

• First remove the peel from the apples and let them dry in the sun.
• Then cut the dried peels into strips and place them in the cloth bag along with the cinnamon sticks.
• Place the bags in the corners of your closet or drawers.

• If you want the scent to be strong, change bags at least once a week.

Also read: Eight reasons to eat more cinnamon

2. Bags of citrus potpourri

The strong scent of citrus fruits is also perfect for removing lingering odors in your closet.

In addition, they are also perfect for other areas such as the bathroom, kitchen or bedrooms. They are also very cheap to manufacture and ward off moths and other insects.

Ingredients

• Orange peel
• Lemon zest
• 50 g rice
• Dust bags

Course of action

The advantage of these bags of potpourri is that the rice also absorbs moisture. For this reason, it is one of the best options for neutralizing bad odor in your home.

• First, dry the citrus peels.
• Then cut them into several pieces and place them in the cloth bag.
• Then put the rice in the bag and close the bag.
• Finally, place the bag in the desired location. You can make several bags and place them in every corner of your closet as well as in other rooms in your house.

3. Bags of aromatic herbs

Fragrant herbs like lavender, rosemary and thyme are excellent for removing odors. You can use them in your closet to improve the smell and also ward off insects.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fragrant herbs you like (you can just use only one herb or combine different herbs)
• 5 cloves
• 50 g rice
• A dust bag

Course of action

• First cut the herbs and put them in the cloth bag.
• Then add rice and cloves to the bag.
• Finally, place the bag in the corner of your closet.

Also read: How to grow herbs: rosemary parsley and mint at home

4. Bags with scented candles

If you have always wanted to make use of the remaining pieces of scented candles, here is an application. You can make these very simple bags of potpourri. All you have to do is dry the melted wax.

Ingredients

• Dried wax from a scented candle (at least 50 g)
• Dust bag

Course of action

• First, collect the dried molten wax and crush it.
• Then place it in the cloth bag and close it.
• Finally, place the bag in your closet.
• The best way to use these is by placing several in different corners of your closet to make the fragrant smell last longer.

Do some of these look like something you would like to make?

Choose the bag that best suits you. You will instantly notice the difference in how your closet smells, without having to resort to chemical air fresheners.