Have you ever noticed a foul smell in the kitchen? There are a few potential sources, but when you scrub away on those dishes or wipe down the sink area the smell intensifies. You may even put your face down into the sink and realize that the source is your garbage disposal. Don’t worry, because this is an extremely common occurrence. How do you get rid of the smell, though?

Some people have their tricks to get rid of foul garbage disposal odors, but not many last for very long. Fortunately, you can use all natural disposal fresheners that help eliminate smells and bacteria. The great thing about the freshener pods in this article is that they take less than an hour to make. They are completely natural and safe for the environment. Another major plus is that they won’t release harmful chemicals into your home. How do they do that? Continue reading to find out!

Baking Soda

Baking soda has a long list of benefits, and it seems that more and more people find unique ways to use it. On its own, baking soda can help remove odors from almost anything, be it a damp carpet or funky garbage disposal. Sprinkling baking soda in shoes can also help reduce fouls odors. The reason it can do this is because most smells are acidic. Baking soda is a natural base, helping to neutralize the acids that cause bad smells.

Salt

Salt is a mild antiseptic that works to cut through grease. It also has the ability to lift stains and eliminate odors. The great thing about salt is that it’s non-toxic, inexpensive, and readily available. Some people pour rock salt and ice down the garbage disposal and run it to help clean grime or bacteria off the blades. This powerful duo also helps to break up or dislodge food particles and excess debris in the disposal. 

Lemon Essential Oil

Each essential oil has its own set of benefits that can benefit your body or home. Many people use them for aromatherapy benefits, but some are beneficial for non-toxic cleaning products. Lemon essential oil, for example, exhibits a powerful aroma that contributes to a fresher smelling space. The astringent and disinfectant properties help to fight grime and eliminate funky or musty odors from the air. 

DIY Garbage Disposal Fresheners

Ingredients:

• 1 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3/4 cup liquid Castile soap
• 30 drops lemon essential oil
• 1/4 cup filtered water

Instructions:

• Pour the baking soda and salt into a bowl and mix well to combine. 
• Add the Castile soap and essential oil to the same bowl, and then pour in the water, one tablespoon at a time. 
• Continue to mix while you add the water until the mixture resembles wet sand. 
• If you add too much water, you can add a little more baking soda to achieve the wet sand texture.
• Pack the mixture into a silicone ice tray so you have little cubes. Let the molds set for about 24 hours. 
• Carefully pop them out of the molds and store the refreshers in a glass jar. 
• When ready to use, pop one refresher into the garbage disposal. Run a steady cold stream of water into the disposal and turn on the disposal for one minute. You should find that the smell disappears. 

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When you gotta go, you gotta go, but that doesn’t mean you have to leave a horrid stench behind in the bathroom. If you have guests over at your house or need to conceal the smell at the office bathroom, there is an easy solution to the problem. There’s no need for aromatic candles or air fresheners, both of which contain harmful chemicals that worsen indoor air quality. You just need a couple essential oils!

The odor eliminator sprays to get rid of the smell of poo are very popular nowadays. There are funny commercials that say a few spritzes in the toilet bowl before you do the deed will mask the smell. These sprays contain dozens of essential oils and other ingredients. Plus, they cost a pretty penny for how easy they are to make. 

A Quick Note

The reason we don’t recommend air fresheners is because they don’t work. The bathroom ends up smelling like a horrible combination of poop and whatever the air freshener scent is. That’s not the main reason we discourage people from using air fresheners, though. Air fresheners emit hazardous pollutants that you can inhale and absorb into the bloodstream. From a health standpoint, the use of air fresheners has been linked to asthma attacks, infant illness, migraine headaches, and breathing difficulties. Click here to learn more about that. 

Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon essential oil offers a refreshing, clean citrus scent that serves as a natural deodorizer. In the world of essential oils, it’s praised for the purifying properties. Lemon essential oil works to naturally eliminate strong aromas from foul trashcans, cigarette smoke, and smelly shoes. If any stale or musty aromas linger in the air, you can count on lemon essential oil to eliminate them. The limonene content works to extract odors from the air and neutralize them. This helps to leave the room smelling clean and fresh.

Lavender Essential Oil

Some people get a little obsessive about lavender essential oil, but we understand why. It’s absolutely amazing! It has calming properties that can promote healthier sleep, but it also works as a great odor eliminator. If you want to banish bad odors from the bathroom, lavender essential oil can help. Skip the chemical aerosol sprays and let lavender essential oil permeate the bathroom. It has natural deodorizing properties that not only make the bathroom smell good, but also create a calmer atmosphere. 

DIY Bathroom Spray

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces distilled water
• 20 drops lemon essential oil
• 20 drops lavender essential oil
• 4-ounce amber glass spray bottle

Instructions:

• Add all of the ingredients to the amber glass spray bottle. Make sure to add the oils first!
• The reason you use an amber spray bottle, or dark-colored glass bottle, is because it helps the essential oils stay fresh for a lot longer.
• Shake the bottle and then it is ready to go. You will have to shake it up before each use. 
• Spray about 3-4 times on the surface of the toilet water before you do your business. 

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Have you ever had to deal with smelly shoes? Imagine you are relaxing in your house and your significant other gets home, only to remove his or her shoes and stink up the room with an intrusive, pungent odor. It is annoying and it is hard to address without being hurtful. It doesn’t have to be a tricky situation because we have an amazing solution to the problem.

Common Causes of Shoe Odor

Most people don’t have the luxury of changing their shoes ever couple hours. This means that your feet are in the same shoes all day long, which can cause your feet to sweat, especially if it is hot outside. This warm, moist environment inside your shoes is essentially a paradise for bacteria. Your feet may sweat due to the material of the insole or because you aren’t wearing socks. Either way, bacteria go crazy and the result is a foul smell.

Rather than using a chemical spray to get rid of the odor, it is easy to neutralize the smell with natural ingredients. The spray in this article contains essential oils, distilled water, and witch hazel. The essential oils are filled with antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties that work to deodorize the shoes. Witch hazel also contains antimicrobial and antibacterial properties that help to get rid of shoe odor. Try using the spray and let us know if it gets rid of the smell, provided your shoes stink.

Ingredients:

• 5 ounce spray bottle
• Distilled water
• Unscented witch hazel
• 6 drops peppermint essential oil
• 4 drops tea tree essential oil
• 2 drops eucalyptus essential oil
• 1 drop thyme essential oil

Instructions:

• Fill the spray bottle halfway with unscented witch hazel.
• Pour distilled water in the same bottle until it is almost full.
• Add the essential oils the spray bottle and shake well.
• When you want to use the spray, shake well before each use. Lightly spray the insides of the shoes, ensuring that you get the toe as well because that is were a lot of germs can exist. Let the shoes dry before wearing them again.
• You can also use this spray to deodorize sports gear or gym bags.

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Everyone sweats and produces an unpleasant smell that we have come to know as body odor, also known as bromhidrosis.  It is a distinctive, usually stinky, scent that occurs when a person sweats. Body odor can be the result of too much sweating, and a person can even be unaware of his/her body odor. This can be a sign of poor hygiene, but could also be related to a more serious issue. Body odor is more common in men than women and children usually don’t develop body odor until puberty. This is because the hormones stimulate the child’s sweat glands and oils under the armpits and genital region.

Eccrine Glands

These are found all over the body and produce a salt solution when the body increases its temperature. This is normally odorless sweat, but it can start to smell if bacteria break down this sweat. It can also start to smell after consuming certain foods, alcohol, or medications.

Apocrine Glands

These glands are typically found in the armpits, breasts, or genital region. They produce a thicker sweat that contains a “personal scent.” At first, apocrine sweat is odorless, but bacteria that live on the skin break it down within an hour to produce an offensive odor. If you produce more apocrine sweat or have more bacteria on the skin, the scent will be more potent.

Symptoms of Body Odor

Some people sweat more and others sweat less, and certain people smell and others don’t. This is mostly attributed to how efficiently people digest foods. Symptoms of body odor can be:

• Night Sweats
• Unpleasant scent (usually all the time)
• Unexplained or Excessive Sweating
• Cold Hands
• Weight Loss

Causes of Body Odor

Sweat itself is essentially odorless to people. Body odor is caused by bacteria on the skin breaking down sweat into acids. The genitals and armpits tend to smell worse because those sweat glands produce oils and proteins, which bacteria feed on. Certain people inherit a tendency to sweat more than others and sweat on their hands and feet, in addition to their armpits and genital region. People with poor eating habits tend to smell worse because the body cannot efficiently break down foods like meat, fish, eggs, dairy, wheat, or processed foods. Some common causes include:

• Poor Hygiene
• Unhealthy Diet
• Genetics
• Hormonal Changes
• Medication (a side effect may include excessive sweating)
• Bacteria
• Poor Digestion

Natural Remedies

Maintain Personal Hygiene

One of the best ways to treat body odor is to maintain good personal hygiene. Washing regularly, wearing clean clothes, and changing sheets frequently can curb the foul smells of body odor.

Stay Hydrated

Drinking the right amount of water can make a difference in the way one smells. It’s suggested to consume eight 8oz. glasses of water each day to stay properly hydrated. A great way to remember how much water to drink is to halve your body weight and drink it in ounces of water per day. This means that if you weigh 150lbs, your water intake should be 75oz. daily.

Make A Dietary Change

Making a change in your diet can also improve the way you smell. If you eat processed foods, fried foods, alcohol, genetically engineered foods, sugar, meat, dairy products, and salt, then you will be sweating these toxins out, making your sweat more desirable to bacteria. Eating raw vegetables and fruit, raw nuts and seeds, and whole oats like barley or buckwheat can help improve digestion, ultimately helping to improve body odor.

Don’t Do Dairy

Roughly 30 million Americans are lactose intolerant and a lot of people cannot properly digest dairy products. A lot of people can’t break down tyrosinemia, an amino acid in dairy, meat, fish, eggs, and wheat, and that can cause the body to smell like boiled cabbage. In addition to contributing to body odor, consuming lactose can also increase your risk of diabetes.

Improve Digestion

Poor digestion is commonly the cause of body odor. Consuming foods high in probiotics can help the digestive system function smoothly and improve overall body odor. Apple cider vinegar and water can be a great digestive aid. Try to mix one or two tablespoons of raw apple cider vinegar in one cup of alkaline water and drink that about 30 minutes before you eat a meal.

Decrease Stress

If you are stressed out you can emit some strong odors. Stress hormones contain lipids and proteins that bacteria, which naturally exist on your skin, love to feed on. The bacteria then produce a smelly waste and you end up not smelling that great. To help decrease your stress, it is beneficial to try yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, Tai Chi, acupuncture, or massage therapy.

Wear Loose Clothing

A lot of people like to wear clothes that are made of spandex, leather, or other non-cotton materials. These materials make it difficult for your pores to breathe, trapping the sweat against the skin. Let your skin breath a little with some soft cotton clothes and that may help you smell better.

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Your legs and your feet take beating every day. Whether you stand up for eight hours at work, confine your feet in heels at functions, or go hiking for hours on end, it is important to care for your feet. While we advocate foam rolling your legs for muscle and pain relief, you can do something else to soothe and cool down your feet.

Let us introduce you to a cooling leg and foot butter that can help eliminate odor and relieve tension. This natural butter has some amazing health properties, too! The essential oils (peppermint, eucalyptus, and tea tree) have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiseptic properties that can benefit your skin and kill odors.

This cooling butter also contains coconut oil, which helps to moisturize your skin. It also contains antiviral and antibacterial properties. Vitamin E oil is often used in beauty products because it has a lot of antioxidants, which benefit skin conditions like eczema, stretch marks, or psoriasis. This DIY butter also calls for mango butter, which is pressed from fresh mango fruit. Mango helps to moisturize and soften your skin.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup organic coconut oil
• ¼ cup mango butter
• 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil
• 15 drops tea tree oil
• 5 drops eucalyptus oil
• 15 drops peppermint oil

Instructions

• Melt the coconut oil and mango butter in a glass jar in the sun. You can also place a metal mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water to melt them faster. As soon as it is melted, remove from the heat.
• Stir the vitamin E oil and other essential oils into the melted mixture and then allow it to cool to room temperature. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for a few minutes to speed up the cooling process.
• Whisk the room temperature mixture until it is light in color. It will start out as a light yellow and should fad to ivory when whisked.
• Store this in an airtight container and use it within 3 months. You can store it in the fridge or leave it out at room temperature.

When you want to use this cooling butter, apply it in between your toes and rub it on your legs. It feels amazing, especially on hot and tired feet and legs! For extra cooling, apply this to your feet at night, put on a pair of cotton socks, and you’ll wake up with super soft feet.

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