Would you like to learn how to make your home smell like pumpkin without toxic chemicals? Then keep reading. Many people reach immediately for toxic candles and other synthetic chemicals to make their homes smell like pumpkin, apples, cranberries and other fall scents. However, there are other natural ways to create these kinds of smells without toxins.
First, read my blog post about Why I No Longer Burn Candles.
Second, consider using actual pumpkin to create a pumpkin smell. You can bake a pumpkin and the smell will fill the entire house for at least a few days.
Third, you can create a natural room spray with essential oils that can create a pumpkin like smell or another similar fall smell. There is no actual pumpkin essential oil, but some of them have smells that can mimic a similar smell. This includes essential oils such as cinnamon, cassia, clove, vanilla, citronella and other similar essential oils. You can also diffuse this essential oils with an essential oil diffuser.
Fourth, Make a potpourri out of pieces of pumpkin, apple, cranberry and other fall scents. You can then boil these fragments of spices, herbs, fruit and pumpkin on the stove with water in a large pot and the smell will be everywhere for at least a few days. The bonus to using this method to make your home smell like pumpkin without toxic chemicals, is that you can if you do it right, drink the liquid afterwords as a tea.
Fifth, get a pumpkin spice tea or other fall smell related tea and when you create the tea, the smell will fill your home.
These are just a few ideas of many to help you limit the toxins you use in your home. The reality is that most store bought candles, air fresheners, plugins etc are full of toxic chemicals that can effect your lungs, brain, digestive system, sleep and more. So you really want to avoid using these.
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