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Old 06-27-2016, 08:25 AM
 
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The idea of baking soda in the fridge is not to cover up bad smells, it's to absorb ALL odors so they don't mingle. I have a box of baking soda in my fridge but when something is bad, nothing will cover it up.


I was in the hospital for two weeks. When I got home, my son and I had to deal with a package of chicken that I had removed from the freezer the day I was hauled off to the ER and admitted. I had put it in the fridge to thaw (thank you Lord!) and it was a terrible smell. All the baking soda on Earth wouldn't have absorbed that stench!
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Old 06-27-2016, 08:36 AM
 
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My wife picks up rose petals in the yard, places hen n a small tray and leaves them around the house.
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Old 06-27-2016, 09:08 AM
 
Location: NYC-LBI-PHL
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Beeswax candles clean the air. They're all natural and non toxic. Better than any scented candle or spray at cleaning the air without harming anyone.

Last edited by 5-all; 06-27-2016 at 09:24 AM..
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Old 06-27-2016, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Chicago area
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Giving my boys a weekly bath and washing their beds every week and cleaning out the litter box every day helps keep the house smelling clean.

There's nothing better then open windows and a clean house.

Okay those chocolate chip cookies or bread baking smells great too.
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Old 06-27-2016, 09:26 AM
 
Location: In a little house on the prairie - literally
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Softener sheets are hazardous to health.. please tell her not to use them in the house ..or should I say ask... for her own sake..https://branchbasics.com/blog/2015/0...ric-softeners/
Give us a break! That is a pseudo-science treatise from a company that wants to sell it's own product. Try finding something credible.

Dryer Sheets Full of Toxic Chemicals? : snopes.com

Half way down is this sentence:

None of the purported toxins were present in a popular brand of fabric softener.
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Old 06-27-2016, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Glasgow Scotland
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Give us a break! That is a pseudo-science treatise from a company that wants to sell it's own product. Try finding something credible.

Dryer Sheets Full of Toxic Chemicals? : snopes.com

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None of the purported toxins were present in a popular brand of fabric softener.UP to you.....
If you wont listen then I cant help... go on to Allergy UK.. or any reputable site who arent selling their own brand... and have a read..http://ourlittleplace.com/multiple-c...bric-softenersIm trying to help others to stay healthy...

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Old 06-27-2016, 03:25 PM
 
Location: In a little house on the prairie - literally
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If you wont listen then I cant help... go on to Allergy UK.. or any reputable site who arent selling their own brand... and have a read..Health Risks of Fabric Softeners - Our Little PlaceIm trying to help others to stay healthy...
Again, nothing credible.

The one link refers to a 26 year old article, and does not work. The second one is a self serving blog.

No. Credible. Citations.

Look, when someone spreads fear and 'information', it is our duty to follow it up to see if it is credible. When nothing indicates it is, then those that follow that FUD factor are no better than the anti-vaxers.
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Old 06-27-2016, 03:52 PM
 
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I have a couple of ceramic "rings" that sit on light bulbs. Depending on the season I put a few drops of essential oils and when the light is on, it heats them up and difusses them. Same concept as what a poster said about oils and a warmer, but this way you can put them throughout the house and the rings are very inexpensive. I have used lilac, people, honeysuckle, plumeria in the spring and summer, and clove, cinnamon, cedar and pine in the fall and winter.
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Old 06-27-2016, 04:46 PM
 
Location: In a chartreuse microbus
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I have a couple of ceramic "rings" that sit on light bulbs. Depending on the season I put a few drops of essential oils and when the light is on, it heats them up and difusses them. Same concept as what a poster said about oils and a warmer, but this way you can put them throughout the house and the rings are very inexpensive. I have used lilac, people, honeysuckle, plumeria in the spring and summer, and clove, cinnamon, cedar and pine in the fall and winter.


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Old 06-27-2016, 06:48 PM
 
Location: Eastern Oregon
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Put spices in a pan on the stove. Cinnamon, cloves, etc. Let them simmer (note: pan must also have *water* in it!).
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