Odour Removal

• Bathroom Odours
  Place a shallow dish of baking soda behind the toilet to absorb bathroom odours.
  
  

• Hand Odour
  To get rid of onion or garlic smells wet your hands in running water and then rub your fingers and palms briskly on the silver metal of yourstainless steel sink. Wash hands normally afterwards with hand soap and water.
  
  

• Kitty Litter
  To keep cat litter fresh smelling, mix baby powder in with the litter.
  
  

• Laundry Basket
  Place a fabric softener sheet in the bottom of your laundry basket (remember to change it weekly) You can also simply sprinkle some baking soda in the bottom of your basket and that will help absorb the odours as well.
  
  

• Room Odours
  Put a few drops of favourite perfume on the bulb of a table lamp and switch it on. The heat from the bulb will pass a fragrant aroma around the room. Also spray polish behind a radiator.
  
  

• Tobacco
  Place 1/2 inch of Baking Soda in the bottom of the ashtray to eliminate stale tobacco odours. Replace the Baking Soda when you empty the ashtray. Also a saucer of vinegar in the corner of your room will act as an air freshener. It will absorb odours such as cigarette smoke etc.
  
  

• Chopping Boards
  Apply a thick paste of bicarbonate of soda and water, leave for a few minutes, scrub thoroughly and rinse under a cold tap.
  
  

• Pet Pee & Vomit
  Club soda is a good product to put directly on the vomit or urine spot after first blotting up as much as possible and leave for approximately 5 minutes. and then blot the club soda. The club soda neutralizes the vomit or urine.
  
  

• Water in a vase
  If certain flowers cause the water in the vase to smell bad after a few days, add a tablespoon of household bleach to the water when you put the fresh flowers in. The water will stay fresh for at least a week and your flowers will last longer.
  
  

• Spoiled Food Odour
  Place a bowl of white vinegar on the counter for a few hours. The odour will disappear for good.
  

Odour Removal

• Cooking Odours
  To get rid of cooking smells, simmer a small pot of vinegar and water solution on the hob, the vinegar will absorb the odour.
  
  
• Refrigerator odours
  A dab of orange, lemon or vanilla extract on a small piece of cotton placed inside your fridge will keep it smelling sweet.
  
  
• Kitchen Drains
  A nasty odour coming from your sink in the kitchen it will be your drain needing a freshen up. Pour a cup of vinegar down the plug hole, let stand for 30 minutes and then flush with cold water.
  
  
• Microwave Ovens
  To freshen up and dispel any lingering smells in your microwave, put a bowl, half filled with water in the microwave with 3 or 4 slices of lemon in it. Cook on full power for 30 seconds.
  
  
• Lunchbox Odours
  Soak a piece of bread in vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox over night. All the odours will have gone.
  
  
• Pet Bedding
  Eliminate odours from pet bedding by sprinkling liberally with Baking Soda, wait 15 minutes or longer for stronger odours, then vacuum. Baking Soda is non-toxic and safe to use around your pets.
  
  
• Bad Breath
  Chew fresh parsley after eating a meal. This fragrant herb contains an antiseptic that kills bacteria in the mouth. It's effective against garlic and onions too, as are mint leaves. If in doubt see your dentist.
  
  
• Oven Odours
  To remove the odour from the oven place a bowl of vinegar in the oven an leave for a while. The vinegar will absorb the smell.
  
  
• Linen Closet
  In the linen closet place cotton balls that have been sprayed with your favourite scent. Once they are dry place them in corners and on the shelves.
  
  
• Trainers
  Take a few teaspoons of baking soda and put in the centre of a cotton cloth. Tie the cloth and rubber band the edges securely creating a baking soda sachet, which you put in the trainers overnight as well. These sachets can be used over and over in any kind of shoe.