If you have them, a blend of sandalwood and bergamot are lovely to use at Christmas - both are relaxing and calming and help get rid of tension, and I think they have the sort of perfume that the silk robes of the Magi would have smelled of ... .......................................and possibly l'eau de camel
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In the past when we had carpets and rugs (not now as we have laminate flooring) I used to make up a container (think a plastic yogurt pot with a plastic lid that I stabbed holes in) filled with bi-carb, added lavender essential oils and sprinkled liberally over the carpets and rugs, leave for half an hour (trying not to walk over) and hoover up. Was awesome for getting rid of pet smells and made the house smell loooovely!
We're also the same as most of you seen to be, our Christmas is homemade - right down to many of our decorations! Yesterday we dried some orange slices with cloves to make our advent table centre piece! Love is time of year
Have you tried Incense sticks Aym? I use them now and again and sometimes you get 2 packets for a £1, around 20/30 per packet. Sit them in a wee wooden dish in front of fire and light one or two whenever. some are quite strong and some are milder and they also do the christmasie smelling ones...?
I drive my missus nuts because I can't stand strong scents of any sort. Oddly the one exception to this is jasmine, despite the fact that it is a very heady scent.
Hyacinths, scented candles etc all set me off. My eyes stream, and it affects my breathing. I can't go anywhere near places selling things like Yankee candles, and Lush......... well!!!!!
Aym, dove put a link at the beginning of the thread. I just poke them into an orange and bobsyeruncle. The link shows you how to do it tastefully if you're that way inclined.
If you don't like the smell - unlikely- I suppose you could bung it in mulled wine
Not about christmas but I remember reading years ago that Indira Ghandi used to keep all orange peel and dry it on windowsills or by radiators and would put a few pieces into her bath as the hot tap was running. They would perfume the water and the oils would melt into the warm water and soften and perfume her skin.
Ive always meant to do that but never have ...
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I drop a few dribbles of my favourite essential oils onto a handkerchief and then pop it on the radiator for a quick fix.
If you have them, a blend of sandalwood and bergamot are lovely to use at Christmas - both are relaxing and calming and help get rid of tension, and I think they have the sort of perfume that the silk robes of the Magi would have smelled of ... .......................................and possibly l'eau de camel
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In the past when we had carpets and rugs (not now as we have laminate flooring) I used to make up a container (think a plastic yogurt pot with a plastic lid that I stabbed holes in) filled with bi-carb, added lavender essential oils and sprinkled liberally over the carpets and rugs, leave for half an hour (trying not to walk over) and hoover up. Was awesome for getting rid of pet smells and made the house smell loooovely!
We're also the same as most of you seen to be, our Christmas is homemade - right down to many of our decorations! Yesterday we dried some orange slices with cloves to make our advent table centre piece! Love is time of year
Have you tried Incense sticks Aym? I use them now and again and sometimes you get 2 packets for a £1, around 20/30 per packet. Sit them in a wee wooden dish in front of fire and light one or two whenever. some are quite strong and some are milder and they also do the christmasie smelling ones...?
I drive my missus nuts because I can't stand strong scents of any sort. Oddly the one exception to this is jasmine, despite the fact that it is a very heady scent.
Hyacinths, scented candles etc all set me off. My eyes stream, and it affects my breathing. I can't go anywhere near places selling things like Yankee candles, and Lush......... well!!!!!
Aym, dove put a link at the beginning of the thread. I just poke them into an orange and bobsyeruncle. The link shows you how to do it tastefully if you're that way inclined.
If you don't like the smell - unlikely- I suppose you could bung it in mulled wine
I like to make old-fashioned pomanders - stud an orange with cloves, hang it up somewhere and it smells lovely.
Try a bit of satsuma peel as well.
Not about christmas but I remember reading years ago that Indira Ghandi used to keep all orange peel and dry it on windowsills or by radiators and would put a few pieces into her bath as the hot tap was running. They would perfume the water and the oils would melt into the warm water and soften and perfume her skin.
Ive always meant to do that but never have ...
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Some lovely ideas, I'm just listening and learning, but I do wish OH would shut the lid on the bin when he's used it!