• A home that’s cleaned on a regular basis won’t smell icky. Prevention is worth the most in this situation.

• Air out your home. There’s a balance of how often to air out your home with energy costs. Obviously you won’t want to leave your window open all day in the dead of winter or blaze of summer. But at least once a day open your windows for a bit.

• Look for natural incense — i.e. derived from natural resins, gums, essential oils, flowers, woods, powders and other botanicals. Try Mountain Rose Herbs or my favorite, New Mexico Cedar-Pinon Incense; it reminds me of Santa Fe or Red Lodge Montana.

• Get an inexpensive and reusable oil burner and boil organic essential oils around the house. Alternatively you can boil some water and add bulk cinnamon sticks, cloves, and orange peels. This is a good holiday scent but I burn it year round.

• Make homemade potpourri.

• Place cedar blocks or dried lavender in your closets and drawers.

There are more ways to naturally freshen your house that don’t rely on chemicals — but this should get you going.

What can you think of?

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