Without proper deodorizing and cleaning measures, your living space will be very susceptible to odors and mold. In addition, a long closure or frequent opening of the air conditioner will prevent the air in the house from circulating, causing various types of respiratory diseases and allergies.

Not only does this affect your current quality of life, but it also impacts the health and immune systems of your family members.

Ensure a well-ventilated living space

To make the living space more breathable, especially in the hot seasons, you can try the following:

Cleaning furniture

The first factor to have a clean and beautiful living space is to keep the house clean. Not cleaning the furniture for a long time is one of the reasons why your room becomes mysterious and smells of mold. Schedule and start cleaning furniture such as furniture, sofas, carpets, bedding, mattresses, tables… For example, you can use specialized cleaning solutions for wood, carpets and change blankets regularly.

Limit the use of electrical appliances

Electronic devices such as televisions, fans, computers, air conditioners … during use will generate a large amount of heat, making the room susceptible to hot cellars. Turn them off when not in use. In addition, you can also replace incandescent lamps with fluorescent or led lamps to save electricity and protect the environment.

Open and close the window at the appropriate time

When to open and close windows during the day depends on where you live. If your windows are in the west, then in the afternoon the amount of heat your room receives will be very large. For this case, you can install or glue light-colored curtains to limit the heat energy from the outdoors.

After a cool night, the morning is the right time to open the door to clean and fresh air, especially, 5-6 hours is the cleanest time of the day. In the evening, when the temperature becomes cool and the wind blows more, you should also turn off the air conditioner and take advantage of the wind to ventilate. Remember to open at least 2 doors so that the wind can blow in and out one way, carrying a bad smell in your room. In addition, after the rain, the air will become airy, you can also open the window at this time.

Deodorize and scent the room

Besides keeping the house well ventilated, you should also pay attention to deodorizing so that the house always smells fresh and clean. You can refer to the following tips:

Growing indoor plants

Not only creating green areas, fighting eye strain, bringing moments of relaxation and stress relief, growing ornamental plants indoors also helps to purify harmful gases. For example, for the kitchen, you can plant ferns to deodorize smoke and food. In the bathroom, placing a mint pot will have a very good deodorizing and bactericidal effect. In addition, you can refer to air filter plants such as orchid, betel nut, tiger tongue … and fragrance plants such as lavender, rosemary…

Aromatherapy aromas in the house

In addition to natural plants, you should not ignore herbs such as rosemary, rosemary, dried herbs … to eliminate unpleasant odors and spread scents in the house.

Besides, scented essential oils, candles and incense, hanging wax are also options worth considering. You can place them in any location in the house, however, it is recommended to ensure balanced factors between the area of the house and the proportion of aromas to use, avoiding abuse, harm to health.

Use fruits

Citrus fruits, when utilized, will bring a light aroma to the kitchen and bedroom. After eating, you can keep the shell for steaming, put it in the refrigerator or put it in a vacuum bag when cleaning carpets and sofas. You can puree lemon, orange peel or pomelo peel and put it in the filter of the sink to remove rancid odors; take advantage of fragrant fruit to make incense candles in the bedroom and living room, and lemongrass to deodorize the kitchen.

Take advantage of the types of pulp

One of the factors that is both economical and convenient for you to deodorize in the house is to reuse tea grounds, coffee grounds … After drying these types of pulp, put them in bags, bowls, small jars … and put in places like bathrooms, shoe cabinets, refrigerators because they have a very good deodorizing and anti-bacterial effect.