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How to get rid of unpleasant odors in the house

Odors in the home environment are not always pleasant. But in addition to deodorizing aerosols, with which they are easily eliminated, there are ways to get rid of unpleasant odors using improvised household products.

Most often, the source of unpleasant odors are:

A refrigerator that is rarely cleaned;
Old plastic dishes;
Kitchen sink drain hole;
Garbage can;
Frying pans and similar utensils for frying with old carbon deposits.

The appearance of unpleasant odors from these sources cannot be camouflaged with an aerosol, but you can use several useful techniques to eliminate these sources of unpleasant odors. And if you regularly use home odor removal skills, they will stop appearing.

A refrigerator that is rarely washed tends to smell, despite all the automatic defrosting systems of the refrigeration chambers and their drying by built-in fans. The reason for this is the fact that almost all internal surfaces of the refrigerator have a plastic base, and plastic easily absorbs substances from the condensate in the refrigerator and turns into a source of odor distribution.

Plastic tableware (especially old ones) has the same property - glasses, cups, bowls, bread bins, fruit bowls, cutting boards, containers for storing cooked and dry products have their own expiration date and can turn into a source of unpleasant odor over time.

Detergents for dishes and kitchen surfaces are not so reactive as to neutralize substances absorbed into the surface layers of plastic. But a solution of citric acid or a solution of table vinegar (6-9%) is quite capable of handling such a task. It is enough to wet a rag or cotton wool in such solutions and wipe the plastic to eliminate unpleasant odors. A lemon peel (slightly crushed) will also do, which will help neutralize unpleasant odors from the surface of the plastic and prevent their appearance.

The drain hole in the kitchen sink will stop emitting unpleasant odors if you regularly pour a boiling solution of caustic soda into it, prepared in the proportion of two tablespoons of caustic soda per 0.3 gallons of water.

The garbage can is a very problematic source of unpleasant odors. But in order to avoid throwing out the garbage can bag with its contents every two to three hours, it is necessary to wrap each portion of food waste in a small sealed bag and put it in the garbage can until it is full. In such cases, citrus peels placed in each small portioned garbage bag help.

Old carbon deposits on frying pans, despite washing them with special detergents, manage to retain oil residues, which turns such pans into a source of unpleasant odors, which are simply the smell of rancid oil. To eliminate this odor, you need to boil water in such pans with a tablespoon of 9% vinegar, which will act as an acid and dissolve the remains of fat inclusions hidden in the carbon deposits. Then such pans are washed with running water to rinse out the vinegar solution.

Very simple methods of getting rid of unpleasant odors in the house will help to maintain a good atmosphere and maintain hygiene of the home without the use of expensive detergents.