Make Your Own Car Freshener With Fragrance Oil

Car air fresheners can be made with essential and fragrance oils. This is a great way to cut down on needless chemicals and toxins and reduce your exposure to them. You can also use reusable containers and components that can be used time and again. For example, you can use a blank drink coaster, cut it to your desired shape, add a small hole for a hanging string, and then pour over a small amount of fragrance oil. You can also make a car air freshener with baking soda and essential oils or fragrance oils.

Using a blank drink coaster

This method is ideal if you want to avoid the needless chemicals and toxins that can be found in shop-bought air fresheners. It is also a good way to control what your kids and pets are exposed to. However, remember to provide adequate ventilation for your dog when using air fresheners in your car.

Adding a small hole for a hanging string

To make a car freshener with fragrance oil, you'll need a blank drink coaster. Cut it to your desired shape (or pass it through a craft die-cutting machine). Then, add a small hole for a hanging string. This step is important because you'll want to handle the coaster as little as possible once it's soaked in oil. The hole should be small enough that the string doesn't slip out, but large enough that you can thread it through easily. You can use a standard hole punch, or a craft knife if you're feeling confident. Once the hole is made, pop the coaster into a small, lidded tub and pour over a small amount of fragrance oil.

Using baking soda to neutralise stinks

Baking soda is a great way to neutralise nasty smells in your car. It works by stealing atoms from the molecular structure of offensive pongs, chemically modifying them, and neutralising their stink.

To make a car air freshener with baking soda, simply add a few drops of your chosen essential oil or fragrance oil to a small amount of baking soda. You can then place this mixture into a small, lidded container with holes poked in the lid, or a breathable fabric bag, and place it in your car.

If you want to get creative, you can make a hanging air freshener by cutting a blank drink coaster into your desired shape and adding a small hole for a hanging string. Pop it into a small, lidded tub and pour over a small amount of fragrance oil mixed with baking soda. Handle it as little as possible once it is soaked in oil.

You can also use wooden pegs as reusable car air fresheners. Simply add a few drops of essential oil to the pegs and place them in a plastic bag with a handful of fresh herbs (optional). Seal the bag and place it in your car. When you're finished, you can still use the pegs for your washing and then compost the wood and recycle the metal spring!

Using a clothespin

To start, put around 5 drops of your chosen essential oil onto the clothespin. If you want to add some extra fragrance, you can also put a handful of fresh herbs, such as mint leaves, into the plastic sandwich bag. The herbs will infuse with the scent of the oil, creating a fresh and invigorating smell. Seal the bag and place the clothespin inside. If you don't want to use herbs, you can simply use the sandwich bag to store your clothespin until you're ready to use it.

This method is not only effective, but it's also a great way to reuse items that you already have around the house. Once you're finished using the clothespin as a car freshener, you can still use it for its original purpose—hanging up your washing! After a couple of years, you can compost the wood and recycle the metal spring.

Using essential oils

You can make your own car air freshener with essential oils to cut down on needless chemicals and toxins and reduce your exposure to them. Using more natural products like essential oils is a more considered choice that gives you ultimate control over your environment.

One way to make a car air freshener with essential oils is to put around 5 drops of your essential oil of choice onto each clothespin. Place your clothespins into a plastic sandwich bag, along with a handful of fresh herbs (or not, it’s optional!) and seal the bag. You can also add a handful of fragrant mint leaves to the bag, which goes really well with the scent of orange oil. The orange and mint combination smells fresh, clean, and invigorating! If you choose to skip the herbs, use the sandwich bag to store your clothespins until you’re ready to use them.

Another way to make a car air freshener with essential oils is to use a blank drink coaster. Cut it to your desired shape (or pass it through a craft die-cutting machine). Then add a small hole for a hanging string. We do it at this point because we want to handle it as little as possible once it is soaked in oil. Pop it into a small, lidded tub, then simply pour over a small amount of fragrance oil.

You can also make a car air freshener with baking soda and essential oils. Baking soda steals atoms from the molecular structure of offensive pongs, chemically modifying them, to neutralize their stink. This is an ideal method if your car tends to have wet dogs, muddy kids, or last night's curry!

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