The smell of a new car is one of the best feelings that most people say they experience when opening a vehicle fresh from the dealership. This characteristic aroma comes from the release, at room temperature, of various types of volatile compounds, which some studies indicate may contain carcinogenic elements, and disappears over time.
The use of the car means that as kilometers are traveled, the cabin loses that smell that indicates that all the elements are new. External agents, such as pollution or pollen from trees, sneak into the interior of the car where leftover food, the sweat of the occupants or tobacco smoke already form a set of very unpleasant odors for the driver. and the rest of the travelers. This situation can be further aggravated in the case of regularly transporting pets or products that give off strong odors.
To remedy the bad smell in the car, the fastest and easiest method is to place an air freshener. The market offers a wide selection of air fresheners with aromas of all kinds so that the user can choose the one they like best. However, many times the fragrance that these products emanate is usually very heavy, so the remedy does not end up being as effective as it was intended.
If we find that the aroma of the commercial air freshener is very strong, we can resort to a homemade trick to obtain a natural air freshener, as El Cozinante explains on his Tik-Tok account. It is enough to get a small amount of essential oil, a product that we can buy in any herbalist, and impregnate with a few drops of this liquid a wooden peg that we use to hang clothes.
We place the clamp on the air conditioning outlet duct and, as the tiktoker says, “we already have a natural air freshener that smells wonderful.” To make the video, El Cozinante has chosen an orange essential oil. But we can also select the one we like the most from a wide range of aromas: lavender, rosemary, sage, cinnamon, citrus, etc.
The remedy, apart from providing us with a fragrance that we like, is very cheap. It must be borne in mind that a bottle of essential oil like the one shown by the author of the video costs approximately 3.5 euros and that a couple of drops are enough to impregnate the clamp and achieve the desired objective.
This same operation can also be carried out to remove the bad smell from the car by putting a few drops of our favorite perfume on the caliper. But in this case, the aroma of the fragrance will not be as long-lasting and it will be necessary to pour more liquid more frequently. In any case, it is a much more expensive option due to the high price of most perfumes.
If the homemade air freshener trick is not enough to eliminate bad odors from the passenger compartment, there are always other remedies to try to correct them, without the need to carry out a thorough cleaning of the upholstery, mats and other elements inside the car. To eliminate the smell of food, for example, there is nothing better than spreading some coffee beans under the seats, since its aroma will end up neutralizing those unpleasant aromas.
When it comes to removing the smell of vomit, we must sprinkle baking soda on the seats and the floor of the car and let it act on its own for a period of 8 to 12 hours. After this time, it will be enough to vacuum the remains of the bicarbonate and spray the upholstery and the mats with a mixture of water and lemon.
