Vacation season is approaching, which means long periods spent away from home. You hope to return from your journey, happy but exhausted, to a comforting home environment. Unfortunately, after a week of being unoccupied, most homes will smell stale — and at worst, downright stinky.
Don’t worry! We have a few tricks to keep your home smelling fresh after a vacation. Learn our best long-lasting home fragrance ideas below.
Clear out perishables
Spend the days leading up to your trip polishing off perishable leftovers and removing whatever can’t be finished before you go. Remember to check expiration dates on items that may spoil while you’re gone, like milk and eggs. You can freeze some items, such as cheese and ripe bananas; otherwise, donate what you won’t use to a friend or neighbor, or toss it in the trash. When the fridge is empty, take the opportunity to remove grime and crumbs from the shelves using Scentsy’s All-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate.
Empty the trash
It might be the most important step, but you’ll want to save this one for the last possible moment. Empty every trash bin in the house, leaving nothing but an empty liner in each can. Any garbage left behind may lead to funky smells! Use Scentsy Swipes to quickly wipe down the bins and impart a burst of fresh Scentsy fragrance.
Do the laundry
Avoid leaving dirty clothes in the hamper — not only will this make your home smell better, but you’ll also come home to one less chore (and let’s be real, post-vacation chores are 10 times harder than pre-vacation chores). Change your bedding and wash your sheets so you can collapse into a nice, clean bed after catching the red-eye home. And one more reminder: Leaving wet clothes in the wash can cause foul-smelling bacteria to grow, so make sure your washer and dryer are empty before you depart.
Use the full Scentsy Laundry lineup to maximize your fragrance power: Start with Laundry Liquid or Scentsy Suds, toss in a scoop of Washer Whiffs, then dry using Dryer Sheets or Dryer Disks. Use Scentsy Fresh on any fabrics that are hard to wash, like upholstery and curtains.
Use a Fragrance Flower or Scent Circle
Like all our Unplugged products, Scentsy Fragrance Flowers and Scent Circles don’t require electricity, making them the perfect fragrance solutions to eliminate stale odors while you’re away. Fragrance Flowers release scent for up to 60 days and are available in over 25 popular fragrances. A Fragrance Flower in your entryway will greet you with rejuvenating freshness the moment you walk in the door. Scent Circles may hang freely in various locations around your home, including closets, bathroom cabinets, mudrooms and more. Since they come in packs of three, place them wherever your home needs a touch of fragrance.
How do you refresh your home before leaving on vacation? Let us know in the comments!
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