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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Ottilie Blackhall

This Forgotten Victorian Trick Makes Your Home Smell Incredible – And It Only Requires 2 Ingredients

Bright and colorful patterned living room with blue walls, a blue chair, white couch, blue lamp, white coffee table with flowers, and patterned blankets, cushions, pouffe, table, lamp shade and vases.

To scent your space, you might light your favorite candle or use a fruity essential oil in your diffuser. But, as our home fragrance experts agree, there's a natural Victorian way to scent your home, which requires minimal effort and just two ingredients, currently making a comeback.

While modern DIY smelling salts are not the same formulation as those used within the Victorian era in the 19th Century, which typically included ammonia, they are a modern twist that is perfect for non-toxic living.

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