How to Remove Bathroom Odors

How to Remove Bathroom Odors

ByOrganic Aromas

When you marry someone, you promise to take the good and the bad. Surely, that doesn’t mean inhaling the toxic fumes that stay long after your partner has left the toilet after going number two. Here is some good news: you don’t need to hold your breath anymore whenever you go near or into the toilet after your partner. Follow our tips for removing bathroom odors with essential oils.

Why Use Essential Oils For Bathroom Odors?

Some essential oils have anti-bacterial and anti-septic abilities that enable them to fight germs or bacteria that cause odor. Essential oils do not only make a room smell great by masking the odor. In addition to having fresh aromas, essential oils also inhibit the growth or the action of microorganisms that cause odor. Read until the end of this article to find out which essential oils do this job well.

How To Use Essential Oils To Remove Number 2 Odor

1. Drop Essential Oil Into The Toilet Bowl

This first tip is useful for keeping your bathroom smelling fresh all day. Add 2 to 3 drops of essential oil into the toilet bowl water after each flush so that the stink does not stick. Encourage your partner (and kids) to do this after going number 1 and especially after going number 2.

2. A Few Drops In The Toilet Paper Core

Add a few drops of essential oil into the core of your toilet paper roll. This way, even if your hubby forgets to drop essential oil into the toilet bowl water, the fragrance of essential oil will be released when he uses the toilet paper. It will be like a breath of fresh air.

3. Use Your Nebulizing Diffuser

A nebulizing diffuser is a powerful tool for releasing the fragrance of essential oils. Take advantage of this by taking your Nebulizing Diffuser into the bathroom once your husband is done. Better yet encourage him to take the diffuser with him while he does his business. This will allow the essential oil to combat the nasty smell before it saturates the bathroom.

The Mobile-Mini 2.0 Nebulizing Diffuser is ideal for this purpose because it’s easy to carry to the toilet whenever it is needed. It also does not need to be plugged, so you can position it strategically.

How to Remove Bathroom Odors

4. Make An Aromatherapy Air Freshener

Complement these efforts to keep odor in check with an aromatherapy air freshener. Spray the air freshener once your husband is done with his business. You can also spray this in the area near the bathroom to prevent the odor from seeping into the next room. Alternatively, you could train your family to spray this air freshener after every use.

How to make an aromatherapy air freshener:

Combine ½ cup distilled water, 8 drops lemon, 8 drops of eucalyptus, and 3 drops of lavender. Transfer to a spray bottle.

Shake the spray bottle before using.

This kind of aromatherapy air freshener has many functions. Not only can it clean and deodorize but it also keep pests at bay too.

5. Drop Toilet Fizzers Into The Toilet Bowl

You can make toilet fizzers or toilet bombs, which anyone can drop into the toilet bowl before they go. The toilet fizzer will release a fresh scent that will mask the unpleasant scent of your husband’s business. If the odor is too much, he can drop another fizzer to help. Toilet fizzers are easy to make.

Mix 1 cup of baking soda with ¼ cup of citric acid, and a total of 40 drops of your favorite odor-busting essential oils. Once the mixture is mixed well, slowly spray vinegar while mixing. Spray only until the mixture starts to clump up. Then, scoop the mixture into a mold and let it dry for 3 days. Store the toilet fizzers in a jar by your toilet.

Another great thing about toilet fizzers is that all the ingredients that make it up also clean your toilet. You could even use these only to clean the toilet—drop one, let it fizz out, then flush the toilet.

Best Essential Oils For Removing Bathroom Odors

Whether you’re using a nebulizing diffuser or making an aromatherapy air freshener, these are the best essential oils for combating bathroom odors.

These essential oils can be used alone or together. Making your own blend creates a new, unique scent, as well as combines their abilities. You can also use an essential oil blend like Ocean Breeze or Harmony.

Potential Dangers of using Chemical Cleansers

Many of our homes are filled with disinfectants and cleansers that can contain chemicals that can be potentially toxic to our pets and in some cases our families. Please take caution and read the labels carefully to ensure a safe environment in your home. 

Final Thoughts

You don’t have to tolerate the nasty odor that lingers after your husband does his business in the toilet. You don’t even have to make an effort to make the scent dissipate—you can teach your husband and other people in the family to practice bringing the nebulizing diffuser to the toilet, spraying the air freshener, and dropping toilet fizzers whenever they go, while some of these tips can be done way before the deed happens. It’s time you harness the power of nature whenever nature calls.

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48 Comments

  1. I think this article or recipe combination is quite clever on the part of the writer . Not once they suggested which CITRIC ACID WAS USED, meanwhile they gave all the information on the other ingredients. Not everyone know about CITRIC ACID in case you did not know. I am glad I came across this article because the CITRIC ACID INFORMATION is quite important. So please tell us about that.

  3. Hi! Please tell us how much vinegar to use in the toilet fizzer recipe. I’m interested in making these fizzers.

    Also, will the essential oils being dropped directly into the toilet on their own cause it to need to be cleaned more often? That was a side-effect of the commercially available toilet drops I used, so I discontinued using that product.

    Thank you.

  43. Essential oils are great to keep the air fresh and remove odors. Some of them (like eucalyptus, peppermint, lavender) have antibacterial properties which can fight off germs. They are friendlier cleaning alternatives.

  44. Feeling my husband and I have been diffusing Cinnamon Leaf essential oil in our bathroom. Not only does it make it smell clean and inviting, but it also gives a great sense of concentration, And a wonderful transitioning feel of seasons. Every guest we have, always comments on the scent.

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