Mint and Lemon Air Freshener

Mint is a flavour that many people like, in teas, breath mints, ice-cream, cookies, gum, etc. I might be weird but I REALLY REALLY do not like mint. I would actually say 'no' to mint chocolate. (You have to know that I LOVE chocolate in almost any way, shape or form.) The only time I "like" mint is when I used it to repel ants in the kitchen. However, when we received a bunch of mint cuttings in the CSA basket, I was determined to use them constructively. So I searched for uses of fresh mint here and there. Then I came upon this - DIY mint and lemon air freshener.

At first, I tried to substitute the lemon with mandarin orange, thinking that any citrus would be comparable. I also wanted to save my lemons I had for making jams. Oh how I was very very wrong!! It appeared okay at the beginning. The mint was strong but the scent was pleasant in the house. However... after simmering all night in the crockpot, the liquid in the crockpot smelt like Chinese pickled mandarin oranges (咸金桔)!!!! If you have any idea what that is, you'd know that it does NOT smell like any air freshener at all.



I followed the instructions and used lemon the second time around.



I transferred the mixture into a crockpot, turned on low and left it uncovered through the night.

Using a crockpot allowed me to leave the liquid unattended during the night. The resulting scent is also much milder than if it had been simmering on the stove.


What is your favourite scent for air freshener?