Vanilla Extract: Your Go-to Solution for Nicer Smell

Are you one of those people who are very particular about how their house smells? Are you also
a fan of freshly baked cakes and cookies? Are you willing to make a natural air freshener at
home? Then you should go ahead as I’m about to tell you how to make your house smell good
with vanilla extract. The essence of vanilla is a soothing one. It reminds us of our childhood,
especially the memory of our mother baking cakes in the evening and dividing it among me and
my siblings. You can soothe yourself by making your house smell like vanilla.

Also, if you feel your room has a bad odor, what to do? A special guest is visiting and you need
your house to smell good. But the guest is on his way and you do not have much time. What to
do? If you want solutions to these problems with simply some vanilla extract, then go through
this piece.

Vanilla essence: where it comes from?

Vanilla essence is made of a kind of tropical orchid. This orchid is harvested in firms and vines.
The people work very hard in harvesting vanilla as they have to pollinate the flowers by hand. A
flower gives a pod and the pod ripens in eight to nine months. The beans are then cured in an
elaborate process. Finally, the cured pods are grounded you get your most favorite essence of all,
the vanilla essence. As the flower only remains harvestable for a single day, it is a pretty labor-
intensive work to harvest the vanilla orchids. Earlier vanilla pods used to be much expensive.
But with the increased popularity, the production volume increased. And now, the price is
affordable to many of us.

Suppose you need the best in a home air freshener. And you are asking yourself how to make
your house smell good with vanilla extract. Then you can go through the two easy processes that
I have described below. Both processes are super effective and easy to follow. So, dive in.

How to make your house smell good with vanilla extract using an oven
Step 1: If you already have an oven-safe pot, then you are good to go. But if you don’t have one,
don’t worry, you can use a non-plastic coffee mug.
Step 2: Beware! Set the temperature of the oven very low. Do not set it more than 300ºF or
150ºC. (Pro-tip: Try to squeeze the pot in the middle rack. The extract won’t burn then. If you
need to rearrange the racks, then do it. It’s worth the effort.)

Step 3: Fill the pot with 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract. The better the quality of the vanilla
extract, the stronger the aroma will be around the house. So, make sure to spend a little more and
buy the best quality vanilla extract available at the supermarket. If you want the better result and
more vanilla aroma around your house, you can add one or two vanilla bean pods.

Step 4: Bake the vanilla for nearly twenty minutes. If you find the aroma to be stronger than
what you expected, open a window. The open breeze will slowly diffuse it.

Caution: If you have an oven timer, use it. 20 minutes is more than enough for the vanilla extract
to diffuse its aroma. Remove the pot or coffee mug of vanilla extract quickly, as soon as the
timer turns on.

How to make your house smell good with vanilla extract using a stove
If you are looking for a lighter note of aroma as an air freshener for your home, you can use this
method. This will leave your home with a light and comforting vanilla fragrance. Put a regular
pan on the stove on low heat. Put 2 tablespoons of vanilla on the warm pot. Cook it on low heat
for half an hour. If you burn the vanilla even by mistake, it will leave a pungent smell around the
house. With time, your home will fill with a light vanilla aroma.

How to make your house smell good with vanilla extract using a light bulb
We also call this method “the heat trick”. For this, you need to collect a functioning light bulb.
Also, make sure you have access to a light bulb installation fixture in your room that you do not
use often. Put three or four drops of vanilla extract in the empty light bulb. You can use a
dropper or straw. Install the bulb in the fixture and turn the light on. Shortly, you will feel the
aroma of vanilla extract in the air of your room. This aroma is produced when the heat wafted
the vanilla extract.

How to make your house smell good with vanilla extract using cotton balls
You can use this method if guests or your mother is visiting your house. If you feel nervous
about the way your house smell and need a quick fix before the guests arrive, apply this method.
Put some vanilla extract and some non-fragrance coconut oil in a small pot. Make some cotton
balls randomly and dip them in the mixture of the pot. Pick the balls and put them in a clean
bowl. Make multiple batches of a bowl full of soaked cotton balls. Place the bowls in the corner
of the house where you feel the smell is disturbing. The vanilla extract soaked cotton balls will
remove the ill stink.

Tips:
1. Try to use a more expensive production of vanilla extract than your regular preference. As you
are focusing on the fragrance, you have to pay a little bit more.

2. If you don’t like the aroma of vanilla that much, you can use other forms of extracts. You can
use coconut, almond, mint whichever one you prefer.

3. Experiment with your aromas and have fun. Mix and match the extracts according to your
preference. If you like a spicy smell, use the extract of cinnamon sticks or oranges.

4. By all means, be careful to avoid any fire hazard when using the oven or stove method.

Meta:

Know how to make your house smell good with vanilla extract with these four easy and time-
effective methods. Whether you need a quick fix or a long-hour aroma experience, you can
choose and apply the methods that best matches your need.