Households urged to sprinkle cinnamon in hoover to make entire home smell fresh
The UK is set to welcome another summer heatwave next week and many will be making the most of the hot weather through barbecues, parties and social gatherings. When welcoming guests into our homes, many of us enjoy making the place look spick and span before they arrive.
This process includes eliminating any lingering smells from inside the property to make the house smell fresh and clean. A cleaning expert has now issued an unusual and affordable tip on how you can banish any unpleasant smells from your home by simply adding some cinnamon to your hoover.
After many years of heavy use, lots of vacuums will start to smell a little off. After collecting dust, dirt, mud, pet hairs and general grime, sometimes just running the hoover for half an hour can leave your home smelling bad, the Express reports.
However, this is an easy fix according to the experts at Lottomart.
According to the cleaning gurus, sprinkling cinnamon directly inside your hoover has two major cleaning benefits.
Firstly, it spreads a sweet, fresh smell throughout the house every time you hoover.
Secondly, it also has antibacterial properties, meaning nasty germs dwelling in your carpet will be killed off, too.
They said: 'Over time, dust, pet hair, and trapped dirt can create a breeding ground for bacteria and unpleasant odours inside your vacuum.
'But before you splash out on pricey fresheners or replace parts, there's a simple, natural, and shockingly cheap solution hiding right in your spice cupboard: cinnamon!
'Cinnamon isn't just for cooking - it's a powerful, natural deodoriser with antibacterial properties."
If you don't already have some ground cinnamon at home, you can pick up a 36g tub from Tesco or Asda which costs just £1.
In order to achieve an incredibly smelling hoover using cinnamon, you'll need to start by taking a small napkin or cotton pad and dampening it with warm water.
Next, sprinkle around 10g, roughly two teaspoons, of ground cinnamon onto the damp napkin or cotton pad, gently rubbing it in to ensure it's evenly distributed.
Once the napkin is ready, simply place it inside the vacuum cleaner's bag or dustbin. If your vacuum is bagless, put it inside the waste/dustbin area where it won't obstruct the suction.
Now you can just vacuum as normal, and while you do so, the cinnamon-infused napkin will circulate through the machine, releasing a warm, bakery-like scent and neutralising any unpleasant odours.
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A spokesperson for Lottomart stated: "Unlike chemical air fresheners or commercial cleaners, cinnamon neutralises bad smells at the source while leaving behind a warm, subtle fragrance. It's a far more pleasant, long-lasting scent compared to synthetic alternatives."
According to science journals, there is something in cinnamon's antibacterial or antimicrobial properties.
IOP Science reports: "Cinnamon bark has been commonly used as spicy and traditional medicine. It contains several antibacterial compounds such as flavonoids, saponins, and cinnamaldehyde.
"Several studies have been done to know the antibacterial effect on bacteria such as Streptococcus in vitro."
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