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Create that cozy feeling of seasons with a simmer pot. They are the perfect way to bring warm, comforting aromas into your home.
Simmer pots are a natural and easy way to fill your space with the smells of the season, using simple ingredients you likely already have in your pantry.
All this can be added to a pot of water, then bring to a low boil and then let simmer to fill your home with a seasonal aroma. Add more water as needed. Do not leave unattended especially when children are in the home.
• ½ cup fresh or dried cranberries
• 1 orange, sliced
• 2-3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon cloves
1. 2 oranges sliced
2. 1 lemon sliced
3. 2 cinnamon sticks
4. 3 small pine branches
5. handful of cranberries
• 1 pear, sliced
• 2-3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
1. 1 lemon sliced
2. Add a couple of sprigs of rosemary
3. 1 tablespoon of vanilla
4. Add a 5-8 cloves
• 1 apple, sliced
• 2-3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves (or a few whole cloves)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. 1 orange sliced
2. 1 tsp Whole Cloves.
3. 3-4 Star Anise.
4. 3-4 Cinnamon sticks.
5. 1/3 cup Cranberries.
• 1 orange, sliced
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1. 1 apple sliced
2. 1 lemon sliced
3. 1 orange sliced
4. 5-10 star anise
5. 15-20 cloves
6. 5-10 cinnamon sticks
7. 3 nutmegs
8. 2-3 rosemary springs
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 apple, quartered
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. 1 orange
2. 1-2 bay leaves
Depending on your home the aromas may not reach all the rooms, here are additional ways to refresh rooms while keeping a healthy, safe home.
For your body, hair, or room
For the body with magnesium
Why to avoid synthetic fragrance in your home?
According to the NPD group, nearly 80% of consumers scent their homes. Their reasons? Consumers want to feel "relaxed", "cozy", and to "uplift their spirits". ⠀
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But at what cost?⠀⠀
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If you follow me, you probably already know that many products list "fragrance" on the label, but only a tiny fraction of companies actually disclose the specific contents making up that
"fragrance". ⠀
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These ingredients are considered proprietary and therefore are not required to be disclosed.
This lack of transparency does not help consumers make informed choices.
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There's plenty of evidence linking fragrance to a myriad of serious health conditions like:
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๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐
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๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐
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๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐
๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ด
๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ: ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ด!⠀⠀
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This is an avoidance intervention that's available to ALL people regardless of resources.
In fact, not buying these home fragrances and perfumes/colognes SAVES money. ⠀
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Scented home products can be hard for many folks to let go of - there's a strong emotional attachment that keeps people addicted.
But understanding these bigger risks can help!
Grab this free guide on what else to avoid in your daily life. Click to download.
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