what’s in here what does it do and can I make it from scratch spoiler alert I
make it from scratch spoiler alert I
make it from scratch spoiler alert I actually can’t but the reason is
actually can’t but the reason is
actually can’t but the reason is fascinating ingredients now there are a
fascinating ingredients now there are a
fascinating ingredients now there are a lot of different ways to get sense into
lot of different ways to get sense into
lot of different ways to get sense into the air but if you’re actually
the air but if you’re actually
the air but if you’re actually interested in what those scents are
interested in what those scents are
interested in what those scents are chemically you’re not gonna have a lot
chemically you’re not gonna have a lot
chemically you’re not gonna have a lot of luck looking at the ingredients of a
of luck looking at the ingredients of a
of luck looking at the ingredients of a product like this now you could go to
product like this now you could go to
product like this now you could go to the manufacturers website where you will
the manufacturers website where you will
the manufacturers website where you will find a list of every single perfume
find a list of every single perfume
find a list of every single perfume scent and fragrance they use in every
scent and fragrance they use in every
scent and fragrance they use in every single one of their commercial products
single one of their commercial products
single one of their commercial products but as this list is 20 pages and over
but as this list is 20 pages and over
but as this list is 20 pages and over 2,000 items long I don’t see it being
2,000 items long I don’t see it being
2,000 items long I don’t see it being much help and this is where your nose
much help and this is where your nose
much help and this is where your nose comes in well your nose and also the
comes in well your nose and also the
comes in well your nose and also the front of the label because if a product
front of the label because if a product
front of the label because if a product is designed to smell anything like
is designed to smell anything like
is designed to smell anything like oranges or lemons it probably has a
oranges or lemons it probably has a
oranges or lemons it probably has a chemical called limonene or also
chemical called limonene or also
chemical called limonene or also limonene in it limonene is a terpene
limonene in it limonene is a terpene
limonene in it limonene is a terpene which is a type of chemical that tends
which is a type of chemical that tends
which is a type of chemical that tends to smell pretty strongly now by itself
to smell pretty strongly now by itself
to smell pretty strongly now by itself limonene is not really that toxic but
limonene is not really that toxic but
limonene is not really that toxic but when it reacts with ozone something
when it reacts with ozone something
when it reacts with ozone something happens that an old chemistry professor
happens that an old chemistry professor
happens that an old chemistry professor of mine used to affectionately call a
of mine used to affectionately call a
of mine used to affectionately call a hbl or all hell breaks loose in other
hbl or all hell breaks loose in other
hbl or all hell breaks loose in other words a lot of different stuff is formed
words a lot of different stuff is formed
words a lot of different stuff is formed and one of the main products is
and one of the main products is
and one of the main products is formaldehyde
formaldehyde
formaldehyde now formaldehyde is not really good for
now formaldehyde is not really good for
now formaldehyde is not really good for you to breathe in it’s an irritant and
you to breathe in it’s an irritant and
you to breathe in it’s an irritant and if you’re chronically exposed to it
if you’re chronically exposed to it
if you’re chronically exposed to it probably a carcinogen
okay before we freak out remember that
okay before we freak out remember that all toxicity is dose dependent meaning
all toxicity is dose dependent meaning
all toxicity is dose dependent meaning that if you Huff concentrated
that if you Huff concentrated
that if you Huff concentrated formaldehyde yeah bad things are gonna
formaldehyde yeah bad things are gonna
formaldehyde yeah bad things are gonna happen to you but if one molecule
happen to you but if one molecule
happen to you but if one molecule wanders into your nose you’re gonna be
wanders into your nose you’re gonna be
wanders into your nose you’re gonna be just fine
just fine
just fine also formaldehyde is only formed when
also formaldehyde is only formed when
also formaldehyde is only formed when limonene reacts with ozone now
limonene reacts with ozone now
limonene reacts with ozone now ozone is that oxygen mutant that’s in a
ozone is that oxygen mutant that’s in a
ozone is that oxygen mutant that’s in a thin layer of our atmosphere protecting
thin layer of our atmosphere protecting
thin layer of our atmosphere protecting us from a lot of the sun’s UV rays but
us from a lot of the sun’s UV rays but
us from a lot of the sun’s UV rays but it turns out there’s enough ozone down
it turns out there’s enough ozone down
it turns out there’s enough ozone down here at ground level and in your house
here at ground level and in your house
here at ground level and in your house to react with limonene and produce
to react with limonene and produce
to react with limonene and produce formaldehyde but look if you’re just
formaldehyde but look if you’re just
formaldehyde but look if you’re just printing a couple times a week relax
printing a couple times a week relax
printing a couple times a week relax it’s not anywhere near enough to hurt
it’s not anywhere near enough to hurt
it’s not anywhere near enough to hurt you but there are theoretically ways to
you but there are theoretically ways to
you but there are theoretically ways to produce unsafe levels of formaldehyde in
produce unsafe levels of formaldehyde in
produce unsafe levels of formaldehyde in your house pal well shockingly you can
your house pal well shockingly you can
your house pal well shockingly you can actually buy a product that makes a lot
actually buy a product that makes a lot
actually buy a product that makes a lot of ozone on purpose these things are
of ozone on purpose these things are
of ozone on purpose these things are marketed as air purifiers even though
marketed as air purifiers even though
marketed as air purifiers even though they don’t check the description I will
they don’t check the description I will
they don’t check the description I will post the link with more information you
post the link with more information you
post the link with more information you can also buy products that are designed
can also buy products that are designed
can also buy products that are designed to constantly emit limonene say a gel or
to constantly emit limonene say a gel or
to constantly emit limonene say a gel or a plugin and let’s say you’ve got both
a plugin and let’s say you’ve got both
a plugin and let’s say you’ve got both of these going right next to your ozone
of these going right next to your ozone
of these going right next to your ozone generator 24 hours a day right next to
generator 24 hours a day right next to
generator 24 hours a day right next to the bed where you sleep without ever
the bed where you sleep without ever
the bed where you sleep without ever opening up the windows you could be
opening up the windows you could be
opening up the windows you could be generating enough formaldehyde to cause
generating enough formaldehyde to cause
generating enough formaldehyde to cause issues
now that’s a very unlikely worst-case
now that’s a very unlikely worst-case scenario but if any of you out there are
scenario but if any of you out there are
scenario but if any of you out there are sitting right next to your ozone
sitting right next to your ozone
sitting right next to your ozone generator and have four air fresheners
generator and have four air fresheners
generator and have four air fresheners surrounding you just you know give me a
surrounding you just you know give me a
surrounding you just you know give me a call we need to talk but back to
call we need to talk but back to
call we need to talk but back to limonene the crazy thing is limonene is
limonene the crazy thing is limonene is
limonene the crazy thing is limonene is not made in some far-off toxic chemical
not made in some far-off toxic chemical
not made in some far-off toxic chemical plant it’s made in a literal plant yep
plant it’s made in a literal plant yep
plant it’s made in a literal plant yep limonene is the main component of orange
limonene is the main component of orange
limonene is the main component of orange essential oil and it’s present in a
essential oil and it’s present in a
essential oil and it’s present in a bunch of other citrus fruits too so that
bunch of other citrus fruits too so that
bunch of other citrus fruits too so that all natural air freshener recipe you
all natural air freshener recipe you
all natural air freshener recipe you found on Instructables or god help us
found on Instructables or god help us
found on Instructables or god help us all pinterest the one that tells you to
all pinterest the one that tells you to
all pinterest the one that tells you to add a boatload of orange essential oil
add a boatload of orange essential oil
add a boatload of orange essential oil that has literally the same chemical in
that has literally the same chemical in
that has literally the same chemical in it as the gel or plugin you buy at the
it as the gel or plugin you buy at the
it as the gel or plugin you buy at the drugstore go figure
I actually like Pinterest so just to
I actually like Pinterest so just to make things difficult let’s say I wanted
make things difficult let’s say I wanted
make things difficult let’s say I wanted to make an air freshener without using
to make an air freshener without using
to make an air freshener without using limonene or any other essential oil you
limonene or any other essential oil you
limonene or any other essential oil you might have red right here on the
might have red right here on the
might have red right here on the interwebs that the best easiest and most
interwebs that the best easiest and most
interwebs that the best easiest and most natural air purifiers are plants because
natural air purifiers are plants because
natural air purifiers are plants because there’s evidence that microbes living in
there’s evidence that microbes living in
there’s evidence that microbes living in the plant root systems and actually the
the plant root systems and actually the
the plant root systems and actually the plants themselves can literally eat
plants themselves can literally eat
plants themselves can literally eat formaldehyde and other indoor air
formaldehyde and other indoor air
formaldehyde and other indoor air pollutants so there I made an indoor air
pollutants so there I made an indoor air
pollutants so there I made an indoor air freshener except I didn’t we we don’t
freshener except I didn’t we we don’t
freshener except I didn’t we we don’t actually know how well potted plants
actually know how well potted plants
actually know how well potted plants like these purify or don’t indoor air
like these purify or don’t indoor air
like these purify or don’t indoor air researchers at Drexel University are
researchers at Drexel University are
researchers at Drexel University are trying to figure this out by building a
trying to figure this out by building a
trying to figure this out by building a giant wall of plants indoors and then
giant wall of plants indoors and then
giant wall of plants indoors and then circulating the building air around the
circulating the building air around the
circulating the building air around the root systems to see if that makes any
root systems to see if that makes any
root systems to see if that makes any difference
difference
difference until I figure that out we’ve got a
until I figure that out we’ve got a
until I figure that out we’ve got a couple options for homemade air
couple options for homemade air
couple options for homemade air fresheners now if you usually use an air
fresheners now if you usually use an air
fresheners now if you usually use an air freshener to cover up a bad smell then
freshener to cover up a bad smell then
freshener to cover up a bad smell then the best from scratch all-natural
the best from scratch all-natural
the best from scratch all-natural solution is to get rid of whatever is
solution is to get rid of whatever is
solution is to get rid of whatever is making the bad smell and open a window
making the bad smell and open a window
making the bad smell and open a window but if you want to add a nice citrusy
but if you want to add a nice citrusy
but if you want to add a nice citrusy scent to your room then you could just
scent to your room then you could just
scent to your room then you could just take some orange peel throw it in some
take some orange peel throw it in some
take some orange peel throw it in some boiling water and that will release our
boiling water and that will release our
boiling water and that will release our old friend limonene just like a
old friend limonene just like a
old friend limonene just like a commercial air freshener would so if you
commercial air freshener would so if you
commercial air freshener would so if you guys have any thoughts on limonene air
guys have any thoughts on limonene air
guys have any thoughts on limonene air fresheners ozone or you know Pinterest
fresheners ozone or you know Pinterest
fresheners ozone or you know Pinterest recipes let me know in the comments and
recipes let me know in the comments and
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