She Uses Clothespins And Essential Oils To Get Rid Of Musty Shower Odors

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Bad odors ruin the spa-like feeling of your bathroom and spoil your relaxing shower experience. If you're looking for a way to freshen the smell of your shower without a chemical spray, you might want to grab some wooden clothespins. Andrea Jean, a popular cleaning and organization creator on YouTube, shared a video with an easy trick to make your shower stall smell better. By soaking a wood clothespin in several drops of essential oil and placing it in the shower, she crafted a natural DIY oil diffuser. The idea is that the steam and heat from the shower will help the wood to release the oils' aroma.

While some people use baking soda and essential oils to create their own DIY shower steamers, this trick is a simpler and faster way to get a similar effect. Across blogs and social media, people recommended making DIY scented clothespins to use as air fresheners in showers, bathrooms, and even spots like closets or cars. Wood naturally absorbs moisture, and the liquid can evaporate from the wood as well. This is why your clothespins are able to soak up the essential oil and then give off a pleasant scent.

While these DIY shower fresheners should give off a nice scent for a while, you'll likely have to reapply the oil to maintain the effect. Additionally, if you have persistent musty odors in your shower, you might be discovering what mold and mildew smell like. Unfortunately, covering the smell won't fix the source, and you'll need to remove the mold to tackle the odor.

To cover up pesky odors in her shower, Andrea Jean applied several drops of eucalyptus essential oil onto the clothespin. She turned the wood to saturate every side, shaking the essential oil bottle over it. Then, the DIYer simply clipped the clothespin onto the edge of her shower head, allowing it to be near the steam but not touching the water. Otherwise, attach your scented clothespin onto your shower curtain or the top rim of your shower door. When the scent starts to fade, drop more oil onto the clothespin. For a strong smell, clip multiple scented pins inside your shower. Because the wood will absorb moisture from your shower, you may need to replace the clothespins after a while.

At target, you can find a bottle of pure eucalyptus oil for about $8, keeping this DIY shower freshener affordable. Eucalyptus is often a scent recommended for bathrooms because of its calming, natural aroma, but you could use any essential oil you like. Lavender or citrus oils would also smell lovely in the shower and give your bathroom a relaxing, spa-like feeling instead of a gross, musty vibe.

If you think the odor could be coming from mildew or mold, you'll need to clean it to truly fix the issue. Scrub your shower with diluted bleach to kill mold and mildew. Drying out the stall after you bathe is a quick and easy trick to keep mold and mildew out of your shower.