Make Your Own Carpet Powder

This carpet powder is extremely cheap and extremely easy to make. For enough powder to cover a standard-sized living room or bedroom (not small or large), get out a medium mixing bowl. Pour in 1 cup of baking soda. Add 1 cup of borax. It's important to understand that this means borax, the laundry additive, and not boric acid. Do not use boric acid. Then add a few drops of essential oil for a lovely scent. I prefer NOW Foods orange oil. The borax and baking soda are odor absorbents/neutralizers and work to reduce any smells in the carpet just like the store-bought versions. If you have any concerns with using borax, simply use 2 cups of baking soda with the essential oil.

What's even better is that you can use this same powder mixture, a few coffee filters, and a bit of ribbon or lace to make your own air fresheners. These are the last ones I made.

All it takes is a couple tablespoonfuls per coffer filter. Then you pull the edges together and tie it off. Now, you can have some lovely odor neutralizers to place around the house.