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What can I put in dd room that isn't a candle and won't get knocked over?

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2anddone · 29/07/2021 15:22

Dd (13) enjoys having friends round in the holidays, they go to her room and chat, TikTok etc. When they leave her room always smells...a little bit sweaty Confused I open a window during the day especially when I know they are coming but does anyone have any ideas what I could use to get rid of the smell?
I don't want to use candles for obvious reasons, Reed diffusers have a chance of being knocked over and I am not sure how over powering a plug in would be as her room is a box room!
Anybody got any ideas please or do I just shut the bedroom door and leave it?? Before anyone flames need I haven't mentioned anything to dd and I definitely don't want to discourage them coming round as would much rather they were here than hanging around in town!!

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KittenKong · 29/07/2021 16:11

You can get small battery powered oil diffusers. The oil is dropped onto a fabric disc and there’s a small fan that wafts the smell. So even if it was knocked over, there's nothing to drip.

Megan2018 · 29/07/2021 16:13

@Roselilly36

Neutradol gel comes in a little pot absorbs odours, they work brilliantly.
Seconded! They are great 👍
HerNameIsIncontinentiaButtocks · 29/07/2021 16:13

Any and all fragranced things are just papering over the existing smell. Ventilation and dehumidifying are what you should be looking at - perhaps there's a pipe/roof/window leak and a damp wall?

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RaindropsOnRosie · 29/07/2021 16:35

Car air fresheners work for a small room- either hanging ones or the yankee candle stick things

Pou pourri or dried flowers with fragrance/essential oils on

You could use a reed diffuser with only a small amount of liquid- it'll mostly be absorbed by the reeds

waltzingparrot · 29/07/2021 17:02

I second Neutradol. It sucks up the smells and just leaves a non headache inducing, subtle scent.

What can I put in dd room that isn't a candle and won't get knocked over?
MintyCedric · 29/07/2021 17:22

We have electric fragrance oil diffusers with colour changing LED lights that would look great in a teenagers bedroom. DD16 has one in hers, we've one in the lounge and I have a beautiful glass one in my bedroom, but probably too fragile for a room full of teens!

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08ZNCJB4Z/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_KXGW72AGKME0HM14P8TJ?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

ScottishNewbie · 29/07/2021 17:44

Second PP suggestion of a catalytic lamp. Amazing!!!
I have an Ashleigh & Burwood.
Lampe Berger are the originals!

Reallybadidea · 29/07/2021 18:07

Ds's room smells like a hamster cage. I open the window and light a candle when he's out and set a timer for 30 minutes so that I don't forget it. The combination of the two things is the only thing I've found that actually works, anything else just masks it.

user1471554720 · 29/07/2021 20:29

Yankee do the fragrance spheres. I use cotton smell for the hot press. This and opening the windows regularly should help. As a previous poster stated, ventilation and lighting a neutral eg cotton candle every so often should help.

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