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What non-lavender thing can I hang in wardrobe for a nice smell?

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Snafflebrain · 04/12/2016 15:32

I have a wardrobe of rarely used clothes. They're all clean and there's no issue with damp but they've been hanging a while years and didn't smell fresh anymore so I've just gone through and cleaned the lot, which is taking all day. I don't really like lavender but what else could I hang in the wardrobe with a nice smell? Thanks

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Brightredpencil · 04/12/2016 16:14

Dried mint
Little bag of cloves.

I keep my soap in my I underwear drawer - it makes everything small nice and is somewhere dry to store it!

anahata · 04/12/2016 22:43

It's not for the wardrobe as such but I use ironing water. It's fairly cheap and smells lovely when you open the wardrobe door.
Alternatively, Yankee candle do some wardrobe and car type hanging scented cardboard .

building2016 · 04/12/2016 23:29

Cedarwood for moths smells lovely.

MissBattleaxe · 04/12/2016 23:39

I use these and absolutely love them. They are incredibly long lasting. I keep one in the living room and I could still smell little wafts after four months. www.amazon.co.uk/Greenleaf-Large-Scented-Fragrance-Sachet/dp/B00MRY4CCE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480894678&sr=8-1&keywords=violet+scented+sachets

MotherFuckingChainsaw · 05/12/2016 00:11

Pomander

www.instructables.com/id/Pomander-ball-Christmas-gift/

Not just for Christmas

mumgointhroughtorture · 05/12/2016 00:17

Tumble dryer sheets ?

HeCantBeSerious · 05/12/2016 00:19

Fruit teabags.

GoodyGoodyGumdrops · 05/12/2016 00:36

I second a pomander.

Only I would make it slightly differently: I would insert as many cloves as possible, and not worry about leaving a space for a ribbon. That way you can be sure that the orange will dry out fully, and smell heavenly for years. I would let it dry, then hang it by putting it in a thin sock.

I have one I made 20y ago, and the desk drawer it lives in smells heavenly, as do the other things which live in that drawer.

Brightredpencil · 05/12/2016 21:42

I have pomanders a decade old still smelling divine!!

PinkSwimGoggles · 05/12/2016 21:48

are there shelves? you can replace them with cedar wood. or get cedar wood clothes hangers.
bars of soap between clothes also good.

fillyourboots · 06/12/2016 12:11

Lavender freshener for moths smells lovely.

auldfuckingspinster · 06/12/2016 12:17

Some activated charcoal in the bottom and a few cotton wool balls with peppermint oil sprinkled on.

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