Air freshener/ plug ins

[DollFace13]

Hi everyone.

My DS is 16 months. I am wanting to know if anyone uses any air freshners or plugs in their child/childrens bedroom.
My DS is a bit of a sicky baby at times and the smell lingers abit in his bed room. I open windows ,clean bedding often if not daily now, change nappy bin, but the room still smells stuffy.

Can anyone recommend anything that they use or know of?

Thanks

Air fresheners...and especially plug ins are known to be very unhealthy.

A study involving Public Health England's Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, warned that plug-in air fresheners produce 'considerable' levels of formaldehyde: described by the US government's National Toxicology Program as a known 'human carcinogen'. It is most closely linked with cancers of the nose and throat and at the very least, it can also cause sore throats, coughs, scratchy eyes and nosebleeds.

Don't go there. If the smell of sick is lingering, then it's not been properly washed out of whatever it landed on or the room needs a good airing.

Keep windows open during the day. Wash bedding as soon as it gets sick on it.

Ok, I know this isn't popular but we used febreeze in DD's room. She was a very sicky baby and we scrubbed and scrubbed but sometimes it needed extra help! These days Febreeze does actually have active ingredients which stop the smell, so it's not just masking it. We'd scrub like mad, open all windows, let dry, febreeze, let dry and then sometimes scrub again! Worked eventually.

I think if you didn't have a doubt you wouldn't have asked. Have a look at some natural cleaning recommendations (vinegar, bicarb, steam cleaning, essential oils) and use those instead.

Just make sure the room in aired daily. Even if it smells a bit stuffy, it won't actually be so. I wouldn't put an air freshener in a babies room. Bicarbonate of soda is completely safe and great for dealing with lingering smells. I'd give that a try.