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Mother in laws Greek homemade air freshener recipe

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My mother in law has this amazing recipe for an "air freshener" when the house needs a pick me up
All you need to do is boil these ingredients on low for a few hours. Make sure it doesn't burn though!!
-Orange peel
-Cinnamon
-Lemon peel
-Star anise
-Water
 
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This is genius and way better than Febreeze!! Breathing in all of those chemicals is definitely so bad for you
 
That is great!

Growing up, my Yiayia (grandmother) used to use fresh basil from her garden as an air freshener and then she would use it in her cooking a few days later...so good!

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