Cedar And Moth Balls

[Janice]

I am cleaning out closets this week. Have you found anything other than cedar, chips, etc. or moth balls that you put inside your closets to freshen them up. I have cedar lined shelves inside some of them, but the smell does not last well. There must be something new on the market. The smell just seems flat in them. I do change cedar hangers, etc. periodically but I am not really crazy about the smell.

[JenBayles]

A quick buffing with some fine sandpaper will release the oils in your cedar pieces. Just something you have to done once in a while, but it really works!

[Janice]

Thanks, I take them out periodically and clean and sand them a bit. I guess I am just used to the smell and not getting much out of it. Maybe I will just have to light more scented candles in those rooms. I have bought really good potpourii and it just doesn't seem to last, smells real good the first week.

[alicia-w]

we do what jen says and spray it with this cedar oil spray stuff. it's called Cedar Mountain.

[southerngale]

I had no luck trying to get the moth ball smell out of an antique cedar chest. Here's the thread where I posted about it. I tried everything, the last being the baking soda, rotating fresh baking soda for a few weeks. It seemed to help at first, then I put my blankets in there. The moth ball smell is so strong, I couldn't even use them all winter. I had to wash a few and put them somewhere else for easy access this winter. Unfortunately, that was the whole reason I bought this antique piece - to use at the foot of my bed to hold blankets. Now I'm likely going to get rid of it. I can't imagine living back when they used moth balls a lot. The smell is atrocious.

[Janice]

You could probably get a real good price out of it, then buy another one.

[alicia-w]

i made some bath tea last weekend from lavender flowers, lemon balm, rosemary, spearmint, and rose petals, with some essential oils. the mixture is sealed in giant tea bags and is meant t be used as bath tea or as aromatherapy in the shower, but i have two friends who have started to use them as sachets too. maybe one of these in that cedar chest might work. if you want one or two, send me a PM and I'll send it to you!

[alicia-w]

I had no luck trying to get the moth ball smell out of an antique cedar chest. Here's the thread where I posted about it. I tried everything, the last being the baking soda, rotating fresh baking soda for a few weeks. It seemed to help at first, then I put my blankets in there. The moth ball smell is so strong, I couldn't even use them all winter. I had to wash a few and put them somewhere else for easy access this winter. Unfortunately, that was the whole reason I bought this antique piece - to use at the foot of my bed to hold blankets. Now I'm likely going to get rid of it. I can't imagine living back when they used moth balls a lot. The smell is atrocious.

and now moth balls are known to be carcinogens too!

[southerngale]

I had no luck trying to get the moth ball smell out of an antique cedar chest. Here's the thread where I posted about it. I tried everything, the last being the baking soda, rotating fresh baking soda for a few weeks. It seemed to help at first, then I put my blankets in there. The moth ball smell is so strong, I couldn't even use them all winter. I had to wash a few and put them somewhere else for easy access this winter. Unfortunately, that was the whole reason I bought this antique piece - to use at the foot of my bed to hold blankets. Now I'm likely going to get rid of it. I can't imagine living back when they used moth balls a lot. The smell is atrocious.

and now moth balls are known to be carcinogens too!

Well, that's lovely.


To your previous post, thanks!