Originally from the Mediterranean basin, laurel is an aromatic that flavors dishes and sauces. Its leaves also make it possible to compose the bouquet garni with parsley and thyme. In addition to their culinary virtues, bay leaves are also used in the maintenance of the house and especially linen.
Find out what household problem you can solve with a handful of bay leaves.
Your garment has rubbed off during a machine wash and you are wondering how to repair the damage. Don’t panic!
You can recover your garment and remove fading stains with an ingredient you probably have in your kitchen: bay leaf.
Bay leaf, an ingredient to care for laundry
When doing laundry, it is important not to mix colors. Indeed, because of poor laundry sorting, clothes can fade and lose their original color. If you find yourself in this situation, know that it is possible to recover a cloth that has rubbed off, without damaging it, especially if it is delicate, thanks to the bay leaves. For this, the trick is simple.
Simply mix in a pot 2 liters of water with 12 bay leaves sauce and bring the mixture to a boil.
Then remove the pot from the heat and let the mixture steep for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and dip your laundry in the pot.
Use a wooden spatula to stir your garment from time to time and let it sit until the infusion cools.
Another trick is to mix in a saucepan 4 bay leaves with 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
Fill the pot with water and bring your mixture to a boil. When your mixture has boiled, lower the heat and simmer for another 20 minutes. Then, pour your mixture into a basin and soak your laundry that has rubbed off.
Leave on for a whole day, rinse and wash as usual. This grandmother’s trick allows your laundry to regain its shine.
What are the other uses of bay leaves at home?
In addition to saving a laundry that has rubbed off, bay leaves can be used to solve other household problems. They are, in fact, effective in scenting the house and eliminating bad odors.
For this, you can infuse in a saucepan over low heat, a few bay leaves with a little water. When the water has boiled, remove the pan from the heat.
You can then move the pan to the rooms you want to perfume, in order to spread the odorous steam that emerges from the pan.
Bay leaves, to perfume the house
Another trick is to burn dry bay leaves, using a lighter. When the flame begins to consume the leaves, blow on it to extinguish it.
Then keep the bay leaves in an ashtray or metal container so that they spread their pleasant fragrance.
Note that you can also use eucalyptus leaves to perfume your home and chase away unpleasant odors.
Bay leaves to eliminate bad odors from toilets The laurel can also be used to disinfect and eliminate bad odors in the toilet bowl.
To do this, mix in a container a little household alcohol, water and a few drops of laurel essential oil sauce.
Use this mixture to clean the toilet thoroughly, or pour the solution directly into the bowl.
Bay leaves to perfume the soil
This aromatic herb is also effective in scenting the soil. For this, you can prepare a homemade natural cleaner by mixing an infusion of bay leaves with white vinegar.
Caution: Before using bay leaves in the house, certain precautions are necessary: babies and people with asthma should avoid them, so as not to develop an allergy.
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