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December 14, 2014

Homemade Sport Bag Spray

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Stinky sports bags. Between sweaty shoes, dirty shin guards and sweaty T shirts it seems like gym bags don’t stand a chance.

We’ve been wiping ours out after each use, but the stinky smell never quite seemed to go away…until now.

I used some of our essential oils to create my own homemade sports bag spray and the smell is gone.

Homemade Sports Bag Spray with No Harsh Chemicals! Use essential oils to keep your gym bag fresh!

Homemade Sports Bag Spray

  • small spray bottle
  • warm water
  • lemon essential oil
  • melaleuca alternifolia essential oil (tea tree oil)

DIY Gym Bag Freshening Spray with Essential Oils

We have started to explore essential oils and I love the idea of using them in place of cleaning products with lots of chemicals. To make the gym bag spray I chose the melaleuca and the lemon to help cleanse and sanitize the bags.

I filled the bottle with some warm spring water and added 4-5 drops of lemon and 3-4 drops of melaleuca and then sprayed it inside the bag. And the smell was gone! Thank goodness.

DIY Sports Bag Spray

If you are interested in trying essential oils make sure to check out our Young Living starter kit deal!

About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. JAnelle says

    January 14, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    I love this! My car gets stinky when we travel, and I have been wanting something to spritz on my dog to freshen him up between baths! I am going to try this today!!

    Thanks!
    Blessings!
    Janelle

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 14, 2015 at 1:50 pm

      I was going crazy trying to find something that actually worked! It makes me so happy!

      Reply

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