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Lavender as a scent barrier against clothes moths
Lavender in your wardrobe is a popular scent barrier against clothes moths, meant for prevention rather than treatment.
- Time
- ⏱ 10 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Dried lavender or lavender oil
- Small bag, or a cotton ball in an open tin
How to do it
- Fill dried lavender flowers into a small bag.
- Place the bag in your wardrobe and refresh the scent as needed.
Variations
- Cloves, cedar wood, bay leaves, peppermint, patchouli or thuja (essential oil from the arborvitae tree) are also recommended.
- Strong smells: put cloves, a garlic clove or oregano or thyme in a small bag or loose in the wardrobe, and renew as needed. Not everyone wants clothes that smell of garlic.
Sources
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- infranken.de (opens in a new tab)
Motten und Käfer lassen sich laut Umweltbundesamt gut durch pflanzliche Düfte wie Lorbeerblätter, Lavendel, Nelken, Zedernholz, Pfefferminze, Patchuli oder Thuja (ätherisches Öl vom Lebensbaum) abschrecken.“; https://www.fuersie.de/lifestyle/hausmittel-gegen-motten-9177.html — „Die Motten können den Duft von Lavendel oder Nelken nicht leiden.“; https://www.fuersie.de/lifestyle/hausmittel-gegen-motten-9177.html — „Intensive Gerüche können dabei helfen, Kleidermotten fernzuhalten.“ und „Auch Knoblauch mögen die Motten nicht.
