Some car drivers must have experienced an unpleasant odor in the car cabin. Some musty odors are caused by various factors.
One of the things that is most often smelled is the smell of cigarette smoke. When a car driver smokes while traveling, of course the smoke will stick to several parts of the car cabin, one of which is the seat.
This will make passengers sitting in the passenger seat feel disturbed. Apart from cigarette smoke, several factors such as car carpets and dirty AC filters can be triggers.
So how do you get rid of the unpleasant smell in the car cabin? Reporting from Daihatsu Indonesia, it turns out that using these four kitchen spices can make the unpleasant smell in the car cabin disappear.
1. Pandan
Pandan leaves are often used to make fragrant dishes. However, it turns out that this material can also make the smell of the car cabin disappear.
To make the car fresh, you can put a number of pandan leaves that have been cut into pieces in the car. The aroma of cut pandan leaves can last up to 1 week.
2. Cinnamon
illustration of cinnamon (freepik.com/racool_studio) Cinnamon can also get rid of unpleasant odors in the car cabin. The method is to put cinnamon sticks or powder in the car cabin. The unpleasant smell will be removed later.
3. Lemongrass
Lemongrass is a natural ingredient to get rid of unpleasant odors in the car cabin. How to use it is a little complicated.
First, the lemongrass stalks are crushed first. Then after that, the results of the crush were placed in the car. The unpleasant smell in the car will slowly disappear later.
4. Vinegar Water
Illustration of apple cider vinegar. (Photo: Shutterstock) Apart from being used as a cooking spice, vinegar water can also be used to remove musty odors and other unpleasant odors in the car. The acetic acid content in vinegar can absorb water molecules in the car.
To use it, the car driver only needs to spray vinegar water at the source of the odor.
