Instead of putting camphor, this is a trick to make your bathroom free of cockroaches, just add 2 kitchen ingredients

foto: Instagram/@rumahnhome

Easy for anyone to practice.

Brilio.net - Bathrooms are often exposed to water, so the conditions are often damp. This humidity invites small animals to come, for example cockroaches which really like damp places. Moreover, the bathroom is directly connected to the sewer, so cockroaches can easily enter.

To prevent cockroaches from coming, people usually choose to place camphor in the corners of the bathroom or above the drain. However, camphor is usually not effective enough to repel cockroaches, so a special chemical liquid is still needed to get rid of insects.

Getting rid of cockroaches with a special insect repellent spray is definitely quite complicated, isn't it? Not to mention that if cockroaches can fly in all directions, the spray used might run out quickly. Well, Instagram account user @rumahnhome has another trick to keep your bathroom cockroach-free by relying on just two kitchen ingredients, you know.

"What I have summarized here is the most effective one, which I have also tried with other friends," he wrote in an Instagram post @rumahnhome, quoted by BrilioFood on Friday (3/5).

What must be prepared first is a container or bowl filled with a little water. Then, mix with enough vinegar and lemon juice. Yup, those are the two core kitchen ingredients to practice this trick for a cockroach-free bathroom.

photo: Instagram/@rumahnhome

After that, add a little toothpaste and stir until the mixture is evenly mixed. Transfer the mixture into a spray bottle or spray. If so, immediately spray this mixture into the parts of the bathroom that cockroaches often pass by.

photo: Instagram/@rumahnhome

How about it, this trick is really simple to keep your bathroom free of cockroaches, isn't it? Taking a peek at @rumahnhome's Instagram upload, apart from having been watched more than 24 thousand times, quite a few netizens have left enthusiastic comments about this trick, you know.

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You can make natural and easy bathroom freshener from ingredients found in the kitchen. Here is one recipe that you can try.

Material:
- Orange or lemon, cut into several slices
- Clove
- Cinnamon, cut into small pieces
- 2 cups of water

How to make:
1. Prepare all ingredients. Boil 2 cups of water in a saucepan.
2. Once the water boils, add orange or lemon pieces, a few cloves, and cinnamon pieces to the pan.
3. Let the mixture soak in hot water for a few minutes. Then, reduce the heat and let the mixture emit a fragrant aroma. You can leave the pot on the stove over low heat for a few hours to keep the aroma intact.
4. You can use this mixture as a bathroom freshener by pouring a little into a small bowl and placing it in a corner of the bathroom. Or you can also use this mixture as an air purifier by spraying it into the air with a spray gun.

Make sure to maintain monitoring while boiling this mixture and don't let the water run out, as it could burn the pot. Also, make sure to throw away the mixture after a few days as it may go bad and no longer smell good.

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