Best Closet Deodorizer

Best Closet Deodorizer

Closets smells are hard to figure out, but a weirdo closet smell popping you in the nose every time you open the door needs a solution.

I’m here to help. Let’s try tea bags as a closet freshener!

Tea Bag Hack

I have been reading about this hack and wondered if it was an actual help and not just some whimsical use of tea bags.

Tea bags to freshen a closet…a closet filled with coats…a closet that is notoriously what’s-that-smell? It’s what I set out to test when I came across the lifehack online.

Musty Closet Smell

When your closet smells musty, you’ll try all sorts of fun thangs to defunk that smell.

I already have a tried and true lifehack on how to Defunk a Musty Closet, so why would I try this the tea bag method?

Why, OMT, W-H-Y?!

You’ll think I’m weird if I tell you. YES, YOU WILL!

Fine, I’ll spill.

The reason is ’cause I’m a sucker for tea bags; they’re just so darned cute. Yes, cute tea bags are a thang, y’all.

ARE SO!

Closet Deodorizer

You can find them with almost any aroma you like and they’re natural, which as we all know, OMT likey!

Allow me to digress a bit on the subject of tea:

This is not to say I’m a tea drinker, mostly I’m not.

When I say mostly, I mean that while I do love me some ice cold Southern sweet tea in the summertime, I don’t drink tea any other way, during any other part of the year.

I consider it a personal failing. I WANT to like tea, because those bags, but I have yet to find one I like and can stomach. When I see posts of y’all enjoying a warm cup in the winter, just know I have tea envy, but then squinch my face as I imagine every tea I’ve ever tried to love.

When I saw this hack, I though it would give me a reason to keep tea bags in my pantry. At least that way when you come for a visit, I’ll be able to offer you something to drink.

You know, other than vodka.

Tea Bags To Freshen Closet Instructions

1. Find a spot out of the way where there is little chance of the tea bag ripping.
2. Hang tea bags of your choice within closet.
3. Wait for a few days and viola, freshened.
4. Replace tea bags periodically, as needed.

Yay Or Nay?

Tea Bags To Freshen Closet Rating – did it work?

I used the rating system of 1-5, one being BOOOO, you suckered me again, Pinterest! and five being Holy Moly! best new hack, ever!

Final rating: 2.5-3

On the first day, nothing, no change, nada.

On the second day, there was a tea-ish smell.

On the third and following days, there was less musty, more tea-y.

My Conclusion On The Tea Bag Hack

I would say this could possibly work beautifully if you put enough bags in the closet.

I used three for a small closet, so judge for yourself if it’s worth the trouble.

The lifehack was a bit lackluster and left me wanting. I wanted to love it (more tea bags!). I wanted to share the love, but my final thought on this trial run: meh.

I think my original way works best and I’m sticking with it (see link above).

Cinnamon Tea

The only other solution I could think of that would make this hack a winner is to use a strong smelling tea.

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Cinnamon tea would be a contender – especially this tea, which happens to be one of my all-time favorites:

Cinnamon Tea Bags

Harney and Sons cinnamon tea is strong and AH-MAZING!

When you open the bag containing the tea bags, your senses are overwhelmed in cinnamon goodness. Smells like Christmas should taste!

While I haven’t tried these in my closet, I’m willing to bet it would turn this meh hack into a WOW! hack.

Then again, everything would smell like cinnamon…pro or con?

If you love cinnamon, these are truly the best cinnamon bags. Pinkie swear!

Cinnamon Tea Benefits

Sure, sure, you can drink this tea (I love it!), but who knew one of the benefits would be to freshen your closets?

Now we all know!

So, what say you? Tea bags for a musty smell in closet? Is it the Best Closet Deodorizer?

Try Tea Bags for Closet Freshener and get back to us!

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