DIY Amafutha Abalulekile: Ukuziklama Ekhaya

** Iba Umenzi Wamakha Wasekhaya: Umhlahlandlela Wakho Wamafutha Abalulekile E-DIY **.

(DIY Amafutha Abalulekile: Ukuziklama Ekhaya)

Uke uzibuze ukuthi lezo zitsha zamafutha abalulekile zigcina zinuka kanjani? Bafana nokwelapha konke okuvela emvelweni. Nokho qagela ukuthi yini? Awudingi ilebhu ebizayo noma isabelomali esinamafutha ukuze uzenze. Ngamadivayisi ambalwa ayisisekelo kanye nokuphikelela okuthile, ungakwazi ukushintsha izitshalo zansuku zonke zibe yimikhiqizo yakho enamakha. Vumela ukucwiliswa kokuthi ungakwenza kanjani.

Okokuqala, qonda ukuthi ayini ngempela amafutha abalulekile. Akuwona amafutha ngomqondo ojwayelekile. Kunalokho, ziyizinto ezikhishwe ezitshalweni– qhakaza, amahlamvu, futhi ama-citrus peels. Umgomo uwukurekhoda iphunga kanye nezinzuzo zabo. Izinhlobonhlobo ezithengwa esitolo zisebenzisa amasu ayinkimbinkimbi afana ne-heavy steam distillation. Nokho ekhaya, sizonamathela kumasu alula.

Qala ngezinto eziyisisekelo: ingxube. Le ndlela ingcono kakhulu kwabaqalayo. Oda amafutha omhlinzeki wesevisi afana namafutha omnqumo noma ama-alimondi. Lawa mafutha asebenza njengesisekelo sokubamba ingqikithi yesitshalo. Olandelayo, khetha umkhiqizo wakho wesitshalo. Izimbali ze-lavender, amahlumela e-rosemary, noma ama-rose petals asebenza kahle kakhulu. Womise ekuqaleni. Izitshalo ezintsha zihlanganisa umswakama ongonakalisa amafutha. Zisakaze ethreyini usuku noma ezimbili kuze kube crispy.

Okwamanje, gcwalisa isitsha sengilazi esihlanzekile phakathi nezitshalo zakho ezomisiwe. Thela amafutha omhlinzeki phezu kwawo kuze kube yilapho ecwiliswe ngokuphelele. Vala isitsha ngokuqinile. Ivumele ihlale endaweni enelanga 2 amasonto. Yinyakazise ngokucophelela njalo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Lokhu kusiza izitshalo zikhiphe iphunga lazo emafutheni. Ngemva 2 amasonto, gcizelela amafutha nge-cheesecloth ibe isitsha seglasi elimnyama. Izitsha ezimnyama zivikela uwoyela ekukhanyeni, ukuyigcina iyintsha isikhathi eside. Ifake ilebula ngosuku kanye nesitshalo esasetshenziswa. Kwenziwe! Wenze ngempela uwoyela wakho wokuqala owafakelwe.

Ufuna okuthile okunamandla? Zama ukucindezela okubandayo. Lokhu kusebenza kahle kakhulu kumakhasi e-citrus. Thatha i-orange, ilamuna, noma i-grapefruit. Hlanza isithelo kakhulu. Sebenzisa i-grater ukuze ukhiphe ikhasi langaphandle. Vimbela ingxenye emhlophe– kuyababa. Beka intshiseko esitsheni bese umboza ngamafutha omhlinzeki. Ayihlale phansi 24 hr. Ngemva kwalokho, hlanganisa i-zest nge-spoon ukuze uvule amafutha amaningi. Gcizelela inhlanganisela nge-cheesecloth, ucindezela kanzima ukuze uthole wonke amaconsi. Umphumela? Okushubile, uwoyela we-tangy ulungele ukukhulisa ama-diffuser blends.

Ezinye izitshalo zidinga ukufudumala ukuze zivule umlingo wazo. Ukushushuluza kuyindlela ephakathi nendawo. Uzodinga ibhodwe, isitsha esivikela ukushisa, kanye neqhwa. Indawo isitshalo umkhiqizo ebhodweni namanzi. Beka isitsha phambili ukuze sikhukhuleke. Vala ibhodwe ulibhekise phansi, ngakho ikhava iqondisa ukujiya esitsheni. Faka iqhwa ngaphezu kwekhava. Njengoba amanzi ebila, umhwamuko uyanda, ephethe amafutha abalulekile esitshalo. Isitimu sishaya isivalo esibandayo, iphenduka ibe uketshezi, aphinde angene esitsheni. Lolu ketshezi luyingxube yamanzi namafutha. Sebenzisa i-pipette ukuhlukanisa ungqimba lwamafutha. Kungumsebenzi omningi kakhulu, kodwa kufanelekile ngamakha aqinile afana ne-eucalyptus noma i-pepper mint.

Izinkomba ezimbalwa: Njalo sebenzisa okusha, izitshalo ezomile ngokuphelele. Isikhunta izinhlobo zomswakama. Gcina amafutha endaweni yemfashini, indawo emnyama. Zizohlala isikhathi esingangezinyanga eziyisithupha. Maka yonke into encane– ngethembe, amafutha e-rosemary abukeka kakhulu njengamafutha e-thyme ekugcineni.

Izinkinga zokuphepha. Amafutha abalulekile anamandla. Ungalokothi uwasebenzise ngqo esikhumbeni ngaphandle kokuwaxuba. Hlanganisa amaconsi ambalwa nesipuni samafutha omhlinzeki wesevisi kuqala. Hlola indawo encane yesikhumba ukuze ubheke izimpendulo. Gcina amafutha kude nezinja ezifuywayo– ezinye zingavikeleka.

(DIY Amafutha Abalulekile: Ukuziklama Ekhaya)

Ukwenza amafutha abalulekile ekhaya akongi imali. Kuhlobene nokuxhumana nemvelo, ukuhlola, nokuthuthukisa into ehlukile eyakho. Futhi okunye, bona ngeso lengqondo amalungelo angokomthetho okuqhosha lapho amafutha e-lavender enziwe ekhaya edlula izinto zasesitolo. Ngakho aphange igceke lakho, thola ezinye iziqukathi, futhi uqale ukuthuthukisa. Isiqholo sakho sangaphakathi silindile.