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Brad Mondo Skype’s with Insider’s Caroline Aghajanian to teach her how to cut her bangs at home. Brad is a NYC-based hairstylist who owns his own hair care company, XMONDO hair. He’s styled backstage at New York Fashion Week, and celebrities such as Vanessa Hudgens and Shay Mitchell. Brad posts hairstyle reaction videos to hair tutorials on his YouTube page which has over 4 million subscribers. In this video, Brad first determines Caroline’s face shape and which bang style will best match her. His major pointers to cutting bangs at home are investing in hairdressing scissors to avoid damaging the ends, cutting on dry hair, and never cutting bangs horizontally. While many salons and hair shops are currently closed, you can support your local salons by setting up virtual appointments, buying a gift card for your next visit, having your hairstylist formulate your hair color, and buying from indie hair care brands. Follow Brad’s YouTube and Instagram pages. https://www.instagram.com/bradmondonyc/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoc_XJPj6YLMQDWtPDQcDtA Follow XMONDO Hair: https://xmondohair.com/

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Fiona Mills works with Spaulding Decon, a company that tackles everything from homicide and suicide cleaning to mold remediation.Courtesy of Fiona Mills
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  • Coffee grounds absorb odors and spraying vodka will help eliminate them.

There are a number of reasons why a home smells bad.

Some odors may be caused by trash pile-up, but other sources include mold and mildew, pets, smelly sneakers, dirty AC filters and dirty drain, especially in washing machines.

Mills is a franchise business coach at Spaulding Decon. She told Insider how to get rid of odors in the home. She shared cleaning hacks for a clean house, bathroom cleaning tips, advice about garbage disposals and pipes, and her go-to cleaning products.

Coffee grounds and charcoal pouches can help dispel odors around the home

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Coffee grounds can help absorb bad odors.Steven Brisson Photography/Getty Images

Mills told Insider that home remedies like damp coffee grounds can help absorb odors. Her go to solution for odor removal is charcoal pouches.

Mills said that charcoal absorbs odors and neutralizes air particles. While other odor control techniques cover up the odors, activated charcoal eliminates them.

Mills said using charcoal AC filters is a cost-effective alternative for people who don't want to buy an air purifier

Woman and dog sit near air purifier machine.
Woman and dog sit near air purifier machine.
Fiona Mills suggested people use air purifiers with HEPA filters.ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images

Mills said that homeowners could use the charcoal AC filters instead of the other AC filters, but they should make sure the machine has a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.

A high efficiency particulate air filter is called a HEPA filter. She said that it removes 99% of dust, pollen, mold,bacteria, and any airborne particles floating in the air.

Use disinfectant sprays instead of aerosol sprays like Febreze

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Disinfectant sprays like Lysol help eliminate odors.Guido Mieth/Getty Images

Febreze and other aerosol sprays only perfume the air, but a spray such as Lysol can kill the odor in the air and leave a nice scent behind.

Mills said that if you want to use an aerosol spray with a purpose, use a spray that is also fragrant, like a perfume for the air.

Mills said common ingredients like baking soda or vodka could help fight pet odors

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Dog sitting on green and blue bed
Fiona said baking soda left overnight can help erase bad odors.Laurie Rubin/Getty Images

Mills admitted that pet odors could be a nuisance, so it helps to sprinkle baking soda on carpets and furniture before letting it sit overnight. Baking soda can be vacuumed in the morning.

Mills said that alcohol could help.

She said that owners should wash their pets' beds and toys regularly and that a spritz of straight vodka at an area that smells like animals will eliminate the odor. Other methods like activated charcoal pouches, odor-absorbing gels, air purifier machines, and charcoal AC filters also work.

The original article can be found on Insider.

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