[Karren]

The moth is one pest you don't want to invite into your closet. But, mothballs are party poopers, too. Mothballs slowly evaporate into gas, and if their two active ingredients, naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene, are inhaled, they can be harmful to your health. Luckily, there are alternatives that'll keep your sweaters and your health safe from harm.

• Cedar blocks or chips
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Dried cloves
• Lavender
• Cinnamon sticks
• Eucalyptus
• Bay leaves

Nearly all household ingredients! If you're going to use herbs as an alternative, make a sachet for them by filling a small canvas drawstring bag with a mix of ingredients. You can also add drops of essential oils of any of those herbs


Source - Casa Verde: Mothball Alernatives | Getty Images, Casa Verde, eco | CasaSugar - Home & Garden

[reesesilverstar]

Bay leaves! My granny used to put that in with the moth balls, lol!!!

I guess she did it more for the scent tho.

[pinksugar]

I love those cedar chip things. They smell so good!! I use lavender sachets.

[Bec688]

Moth balls remind me of my grandmother, if I catch a whiff of them I think of her lol I have some scented sachets that I have in my draws instead, I think they're a rosey smell?

[SewAmazing]

Mothballs are the bane of my existence. They make me nauseous. I have a cedar block in my closet, but every now and then you have to run sandpaper across it to re-release the cedar scent to repel any insects.

[reesesilverstar]

I'm gonna look into cedar chips... They sound like the go-to product.

[HairEgo]

Oh god....the one smell in the ENTIRE WORLD I cannot handle is moth balls.....reminds me of the elderly!!

[magosienne]

We use cedar here, and during summer we'll cut some lavender, let it dry, then sew little bags with leftovers of different fabrics, and put it in there, they're even sold to tourists ! Both work great and smell good

[HairEgo]

What exactly is the purpse of moth balls anyway??