Use Free Pandan Leaves As Air Fresheners & Bug Repellents

Wow, 3 big stalks of ‘pandan leaves’! Free ‘pandan leaves’ that I collected from the back of my flat. According to my landlord, he planted them. Huh, he planted ‘pandan leaves’ on other people’s hill slope??

Pandan – Pandanus or P. amaryllifolius – is also known as Umbrella tree, Screw pine or Screw tree.

Whenever I need ‘pandan leaves’, I just have to open the back gate and go pluck a stalk or a few stalks. Oh, I don’t pluck a few leaves, but a stalk.

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I don’t use ‘pandan leaves’ for cooking Chinese meals. I use them as natural air fresheners and bug propellers repellents.

Natural Air Fresheners. I love to use ‘pandan leaves’ to make the living space filled with nice scent. Natural air fresheners are definitely healthier than chemical air fresheners, right?

This is what I do – Tie a few leaves into a knot and place it anywhere I want. Normally I have pandan knots scattered everywhere in the house, from living room to dining room to kitchen to bedrooms to even toilet!

Oh, place a few ‘pandan leaves’ in your car! The leaves’ aroma is so pleasant to smell while you get caught in the traffic jam.

Bug Propellers Repellents. Hate seeing cockroaches in your house? Use ‘pandan leaves’ to get rid of them.

Place the knots on the tables, near the shoes, in the food racks, under the sinks, next to your bed, beside your washing machine, and any place that you want to keep bugs away.

Updated at 1:41 pm: It’s supposed to be ‘repellents’ and not ‘propellers’.