Before Fragrance Comes Cleanliness: The Home According to Le Essenze di Elda – Tips & Tricks by Soul’s Spirit

A beautifully scented home is wonderful. But before choosing its fragrance, there is something even more important: cleaning it properly. From floors to bathrooms, from glass and surfaces to dishes, Le Essenze di Elda is there for the very first step of our home-care ritual.

We talk a lot about fragrance.

About beautifully scented laundry.

About fragrances we recognise the moment we walk into a room.

About that particular Essenza which, at some point, simply starts to feel like the scent of our home.

But this time, we want to go back one step.

Because there is one thing worth saying clearly:

A beautifully scented home should, first and foremost, be a clean home.

Fragrance comes afterwards.

And perhaps it is precisely when it comes after a thorough clean that it can truly express itself at its best.

FRAGRANCING DOESN’T MEAN CLEANING

It seems like an obvious distinction.

And yet, how often do we automatically associate a pleasant fragrance with a feeling of cleanliness?

We walk into a room, notice a fresh fragrance and immediately think:

“It smells so clean!”

But the two things are not necessarily the same.

A home fragrance is there to add fragrance.

A cleaning product is there to clean.

It is exactly the same principle we have already talked about when it comes to laundry: first we wash, then we choose the fragrance we want to leave on our fabrics.

The same applies to our home.

First, we remove dirt, dust, grease, residue and limescale.

Then we can have fun with fragrance.

LET’S START FROM THE BOTTOM: THE FLOORS

When you think about it, floors are probably among the hardest-working surfaces in the entire home.

We walk on them.

We come in wearing shoes.

Our pets walk across them.

Crumbs fall on them.

Dust settles on them.

And yet, that immediate feeling of a freshly cleaned home can begin right there, with the floor.

The Place to Be Collection by Le Essenze di Elda combines cleaning with fragrance, offering a choice of different scents. Seven floor cleaners are currently available from the Soul’s Spirit shop: Porto, Siviglia, Stoccolma, Tokyo, Montreal, Oslo and New York.

And this is where cleaning can almost become a journey.

Place to Be Porto – Floor Cleaner offers a fresh, clean sensation and is suitable for all types of flooring.

Place to Be Siviglia – Floor Cleaner brings a lively, fresh citrus fragrance into the home.

Place to Be Stoccolma – Floor Cleaner features musk for a softer, fresher scent experience.

Place to Be Tokyo – Floor Cleaner is characterised by lotus flower.

Place to Be Montreal – Floor Cleaner plays with the soft, comforting scent of talc.

Place to Be Oslo – Floor Cleaner is dedicated to those who love white musk.

And then there is Place to Be New York – Floor Cleaner, another interpretation of the Collection dedicated to beautifully scented floor cleaning.

In other words, even cleaning the floor can have a personality.

THEN COME THE SURFACES. ALL THE ONES WE TOUCH WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT

The table.

The living-room furniture.

Kitchen surfaces.

Doors.

The desk.

That shelf where we put absolutely everything when we come home.

These are the surfaces we constantly use and touch, which is why they need regular cleaning.

Here too, the Place to Be Collection continues with its Multi-Purpose Sprays, available from the shop in Porto, Siviglia, Stoccolma, Tokyo, Montréal, Oslo and New York. The section also includes specific cleaning accessories.

And there is one product here that deserves a little section of its own.

THE CLOTH THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU FORGET HALF YOUR CLEANING CUPBOARD

It is called the Magic Multi-Surface Cloth.

It can be used on floors, parquet, glass, metal, lacquered surfaces, sanitary ware, doors, kitchen surfaces, tiles, furniture and taps. Used damp with water, it is designed to clean without leaving streaks; used dry, it can be used for dusting.

And we particularly like this because it reminds us of something very simple:

Cleaning well doesn’t necessarily mean using ten different products at the same time.

It means using the right product, in the right way.

IN THE KITCHEN, WHERE FRAGRANCE CERTAINLY CAN’T DO THE JOB OF A DEGREASER

There aren’t many shortcuts here.

When there is grease, it needs to be removed.

When there is dirt, it needs to be cleaned away.

Elda Degreaser – Multi-Surface Degreaser is formulated for washable surfaces and, according to the product instructions, can be used on materials including steel, Formica, plastic, enamelled iron, aluminium, ceramic, wood and marble.

And here the idea behind this Tips & Tricks becomes almost impossible to forget:

First we remove the dirt. Then we think about fragrance.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE WINDOWS?

There is one very particular moment.

You have cleaned the whole house.

You look around the room, feeling rather pleased with yourself.

Then a ray of sunlight appears.

And suddenly...

you see the glass.

Streaks.

Fingerprints.

That mysterious mark nobody in the family will ever admit to leaving.

That is where Elda Glass – Glass Cleaner comes in: a fast, ready-to-use cleaner designed specifically for glass.

Because yes, even light is part of that feeling of cleanliness.

THE BATHROOM: THIS IS WHERE WE NEED PRODUCTS THAT REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO DO

The bathroom is probably the room where the idea of simply “covering things up with fragrance” works least of all.

Limescale, soap residue, water marks and sanitary ware all require specific products.

Elda Brilliant Bath – Scented Limescale Cleaner is designed to remove limescale from sinks, taps, sanitary ware, shower enclosures, baths, tiles, stoneware, ceramic, porcelain, stainless steel and enamelled surfaces. The manufacturer specifies that it is not suitable for marble or surfaces that are not acid-resistant.

For toilets and sanitary ware, there is Elda Brilliant WC – Toilet Cleaner, formulated for deep cleaning and descaling toilets and ceramic sanitary surfaces.

Two different needs.

Two different products.

Once again:

the right product in the right place.

THE DISHWASHER IS PART OF A CLEAN HOME TOO

The same principle applies here.

Plates, glasses, cutlery and dishes need, first and foremost, to be clean.

Elda Dish – Dishwasher Detergent is designed for use in the dishwasher detergent compartment and combines its cleaning action with a delicate fragrance.

And that, in the end, sums up our whole point perfectly.

Cleaning and fragrance can work beautifully together.

But they are not the same thing.

THE RULE FOR A BEAUTIFULLY SCENTED HOME? THREE STEPS

We could sum up the whole philosophy in three very simple actions:

Clean. Air. Fragrance.

First, we take care of the surfaces.

Then we open the windows and let fresh air in.

Finally comes the most enjoyable part: choosing the fragrance we want to give our home.

And only then do Room Sprays, Stick Diffusers, Water-Soluble Home Fragrances, Scented Candles and the other products dedicated to home fragrance come into play. Soul’s Spirit keeps them in a separate section from its cleaning products for good reason.

They are not there to hide what came before.

They should be the finishing touch.

BEFORE FRAGRANCE COMES CARE

Perhaps this is precisely the difference between a home that simply “smells of fragrance” and one that gives us a genuine feeling of wellbeing.

The second has nothing to hide.

It has been cleaned.

It has been aired.

The floors are cared for.

The surfaces are clean.

The windows let the light in.

The bathroom is in order.

The kitchen is ready to begin again.

And only then do we choose the fragrance.

The one we love.

The one that represents us.

The one that, day after day, might eventually become the scent of our home.

Because Le Essenze di Elda isn’t only about fragrance. It is also about caring for the spaces we live in. And in the end, the rule couldn’t be simpler: Clean first. Fragrance second.