Hi Kathryn Rose, using imitation vanilla essence is fine and does exactly the same job and it is much cheaper than using the real vanilla essence,i bought a plastic spray bottle and put the whole bottle of imitation vanilla essence in it and topped it up with water shake well ,use it in the fridge to get out smells or wipe out the washing machine etc this will keep for a long time and again is so much cheaper than the one you by in the cleaning goods section at the supermarket.Good luck hope you find this tip helpful.
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