Comments on: Response: What’s up with Febreze, anyway?

By: MLJ

MLJ — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:44:36 +0000

Febreze is not to make your house smell “clean” in real life. It is to eliminate odors that you can’t get rid of — for example, my old neighbors had cats and did not clean them. The smell seeped into my apartment, and I used Febreze to counter the smell. My current neighbors smoke like chimneys. Again, I use Febreze to make the smell a little less nauseating.

Even after cleaning, some people prefer the smell of an air freshener to say, the chemicals used to clean. Another valid use. There is always a difference between commercials and real-world application, so don’t worry for the lady on TV inhaling aerosole fumes — nobody does that in real life.

As far as perfume, I wish more people wore scent. I spend 45 minutes on public transit to and from work, 5 days a week, and I have found (especially in the summer), people smell ridiculous. I also have one of the poorest senses of smell of anyone I know, so I feel bad for people like my mom who can smell things from a football field away.

By: b5media - The Scent of Your Life

b5media - The Scent of Your Life — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:04:54 +0000

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By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:59:19 +0000

Another question – isn’t the original febreze unscented? I think it’s one thing to remove offensive scents, especially on uncleanable items like couches. It’s another to mask them or to inject ’scent overload’ into an otherwise scentless, pleasant environment.

By: laura

laura — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:12:05 +0000

I haven’t seen the commercial. Guess I need to watch more television, to know what you guys are talking about. I can’t even imagine someone standing under the scent spray so she smells like house cleaner.

While febreez isn’t awful smelling, there are other scents that I prefer.

Going to see if I can find that commercial. I am slightly horrified now.

By: Eric Eggertson

Eric Eggertson — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:08:50 +0000

I seem incapable of spelling my name correctly!

By: Eric Eggertsone

Eric Eggertsone — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:08:18 +0000

Laura:

As with all things, moderation is the key. I’m okay with masking or removing the scent of wet dog, or grungy house guest. It’s the view I see in the commercials of the homemaker spraying her room with scent, and standing under the spray to catch the “fresh scent” that disturbs me. I think that kind of person is addicted to an unnatural kind of fragrance.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:26:01 +0000

Those are mighty extenuating circumstances. I’m glad it saved your couch! My issue is more with the ads that make you suspect other people think you or your house smell bad.

By: laura

laura — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:05:58 +0000

Hi,

Here is the deal with febreez (at least for me). I don’t use scented products. No air fresheners, no scented cleaners. I am very “scent-sitive”. I keep a clean house using soap and water, and vinegar.

However a couple of years ago, I had a house guest stay with me whose version of personal hygiene was not up to my own. After a few days of him staying on my couch, I had the problem of how to “de-scent”. Even burning incense in my living room, couldnt make the smell go away. Cant burn incense everyday. Wish I could, but I have issues with scent (and smoke)

Then someone gave me a bottle of fabric spray febreez. The scent was light (it didnt give me a headache, like other products)…and it didnt ruin my couch. And after a few times of spraying it, I no longer had a fragrant sofa.

Of course, I have to use it while airing out my house, all windows and doors have to be open. But because of the saving of my furniture, I will use the product again.

Anyway, I am a fan.