Does anyone here use these in your car or truck? Any opinions or reviews good, bad or indifferent? Does anyone have a favorite scent or is there one or two you like better than another? Thanks for any info.
Little Trees air fresheners
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I have one in my car right now, though to be quite honest I am not a big fan of scents in my car. Overly perfumy smelling and they dont last long. I wish the scent was less strong but longer lasting. Currently using bayside breeze and its not bad.
I equate them to axe body spray. Seemed cool when you had a black ice tree in your car as a teenager but as an adult they all smell disgusting. The Yankee candle ones have some decent scents but never last long. I would prefer to just keep my car clean. Open the windows too from time to time. Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
Originally Posted By: Bgallagher
I would prefer to just keep my car clean. Open the windows too from time to time. Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
Actually, I find some cars have better quality adhesives and upholstery that makes them smell better, even without the use of "fresheners".
i.e. my BMW despite being terribly old, smells fantastic compared to the Focus.
When I was selling cars for a short time, I learnt to despise selling a used Chrysler product to a prospective buyer. Despite being cleaned by our in-house cleaners when getting into one on a hot summers day, they always seemed to smell like a sweaty gym sock. Really gross
I would prefer to just keep my car clean. Open the windows too from time to time. Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
Actually, I find some cars have better quality adhesives and upholstery that makes them smell better, even without the use of "fresheners".
i.e. my BMW despite being terribly old, smells fantastic compared to the Focus.
When I was selling cars for a short time, I learnt to despise selling a used Chrysler product to a prospective buyer. Despite being cleaned by our in-house cleaners when getting into one on a hot summers day, they always seemed to smell like a sweaty gym sock. Really gross
I quit using Little Trees when they did away with the original spice scent. I emailed the company, and basically was told they were updating for a younger clientele- at least that is how I took it, hence the one man boycott.
Originally Posted By: Inspecktor
I quit using Little Trees when they did away with the original spice scent. I emailed the company, and basically was told they were updating for a younger clientele- at least that is how I took it, hence the one man boycott.
Wrong.
There is two of us.
I quit using Little Trees when they did away with the original spice scent. I emailed the company, and basically was told they were updating for a younger clientele- at least that is how I took it, hence the one man boycott.
Wrong.
There is two of us.
I keep my truck clean and clean the interior too. I bought it used 10 years ago and I think the PO was a smoker. When I bought my truck the ashtray was missing and I had to remove the plastic face off the instrument cluster to vacuum out ashes from behind it. I bought my truck at Carmax and they must have done a professional odor removal because I did not notice any bad smell in it at all. Now 10 years later the musty smoke smell seems to come back around, especially now that the weather is warming up.
Last night I bought a 3 pack of the Summer Linen Little Trees and hung one off my right rear window latch. It is not bad but I need to drive with it a while to be sure. It was kind of pleasant this morning, smells like a basket of clean clothes my wife just took out of the dryer. Definitely better than stale smoke. I may try a can of Ozium if I can find one. Last I heard Walmart still sells it.
Last night I bought a 3 pack of the Summer Linen Little Trees and hung one off my right rear window latch. It is not bad but I need to drive with it a while to be sure. It was kind of pleasant this morning, smells like a basket of clean clothes my wife just took out of the dryer. Definitely better than stale smoke. I may try a can of Ozium if I can find one. Last I heard Walmart still sells it.
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Make me sick. If your car stinks, get to the bottom of why (may be you), instead of covering it up.
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Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Make me sick. If your car stinks, get to the bottom of why (may be you), instead of covering it up.
Bingo. None of my cars smell funky. Probably because I have decent personal hygiene and don't keep a whole bunch of random [censored] piled in my car like some people I've seen.
Make me sick. If your car stinks, get to the bottom of why (may be you), instead of covering it up.
Bingo. None of my cars smell funky. Probably because I have decent personal hygiene and don't keep a whole bunch of random [censored] piled in my car like some people I've seen.
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"Air fresheners" are usually nothing more than additional chemicals/oxidants to contaminate your body. Breath deep!
Originally Posted By: mclasser
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Make me sick. If your car stinks, get to the bottom of why (may be you), instead of covering it up.
Bingo. None of my cars smell funky. Probably because I have decent personal hygiene and don't keep a whole bunch of random [censored] piled in my car like some people I've seen.
^^^ This ^^^
If you want fragrance in your car (or home) get little clay discs to hang on the mirror and put a few drops of safe essential oils on them.
The fragrances in air fresheners are made from neurotoxic and carcinogenic petrochemicals- sometimes hundreds in one single formula. They can cause a whole slew of health problems. When you inhale or wear those chemicals they get absorbed in your body, combining into new chemicals that have never been studied or approved for human safety. Then your liver has to try to break them down and expel them. Fragrance chemicals make indoor air pollution worse than outdoor air pollution.
People who breathe artificial fragrances all the time can't smell things properly anymore. Their scent receptors actually go numb. If you go fragrance-free for any length of time you regain your sense of smell, then you realize how nasty all that stuff is.
It's like going low salt if you've been in the habit of using heavy salt on everything. At first, food tastes bland. Then your taste receptors start working again and you can taste the food without all that salt.
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Make me sick. If your car stinks, get to the bottom of why (may be you), instead of covering it up.
Bingo. None of my cars smell funky. Probably because I have decent personal hygiene and don't keep a whole bunch of random [censored] piled in my car like some people I've seen.
^^^ This ^^^
If you want fragrance in your car (or home) get little clay discs to hang on the mirror and put a few drops of safe essential oils on them.
The fragrances in air fresheners are made from neurotoxic and carcinogenic petrochemicals- sometimes hundreds in one single formula. They can cause a whole slew of health problems. When you inhale or wear those chemicals they get absorbed in your body, combining into new chemicals that have never been studied or approved for human safety. Then your liver has to try to break them down and expel them. Fragrance chemicals make indoor air pollution worse than outdoor air pollution.
People who breathe artificial fragrances all the time can't smell things properly anymore. Their scent receptors actually go numb. If you go fragrance-free for any length of time you regain your sense of smell, then you realize how nasty all that stuff is.
It's like going low salt if you've been in the habit of using heavy salt on everything. At first, food tastes bland. Then your taste receptors start working again and you can taste the food without all that salt.
If I pick up an XL large pizza with a dozen garlic rolls the car will smell strange for a few days.
Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Originally Posted By: Bgallagher
I would prefer to just keep my car clean. Open the windows too from time to time. Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
Actually, I find some cars have better quality adhesives and upholstery that makes them smell better, even without the use of "fresheners".
i.e. my BMW despite being terribly old, smells fantastic compared to the Focus.
When I was selling cars for a short time, I learnt to despise selling a used Chrysler product to a prospective buyer. Despite being cleaned by our in-house cleaners when getting into one on a hot summers day, they always seemed to smell like a sweaty gym sock. Really gross
Funny you say this. My Jeep doesnt "stink", but it definitely has a unique smell to it. The interior is spotless with no junk stashed in the back, I practice personal hygiene etc.
I normally keep the dash and trim clean, but the seats and carpet get vacuumed and shampooed/ foam sprayed 2-3 times a year.
Now that my road is paved, the interior stays cleaner longer which is nice. I have a cabin filter kit that I still need to installed too which would help with the midwest dust.
Originally Posted By: Bgallagher
I would prefer to just keep my car clean. Open the windows too from time to time. Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
Actually, I find some cars have better quality adhesives and upholstery that makes them smell better, even without the use of "fresheners".
i.e. my BMW despite being terribly old, smells fantastic compared to the Focus.
When I was selling cars for a short time, I learnt to despise selling a used Chrysler product to a prospective buyer. Despite being cleaned by our in-house cleaners when getting into one on a hot summers day, they always seemed to smell like a sweaty gym sock. Really gross
Funny you say this. My Jeep doesnt "stink", but it definitely has a unique smell to it. The interior is spotless with no junk stashed in the back, I practice personal hygiene etc.
I normally keep the dash and trim clean, but the seats and carpet get vacuumed and shampooed/ foam sprayed 2-3 times a year.
Now that my road is paved, the interior stays cleaner longer which is nice. I have a cabin filter kit that I still need to installed too which would help with the midwest dust.
Originally Posted By: Bgallagher
. . . Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
It would, if the air around me didn't often smell like decaying brontosaurus in a fuel-choked swamp. In self-defense I buy the tree air fresheners in vanilla, keep one in the passenger compartment, and hang one in the trunk, as well as keeping the interior clean.
. . . Fresh air smells 1,000x better than any freshener.
It would, if the air around me didn't often smell like decaying brontosaurus in a fuel-choked swamp. In self-defense I buy the tree air fresheners in vanilla, keep one in the passenger compartment, and hang one in the trunk, as well as keeping the interior clean.
Originally Posted By: Jimmy9190
I keep my truck clean and clean the interior too. I bought it used 10 years ago and I think the PO was a smoker. When I bought my truck the ashtray was missing and I had to remove the plastic face off the instrument cluster to vacuum out ashes from behind it. I bought my truck at Carmax and they must have done a professional odor removal because I did not notice any bad smell in it at all. Now 10 years later the musty smoke smell seems to come back around, especially now that the weather is warming up.
Last night I bought a 3 pack of the Summer Linen Little Trees and hung one off my right rear window latch. It is not bad but I need to drive with it a while to be sure. It was kind of pleasant this morning, smells like a basket of clean clothes my wife just took out of the dryer. Definitely better than stale smoke. I may try a can of Ozium if I can find one. Last I heard Walmart still sells it.
Yes. Ozium is at Walmart in the auto section. With the other air fresheners. Get a can of it! Works great. Start your car, put it on max ac (recirculate), on high. Spray the thing full of Ozium, especially towards the recirculating intake, probably by the footwell. Don't breathe it in, but really fill it up. Close the doors and windows, leave car running 5-10 minutes with it filled with Ozium recirculating. Shouldn't be any odors afterward.
I keep my truck clean and clean the interior too. I bought it used 10 years ago and I think the PO was a smoker. When I bought my truck the ashtray was missing and I had to remove the plastic face off the instrument cluster to vacuum out ashes from behind it. I bought my truck at Carmax and they must have done a professional odor removal because I did not notice any bad smell in it at all. Now 10 years later the musty smoke smell seems to come back around, especially now that the weather is warming up.
Last night I bought a 3 pack of the Summer Linen Little Trees and hung one off my right rear window latch. It is not bad but I need to drive with it a while to be sure. It was kind of pleasant this morning, smells like a basket of clean clothes my wife just took out of the dryer. Definitely better than stale smoke. I may try a can of Ozium if I can find one. Last I heard Walmart still sells it.
Yes. Ozium is at Walmart in the auto section. With the other air fresheners. Get a can of it! Works great. Start your car, put it on max ac (recirculate), on high. Spray the thing full of Ozium, especially towards the recirculating intake, probably by the footwell. Don't breathe it in, but really fill it up. Close the doors and windows, leave car running 5-10 minutes with it filled with Ozium recirculating. Shouldn't be any odors afterward.
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