Gothamist: Fresher Air Is a Commodity

anonymous

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:57:19 -0500

Any essential oil mixed with water in a spray bottle will also do the same thing as febreeze without nasty chemicals. That's what I did in college, using lavendar and/or lemon oil + water + plastic spray bottle from duane reade.

j

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:20:19 -0500

just step into any starbucks and it will rid all smells of restaurant food, smoke, booze, whatever. the bean smell neutralizes it.. seriously!

AM

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:52:47 -0500

No, Febreze is meant to be used on clothing :). The Proctor and Gamble Febreze product website specifically says: "Keep the fabrics in your home smelling fresh with Febreze. Simply use Febreze Fabric Refresher on furniture, drapes, carpeting, clothing and more to eliminate odors and provide the fresh feeling you enjoy." Never damaged any of my clothes, anyway. Though maybe you're thinking of the Febreze air freshener spray rather than the fabric spray? (I also realized when I checked the site that I've been spelling it wrong for years - apparently it's Febreze, not Febreeze. Whoops.)

turtalia

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:57:43 -0500

I'm pretty sure febreeze is not intended for clothing. I hear spritzing smoke-drenched fabric with vodka (or any odorless alcohol) works.

AM

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:35:26 -0500

Eh, I didn't smoke pot in college, and I went through gallons of Febreeze - I hated coming home from a bar (this was not in New York and was pre-smoking ban anyway) or party stinking of smoke. Still do. And when you're living in a tiny dorm room with nowhere to put your smoke-saturated clothes short of hanging them out the window (unless you're going to do laundry at 3 AM), Febreeze is a good option. I also took showers when I came home at 3 AM because I couldn't stand getting in bed with all the nasty smoke in my hair. But doing the laundry at 3 AM was a bit much even for me.

desk sgt

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:08:52 -0500

Daily bathing, wearing clean clothing and putting all the garbage in a sealed container achieves much the SAME result. Try it, you'll be amazed.

chemical man

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:45:18 -0500

how can this shite be called "fresh" air when you more than likely are inhaling some nastly chemicals made by johnson off! or dow people. go live by the newton creek!

TK

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:29:04 -0500

Why do you think a college student would have a whole wall stocked with air freshner products? *cough*tosprayaftersmokingpot*cough*