Would you use Febreeze? - Page 5

[~Demeter~]

Originally Posted by KayleeZoo

I cannot tolerate most synthetic fragrances, and the idea of covering a nasty smell up with something that smells nastier just doesn't work for me.

This thread reminded me that I need more Bac-Out!

You know.. normally I would agree but when you try everything you know and then some to get rid of an odor and it doesn't work, you start to become slightly discouraged and desperate. I was really surprised the febreeze worked but ever so glad it did. I'm glad I can sit on my couch and not feel repulsed by the overwhelming vomit smell or that when I walk into my house I no longer smell urine. I don't use it all the time but for those two instances, yes! it was worth it. I think most of the people who posted that they do use it, used it in a similar circumstance not just willy nilly spraying it in the air to inhale the droplets.

[november]

Oh, I totally love Febreeze but I don't really consider myself crunchy, either. I don't use it every day or anything, but if someone comes over that smokes, or if there's a ...bathroom issue , I love it. I love that it doesn't make something stinky smell cherry-scented-stinky, but it removes the foul odor (in my experience).

[Mama Mko]

No way. I hate it. My son was allergic to corn until recently and it really bothered him to be at someone's house where they sprayed that all over. His eczema would go crazy.

[karika]

I bought a couch from a rental furniture place when I moved out west. It stank like a dog very badly. I wasn't yet as crunchy as I am now. I bought febreeze to try to counteract it. The febreeze was worse IMO. It stank so bad I didn't use it again. It smells of chemicals and death to me. But of course that was the last time I smelled it, which was 7 years ago. As an aside, when my ex SIL was here after birth of dd1 (when she was 3 mo) she decided ot be helpful woman and wash my kitchen floor with Pine Sol. I couldn't leave the back bedroom for a day and a half. All the windows had to be open out there to clear the odor. We didn't want to hurt her feelings, so we said I had a migraine. The baby and I just retreated. I now do not use any scented things or I can count on an immediate reaction.

[beanma]

I'm a Bac-Out gal. Never met a smell I was even tempted to douse with Febreeze. If something is particularly stinky I will douse it with Bac-Out. I have used Bac-Out in a spray bottle before, too.

When our kids or dogs make a particularly stinky mess (poop, pee, puke, etc) it's Bac-Out all the way.

I can't think what else I would even want a deodorizer for. No one smokes here and none of our friends would think of smoking in our house.

[Catherine12]

I wouldn't use it. Even if the main ingredient is non-toxic, the "fragrance" is probably high in phthalates, which are toxic (they are endocrine disruptors, may cause birth defects, have been linked to increased risk for numerous health conditions). Unfortunately companies aren't required to disclose when their products contain phthalates, but unless it says "phthalate-free", anything that lists "fragrance", "perfume", etc. as an ingredient very likely has them.

[zebu]

Febreeze is stinky.

And there's no need to consume yet another spray bottle of chemicals and all that it entails. I'm not even super crunchy.

Plus, it sure is a lot of work... squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, spritz, spritz, spritz... It's so much easier to put a few drops of essential oil in a diffuser. I guess I'm just lazy

[rhiOrion]

haven't read all the replies, but i voted other.

i don't use it often, and i don't think it smells very good, but i'm not completely opposed to it. i wouldn't use it on anything the baby touches, though.