BREATHE EASY WITH THE AIR FRESHENERS

Almost every one of us has experienced a nostalgic sensation upon smelling a particular smell. According to scientific studies, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell also has access to our memories, that’s why some smells are nostalgic to us and bring back certain memories.

When we get back home, there is a change in mood, which could be due to many reasons, and the fragrance is one of those. A house has its characteristic odour, a pleasant one, which reminds us of a safe, carefree and welcoming environment. By using air fresheners you can create a pleasant odour for your own house. Air fresheners are also used in getting rid of the awful smell of cars and restrooms. There are plenty of fragrances available in the market, like fruity, floral, earthy, etc, that you can choose from. Now we will look at the advantages and disadvantages of air fresheners.

Advantages

• Variety in Fragrance: There are thousands of fragrances available in the market, ranging from sweet, appetizing, fruity fragrance to refreshing oceanic breezy ones. With varieties, you can customize the odour of a specific room, like using a fresh fragrance for the living room, or maybe sweet aromatic odour for the bedroom.
  
  
• Multi-Purpose: Air fresheners not just provides a good odour for your rooms, but can also be used in cars and kitchen. Air freshener for the toilet can change the ambience of your restrooms.
• Makes Cleaning More Effective: When you finish cleaning up all the mess of your house, there may still be a bad smell left behind. By using air fresheners after cleaning, your cleaning is complete and successful.
  
  
• Appreciation: A house smelling like a garden is very pleasing and highly appreciated by the guests, especially when your guest is your boss. A good fragrance promotes good hospitality.
  
  
• Mood Booster: Imagine getting back after a long day of stress, and when you reach home, you are welcomed by an awful stench. A big let down, right? But what if your house smells like a garden of Bougainville or a seashore? Wouldn’t it be so relaxing? As the food is the key to your heart, a pleasant smell is the key to a great mood.
  
  
• Budget-Friendly: Air fresheners are a good option when it comes to budget. An average air freshener spray costs around £15. On the contrary, air purifiers cost you hundreds of pounds. Air purifiers are good if you are allergic and need allergen-free air, but for fragrance air fresheners are a good option.
  
  
• Can Control Intensity: Intensity of fragrance can be controlled as per requirement. If your nose is highly sensitive to odour, you can lower the intensity of the odour. For a bigger room, you need to increase the intensity for the effectiveness of the fragrance. You can use high intensity to cover up smells, like the smell of burnt food in the kitchen.

Disadvantages

• Unnatural Chemicals: Almost all-electric air fresheners contain synthetic chemicals that spread the fragrance throughout the room. An air freshener for natural scents also contains these chemicals, so don’t go by the name. Spray air fresheners don’t contain unnatural chemicals.
  
  
• Not good for People with Asthma: It was reported that using these air fresheners triggers asthma attacks. So, it is advised not to use it when a person with asthma is around.
  
  
• Other Medical Issues: Small part of the population is allergic to these unnatural chemicals present in air fresheners. There were complaints of watery eyes and sneezing.
  
  
• Skipping Cleaning: Some people think of air fresheners as a substitute for cleaning, It may get rid of the bad smell, but not the harmful bacterias present everywhere around you. As mentioned earlier, it gives a finishing touch and feeling of completeness to cleaning.
  
  
• Not Environment-Friendly: It doesn’t apply to all of the air fresheners, but few include carcinogens, volatile organic compounds and toxic materials like phthalate esters.

All of the above disadvantages apply to only those air fresheners which include unnatural chemicals. So, don’t be afraid of using these items, there are lots of decent Air Fresheners Products available in the market.

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