Best car air fresheners

A fragrant motor is bound to boost your mood on the early morning commute or after a hard day’s slog. But choosing the best car air freshener can be as overwhelming as an overpowering scent, hence this steer from Dumfries MOT Centre. This is in no particular order.

Little Trees

Little trees have been hanging from rearview mirrors for longer than anybody can care to remember. At the last count, there were 40 scents to choose from. Black Ice is popular, or for that freshly-driven-out-of-the-dealership smell, how does New Car Scent grab you? The lifespan is said to be as long as eight weeks. They can be slightly overpowering if too much of the tree is exposed at once.

Drift Wood

For the stylish driver who has everything, but not quite everything, there’s Drift Wood Freshener. Perhaps the most handsome car air freshener in town. The wood block is soaked in essential oil and looks organic and minimalist. It clips into your car’s sun visor. Clip included. This one offers a subscription model so you’ll have a new one at the ready when your old freshener starts running low on freshness. Scents like coffee and teak conjure up autumn and winter driving.

Febreze Car Vent Clip

Febreze is now a verb as well as a noun, a testament to this brand’s success. It now wants to work its magic in your motor. The car vent clips offer the same long-lasting odour elimination, in scents like Linen & Sky (not too heavy or cloying), Cotton Fresh etc. They last up to 30 days. Clipped onto your car’s air vents, it should gently waft evenly throughout the car, so might have to work a little harder in larger vehicles. It claims to be odour neutralising, in that it doesn’t just mask bad smells but eradicates them.

Yankee Candle Jars

Yankee Candle Car Jars aim to infuse your wheels with the same luxurious scents as the candles. Rich and complex fragrances like Clean Cotton and Midnight Jasmine are what sets Yankee Candle Jars apart. It has positioned itself as a premium, indulgent brand, and can hang from the rearview mirror or you can find a home for your jar in another part of the car. The premium tag is reflected in the price tag. The scent may dimmish in warmer weather.

Auto Finesse

Auto Finesse is a brand well-known for its premium car care products and unlike most air fresheners that hang or clip onto your vents, Auto Finesse offers a spray solution that can be applied directly to your car’s interior fabric or into the air. One of its popular scents is Bubblegum – playful, fun, and nostalgic. It might not be as long-lasting as other options and must be applied at regular intervals.

Air Wick Car Freshener

Air Wick’s car scent options include Summer Delights and Fresh Linen and usually come with a lifespan of 60 days. You can choose mini vent sticks as well as hanging fresheners, with both promising subtle elegance with their natural-inspired range. Another selling point here is that they’re more of a discreet option, should you feel embarrassed to be deodorising your car.

California Scents Spillproof Can

With California Scents’ Spillproof Cans, the small, round tin contains organic fibre pads soaked in fragrance oil that slowly evaporates, releasing scent over time. Agonise over fragrances like Laguna Breeze or Coronado Cherry – one of the brand’s standout fruity scents. Unlike hanging or vent air fresheners, these cans can also be placed discreetly under seats or popped in cup holders. These tend to be extremely long-lasting and might be a little overwhelming for some nostrils. Arid weather can dry them out.

Sources:

Goodhousekeeping.com
Whatcar.com
Amazon.com