Best Air Freshener

Air fresheners don’t actually get rid of bad smells. Instead, they overwhelm them with their own scent, or include chemicals that dull your sense of smell. The problem is that the scented ingredients used in most air fresheners comes with a range of health concerns. The biggest of comes from the presence of terpenes, compounds found in many plant oils that are used to give cleaners and air fresheners a pine, lemon, or orange scent. These ingredients are not toxic themselves, but terpenes react with ozone to form the irritating, carcinogenic, formaldehyde. (more)

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Highest-Rated Air Freshener

Miessence Rainforest Air Freshener
Miessence Rainforest Air Freshener
  • $14.50
8.3
Ecos Uni Fresh Air Freshener Lavender
Ecos Uni Fresh Air Freshener Lavender
  • $4.99
7.9
EO Whole Foods Market Sweet Orange Lavender Spray
EO Whole Foods Market Sweet Orange Lavender Spray
  • $N/A
7.7
The Body Shop Lavender Home Fragrance Oil
The Body Shop Lavender Home Fragrance Oil
  • $7.50
7.3
Ecco Bella Ecco Mist Citrus
Ecco Bella Ecco Mist Citrus
  • $8.95
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7.2
Trader Joe's Next To Godliness Air Freshener, Bergamot & Coriander
Trader Joe's Next To Godliness Air Freshener, Bergam...
  • $3.69
6.6
BabyGanics Breathin' Easy Air Freshener & Odor Eliminator
BabyGanics Breathin' Easy Air Freshener & Odor Elimi...
  • $6.99
6.5
Seaside Air Freshener Spice
Seaside Air Freshener Spice
  • $29.91 (6 Pack)
6.3
Air Wick Candle, Green Apple & Honeysuckle
Air Wick Candle, Green Apple & Honeysuckle
  • $2.82
5.7
Citra Solv Air Scense Natural Air Refreshers - Lavender
Citra Solv Air Scense Natural Air Refreshers - Lavender
5.3
Oust Air Sanitizer, Outdoor Scent
Oust Air Sanitizer, Outdoor Scent
  • $44.99
5.3
Clorox Disinfecting Spray, Fresh Scent
Clorox Disinfecting Spray, Fresh Scent
  • $64.05
5.2
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Since there’s probably always some level of ozone in your house (how much depends on the air quality outdoors and on whether you've got an ozone-generating air purifier), most pine, lemon, or orange-scented air fresheners are contributing formaldehyde to the air in your home. Although the amount created is generally small, there are enough other sources of formaldehyde around the house that it’s better not to add any more to the air.

Air fresheners also sometimes contain phenol, an ingredient which can cause respiratory problems and skin irritation. And a recent study by the National Resources Defense Council found phthalates in many common air fresheners. Although they don’t appear on the ingredients list, phthalates are commonly used as part of chemical fragrances, and have been linked to hormone disruption, developmental problems, birth defects, and cancer.

The companies that make air fresheners aren’t required to list ingredients on the product, although some choose to do so, and you can browse our air freshener ratings for companies that disclose their ingredients lists.

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