It's always nice to come home to a clean-smelling house. Spritzing or stashing one of these air fresheners in strategic areas around your space (in combination with your regular home-cleaning routine) can help minimize musty, less-than-fresh smells and make the space feel so much more inviting.
Even if it seems obvious, the most important thing to consider before you buy an air freshener is whether or not you're sensitive to fragrance. If you suffer from headaches or migraines that can be triggered by scent, an air freshener spray — or other home-fragrance products like scented candles and essential oil diffusers — may not be the best thing to bring into your home. We'd recommend investing in a HEPA air purifier instead, to filter out potentially irritating pollutants from your space.
Also, certain formats of air fresheners offer stronger and longer-lasting scents than others. Some air fresheners are devices that can run on a schedule, scenting your home intermittently until the cartridge runs dry, while others are simple spray bottles that add a burst of scent on demand. Reed diffusers are another type of air freshener that provide a long-lasting fragrance that gradually fades. Ultimately, it does come down to personal preference: The best air freshener for you is one that will keep your senses (and sinuses!) happy.
From plug-in sprays to diffusers to pillow spritzes, these are some of the most reviewer-beloved air fresheners on the internet. No matter which format you prefer, you can find it here.
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Holds two 10-milliliter scent cartridges (sold separately)
The Pura Smart Device is the air freshener of the future. If you like the idea of getting into home fragrance, but much prefer to set your ambiance on autopilot, the Pura is perfect for you.
It combines the convenience of a room spray with the ease of using a plug-in oil diffuser. To use, just insert two different fragrance cartridges, and then set a custom schedule via the device's app to have each one scent your space either continuously or at a certain time each day.
I've found this device to be incredibly intuitive to use, and it's the ideal substitution for sparking a scented candle (especially if you really don't want that fire hazard in your life). Plus, Pura's enormous scent library features so many beloved fragrance brands like Apotheke, Brooklyn Candle Co., Caswell-Massey, and Homesick, so you won't be missing that messy wax stuff at all.
An understated and entirely automatic air freshener option, this sleek dispenser from Air Wick spritzes its included canister of Fresh Linen fragrance intermittently for up to 60 days. And its three-setting timer allows you to choose just how intense you'd like the scent to be in your home.
This battery-operated device is great for making entryways, bathrooms, and laundry rooms always smell clean and inviting.
This bottle of Mrs. Meyer's Room Freshener offers a more budget-friendly approach to flameless home fragrance. This reviewer-favorite air freshener comes in 11 different options, but whenever we find the limited-edition Rose scent, we get it.
Clean and uplifting with notes of rose and apple, this spray lingers briefly in the air without ever being overpowering.
One reviewer calls this air freshener from Caldrea “Febreze for rich people,” which we’d say is a pretty apt description!
The Lavender Cedar Leaf Linen and Room Spray smells lightly woodsy and herbal ... yet, it's not overly floral. It's a perfect pick to spritz in the linen closet or over a pile of laundry that's still warm from the dryer.
You also get a lot of bang for your buck with this air freshener, as its 16 ounces of fragrance is sure to last you quite a while.
Yep, Capri Blue's cult-favorite Volcano candle is also available as an air freshener! Its pleasing, tropical-inspired scent brightens up any room it's sprayed in, while the blue atomizer bottle is also just as soothing to the senses.
Though you may love the lavish scent of Diptyque's candles, you may not be able to safely spark them at home as often as you'd like. Luckily, this faceted fragrance diffuser offers you an even better alternative — a gorgeous, soft scent at all hours of the day without having to monitor it.
The Roses fragrance smells just like a bouquet, and it's not at all overpowering. You can also save $100 by simply buying the air freshener refill if you already have a diffuser vessel at home.
One of our favorite candle brands also comes in air-freshener form. P.F. Candle Co. has several aromatic, musky scents in its repertoire— but we're partial to the Teakwood & Tobacco room spray, which layers in a woody, smoky element.
This utterly dreamy air freshener from This Works contains lavender, vetiver, and chamomile essential oils. It's the perfect scent to help lull me into a relaxed dream state before bed, but it can also be used pretty much any time I want to infuse a little extra calm into the atmosphere.
Because it's a chemical-free product, the scent will dissipate in just a minute or two, which gives me just enough time to truly enjoy it in the moment. Though it's a little bit of a splurge, I've used the same bottle for at least a year, and it's still going strong. It's worth it.
Want to get rid of that lingering French fry smell in your car? These bamboo-charcoal air freshener bags are meant to help neutralize odors, especially in a smaller, enclosed space. Even better? They're comprised of naturally derived materials that should maintain their odor-absorbing effectiveness for at least a whole year.
It's recommended that you rotate these bags regularly, letting them air out for a day or so before re-stashing them in the dank or smelly spots in your home, car, or gym bag.
This editor-favorite In-Shower Mist from J.R. Watkins will help transport your senses to the spa every time you turn on the shower tap.
We love that its energizing blend of coriander, bergamot, and cactus water truly lives up to its name in awakening the mind and body.
Melanie YatesSenior Home Decor EditorMelanie is the senior home decor editor of Best Products, where she's been researching and testing out home and bedding products since 2015 — her work can also be found on House Beautiful and Women's Health.
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