Help For My Roaming Tobacco Compartment (Airwick Haze Crystal Air)

Member Name: vinodgm

Product:	Airwick Haze Crystal Air
Date:	22/09/02 (402 review reads)
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Advantages: Long lasting, Pleasant fragrance, Gets rid of the tobacco smell

Disadvantages: Possibly temporary but not too sure on this

If you are a smoker many of you will know that smoking is almost irresistible when you are at the wheel of your car and especially if you are driving over long distances.

However the interior of any automobile provides an ideal environment for the aroma of tobacco to lay siege and provide a rather unpleasant atmosphere for non-smokers.

The smoker himself or herself has become so acclimatized to this smell and therefore it is very difficult for them to fully realize the full consequences of this. The only time that we are ever aware of that nasty aroma is when you first sit in your car in the morning and that only lasts for a few seconds before your nostrils get used to it.

My wife has her own vehicle, which is absolutely smoke free, but on weekends we use my car for going out and after numerous complaints and grimaces of disgust, from my wife and children, I finally decided to do something about the smell that has become so incorporated into the confines of my car.

On one of my routine visits to Tesco’s I came across a product that appeared to be exactly what I was looking for.

This was the Haze Airwick Crystal Car Freshener. Since we were already familiar with the other Haze Air Freshener sprays, I picked this up without any hesitation whatsoever.

The fact that it only cost £1.97 made it easier.

This car freshener is available in two variations. One was the Anti-Tobacco type and the other the Citrus type. Naturally the Anti-Tobacco one was the type I purchased.

It is presented on a convenient blister card packing, with each variation in a different shade. The Anti-Tobacco type is in a mint green colour and is easy to place anywhere in the car.

The giant conglomerate company Reckitt & Coleman produce Haze Airwick Crystal Car Freshener, awell as the other Haze/Airwell range of fresheners. The quality level of the product is therefore more strongly assertained.

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the makers the lasting power is 4 weeks and this is due to the gel used having 80% perfume content. As far as the 4-week period is concerned I will have to wait to verify that since I have been using it for just less than two weeks now. However since the last two weeks its fragrancing qualities are still almost as good as when I first put it in, so I confidently expect it to last the whole four weeks.

Regarding the 80% perfume, for this we would have to take the makers word for it, but I am also quite confident since they are Reckitt & Coleman, who are generally renowned for high quality products and providing factual information.

As mentioned earlier I have been using this for two weeks now and it has made a significant improvement. Now I avoid smoking as much as possible in my car and when I do have the occasional one, especially on longer drives, I make sure the front two windows are down.

When I first put it in the fragrance was really very strong and for the first couple of days it was rather irritating. Gradually as the freshener started doing its work the fragrance has become completely tolerable and quite pleasant.

The label indicates that the fragrances are warm cedar combined with juicy orange. Well I can certainly smell the cedar but “juicy orange” – sorry no. The smell is a woody and a musky one and wouldn’t really be out of place in a body deodorant. It does have a slight hint of something sharp, which is probably the “juicy orange” that they are talking about.

In any case it has helped considerably in removing the smell of tobacco. I am not sure if the smell would resuface if I was to discontinue using it but I am more than certain that it would not be as bad. Naturally it has not gone completely and this will be expected after years of smoking.

The confines of a car are something that need to be kept in good condition and that includes the air. This is es
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lly the case for non-smokers. It is unlike an office or a room where you can easily leave the premises or due to the extra space the concentration levels of smoke are less. This is a small space and when people get into it they are more than likely going to have to remain in that space for some period of time and without any luxury of movement. Therefore it is essential that you think about using products like this.

Overall I have been very impressed with the results and the wife and children are also much more happier accompanying me in my car now. The fact that I have also curtailed smoking in the car has also helped tremendously.

If anyone of you still smoke in your car I would suggest that you stop completely or reduce and most certainly get yourself some of these car fresheners. At just under two quid each they make a life much easier and much more comfortable for all concerned.

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