New Study: Common Air Fresheners Contain Chemicals That May Affect Human Reproductive Development

I dislike air fresheners. Dislike that they take up space on the power socket. Hate that they spew headache-inducing chemicals into the air. Hate how invariably they come in too much plastic and cardboard packaging. I feel air fresheners (especially those touted for cars, refrigerators, bathrooms, and the home) are wasteful and unnecessary household products, that can only justify their existence with the money spent on advertising, which tricks people into paying money for items that can be easily replaced by (drumroll) a regular box of baking soda. Baking soda that will not cause headaches, or poison your body or the environment.

Why pay to be poisoned? Open a window. Air pollution is usually worse indoors (especially in homes that use a lot of chemical products, vinyl, and/or laminate furniture) than out.