Febreeze – Cheaper Than Buying a New Set of Luggage
Written: Jan 14 '06 (Updated Jan 26 '06)
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Pros: Works to eliminate odors not just cover them up
Cons: Expensive
The Bottom Line: Febreze eliminated the musty smell from my luggage. This is a winner!
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| mmcphee's Full Review: Febreze |
Some last minute vacation plans left us scrambling for luggage. I sent my husband to our storage unit but he had no luck finding our luggage. I decided to borrow some from my parents, luggage that is stored in their musty smelling basement. I was not crazy about putting fresh clothes into funky smelling luggage, but I did not want to spend money on luggage that we didn't really need. Instead I purchased a $5 bottle of Febreze
The Basics
Febreze is a spray-on fabric freshener. It is safe to use on virtually any fabric surface. To use you simply squeeze the trigger until the fabric is slightly damp. As the freshener dries it takes the odors with it. Febreze is available in .5 L, 1 L trigger spray bottles and 2 L refills in a variety of scents.
My Experience
Although I had heard of Febreze, I had never had a need for it. No one in our house smokes and we have no pets and very little fabric in the house. But I figured it might be worth a try to save the luggage so I purchased a 1 L trigger spray bottle in original scent for less than $5.
Honestly I did not have much hope for what I figured was nothing more than a perfume spray. I had put the luggage in our laundry and closed the door. An hour later when I returned home and opened the laundry room door the musty smell was unbelievably strong and filled the room. Since I already had the bottle I figured it was worth a try. I sprayed a large piece of luggage, a small piece and a large and small duffel bag, inside and out. All of the luggage has canvas like exteriors, the luggage has fabric inside and the duffel bags are coated on the inside. I used up half the bottle to thoroughly spray the inside and outside of each bag. The scent was very strong and reminded me of fabric softener. I closed the door and left them to steep.
I didn't check on the bags until the next morning. I cautiously opened the laundry room door and it smelled like Febreze, in this case like fresh laundry. So far so good. There did not appear to be and spots or stains from the Febreze on the luggage. Then came the real test, I sniffed the luggage. The musty smell seemed to be gone and replaced with the strong perfume smell of Febreze. I was impressed.
I left the luggage piled in the laundry room for a couple of days. Over time the Febreze scent faded. As it did there was a slight return of the musty smell. It did not, however, fill the room this time. In fact I could only smell it when I put my nose close to the bags. Since I still had ˝ a bottle of Febreze left I sprayed the bags again. Not quite as heavily this time and concentrating on the inside of the bags. This time I left the laundry door open in hopes of getting the strong Febreze smell to dissipate a little faster. By that evening the Febreze scent was gone as was the must smell once again. Today as I was packing, and almost 2 days after the second application the Febreze smell was minimal and I could not detect any of the musty smell. The clothes ended up in the suitcases for more than 48 hours before I finally got around to unpacking them. When I did put them away I couldn't detect either any musty smell or the Febreeze, just clean clothes. I am very impressed!
Final Thoughts
If Febreze can eliminate the horribly strong, nasty musty smell imbedded in this luggage I am confident it can take care of anything. I can't say that I have a need to keep any on hand, but if I am ever faced with odors in fabric again I will not hesitate to buy another bottle of Febreze.
Recommended:
Yes
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