YUCK: Top 3 Worst Smelling Car Air Fresheners

We believe at all times, your commute is the last line of peace and tranquility between you and this chaotic world. Riding in funk should never be an option. Neither is choosing the wrong brand or “new hotness” air freshener.

Funk, odor and scent intensity are variables that affect your awareness on the road, so we at Moonlight Mango consider this a matter of national security! Today, we’re going to help you avoid the nonsense. Here’s our top 3 car air fresheners to avoid based on consumers like US, regardless of brand name, style, or price.

3. Obscure Musky Combinations.

   
   

   

   Avoid aromas that are singular in preference.

Musky scented air fresheners aren’t necessarily bad, however they could be considered a displacement of judgement. You personally may enjoy moody aromas that linger long after being used, but do you share your transportation? Will your passengers also love the musk as much as you or will you become short on friends? As former ride-share experts, we understand your desire to remain unique and proud with how you customize the smell of your car. Also, specifically with obscure musky air fresheners in confined spaces, you could potentially harm a passenger’s breathing condition by triggering their asthma or allergies.

2. Unpopular Food Scents.

   

   Fun for a day. Funky forever. These ain’t it 🦨

   
   

   Unpopular food car air fresheners were introduced to us as novelties, never the status quo. Yes, they can be done, but the replication of food that people find abhorrent in real life converted into synthetic form must be stopped. It’s literally cheaper to leave old fast food, groceries, or gym socks in your car if you’re yearning for heavy funk.

   The worst part about unpopular food car air fresheners, they only mask the pain that you’re already in. Picture this: you’ve bought this wonderful and zany air freshener that reminds you of mama’s meat loaf. Funny, charming, but it smells like synthetic ketchup and burnt ground beef from opening the package. A few days go by, instead of your car smelling like a warm meal, it’s now that pungent burnt meat scent, which isn’t your favorite so you ride with the windows down more. Not using the air conditioning while you drive you begin to sweat with the windows down on your commute. More days go by. The stench of sweat is mixing with the burnt meat. Eventually, you pull over; motion sickness has you bent over your radiator on the highway praying to the turnpike gods you make it home safe. All the combined funk is overlapping in your car. Extreme, yes, but absolutely possible.

1. Fading to Normal

Lovely design, but these air fresheners leave your car smelling like toenails & corn chips again in no time.

The last air freshener style made the list for its lack of performance based on customer reviews. Wood block style air fresheners have taken a hold of the Millenial and Gen Z drivers for their innovative design, however they took the top spot in the worst smelling car air freshener category because they don’t do much outside of their looks.

Customers who enjoy wood block fresheners may prefer the subtle smells these air fresheners carry. Many of their scents mirror other air freshener brand’s popular smells, but demand a price 3x the standard car air freshener. We don’t know about you, but one of the worst smells in the world is greed. Air freshener scent intensity matters, but smell reduction comes with a major trade off. Longevity. No one cares how unique a design could be if they are smelling their hard earned money get wasted on short lasting air fresheners.

What scents do you hate the most when it comes to your car’s air freshener?

Let us know.