# Car Air Freshener

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-air-freshener/673303>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 7, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-air-freshener/673303 "2013-11-07T03:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-air-freshener/673303/1 "2013-11-07T03:22:29Z")

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I have one of those “Pinetree” air fresheners, strawberry scent. As the scent fades, I smell a hint of furniture polish or car wax as if, perhaps, the basic smell. Has anyone else detected this? If so, why do you think this is?