# Do air freshener gels actually do anything?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-freshener-gels-actually-do-anything/1012194>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-freshener-gels-actually-do-anything/1012194 "2024-12-26T15:45:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-freshener-gels-actually-do-anything/1012194/21 "2025-01-07T21:27:25Z")

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That’s the beauty of it, it doesn’t do anything!

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-air-freshener-gels-actually-do-anything/1012194/22 "2025-01-07T23:43:35Z")

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I agree with others that say these things stink.

If you have multiple in the house, and always have them, you are definitely de-sensitized to them. You can’t smell them anymore. But I guarantee everyone else that enters the house can smell them!

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