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"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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I can't stand Febreze! Does not smell good to me at all.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:02:11 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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> I can't stand Febreze! Does not smell good to me at all.

I like the smell, but I don't use it enough to care about making my
own.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

ImStillMags wrote:
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What are "essential oils?"

-S-

I like Febreze o.k.....cannot stand the smell of Gain! And manufacturers keep advertising
that their product now smells like Gain, which apparently is supposed to sell stuff. Not in my case.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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>I like Febreze o.k.....cannot stand the smell of Gain! And manufacturers
>keep advertising
> that their product now smells like Gain, which apparently is supposed to
> sell stuff. Not in my case.

I used to use a Gain laundry detergent in a purple container. Loved that
scent! I think they quit making it though.

On Monday, December 22, 2014 11:04:40 PM UTC-5, ImStillMags wrote:
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'Ey, I just open the windows and save the vodka for a better 'application'.

The one that really gets me is that Poo-pourri for the john. Are we that ashamed of being human?

On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 4:23:24 AM UTC-8, Steve Freides wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
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> What are "essential oils?"
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> -S-

Here's the Wiki definition and a link to a site that gives you what they are used for.
They are used in lotions, fragrances, products, healing, massage, etc.



An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetherolea, or simply as the "oil of" the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An oil is "essential" in the sense that it contains the "essence of" the plant's fragrance--the characteristic fragrance of the plant from which it is derived.[1] Essential oils do not form a distinctive category for any medical, pharmacological, or culinary purpose. They are not essential for health.

Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation, often by using steam. Other processes include expression or solvent extraction. They are used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products.

Essential oils have been used medicinally in history. Medical applications proposed by those who sell medicinal oils range from skin treatments to remedies for cancer and often are based solely on historical accounts of use of essential oils for these purposes. Claims for the efficacy of medical treatments, and treatment of cancers in particular, are now subject to regulation in most countries.

As the use of essential oils has declined in evidence-based medicine, one must consult older textbooks for much information on their use.[2][3] Modern works are less inclined to generalize; rather than refer to "essential oils" as a class at all, they prefer to discuss specific compounds, such as methyl salicylate, rather than "oil of wintergreen".[4][5]

Interest in essential oils has revived in recent decades with the popularity of aromatherapy, a branch of alternative medicine that claims that essential oils and other aromatic compounds have curative effects. Oils are volatilized or diluted in a carrier oil and used in massage, diffused in the air by a nebulizer, heated over a candle flame, or burned as incense.

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On 12/23/2014 11:42 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:04:33 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags wrote:
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>> http://grist.org/living/make-your-ow...campaign=daily
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> The active ingredient in Febreze is NOT harmful, like the article
> would have you believe. Just another Kook Site to get scare people
> into reading what it has to say.
>
> You can't duplicate Febreze and the like. They use a very specific
> chemical formulation with very unique properties. Anything else is
> just air freshener to mask odors with perfumes.
>
> -sw
>
All I know is Febreze worked wonders when I had a mishap with some fish
years ago. I got home from the store, unloaded the groceries and put
everything away. Wait a minute, where's the fish I bought? I looked in
the trunk but I didn't see it. Damn, did they not bag the fish? (End
of the day, I was too tired to care; I had the receipt and knew the
store would make good if they'd left it out.)

It was apparent the next morning they *had* given me the fish. The
package had slipped out of the bag and I just couldn't see it when I
looked. Whoa! The stench! I thought I'd have to buy a new car.

I sprayed the trunk/liner well with Febreze and let it air out all day.
The Febreze knocked that nasty spoiled fish smell right out. I'm
still driving that car.

Jill

On 12/23/2014 8:32 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Monday, December 22, 2014 11:04:40 PM UTC-5, ImStillMags wrote:
>> http://grist.org/living/make-your-ow...campaign=daily
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> 'Ey, I just open the windows and save the vodka for a better 'application'.
>
> The one that really gets me is that Poo-pourri for the john. Are we that ashamed of being human?
>

No, we don't like having the biffy smelling like a barn.