To think air fresheners are unpleasant?

[Panamanian]

We have come away for half term and the house we are staying in has one of those plug in air-fresheners in every room. I’ve turned them off but they still smell so strong. I genuinely can’t understand how anyone thinks they smell nice. Also (and I have no evidence for this so feel free to correct me) I can’t believe it’s good for you to be breathing those chemicals every day.
AIBU - they make a home smell lovely
AINBU - they are horrible and make me feel ill.

Oo interesting thanks for this.
my son gets headaches and coughs.
wondering if it might be all the “fragrance “ he sprays all over.

Me too plug ins, scented candles, car fresheners I'm reaching for my inhaler. Weirdly I'm okay with reed diffuser and perfumes.

I had to go into the garden at someone's house. The culprit a Yankee candle.

You’re not wrong OP, they are proven to be bad for our health.

the last holiday home I went to, I unplugged them all and shoved them in a drawer. Replaced them when we left.

Yes we always remove them in a holiday accommodation. Awful things

Worse when you can smell that someones sprayed stuff with that febreeze. Horrible and makes me think sofa cushions and bed cushions are not washed.

They're toxic . It'd be best to stay away from them and to clean your house / car and open the windows often.

I agree, but I have issues with all scented stuff. I get migraines from people wearing perfume, spraying deodorant, vapes, reed diffusers, fabric conditioners etc. So many people think a scented candle is a lovely present, or thing to light when guests come round 😷. Worst was when I was pregnant and all the food smells in the office were setting me off. I do realise this is a me problem and can't expect everyone in the world to not produce smells!

I viewed a house that had them in every room, all different scents 🤢 they were trying, and failing, to cover the smell of dog from the house. I was there for about 10mins and left with a migraine. Vile things

Oh no really? What are ikea using?

I'm tempted to give reed diffusers a try in my bathroom. It's only small so shouldn't take much to defeat the foul stench that permeates from Doris Downstairs' bathroom directly below. The Aldi Lime, Basil and Mandarin hand-wash smells good and luckily is also available as a RD.

Maybe some homemade potpourri? Not the commercial artificially scented sort.

The chemical ones are horrible.
I quite like essential oil Reed diffusers. Neom
ones are lovely.

They had the wretched things all over my mother's care home but with competing scents which was awful as I have a very sensitive sense of smell, one of them skooshed me from its position on a shelf and I stank of pink flowers for the rest of the day. And it isn't like they actually clean the air of unfresh smells, it just adds a floral miasma to the bathroom and kitchen smells.