Fresh Wave Spray, Soy Candle, Fresh Wash, and Room Spray Review and Giveaway

     I consider myself to be a big animal lover but with having lots of them comes the smells on EVERYTHING.  Even though I have always had multiple animals, I have tried very hard to keep my home from smelling that way.  In the past this meant burning candles and air fresheners in every outlet.  Well, that was until I had kids. now candles are a rarity and only up high and the lower outlets have baby plugs in them.  Now I also have to worry about the additional smells that come with kids (oh and I have boys so I've got it even worse)!

     Ive been forced to search out either more options or stronger current ones and lets be honest no one wants to mask one smell with another.  That doesn't exactly get rid of the odor. As much as I like the pleasant smells of most air fresheners, I also want to get rid of the bad smells not just cover them up.  Fresh Wave helps with exactly that. Fresh wave "uses the power of nature for safe, non-toxic odor elimination without the use of perfumes or fragrances. Simple, natural, ingredients like Lime, Pine Needles, Aniseed Clove, Cedarwood and Water" are used.  Fresh Wave is created and distributed by OMI Industries, the world leader in odor control and management.  OMI Industries products can be found in solid waste facilities, asphalt factories, rubber manufacturing plants, hotel rooms,  and in rental cars.  These are some of the most odorous places!  I was given the opportunity to review Fresh Waves Soy Candle, Pearl Packs, Fresh Wash, and Spray.

     The Fresh Waves Soy Candle honestly didn't have a smell while burning.  However, I did think it had almost a citronella smell when up very close but I think that could have just been me.  Though it was not over powering, I couldn't notice a difference in the room.

     The Fresh Wave Spray was great, it had a very pleasant refreshing smell to it.  I used it in my bedroom on my linens and in the air around the room.  I felt as though my sheets had just been washed and we all know how great that feels!  I have a eucalyptus pillow mist that now has some major competition for my attention before climbing into bed.

     We put the Fresh Wave Pearl Packets in our master bathroom where our cats litter box is.  I have tried everything to keep this room "nasty smell" free and honestly the only thing that works is changing it as frequently as possible and loading up with baking soda.  With the Pearl Packets I can honestly say I noticed a difference. Not that I change it any less, but with the Pearl Packets near the box, the smells don't carry quite as far (like into my bedroom - yuck).

     Finally, we tried the Fresh Wave Fresh Wash in our front loader.  I was super pumped to see if this would work because it seems as though we have invited some musty odor into every load unless I load up on more detergent, fabric softener and even sometimes more bleach.  The directions tell you to completely rub the rubber gasket with a cloth and the Fresh Wash to eliminate the smell.  This unfortunately did nothing for my front loader even after a few rub downs.  When following the second set of instructions which tell you to put the Fresh Wash directly into the detergent compartment, I felt a definite difference in the smell of my towels the next load after.  I did run an empty load with the Fresh Wash and then laundry as usual.

      I love not having to purchase tons of air fresheners to fill up my plugs around the house or having burning candles around where my children could potentially burn themselves.  These are more natural solutions to everyday honest odor issues.

Cost: $15.99 Soy Candle
        $9.99 Home Spray
        $11.99 Fresh Wash
        $14.99 Pearl Packs
Available to purchase: Fresh Wave 
Recommendation:  Depending on your need for air freshening, I would recommend giving these a try.  If you aren't one who loves the over powering smells of candles or outlet plug ins then these are for you!  Although some of Fresh Wave's products are a little on the pricey side in my opinion so it depends on the price point you are looking for for each product whether it would be worth it.
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