levander
02-14-2010, 05:42 PM
I was googling around the web and noticed an interesting trick. Apparently, it was something they mentioned on Car Talk years ago. You put a piece of deodorant soap under your car seat and it acts as an air freshener. I just saw a brief reference to it on this thread: Click (http://ask.metafilter.com/90098/Alternative-Air-Freshener-for-My-Car).
Does anyone know if there`s a reason the poster specifically mentioned deodorant soap? It could have been incidental. Or, there`s some substance in certain soaps that don`t just cover up smells with another more pleasant one, but actually deodorize the air?
I`d think a deodorizing soap would be designed such that if you lather something up with it, like your body, that would be when it does it`s deodorizing. But, would it deodorize the air around it? Like you would want in a car air freshener?
Reason I ask is I`ve got a neighbor that makes homemade soap that I love the way it smells. I was thinking about using that instead, but since I`d be surprised if she puts any special kind of deodorant in it, maybe it won`t work as well?
Does anyone know if there`s a reason the poster specifically mentioned deodorant soap? It could have been incidental. Or, there`s some substance in certain soaps that don`t just cover up smells with another more pleasant one, but actually deodorize the air?
I`d think a deodorizing soap would be designed such that if you lather something up with it, like your body, that would be when it does it`s deodorizing. But, would it deodorize the air around it? Like you would want in a car air freshener?
Reason I ask is I`ve got a neighbor that makes homemade soap that I love the way it smells. I was thinking about using that instead, but since I`d be surprised if she puts any special kind of deodorant in it, maybe it won`t work as well?