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Sixth Scents

05.18.2009

Submitted by mroemer on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 11:00pm.
The Bite:
Is your intuition telling you that your commute could be better? Yield to that hunch with the AromaCar Commuter Kit by Vim Essentials, an eco-friendlier car freshener. Just dab a few drops of essential oil (totally trumps those phthalate-filled, tree-shaped car air fresheners) on the felt pad, pop it into the reusable diffuser, and plug it into your car's power outlet. The mint and citrus combo'll perk you up in the AM, and a bergamot and ginger twosome can help you de-stress on the way home. Insightful.
Why Care?: 
The felt pads are biodegradable and the kit is reusable - unlike those disposable, chem-ilicious car "air fresheners" packed with hormone-disrupting phthalates.
Put the oil on the diffuser before you start driving versus doing it midtrip, which we found defeats the purpose of making the drive less stressful.
Wanna Try: 
Vim Essentials AromaCar Commuter Kit, available at Strange and Invisible Perfumes, 1138 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310-314-1505). Kit, $37.

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Cocktail Fact

There are actually tree-shaped car air freshener costumes for kids and adults.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 LA Biters swap their disposable air freshener with a reusable essential oil diffuser, we'll keep the weight of 43 psychics outta landfills.


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