A Guide to Creating Your Own Custom Car Air Fresheners

If you're looking for a rainy day craft that's a bit different from the norm, making your own custom air fresheners is a fun way to pass the time.

The big benefit of making an air freshener from scratch is that you can design it exactly to your needs, with your favourite scents and colours, or even with your own custom design.

But if this option sounds like too much work, you can use a website like Make My Freshener, which will do all the design work for you for your personalized custom air fresheners for cars – all you'll need to do is select the design elements you prefer.

Here, we'll be outlining how to create your own custom air fresheners using both of these methods, whether you prefer to get crafty or go the easy route.

Making an Air Freshener (The Cheat's Way!)

The easiest way to make your own custom air freshener is to use an online service that'll do the production work for you.

These websites let you select your own air freshener design, right down to the photo you want to use (with some sites creating a custom shape based on the image; for example, your pet's head).

Once you've got your design sorted, you can choose a scent, with the best air freshener fragrances usually including vanilla, citrus, ocean breeze, apple, musk, and black cherry.

This option is the least hands-on and will typically give you the most professional result, as these companies have specialist equipment to make your air fresheners look legit.

DIY Crafting an Air Freshener 

But if you love crafting and you'd rather put in the work to make your own car air fresheners, here's a step-by-step overview of the process you can follow.

Step 1: Buy Your Materials 

Start by nipping to your local craft store or head online to buy the materials you'll need for this project.

Your shopping list will be determined by how you want your design to look, but if you go for a simple jar design, it'll usually include the following:

• A large glass jar
• Baking soda
• Essential oils of your choice
• Some spare cardboard (enough to cover your jar lid)

If you want to jazz up your glass jar, you'll also need materials (like paints or marker pens) to do this.

Step 2: Assemble Your Air Freshener

Next, you can assemble your air freshener ready for use.

Open the jar lid and fill it two-thirds full with baking soda. This will absorb and neutralise any bad scents in your car.

Follow this up with around 20 drops of an essential oil suitable for using at home, then place a circular piece of cardboard on top of the jar and secure it in place with the lid's ring.

Step 3: Decorate The Jar

Finally, decorate the jar however you want, then place it in a cup holder or anywhere it won't fall over to enjoy the scent.

Takeaway

So that's it: the two methods you can use to make your own custom car air freshener.

If you don't fancy the DIY route, there are plenty of designers who will make a professional personalised air freshener for you—just make sure to choose a reputable, highly reviewed company, so you're investing your money wisely.