Febreze Odor-Eliminating Air Mist
Submit correction or new panelIt’s no secret that Febreze fights away odors like no other. And thanks to our high standards and carefully selected ingredients, Febreze is not only your first defense against stink—it’s also designed to be safely used around your family and pets. Which is why we make sure to put the ingredients in our highly sniffable products right at your fingertips, so you know exactly what we’re made of.
- Category
- Deodorizing Sprays
- Form
- mist
- Dilution
- Ready to use
- Drying
- No wait required
- UPC
- Not recorded
- Brand
- Febreze
Follow manufacturer directions carefully. This category often includes concentrated cleaners, products that need proper dilution, or that require adequate drying time before dog contact.
Scored from a complete published ingredient disclosure and directions.
Why It Scored 5.1
Our independent, evidence-based evaluation of this product across every Clean Wise exposure category, scored for how the product is actually used. Sponsorship is never an input. Cleaning performance is shown separately below and does not affect this score.
- Ingestion, skin sensitivity, developmental and licking-risk factors for puppies.
- Driven down by Benzisothiazolinone: a preservative and skin sensitizer used in many household cleaners.
- Overall household exposure and ingestion factors for adult dogs.
- Driven down by Benzisothiazolinone: a preservative and skin sensitizer used in many household cleaners.
- Floor-contact residue, irritation and drying-time considerations.
- Driven down by Benzisothiazolinone: a preservative and skin sensitizer used in many household cleaners.
- Fragrance load, aerosols and airborne irritation.
- Driven down by Fragrance: an undisclosed blend that can contain dozens of compounds. a common trigger for respiratory irritation in dogs. Trigger spray produces airborne droplets during use.
- How exposure lands on toys, bowls, floors and surfaces dogs mouth on. Higher = lower risk.
- Driven down by Diethylene Glycol: a glycol solvent that is toxic if ingested, though far less sweet-tasting than antifreeze.
- Biodegradability, aquatic considerations and packaging.
- Driven down by Fragrance: an undisclosed blend that can contain dozens of compounds. a common trigger for respiratory irritation in dogs.
- Whether the manufacturer publishes the full ingredient list. Undisclosed formulas score 0 and receive a Red Paw Alert.
- The manufacturer publishes the ingredient list for this product, so the ratings below are based on the printed formula.
Cleaning strength cannot be measured reliably from an ingredient list, so it is kept as separate information and is excluded from the Clean Wise safety score.
Clean Wise Verdict
Ingredient disclosure or exposure factors trail the leaders in this category.
Where to Buy
Canadian retailers on record. Stock and price vary by store and province.
Why this score: ingredient transparency
Transparency is scored on its own, before anything else. It measures how much of this formula the maker actually publishes — not how good the formula is.
Partial disclosure. The list exists but is short, second-hand, or only partly recognisable, so the ratings stay conservative.
- Ingredients published
- 9
- Matched to our library
- 9 of 9
- List recognised
- 100%
- Source
- Manufacturer
- Cyclodextrin — A corn-derived molecule that traps odour compounds rather than masking them.
- Fragrance — An undisclosed blend that can contain dozens of compounds. A common trigger for respiratory irritation in dogs.
- Water — The carrier for most liquid cleaners. No exposure risk on its own.
- Ethanol — Drying alcohol. Evaporates quickly but is toxic if ingested wet.
- Castor Oil — A plant oil used to solubilise fragrance and condition coats.
- Nitrogen — An inert compressed-gas propellant, far gentler than hydrocarbon aerosols.
Ingredient Breakdown
Disclosed ingredients in the order they appear on the label, with our independent assessment where we hold reference data.
A corn-derived molecule that traps odour compounds rather than masking them.
An undisclosed blend that can contain dozens of compounds. A common trigger for respiratory irritation in dogs.
The carrier for most liquid cleaners. No exposure risk on its own.
Drying alcohol. Evaporates quickly but is toxic if ingested wet.
A plant oil used to solubilise fragrance and condition coats.
An inert compressed-gas propellant, far gentler than hydrocarbon aerosols.
A preservative and skin sensitizer used in many household cleaners.
A glycol solvent that is toxic if ingested, though far less sweet-tasting than antifreeze.
A gentle water softener and pH buffer derived from citric acid.
Cyclodextrin, Fragrance, Water, Ethanol, Castor Oil, Nitrogen, Benzisothiazolinone, Diethylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate
Transparency Score
Certifications
No third-party certification is confirmed for this product yet. We only list programs we can verify from the brand or the certifying body.
Higher-scoring alternatives
Better-rated picks in the same category, with the biggest exposure improvements over this product.
- In the air8.6 vs 4.6 (+4.0)
- Around puppies8.5 vs 5.1 (+3.4)
- Environmental9.0 vs 6.0 (+3.0)
- Paw exposure8.3 vs 5.3 (+3.0)
- Around puppies7.9 vs 5.1 (+2.8)
- If licked7.6 vs 5.1 (+2.5)
- In the air8.4 vs 4.6 (+3.8)
- Around puppies8.8 vs 5.1 (+3.7)
- Paw exposure8.9 vs 5.3 (+3.6)
- In the air9.0 vs 4.6 (+4.4)
- Around puppies8.5 vs 5.1 (+3.4)
- Environmental9.0 vs 6.0 (+3.0)
- In the air9.0 vs 4.6 (+4.4)
- Around puppies8.5 vs 5.1 (+3.4)
- Environmental9.0 vs 6.0 (+3.0)
- In the air9.0 vs 4.6 (+4.4)
- Around puppies8.5 vs 5.1 (+3.4)
- Environmental9.0 vs 6.0 (+3.0)
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CleanWise provides educational information to help dog owners make informed household choices. Scores are based upon ingredient transparency, intended use and currently available information. Individual dogs may have different sensitivities. Always follow manufacturer instructions.