Amazon Basics Gel Odor Eliminator, Activated Charcoal, Lavender, 17 Oz, Pack of 1

I truly don’t understand how this works but it really does!! My son’s room always smelled like dirty diapers, and air fresheners always just made it smell like a mix of fragrance and dirty diapers. But within a few hours of putting this in his room, the bad smell was completely gone. I’ve seen some reviews where people say it doesn’t last long, but I haven’t had that issue. I thought it needed to be replaced just by looking at the side of the container, but when I opened, it was still nearly full. It just looks empty from the outside.

This product just knocked me out. We have several animals and I always smell “cat” or “dog.” I thought I’d just give this a try, not expecting any real difference. Well I was so wrong! When I can back to the house a few hours later there was no odor in the room where they play. Incredible!

One of our cats took to peeing under my desk. Since I work from home that was a real nauseating problem. After we cleaned there was still a slight odor. This odor eliminating gel was a godsend! Smelling lilac instead of cat pee is an orders of magnitude improvement! I got one for my clothes closet, too.

I've never noticed a difference with these things, but the cats were smelling the house up quickly when one of them was sick. So I bought one. I guess it did okay. The letterbox still smelled, but not until you got right up on it, like to clean it. I'm not big on good smelling things, so maybe I just didn't pay that much attention either.

TL, DR: buy it, it works better than you can imagine!Now for the full review (read on if you have a strong stomach...don't say I didn't warn you!)I purchased this odor eliminator due to a STENCH in my basement. It was horrendous, and started to permeate the upper living area of my house. After checking everything we could think of, we came to the conclusion that an animal had gotten stuck in our chimney and expired, and the smell was coming out into the basement through the fireplace. I purchased this odor eliminator because I wanted to get rid of the smell, not cover it up with perfumes/ scent. I placed this as directed, and within 3 hours the smell had lessened noticeably! After a few days, it was gone, and it hasn't come back. I was so impressed I purchased a second one to keep on hand for emergencies. Believe me, if it can get rid of the unbearable stench I was dealing with, it can get rid of any odor! I would give this 10 stars if it let me 😋

I gotta say…these are fabulous. I have a few of both the lavender (hallway, basement, cabinets) and the unscented (for kitchen and bedroom). I live in a 100 year old house that I adore, but they do have that smell. I have expensive candles and have tried other things, but thing is, candles are dangerous, I have cats, and I’m sensitive to plug ins and most artificial smells. These do what they are supposed to do. They get rid of odor, without making your house smell like all those fake scents. My unfinished basement (with litter boxes, floor drain, washer dryer now smells like…nothing).

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I had a dead mouse in my bedroom wall and company was coming to stay the next day. These came SO FAST and I opened two jars near the smell and within 2 hours I couldn't detect it anymore. I cannot believe how amazing these are. These are miraculous

This does have some kind of very mild scent, so I would not consider it "fragrance free". But it's being used in a bedroom to control litter box smell, so I'm hoping that it works as described. I guess time will tell