Could this be one reason why room-spray sales have leapt by 41 per cent over the past three years?
Suzy Nightingale, of Fragrantica.com, the online perfume encyclopaedia, agrees that home fragrances offer an inexpensive hit of scent per spray, but warns: 'Room sprays are cheaper to produce and buy than their perfume equivalent because they tend to contain a higher concentration of chemicals and alcohol, which can cause skin irritation.