Laundry fragrance is a ‘nice to have’

It doesn't play any part in cleaning your washing, but if you like scent it gives you the option to add it separately and choose when you use it.

This is particularly useful if you prefer to wash with fragrance-free Soap Flakes or Laundry Liquid. You can keep what you wash with simple and fragrance-free, then add scent to the loads where you want it, rather than having fragrance built into your laundry product.

It also gives you much more choice. You're not limited to whatever fragrance happens to come with your detergent and you can change it according to what you're washing, or simply leave it out altogether.

Laundry fragrance or linen spray?

Laundry fragrance goes through the washing machine with your laundry, mixed into your Soap Flake solution or added alongside a fragrance-free laundry liquid, whereas a linen spray is sprayed directly onto the fabric afterwards.

That makes linen spray useful for things that aren't necessarily going anywhere near the washing machine, such as curtains, cushions and upholstery, as well as refreshing bedding, pet beds or other fabrics between washes. You can use either on its own, or use both if you've found a fragrance you particularly like and want to carry it through your laundry and home.

Adding fragrance isn't the same as removing an odour!

There is a difference between adding a fragrance because you want your washing to smell lovely and spraying more fragrance over something because you're trying to disguise an unwanted smell.

Some of our Collines de Provence laundry fragrances and linen sprays include their patented odour-neutralising technology, developed to tackle everyday smells including cooking, pets, tobacco and body odour rather than simply covering them with more perfume. This is particularly useful for curtains, upholstery, cushions, pet bedding and other fabrics that you don't necessarily want to wash every time they need freshening.