Car Air Fresheners

Gel car air fresheners handmade in small batches in Melbourne, plus the Handover Spray and vent mount to go with them. Pick from eight car scents, from distinct to subtle, each running 1 month per jar.

How to choose a car air freshener

A quick guide to picking the right car scent for your drive.

Why gel lasts longer than paper

A paper hanging tree gives up most of its scent in the first few days. A gel car air freshener holds its fragrance in the gel and releases it gradually, so the scent holds steady for weeks instead.

An Overtake jar runs around four weeks in a coupe, sedan, hatch or ute, a little less in bigger cabins. The gel visibly shrinks as it goes, so you can always see where it's at. More in our guide to how long a car air freshener lasts.

Gel vs paper car air freshener scent release over four weeks

Pick your strength

Our car scents sit at different levels, so you can choose what suits you.

  • Most distinct: Cool Melon, Citrus Lift, Aqua Fresh, Berry Chill. The ones to start with in a bigger cabin.
  • Refined and balanced: JDM Fizz, Grape Ice, Very Vanilla. Present without taking over.
  • Subtle: Auto Aurora. Sits quietly in the background.

Not sure? Aqua Fresh, Citrus Lift and Cool Melon are our three most popular and the safest first pick. Every jar has a lid: lid on for subtler, lid off for more.

Overtake gel car air freshener scent strength guide. Most distinct: Cool Melon, Citrus Lift, Aqua Fresh, Berry Chill. Refined and balanced: JDM Fizz, Grape Ice, Very Vanilla. Subtle: Auto Aurora.

Where to put it

Front of the cabin, where air moves: the centre cup holders or near a vent. Skip the dash under the windscreen, centre console storage, deep door pockets and the parcel shelf. Heat and dead air are what cut a freshener short.

Driving something bigger? Our guide to SUVs, utes, vans and trucks covers which scents carry and where to put them.

Where to put a car air freshener: best, okay and avoid spots in the cabin

Car perfume, car fragrance or car deodoriser?

People search for all three, and they mean slightly different things. A car perfume or car fragrance adds scent to the cabin, which is what our gel jars do. A deodoriser is about the smell itself, and fragrance on its own won't fix a smell at the source, so clean that first.

For carpet and fabric, our Handover Spray helps neutralise odour-causing molecules and leaves a fresh scent behind. Not sure what you're dealing with? Start with why your car smells bad.

Made in Melbourne, in small batches

Every jar is made in-house in Melbourne, in a plant-based gel base with fragrance oils used within IFRA usage limits. Our labels carry an allergen declaration.

Small batches mean popular scents can sell out. They usually come back within a couple of weeks.

Shipping

$9.88 Australia wide with Australia Post, shipped from Melbourne. Free on AU orders over $59, so any four scents ships free.

Want more on placement, strength and getting the scent back up? Head to the full FAQ.