Glade Fragrance Collection: Home Air Freshener Product Review

Glade recently released a decorative home fragrance collection which consists of soy-based candles and reed diffusers. Each air freshener item in the collection is priced under $10 and can be purchased at grocery stores such as Kroger and Publix, drug stores such as Walgreens and CVS and mass retailers like Wal-Mart and Target.

The soy based candles have over 90% natural ingredients and come in two sizes - 10 oz. and 4.9 oz. The decorative reed diffusers have 10 reeds and 1.62 fl. oz. of oil.

I received full sized samples of each product to try and this is my opinion broken down by product type.

10 oz. Multi-wick Soy Based Candles from the Glade Fragrance Collection

The large 10 oz. candles come in three different scents - Currants and Acai, Sheer White Cotton, and Lotus Bamboo. I received the Currant and Acai scent. It is a sweet fragrance, which I normally don't like, but found it appealing as the smell wafted through my house. It took about an hour of burning time to fill my entire living area with scent. These larger candles have 3 wicks for even burning. I was impressed with the way the candle truly did melt and burn evenly. To give you an idea of the melting pattern, I burned the candle in the photo for 2 hours. Suggested retail price is $8.99. The product literature says it will burn up to 35 hours. Mine lasted about 28 hours. I like the way the candle didn't give off the black smoke and soot like some others on the market tend to do. I also like the lead free wicks and natural soy ingredients.

4.9 oz. Multi-wick Soy Based Candles from the Glade Fragrance Collection

The smaller 4.9 oz. candles come in three different scents - McIntosh Apple, Earthly Awakening, and Orange Vanilla. I received the McIntosh Apple scent and loved the fragrance the minute I removed the lid. It smelled just like a fresh picked apple, which is one of my favorite aromas! The smaller size gave off enough fragrance to fill my guest bathroom in about 30 minutes. My joy didn't last long though because I was disappointed in the melting pattern. These smaller candles only have one wick and do not burn evenly, which is wasteful to me since it burns a hole down the middle and leaves un-melted wax on the sides. I always burn my candles for at least one hour the very first time to give them a chance to develop and even burning and melting pattern for future uses. The suggested retail price for these is $5.99 and they are supposed to burn up to 26 hours. Mine lasted close to 19 hours. Just as with the 10 oz. size, I like that the candle didn't give off the black smoke and soot like some others on the market tend to do. I also like the lead free wicks and natural soy ingredients.

Reed Diffuser Home Air Freshener from the Glade Fragrance Collection

The decorative reed diffusers come with 10 reeds and 1.62 fl. oz. of oil. There are three different scents to choose from - Currants and Acai, Sheer White Cotton, and Lotus Bamboo. I received the Sheer White Cotton scent and it was a mixture of a floral and fruity smell, which I didn't care for. My oldest daughter liked the smell so we put the product in the guest bathroom. The fragrance does not permeate the room at all, which, to me, is not a good feature in an air freshener. The directions on the package say to allow 24 hours for the reeds to draw the oil. Mine have been immersed in the oil for over 2 weeks and I have to get directly on top of it to smell the fragrance at all and half of the oil is gone. The suggested retail price is $8.99. I didn't like the performance of the reed diffuser and didn't like that the lid doesn't secure into the base at all. So if the diffuser were to get knocked over, the oil would pour out all over the place.

BOTTOM LINE

The large multi-wick soy based candles are the best product out of the Glade Fragrance Collection. They burn evenly, have a strong lasting fragrance, don't give off black sooty smoke when burning, have lead wicks, and contain natural soy based ingredients.

The smaller candles have the same appealing characteristics of the larger ones, but they don't burn evenly, so too much of the product is wasted.

The reed diffusers are lacking in every area, except for the decorative touch they give a room.

As a whole, I give the entire home air freshening Glade Fragrance Collection 2.5 out of 5 stars.