Are you convinced that the only way to spend quality time in your personal car is to listen to your favorite music or have the best company? Well, we at IMKER will never stop telling you about how fragrances influence the way we feel and behave. That's why we believe that car perfume will convince you that a car journey can be even more pleasant than you might have thought.

When you choose the right car fragrances, their smell, which will be felt throughout the car, can positively influence your mood. Do you stress that you will be late for an important meeting because of the traffic? Nothing! A fragrant aroma with a relaxing effect will calm you down! Do you frequently drive at night? A fresh aroma will definitely manage to keep you awake!

Discover in the following article which are the most suitable scents for perfuming the car, but also a series of car perfumes that will pamper your senses when you are behind the wheel!

The most popular methods for perfuming the car

When it comes to perfuming your car and scenting the air inside it, there are a lot of methods by which this can be done. Most people get a little confused about the choice of car perfume method, so in the following lines we will mention the most common methods by which your car can benefit from delightful aromas:

• Cardboard car air fresheners

By far, the most used devices for perfuming the car are the scented cardboard air fresheners, usually hung from the rearview mirror.

• Sachet Style Car Air Fresheners

Also popular are sachet car air fresheners, which consist of a thin fabric soaked in oil and perfume that emits a fragrant smell inside the car.

• Gel car air fresheners

The use of gels containing perfumed oils is another common type of car perfume. As a rule, they are placed on the dashboard and emit a pleasant fragrance in the car.

• Bottled car air fresheners

There are people who also opt for car air fresheners in bottle form. They come in various forms, from string models to clip-on models that can be mounted on the car's air vent.   

• Spray car air fresheners

Other handy ways to perfume the car are the spray car air fresheners that are sprayed regularly to avoid unpleasant smells in the car. Just make sure you buy an air freshener that doesn't become too overpowering for your comfort.

• Professional car air fresheners

The latest scenting technologies come with professional fragrance diffusers that work with cold nebulization and give you total control over how long you want the scent to be released inside the car. A professional car air freshener thus becomes one of the best ways to perfume the car.

How do you choose the right car fragrances?

With so many types of car fragrances available on the market, it's no wonder that choosing the right scents can prove to be a real challenge. And if we still told you what car air freshener to use, but also everything you need to know about car air freshener, we also want to give you a series of useful tips to make an excellent choice for car fragrance. Here's what you have to keep in mind when choosing a car perfume!
Keep in mind the perfume notes
Any perfume has three individual components, also known as perfume notes. So there are three perfume notes: top, middle, and base. It is ideal that when you choose a car perfume, you take into account the smells that you want to feel more or less intensely inside the car.

While the top notes are the ones that create a first impression and attract attention, the middle notes come to replace them with more subtle ones, released more slowly into the air. In the end, the base notes also appear, which blend harmoniously with the middle ones and have the role of giving the perfume resistance and fixing the middle notes.

Consider the olfactory family of car fragrances

Another aspect to take into account when choosing fragrances for perfuming the car is the olfactory family of perfumes. Here are the most important types of perfumes according to the olfactory family:

• Woody fragrances - fresh and mysterious, outline masculine energy. The base notes of these perfumes are those of sandalwood, cedar, pine, and other conifers.
• Citrus perfumes - are fresh and energetic, and have basic notes of orange, lemon, or tangerine.
• Floral perfumes - are full of femininity and sophistication; it focuses on aromas such as rose, magnolia, or lilac.
• Sweet perfumes - have top notes like vanilla and floral or musky base notes.
• Fruity perfumes - are appreciated by women for their fruity combination and fruity base notes.
• Oriental perfumes - are easily recognizable due to the notes of musk and amber.
• Aquatic perfumes - bring to mind the beach and sea air, with fresh aromas and base notes such as seaweed or lotus.

Choose flavors according to the season

And the season can dictate the choice of the right car fragrances. While floral aromas are preferred in spring, which expresses nature awakened to life, summer comes with fresh and fruity aromas, which is why the interior of your car should also take advantage of the representative fragrances of the season. On the other hand, with the arrival of autumn, you can approach subtle woody and coniferous aromas, while in the cold season, you can give your car's interior a chance to impress with cinnamon aromas.

Do not underestimate the mood that different aromas provide.

Our sense of smell is actually 10,000 times more sensitive than our other senses. As soon as you smell, a wave of emotions and feelings is released from your brain and sent to your body, based on the memories associated with that aroma. Therefore, the mood that certain aromas provide is extremely important when choosing a car perfume.

And the good news is that there are essential oil fragrances that are ideal for completely changing your mood, even when you're behind the wheel. Do you experience stress and anxiety? The aromas of lavender essential oil will immediately do their magic! Are you feeling physically and mentally exhausted? Rosemary essential oil aromas are a wonderful mood booster.
Always rely on natural flavors
Even when we talk about perfuming the car, natural aromas are always the ones worth aiming for. For example, essential oil car perfumes are an excellent choice for scenting the air inside the car, despite sprays of all kinds, loaded with some chemicals that can affect the respiratory system to some extent.

Aromatherapy with essential oils is one of the most inspiring ideas for a car journey, which is why we recommend you rely on natural aromas for perfuming the car. You may be wondering where you will find such flavors. Well, in the IMKER store, you have the AromaNatural and GoodLife ranges at your disposal, and the most delightful aroma combinations from essential oils await you.

The best car perfumes: 5 recommended products

If we still talked in a previous blog article about the best car air fresheners in 2022, we thought we'd also surprise you with the best-concentrated car perfumes. We've even prepared a top of IMKER perfumes made from essential oils for an extra dose of inspiration in perfuming your car. Here are the best scents for delightful smells in the car!

1. BLAVET essential oil perfume

An irresistible combination of aromas for perfuming the car can be the BLAVET essential oil perfume, available in the IMKER AromaNatural collection. It features top notes of lemon and orange, middle notes of rose, jasmine, lily of the valley, gardenia, ylang-ylang, and cedarwood, and base notes of vanilla, sandalwood, musk, and amber. The intensity of this perfume is strong and has an anti-smoking effect.

2. MYSTERIOSO essential oil perfume

Another ideal perfume for the car is the essential oil perfume MISTERIOSO, from the same IMKER collection. The top notes include ylang-ylang, anise, vanilla, and rose, followed by middle notes of vanilla, amber, and sandalwood. The base notes are vanilla, musk, and woody notes, which help to keep the inside of the car smelling slightly sweet and sophisticated.

3. ESCLEY essential oil perfume

ESCLEY essential oil perfume can also be an inspired choice for perfuming your car, especially since preparing your car for a trip involves the use of a professional car air freshener. This fragrance features top notes of bergamot, middle notes of jasmine, black pepper, and cedar wood, and base notes of patchouli, amber, and vetiver. With masculine and woody aromas, this perfume is ideal for men with refined tastes.

4. CONFESSION essential oil perfume

We are going to make you a confession! And CONFESSION Essential Oil Fragrance contains some of the most delightful scents you can choose for your personal car fragrance. Top notes of lemon and bergamot essential oils, along with middle notes of jasmine and sandalwood and base notes of vanilla, patchouli, incense, and musk make this fragrance a sophisticated choice for your car.  

5. Perfume from BERRY essential oils

Do you want perfumes with a slightly sweet, fruity, and bubblegum-like aroma? Then the BERRY essential oil fragrance, available in the GoodLife collection, is definitely what you are looking for. Based on mandarin essential oils, red fruits, and musk, BERRY combines the most pleasant red fruits in a unique aromatic combination.
We hope that this article was able to help you find the most suitable car fragrances so that you can enjoy an incredible sensory experience when you are behind the wheel. Get inspired by the range of professional car perfumes made available by the IMKER store. Together with a car air freshener, they can be one of the most beautiful gift ideas for car enthusiasts, but also one of the most inspiring olfactory surprises you can give yourself!