In other words, we use the same technique top perfumers do to preserve and then atomize the clean crisp burst of fragrance from our proprietary blends of flowers, herbs and plant essences. When compared with Williams-Sonoma's room spray, which is made with artificial fragrance and costs $28 per bottle, or Restoration Hardware's at $35, ours is also a value.

But neutralizing unpleasant odors in the kitchen or bath is just one aspect of why it's nice to have these sprays around. We don't make a big deal about the value of aromatherapy because too many people think it's hooky-spooky San Francisco B.S. and we just don't have the time or energy to argue. Everyone's brain chemistry is different, so the scent that works best for you will be a completely personal issue. There's tons of information on the internet, and lots of people make generalizations about the character of various essential oils (e.g. "lavender is energizing") but we don't tend to buy into that approach.

We do sell about 10 times as much Signature scent (in room spray and pure essential oil) as any other scent so there's something about that essential oil combination that is potent, while during the winter, we can't keep enough of our citrus-based sprays (Citrus, Sweetgrass and our holidays-only Hearth scent), probably because so many of us are craving the scent of summer sunshine.

Choose Signature, Citrus, Sweetgrass, Spa, Blossomwood or Hearth (seasonally available)

SIGNATURE is our most popular home scent. French lavender makes it calming and restorative, but the Washington peppermint and Tunisian rosemary give it clean, fresh, bracing notes to which both men and women are drawn.

CITRUS is our rarest, most subtle home scent, composed of California pink grapefruit, and lemon and bergamot from Italy. Most citrus scents are too bright and sweet; by adding bergamot, the scarce citrus fruit that flavors Earl Grey tea, we've achieved a fragrant, harmonious balance that citrus aficionados adore.

SWEETGRASS is rich and complex. Fresh Italian lemon and Indian lemongrass are tempered by the woodsiness of Moroccan cedar and finished with a note of Egyptian rose geranium. It's an aromatic scent that recalls the perfect warm summer evening -- lush, romantic, enveloping.

BLOSSOMWOOD is composed of floral and citrus top notes with a woodsy bottom note for balance and staying power. The "magic ingredient" in this blend is called Petitgrain, steam-distilled from the leaves and bark rather than the blossoms of the orange tree. The overall blend, unlike anything else available, is redolent of plum blossoms, Neroli and jacaranda wood.

SPA is composed of Australian eucalyptus, California lemon and Washington mint, redolent of our favorite (oh so decadent) Napa Valley spa. It is clean, fresh and slightly astringent, so it perks up even the most dismal day -- or surroundings.

HEARTH is Nancy Boy's seasonal home scent, available in October, November and December only. Composed of bitter orange, juniper berry, clove bud, anise and cardamom, it's fresh, contemporary and warm.

Pure grain alcohol, essential oil.

buy it by the case.

either didn't like a particular scent or preferred to use an oil warmer for longer-lasting scent.