NonScents Shoe Deodorizer Eliminator Freshener Reviews Summary

Odor Elimination

Pros:

• "They help remove odors and freshen shoes no matter how old or smelly they are."
• "Overnight first time use and I haven’t smelled any, ANY odor since."
• "After letting these sit in my shoes overnight, I literally couldn't smell anything."
• "The next morning the odor was completely gone."
• "The literally eat the smell. No smell left at all!"
• "It is completely unbelievable how well they work!!!"
• "These deodorizers actually WORK!!! I can now keep wearing shoes I thought I’d need to get rid of due to their smell."

Cons:

• "These things smell so bad when first opened and stay that way."
• "I’m not impressed with these. They have a chlorine smell to them."
• "I’ve had them in my shoes for a week now and they haven’t done ANYTHING at all."
• "I've put these in my boots for whenever I'm not wearing them. Hate to say it but they have done nothing for the smell."
• "To everyone saying you should expect a chemical smell if it’s going to take care of the odor: No, there are products out there that eliminate the odor AND don’t add an unbearably strong chlorine chemical smell."
• "I don’t know if I got a defective product, but these do not make my shoes smell any better."
• "Unfortunately, it did not live up to its claims."

Product Longevity

Pros:

• "Lasts about 6 months."
• "I've been using these for over 2 months in a walking boot that I have to wear 24/7, and they work just as good as the day when I first got them."
• "Going on a month, and still go strong."
• "I've had them for over a year now and they still work just as well."
• "Already over a month of use with no signs of losing performance."
• "They lasted 5 months."
• "I've been using them every night and they are so effective."

Cons:

• "They only last a few weeks and have a bit of a chlorine smell but I don't even care."
• "Works *very* well, but you'll need to get a new one every 6-8 months since the chemical in the 'sock' wears out."
• "The product does not last 6 months. Maybe 3 at most."
• "After 2 months the product has lost its ability to remove the odor from my boots."
• "These are suppose to be a 6 month oder eliminates but within the 1st month I saw no results towards that goal."
• "I ordered this item and used it for less than a week, the top of the bag is now ripped."
• "I only used it a few times before it failed."

Scent

Pros:

• "These keep my boots and work shoes completely odor free which is awesome."
• "I can confidently take my shoes off around other people and not worry after using these."
• "I just place one in each shoe at the end of the day or when I take them off and there's no bad odor in the room."
• "These inserts make them smell clean and a little like chlorine."
• "It's a neutral smell, slightly chlorine."
• "They have a neutral smell and I love that about this product."
• "Yes, there is a slight scent of chlorinated water that goes along with them, but it really is not overwhelming."

Cons:

• "Working okay so far, I understand it probably takes time to eliminate but these things smell like straight up bleach."
• "It makes gym bag smell like chlorine even in separate compartment."
• "These things smell like chlorine! Now my shoes smell like chlorine! Very strong smell."
• "This does work very well but it does have a VERY strong chlorine smell."
• "I don't care what other reviewers say it smells STRONGLY of chlorine."
• "smells like chlorine when first taken out of package."
• "Also, they smell like pool shock or chlorine, the smell is strong."

Travel Safety

Pros:

• "I even keep them in my suitcase while I’m on the road and I don’t get dirty laundry smells in my bag or on other clothes."

Cons:

• "TSA ran it twice and it tested positive for granular explosives."
• "Be warry of taking these on your carry on when flying. These packets failed a chemical test for bomb material and led to a full pat-down in the Houston airport."
• "Not sure what it is about these, but I had them in my gym backpack that I used as a carry on for a recent flight and these got flagged in the xray as potential explosives."
• "However i'm writing this as a WARNING - DO NOT - Bring these with you when you travel by air."
• "Both going and coming, they caused my bag to be stopped at security."
• "I was hoping that they would keep a pair of sneakers from stinking up my luggage during a weekend trip. Ending up having to be called aside to have my bag searched."
• "On the return flight, they actually came back positive for explosives (!) (perhaps because of the chlorine-type substance in them?)."