L'Occitane's Spray Assainissant is not a stinky air freshener under a fancy name. It's a purifying air spray.

You might be sceptical but it is just that: a beautifully packaged little tube of a thing that will kill 100 per cent of bacteria within five minutes. A French certified standards authority has given the product its approval, so it must be true.

With tea tree, cinnamon, mint and cypress, it doesn't have a toilet cleaner smell as these things sometimes do, and apart from cleaning the air, seems pretty good for the sinuses too if sprayed three or four times in the air.

It costs €13.95 and will also kill dust mites and is good for any room in the home, particularly kitchens, bathrooms and children's bedrooms.

L'Occitane, 15 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2

Tel: 01 6797223