Room aromas or poppers?

We hear the name poppers all the time when referring to these products but what is the correct name for them?

In short the answer is simple, all of the names mean the same thing, they all refer to the same products. Below is a list of most popular names we all use to describe these products. 

• Poppers

• Room aromas

• Room odoriser

• Room odouriser

• Room odorizer

Most websites and majority of people will refer to these products as one of the above names but why are they referred to by so many different names. Below we aim to explain the reason for this.  

History of Poppers and the names

Many years ago when these products first became popular the term poppers was first used to describe the popping noise that could be heard when opening the small vial that contained Amyl Nitrite. The name poppers was born and they have always been known by the term poppers since.

Amyl nitrite comes from the nitrate family. Amyl nitrite is used by doctors and physicians. People to refer to the original poppers as Amyl which is a reference to Amyl nitrate or amyl nitrite. Due to the nature of the product being used by doctors the authorities (MHRA) made the decision to flex their muscles and forced the manufacturers to stop making poppers.