The method of treating household surfaces which comprises spraying a mist, with a trigger-spray dispenser having a bottle comprising clear polyethyleneterephthalate, of an effective amount onto said household surface, of a composition for reducing malodor impression comprising, from about 0.015% to about 0.3%, by weight of the composition, of perfume wherein at least 25% of the perfume ingredients have a Clog P of 3 or less;
- from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin, wherein the perfume to cyclodextrin weight ratio is from about 5:100 to about 25:100;
- from about 0.3% to about 5%, by weight of the composition, of ZnCl.sub.2 ;
- from about 0.05% to about 1%;
- by weight of the composition, of low-foaming surfactant;
- and from about 0.0001% to about 0.5%, by weight of the composition, of a solubilized, water-soluble antimicrobial preservative comprising a mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one;
- and water, wherein said composition is essentially free of any material that would soil or stain fabric and wherein said composition contains less than 3%, by weight of the composition of low molecular weight monohydric alcohols.