[h-cost] semi-OT: getting smoke smell out of fabrics
My mom is quitting smoking and my sister is trying to get the smoke smell out of her clothes and linens (only reason I'm not is because I live too far away!) So far she's tried 2 washes with baking soda-based laundry detergent and drying with a scented dryer sheet, but the stink is still there. I've found a few online references (http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0715272815935.html?4, http://ask.yahoo.com/20021212.html, http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-cigarette-smoke-smell) and while I'm still researching, I have a few questions: 1) most of the recommendations I've read for removing tobacco smoke from fabrics involve phospate based detergents, vinegar, and/or ammonia. This is great for whites, but will this affect dyed fabrics? 2) my mom is very wash and wear so most of her clothing (as well as linens) are cottons and cotton-poly blends. What about the odd wool or silk items? 3) Any further recommendations? Thanks in advance, Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] semi-OT: getting smoke smell out of fabrics
On Mar 10, 2008, at 6:12 PM, A. Thurman wrote: My mom is quitting smoking and my sister is trying to get the smoke smell out of her clothes and linens (only reason I'm not is because I live too far away!) So far she's tried 2 washes with baking soda-based laundry detergent and drying with a scented dryer sheet, but the stink is still there. The Sharper Image ionic breeze air cleaners are actually surprisingly good on getting out smoke odors if you use them in an enclosed space. Hang your stuff in a closet, plug in the air cleaner, and close the door. Leave it for a week or so. The cleaner produces a small amount of ozone, and that just eats up the smoke smell. Then there's the old theatrical trick; fill a pump-spray bottle full of vodka. Hang the stuff you want to deodorize, and mist lightly with vodka. Repeat daily for a few days. If all else fails, Febreeze. andy ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] semi-OT: getting smoke smell out of fabrics
I don't know if it would work on clothing, but this is the recommendation I got for removing the smell from a meat filled freezer that went bad. place newspapers on the bottom of the container, sprinkle baking soda in a generous layer and then sprinkle that generously with vanilla. It absorbed the smell out of the freezer, which I thought was a goner, like you wouldn't believe. Katy On 3/10/08, A. Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My mom is quitting smoking and my sister is trying to get the smoke smell out of her clothes and linens (only reason I'm not is because I live too far away!) So far she's tried 2 washes with baking soda-based laundry detergent and drying with a scented dryer sheet, but the stink is still there. I've found a few online references (http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/laundry/msg0715272815935.html?4, http://ask.yahoo.com/20021212.html, http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-cigarette-smoke-smell) and while I'm still researching, I have a few questions: 1) most of the recommendations I've read for removing tobacco smoke from fabrics involve phospate based detergents, vinegar, and/or ammonia. This is great for whites, but will this affect dyed fabrics? 2) my mom is very wash and wear so most of her clothing (as well as linens) are cottons and cotton-poly blends. What about the odd wool or silk items? 3) Any further recommendations? Thanks in advance, Allison T. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED]www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: semi-OT: getting smoke smell out of fabrics
A good dry cleaner should be able to get the smell out of the wool and silk. I had a wool military beret borrowed by a smoker friend (who has since quit - yay!!) When I got it back it reeked of smoke. I took it to the cleaners and when it came back - no smell! BTW, this was a cleaner that used the CO2 process - so the understructure was not affected, and there was no chemical smell, either. HTH, Sandy At 09:01 PM 3/10/2008, you wrote: 2) my mom is very wash and wear so most of her clothing (as well as linens) are cottons and cotton-poly blends. What about the odd wool or silk items? Allison T. Those Who Fail To Learn History Are Doomed to Repeat It; Those Who Fail To Learn History Correctly -- Why They Are Simply Doomed. Achemdro'hm The Illusion of Historical Fact -- C.Y. 4971 Andromeda ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
