Get Rid Of Smells - Household

                             Getting Rid of Household Smells

     We all know how hard it is getting rid of smell in the house. I have found that it is easier than we all think it is. Here are some things I have learned over the past year being a Mother and I am passing them down to you!

     Steaming Out Cigarette Smoke

If you've spent time in  a smoke-filled room, chances are your clothes will reek from it. To get rid of the odor, fill a bathtub with steamy hot water and add 1 cup of distilled white vinegar. Carefully hang the smoky garment so that the steam envelopes it.

Use a padded hanger so that the garment doesn't get pupkees(those unwanted epaulet-type shoulder bumps). If you don't have a padded hanger, you can pin shoulderpads around the ends of a hanger to avoid getting the pupkees.

 

Booze for Cigarettes

Fill a plastic spray bottle with 1 ounce of Vodka and 3 ounces of water. Mist-spray the smoky garment and hang it up to dry. The booze mixture should help to neutralize the cigarette-smoke smell. But you may still smell like a saloon.

 

Just Like New...

If you have a new washable garment that has an unpleasant chemical finish or dye smell, add 1/2 cup of baking soda to 1 gallon of water in a sink or basin, and presoak the clothing for at least 2 hours.

After soaking, toss the clothing into the washing machine, and wash as usual. During the rinse cycle, add 1/2 cup of distilled vinegar.

NOTE: This de-smelling process will also work if you(and your clothes) have been sprayed by a skunk.

 

Hinder Hamper Smells

Cut off the foot of a pair of clean pantyhose and fill it with baking soda or kitty litter. Tie the opened end closed and keep the soda or kitty litter filled foot in your hamper. IT will absorb moisture and help prevent stinky mildew from building up. Refresh the baking soda or kitty litter every month.


*HAPMER FRESHENER: In addition to-or instead of the baking soda in a stocking- sprinkle a little baking soda on clothes that you put in the hamper each day. The hamper wont smell, and when you do wash the clothes, the baking soda will make them softer and smell fresher!

Scentsational Gym Bag

Place a fabric softener sheet in the bottom of a gym bag. This will help mask the smell of sweaty clothes and sneakers-and you'll know when its time to put in a new softener sheet.

Managing Mothballs

If you store clothes in mothballs, let them air out for several hours when you first take them out. then toss them clothes in a warm dryer for about 15 minutes. You may want to add a fabric softener-sheet, but check the information on the softener box to make sure the softener wont stain clothes.

Tablecloths, Mats, Curtains(Plastic)

If a plastic item doesn't lose that yucky plastic smell soon after being unwrapped and out in the open, then help it along by soaking it in a sink with 1/2 cup of baking soda.

If the item also needs softening, add 1/2 cup of distilled white vinegar to the baking soda water. Let it soak for 3-4 hours. then rinse and air-dry.


I hope this information help those of you who are looking to get rid of them pesky smells that are in your (or a friends) household. Happy Cleaning!