Dear Members,
Now that you have quit smoking, you may want to get rid of that lingering cigarette smell. Here are some suggestions that you can try at home. .
1. Wash whatever you can. If an entire room smells like cigarette smoke try washing or dry cleaning everything possible.
2. Vacuum. Try vaccuming as much of the odour as possible from the furniture, uphostlery, or carpets.
3. Vinegar. You can try leaving out a bowl of white vinegar overnight, as it is known to remove odours.
4. Citrus. Otherwise, you can try leaving citrus peels around for several days (until the peels are completely dried up). They are supposed to absorb some of the cigarette smell.
5. Baking soda - Sprinkle baking soda over the area you want to get the smoke out of, and let it sit for a few hours, before vacuuming it out. One word of advice: before sprinkling test the baking soda out on a concealed part of the surface to make sure the surface or fabric doesn't interact unfavourably with the baking soda.
6. Coffee. Take osme coffee grounds and tie them up in several individual coffee filters, then tie them closed. Leave them on the furniture or whatever else is harbouring the cigarette smell.
7. Air out the room. Requiring less effort than any of the above, opening your windows and doors for several hours will encourage the odours to leave your house and your furniture.
8. Smoke residue on surfaces. Don't forget about cleaning linoleum floors, glass and wood surfaces as smoke residue can often clink onto these.
9. Light bulbs. Light bulbs attract smoke and each time you turn them on afterward, the heat releases odors from the smoke's residue.
Do you have any suggestions on how to get that smoke odour out of your home?
Vincenza
Bilingual Health Educator
