Whens summer draws to a close and winter hits, bringing with it cold weather, festivities and celebrations throughout Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. While these temperatures may bring beautiful bonfires, perfect for sitting round to spend an evening, these mean one thing – smoke, and the smell that sticks to everything. So, we spoke to laundry experts and professional cleaners for their tips on how to do laundry to successfully snub the smell of smoke.
'Smoke is one of the most penetrating odors in the world,' says Ken Doty, COO at The Maids . 'No matter how hard you try, it's almost impossible to prevent your clothes being soiled. This is due to the carcinogenic residue of tar, ash and oil being incredibly sticky at the molecular level.
They attach to the fabric in clothing, carpet, upholstery and rugs almost immediately.' Here are several methods to combat the smoky smell with commonly found household cleaning products, and a step-by-step method for making your laundry smell better : 1. Use baking soda There are so many things you can clean with baking soda , and smoke-smelling clothes is one of them.
'This is considered one of the best techniques to try as it's a natural absorbent through neutralizing components,' says Doty. 'You can either add one to two cups of baking soda to your wash as normal, or create a solution with water (using a ratio of one gallon of water to one cup of baking soda). 'Then, soak your clothing in the container for 30 minutes to an hour,.