7 best ways to remove smoke smell from your clothes after campfire or barbecue

June 9, 2022

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After spending a couple of hours near bonfire or barbecue, your clothes catches unwanted odor of smoke and makes your clothes stinks. Some smoke odor won’t go easily just by laundry and over-washing might damage your clothes.

However, here are seven different ways to remove those nasty smoke smell from your clothes.

Why smoke odor remains after barbecue?

The smoke generated from barbecue contains oil and fats of meat which easily get stick on fibre of clothes that causes unpleasant smell.

How to remove smoke smell from clothes?

1. Blow it out

Try to blow off the smoke from your clothes by using dryer or electric fan.

If smoke is deeply penetrated in fibre, simply blowing would not be the permanent solution. You need to try other methods.

2. Spray deodorant

Use an anti odor spray that is safe for fibre.

Be careful not to use spray containing fragrance as it might get mix with smoke odor and worsen the smell. Avoid deodorant spray that overcomes the odor with odor.

To eliminate odor with safety, Meau is the best choice to spray for your clothes. The benefits of using Meau on clothes is it dries quickly, has immediate effect and it cause no harm to human body.

3. Steam your clothes

Applying steam on cloth is a great way as it kills germs causing odor on your cloth. During steam, shake your cloth to remove substances causing odor from your clothes.

Before steaming be sure to check garment care label if it allows steaming.

4. Leave it in the bathroom overnight

Dry the cloth and leave it on bathroom. Turn the ventilation fan and the next day, dry it in a well-ventilated place.

5. Dry for a long time in a well-ventilated place

It is very easy way to remove smoke smell from clothes. Simply dry your smoky cloth on a well ventilated place so that wind carries all odorous substances.

6. Soak in oxygen bleach and wash

Oxygen bleach is good on laundry. It is safe on most of the fabrics clothes but be sure to check if your cloth allows oxygen bleach.

Socking and washing clothes that can resist high temperature

Clothes that can be washed in hot water

1. Put hot water (50 ℃) in a washing pot.
2. Add required amount of oxygen bleach powder on hot water.
3. Put stinky clothes in hot water and leave for 1-2 hours.
4. Take it out and dry well in the sun.

Please do not apply for clothes that does not allows high temperature.

7. Soak and wash with a neutral citrus detergent

This method is very effective on removing oily smell. The surfactant contained on the neutral detergent makes it easier for oil and water to mix. Soaking clothes on warm water using neutral detergent helps to remove oil from clothes.

Result will be more satisfying if that neutral detergent contains citrus ingredients in it. Citrus fruits contain limonene that is more effective on removing oil.

Soak it for 1 to 2 hours and wash it as usual in washing maching.