12 best ways to get rid of the smell of cigarettes in your apartment

If there is a smoking person in the family, then, undoubtedly, this causes inconvenience to absolutely all the inhabitants of the house. When it’s summer outside, and the room smells of tobacco very strongly, just open the windows wide open and humidify the air in the room using any of the known methods.

COLADY will tell you about the best ways to remove cigarette odor in your apartment. Take note of these 12 life hacks!

See also: Aromatherapy at home.

• Quit smoking!
  The most proven and effective way to get rid of the smell of tobacco in your apartment is to quit smoking. This method helps to 100% prevent problems associated with the smell of smoke in the apartment and you will not need to think about how to remove this disgusting “odor”.
• Natural scents
  Chopped orange peel, folded in a bowl, can serve as a natural flavoring agent for the air and soak up the smell of smoke and tobacco. You can also use coffee beans for this purpose. These air fresheners will cleanse the room from unpleasant odors within one to two days.
  See also: Natural air fresheners for your home.
• Aroma oils
  We buy an essential oil with the scent of your favorite plant or fruit (sold in any pharmacy). Pour regular sea salt into a small glass bowl and add 3-4 drops of oil to this salt. But keep in mind that this product will help mask the smell, but will not completely remove it. Aromatic oils will help you quickly get rid of the unpleasant smell of cigarettes!

• Perfume
  If you are tired of the smell of tobacco in your apartment, there is one proven method – use your favorite perfume. But you need not just sprinkle them into the air, but “pshik” your favorite aroma on the light bulb in the lamp. When you turn on the light, the room will fill with a light, fresh scent. This method is somewhat reminiscent of the principle of the aroma lamp. But you should only apply your favorite scent on a cold light bulb – if you try to apply perfume on a red-hot lamp, it will burst immediately.
• Vinegar
  Take a glass of apple cider vinegar and mix it with half a glass of water. This solution will help remove odors from the surfaces of tables, shelves, cabinets and other furniture. But after that, you should ventilate the room so that the strong smell of vinegar does not remain. You can also wipe the wallpaper with this solution, but you need to wring out the cloth very well and not rub too hard.
• Anti-odor chemistry
  In order to permanently get rid of the cigarette smell in the room, you can use a proven solution. Mix together half a cup of ammonia, a quarter cup of baking soda, a quarter cup of vinegar and dilute the mixture in 3 liters of water. This product should be used to thoroughly clean all floors and surfaces on which cigarette “plaque” may remain. Be sure to make sure that no streaks remain on the washable surfaces, otherwise the smell will definitely not go anywhere. As soon as the solution becomes obscenely dirty, make a new one and continue cleaning the room.
• Shampoo
  If you have a carpet or carpet in your room, you can be sure that it smells of tobacco through and through. To get rid of persistent smoke and cigarette odors from long pile carpets, shampoo with a little baking soda. This product helps to clean the carpet without damaging it. Be sure to dry your carpet after cleaning.
• Soda
  This method helps to get rid of the smell of smoke and cigarettes on the floor. Sprinkle a light layer of baking soda over the entire surface of your laminate, parquet, carpet or rug and let sit overnight. After that, go around with a vacuum cleaner and collect the rest of the baking soda. As practice shows, this method does not work immediately, it will be possible to get rid of the smell of cigarettes in the apartment with the help of soda after 2-3 procedures.
• Rice
  If you are tired of the constant bad smell in the kitchen or room, you can put some rice in a bowl and place it in a smoking area. Rice, like a sponge, absorbs the unpleasant smell of cigarette smoke.
• Chlorine
  We’ll have to say goodbye to all soft toys, decorative pillows and bedspreads for a while. All this must be soaked in a solution of bleach or the well-known “whiteness” agent to remove the smell of cigarettes. Separately, you can put a bowl of warm water and rinse all fabric products in a baking soda solution – this will help completely get rid of the unpleasant odor.
• Soap shavings
  Soap, previously grated on a fine grater and mixed with a few teaspoons of soda, helps very effectively. With this solution, you need to wipe the surfaces of furniture, and you can also wash soft toys, pillows, blankets and even clothes. Keep in mind, however, that some fabrics are very susceptible to baking soda, and you can ruin good clothes using this method.
• “Grandfather’s” method
  Back in Soviet times, this method of getting rid of the smell of smoke from an apartment was popular. You just have to dip a few terry towels in cold water and hang them in different places of the apartment. Towels absorb all unpleasant odors and help to freshen up the apartment, at the same time increasing the humidity. After the towels are dry, they can simply be thrown into the washing machine.

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