Bad Odors
Bathroom Smells. To help get rid of 'bathroom' smells, instead of using air fresheners, try striking a match, (regular not safety) sounds strange but very effective.
-- Richard Russell.
Doggy Smells. To get rid of the smell on your dog, instead of using expensive dog shampoos, use a tomato (i personally use tomato puree in the same way as you would use regular dog shampoo) this will rid your dog of its smell for about six months and your dog will love you for it.
A dogs smell is the reason why some dogs will roll in about anything that smells different to itself, so by getting rid of its natural smell it won't have the urge to roll in anything.
Relax, your dog won't smell of tomatoes, it won't smell of anything, can also be used on your self if you have a strong body odour.
p.s. A VERY IMPORTANT p.s. if your dog has light hair, i wouldn't recommend using puree, as you will end up with a pink dog, unless you want to spend a couple of hours rinsing him out, fortunately the dog smell will still be gone.
-- Richard Russell.
Onion Smell: To
remove the strong odor of onions from your hands, hold a stainless
steel spoon in your hand while running water and rub your hands as
though the spoon were soap. Silly, but it works -- Gene
Scully
Smelly hands. I keep the lemons and
limes that have been squeezed beside the sink, the main use is to rub
on my hands after processing fish or any other foods. You can use them
to cut the limescale around taps and plugholes. -- Rachel Dee
STINKY HANDS. I was
reading about those smelly hands and all you have to do to get the
onion smell off after you get through cutting is use a drop or two of
dishwashing liquid and a little salt and rub for just a bit and rinse.
Also if you are cutting an onion and bell pepper, cut the onion first
then the bell pepper and rub your hands just a little with the pepper
and no need to do anything the pepper does the trick. For shrimp smell
use a little lemon juice and a little salt and rub and rinse. ~~ D Kelly
Odors
on hands: To get
rid of onion, pepper or garlic smells from hands, mix a ratio of two
level tablespoons of baking soda to a glass of water and soak hands for
30 seconds to a minute. Also great for getting rid of these
smells/burning from mouth (rinse, don't swallow!). --
(TonyW)
Garlic
odor on hands: To rid
your hands of garlic odor, rub a piece of stainless steel while washing
your hands. It works like a charm everytime! Sincerly, -- Leah
Chamberlin
Hint for removing smells from your hands. To remove the smell of garlic, onions,
or anything else, rub your hands with a stainless steel spoon under
cold running water (like you would with soap). Then you can wash the
smell off the spoon with soap and water. -- Julia
Removing odors from hands. To
get rid of onion or garlic smells from hands, wet your hands in running
water and then rub your fingers and palms briskly on the silver metal
of your sink faucet. If you have a stainless steel sink to rub your
hands on, that is even better. Wash hands normally afterwards with hand
soap and water. -- Judy jcarra
To
remove bad odors from your hands, such as onion or garlic, rub your hands in used
coffee grounds. I learned this from a perfume store that had a bowl of
coffee grounds to rub into your hands after trying the different
scents. It works for almost any odor. Then, of course, to remove the
coffee smell, you'll need to use soap and water! -- Kelly
Jimenez
For
removing onion, fish, or whatever smells from your hands. No need to buy any fancy gadgets or metal stones.
Turn on the faucet, wet your hands and run them back and forth along
the water spout (using wringing motion). After a couple of passes, you
will find that your hands now smell fresh and clean. -- Patti
Duke
Getting pee out of kids clothes My son has a problem about wetting the bed i have
found that if you take your regular washing stuff and add a
can of cheap cola to your laundry it takes the pee
smell out. It also works great on getting greasy stuff out of
clothes just let the clothes soak for about 30 mins. for both and when
you dry them they will not come out smelling like pee. ~Sabrina~ Michael Matthews
13 Oct 2003
Kitchen Sponges - A little Oxy- bleach will kill the smell -- Orin
Clothes Burned
in House Fire: To
get smoke smell out (or skunk smell,) I have found that the
only thing that works is taking clothes, etc to a dry cleaner
that has an "ozone room." They do not dry clean the clothes --
they put them in a room with these hydrocarbons (or
fluorocarbons, not sure which it is) and it removes the smell.
This is the only thing that worked for me when a skunk got in
the basement of a rental home & sprayed. -- LMN
Musty smell. Hi, I own a 50-year old home that, in a couple of the bedrooms, there is a constant "musty" smell. Is there a product or home remedy out there that will help to eliminate this odour? -- J. Posser
Answer: Musty Smell. Two parts cornflour and 1 part borax --
Kath Lutein
Pee Smell in Washing. Add a can of cheap cola to your
laundry it takes the pee smell out. -- Sabrina
Smelly Shirts - To get rid of a lingering body odour on our menfolk's shirts we occasionally pre-soak them in a vinegar solution - Anne Timmerman Leicester England
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