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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