Hacks related to dealing with smells and odours.
Hacks related to dealing with smells and odours.
Questions tagged [smell]
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How to remove "wet dog" smell from washed dishes?
Quite often my dishes after washing have a rather unpleasant smell that I can only compare to the smell of a wet dog. For a longer while I thought it's just me, until I Googled "wet dog smell dishwasher" and realized that this is actually a pretty…
user7382
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Stopping an incense stick from burning
Sometimes one would like to stop a burning incense stick after a while, before it is completely consumed. If you don't want to keep around it to, for example, put it under water, you can always break it in short pieces. However this can make it more…
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How can I store a specific smell the easiest way?
For a project at school, a room where you can change the smell easily (in order to make you feel like you were on a mountain, in the city, or in a stable), I need some material which "stores" smell the best.
If any of you also have an idea how I can…
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Prevent wearables from smelling like body odor
I wear a Fitbit all day, every day - including obviously when I work out, given that's largely what it's meant to track!
Recently I've noticed its started smelling like, well, BO. Both the band (which I'm guessing is rubber of some sort?) and the…
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How to neutralize strong fragrance from handwash?
This is a weird question but I recently bought Mrs. Meyers Lavender hand soap in bulk but it has extremely strong scent and whenever I wash my hands, I get nauseous.
I am considering buying another hand wash but wanted to check if you can…
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Get rid of the smell after cooking fish
After cooking fish, it always smells for several days even with the window open. Is there any way to get rid off the smell faster?
user26899
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How to elimimate rotten meat smell from underneath the fridge
Inadvertently left semi open the door of the fridge that we keep in the garage. When i realized about 16 hours later, food was no longer frozen and meat liquid spilled out when i fully opened the door. I cleaned the floor but 48 hours later the…
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Get rid of laundry detergent smell in room
my parents used diluted laundry detergent to wipe the walls when they moved into an old apartment.
now the place is filled with laundry detergent smell, which is quite unpleasant
they tried to wipe the wall with cloth damped with water, but the…
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Tiki Torch Fuel - removal of permeatting odor in interior car
Spilled 1/2 gallon of tiki torch fuel in back passenger floor. Soaked carpet and underlayment. Smell still identified on inside doors; ceiling; dashboard etc. What is the best way to dissiminate the smell? Is the product still flammable?
Margaret
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How to remove laundry detergent smell from book?
I ordered a paperback book from Amazon and the laundry detergent smell is potent. I suspect it must’ve been stored right next to the detergents or other cleaning agents? There’s even a small blue stain on top of the book.
The smell seems to emanate…
