How to Cover Up a Smoke Smell Without Laundry Sheets

Some social activities, like going out to a nightclub, attending a backyard barbecue, or visiting a friend or relative who smokes, result in a common annoyance — bringing home that smoky smell with you. It is especially annoying when a smoke smell penetrates deep into your favorite shirt or pair of pants. Luckily, removing smoke smell from your clothes is a relatively simple process, it only requires a few fairly inexpensive household items, and you don't have to use any fabric sheets.

1 cup of white vinegar
1 cup of baking soda
Hot water
Washing machine or bathtub
Laundry detergent
Odor-eliminating fabric spray (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Read the care tag instructions on your article of clothing to ensure that it is washable and not dry-clean-only. If it's washable, turn on your washing machine and set it for one load, hot wash cycle. Use a bathtub if you don't have access to a washing machine, and fill it with enough hot water to completely immerse the clothes in need of cleaning.
- 2
  Add 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white vinegar to the hot water. Allow the clothes to soak in the hot water mixture for one hour.
- 3
  Add laundry detergent to the water. Run the washing machine cycle as normal. If you're using a bathtub, simply hand-wash your clothes in the soapy water and rinse.
- 4
  Dry your clothes in your clothes dryer or hang-dry it on a clothesline. Once they are dry, you can spray your clothes with an odor-eliminating fabric spray for added freshness.

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