How to Get the Food Smell Out of a Leather Jacket

If you have noticed that your favorite leather jacket smells a lot like your favorite steak or chicken meal, it may be time to clean it. Overtime, leather tends to absorb the odors around it, including food odors. Before you run off to an expensive dry cleaner or purchase a pricey leather cleaning solution, make your own homemade solution. Homemade leather freshening solution will effectively refresh your leather jacket naturally without the use of harsh chemicals.

Things You'll Need

• Spray bottle with spray top, gallon-size
• 1/2 gallon water
• 3 1/3 cups olive oil
• 1/3 cup Castile soap
• 12 drops grapefruit seed extract
• 60 drops scented essential oil
• Clean lint-free cloth

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Remove the spray top from a gallon-size spray bottle.

   • 2

     Pour 1/2 gallon water into the gallon-size spray bottle.

   • 3

     Pour 3 1/3 cup olive oil to the spray bottle.

   • 4

     Add 1/3 cup Castile soap into the bottle.

   • 5

     Add 12 drops grapefruit seed extract and 60 drops scented essential oil to the water.

   • 6

     Replace the spray top onto the bottle and shake until the ingredients are mixed thoroughly.

   • 7

     Spray the mixture onto a clean, lint-free cloth. Wipe the wet cloth over the leather. Allow the leather to dry completely.