I am moving in with my smoker parents, how do I keep the smell of smoke out of my clothes?

Answer 1

This is very difficult because its not just the smell, the nicotine gets on walls curtains windows in the room where they smoke and if there are no doors closing it from other rooms, it travels in there also. When you are moving in with your parents it would be unfair to have them go outside in all weather but they might agree to a compromise of smoking in one room that can be closed off by doors, and if your bedroom is on the second floor maybe they would just smoke on the main floor. Do not go in the room while they are smoking because it will get in your hair also. There are some things to help. Put an airpurifier in the room where they smoke and also small table models specifically made for on the table where they smoke to draw the air in would also help. In the air freshener section of your supermarket there are a few sprays for the air that capture and destroy odors in the air instead of just masking it, I believe one is called nilair but you can read the labels, it also smells less strong than purfumed air fresheners.

If they won't agree to staying away with cigarettes from the hallway where your bedroom is try putting one of those long rolled animal shaped draft protectors at the bottom of your door when inside the room and move it outside in the hallway when leaving Keep your wardrobe door closed. Use the nilodour in your room. Open your windows often. Put purfume sachets in closets and drawers which will help mask the smell and take more showers and wash clothes more often, such as if you've worn an outfit with them for the evening while they have smoked put it right in the laundry hamper. Before you move in thourougly wash the walls of the bedroom and windows to remove already present nicotine and odours and freshen your room.

Febreeze is good for a quick freshener of your clothes if you've just worn the outfit for a short time around them and it is good for spraying all their cloth furniture and carpets to prevent odours clinging to you when sitting in a chair. If you are young and healthy and can wash all their walls and windows and air out their whole house for them and vacuum then with the constant fresher surroundings they might actually cut down or quit smoking or at least agree to the one smoking room. If they don't mind the perfumed air fresheners you could plug these in or place in different rooms but these are chemicals and are not too good for anyone. Attractive containers of vinigar and water placed around the house that will evaporate into the air and clean it some might be an alternative and keep them replenished. If they have a porch you might make it into an attractive place for them to want to sit out in fairly warm weather. You might place candy bowls around with some mints or humbug candies that they might enjoy and not smoke so much also.

Answer 2

Both my hubby and I smoke, and we live in a smaller apartment. Athough I smoke, I HATE that stale cig smell that seems to attach itself to everything. This is what I do...

Open the windows as much as possible.

Ask your parents to possibly smoke in only one area of the home, preferrably the room with the open window, and preferrably close to the window and aim the smoke outside.

Invest in some sort of air odor eliminator (like febreeze air effects). it eats the smell right out of mid air and eliminates it. The Dollar General store (yellow sign!), has an awesome "air" spray that works better than even the most expensive ones, It's called mountain breeze I think, and it's only a buck.

Keep your bedroom door closed at all times. With 2 smokers in this apartment my clean clothes have yet to stink like smoke, nor my bed linens. I put fabric softener sheets in all of my drawers/closets, and regularly spray everything down with febreeze.

My daily cleaning routine includes spraying everything down with febreeze, spraying the air odor eliminator, and once a week spraying the carpet with that no scrub foam that eliminates odor. You would NEVER know that smokers live in our apartment, and my mother who has almost an allergic reaction to cig smoke has never had a problem when she comes to visit.

And, what we do, is as soon as the weather breaks the cigs go outside... maybe ask your parents since the warm weather is approaching to possibly smoke outside? Even if it's only a few times a day, thats a lot less inside smell to deal with!

Answer 3

Get a draught excluder for your room, to try and stop the smell entering your room. Never dry your clothes anywhere the smell might seep, and I mean anywhere. Get some Febreze (or equivalent laundry freshner) to remove any odours day to day. Make sure you have a window open any time you're around, assuming they don't smoke under your window. Try and encourage them to keep their smoking rooms well ventilated.

Answer 4

My mother smoked all my life. I used Tide with Febreeze and Downy in my clothes and it does seem to "repel" the smoke smell. I would suggest using the Febreeze for smokers (there is one I just can't remember the correct name). Good luck!

Answer 5

The best thing to do is to purchase an air cleaner that produces ions that clean the air. (Not cheap) But keeping it near your clothes, such as in your closet or bedroom will produce amazing results.
Then the only thing you have to worry about are the clothes you're wearing when you're around them. Good luck.

Answer 6

Sorry but there is no way to keep the smell off of you or your clothes. Your hair will even smell of cigarettes.

Answer 7

I am sorry to tell you this, But, unless you sleep out side, there is no way to keep the smoke out of your clothes, hair, lungs, because it attracts itself to anything. You can wash your clothes in borax but that will only get part of it out for a while. sorry.

Answer 8

you could try those ionic filters in your closet & at the return air
change return ac filter ofter & spray it with w/d 40, this will help, but you will still probably have odor to some degree

open your windows as much & often as you can stand, remove the carpet & launder the linens-often. close you a/c vent & get a separate window unit ( the central air/heat will it to you each time it cycles )

Answer 9

LOL........well i lived with my dad who heavily smoked for a long time....lol there aint really much u can do??......lol....um except i would say buy a really nice strong smelling washing powder and regulary wash your clothes...you could as well buy glen 20 to spray on them when there dried....to kill odours..... you can buy some nice smelling deoderant to reguraly spray on yourself??....and you could always try carpet powders and deoderiser...for the carpets and nice room deoderiser sprays and you could always keep windows open for nice fresh air?

Answer 10

three words
Febreeze, febreeze, febreeze
I smoke a pack a day in home and car, my clothes do not smell like smoke and I use febreeze religiously