My dorm room always smells horrible when I get home. I think it's because my korean suite mates make kim chi (It's got cabbages and sour milk in it) next door, and the AC vents connect both rooms.
My roommate and I are both dirt poor, so we can't afford anything very expensive, and they don't allow us to burn incense or heat potpouri. We also can't complain, because people will think we are racist.
2007-10-22 10:48:18 · 11 answers · asked by ye_river_xiv 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Our dorm room does not have a microwave.
2007-10-22 20:32:29 · update #1
As an Asian person who loves Kimchee and has friends and family who despise it, I know how funky the smell is!! Seriously, no amount of vinegar and baking soda will make the air smell better, trust me. It's like someone in the room permanently farting after a chili cookoff. (Gross, but true!) There's no sour milk in kim chee, but there's tons of garlic, fish paste and chopped cabbage. It's preserved cabbage, basically, with lots of hot chili peppers. Awesome on rice and in soup, but never great date food (unless they're Asian too)!! And obviously isn't helping your Korean suite mate make many friends.
Febreze, Oust, and Lysol make great room sprays in a can. They're also quick and easy to use when you need it. I've tried them all, they work really well. If any smells linger, you may need the regular Febreze to spray down your clothes and bed linens since they'll hold the kimchee smell in.
Finally, kimchee should be stored in a fridge in a very air tight container to keep the smell overpowering everything in the fridge and the room. I keep mine in a plastic container and I put that into a sealed ziplock bag. This will control any lingering odors everytime you open the fridge. (And keep any milk from tasting like kimchee! Kimchee and Lucky Charms, anyone?)
2007-10-22 12:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by mamaof3inVA 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
White vinegar does a great job of absorbing odors, as does baking soda.
You could nuke a cereal bowl full of white vinegar in your microwave for 4 minutes. That will absorb any errant odors.
Also, sprinkle baking soda on your rugs and carpet, then vacuum after you have let it sit for a while. Also, keep an open box of baking soda near the vents.
This remedy should cost no more than $3.
2007-10-22 10:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by nellbelle7 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lemon pieces in water in microwave citrus is the strongest thing you can use but honestly we lived next door and smelled it all the time I cant imagine having connecting air vents! wow! You know you might try putting a box of arm and hammer baking soda the fridge pack open it up and stick it in there it might help some! If I get sour stains in anything that is what I use! Good luck!
2007-10-22 10:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by lori_love_emmalee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EWWW..... Sounds horrible.. Anyway, see if you can put dryer sheets into the AC vent.. Also, you can get an AIRWICK freshner that dispenses a fresh scent every 10,15 or 30 minutes.. It's around $10 or so. Also, I don't think it would be racist to complain about the smell...Unless you wear hoods/sheets when you do it !
2007-10-23 04:17:46 · answer #4 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 10:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If none of the above works, try putting some charcoal briquettes in an open container (maybe several open containers). Charcoal is a good odor absorber and smells much better than vinegar.
2007-10-22 11:45:12 · answer #6 · answered by mrs_doctor_jones 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
white vinegar is 59 Cents for a medium bottle. Pour it into bowl(s) & let sit open. (boiling may work more quickly).
Vinegar absorbs or neutralizes many, many odors. Cooking cabbage is really stinky so I'm not sure, but I've used this method for cooking fish & for stale smoke odors with great success. Good luck!
2007-10-22 10:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by yoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a spray bottle and add 2 parts water and 1 part vinegar and srpay in the room. vodka will work as well but can be expersive! it should neutralize the smell!
2007-10-22 11:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by 0 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitley use Fabreeze, Oust, or Lysol spray...my in-laws are always using fish paste and the Fabreeze spray and/or lysol always helps the odors disapeer
2007-10-22 21:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by Vanessa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a can of Lysol for $1.99 that will take care of all smells!
2007-10-22 10:55:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋