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eruthros ([personal profile] eruthros) wrote in [personal profile] sasha_feather 2023-07-13 12:04 am (UTC)

I'm sorry - this sounds really annoying!

Two tricks I use to get smoke smell out of things (maybe helpful for your cleaning/airing the space):

1) vodka in a spray bottle. Legit the cheapest vodka there is, spray bottle, sprayed on soft or hard surfaces it breaks down oils and smells. This would probably work on your pillows and might work on fans.

2) coffee in a wide tray or dish, so it's really exposed to air. Ditto the cheapest coffee (or some coffee that you got that you hate, or something you can get for free). Unbrewed coffee beans and coffee grounds absorb odors! They use this trick in hospitals. Since you're smelling smoke, though, you don't want a dark roast. If you have a cool local coffee roaster you could ask them if they have any test roast / donation coffee that's not up to their standards but that you could use for this.

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