How to remove the smell from second-hand clothes?
Nowadays, not all people treat clothing purchased in second hand the same way. Some simply can not do without it, while others are categorically against wearing such wardrobe items. Everyone has their own reasons to love or hate these things, but at the same time, all people agree that they smell bad. This article is useful for people who regularly buy used clothes, as it will tell you how to remove the smell from second-hand clothes.
to contents ↑Where does this unpleasant aroma come from and what does second-hand smell like?
Before deciding how to remove the smell of second-hand clothing, you must first understand where it comes from, because it will allow you to choose the most ideal tool or drug for the treatment of worn items.
The pungent odor is the result of sanitizing clothing through special chemicals, in particular methyl bromide or formaldehydes, which are strong poisons.
Why do this treatment? The answer is simple to destroy fungus, insects, bacteria living in the fibers of tissues, namely dust mites. Experts assure that these chemicals are absolutely harmless, like modern air fresheners or deodorants. But many people question such confidence of experts and are skeptical. This happens for a reason, because in our country the process of neutralizing poisons often happens poorly, in the course of processing, as a rule, sanitary standards are violated.
Important! An unpleasant strong odor is the main sign of the sanitary treatment, the absence of microbes, insects, fungus in clothes, and at the same time indicates the content of a large number of poisons in it.
Based on this, we conclude that it is better to refuse to buy such things. There are many other ways to diversify your wardrobe, and for this it is not necessary to contact the atelier or look for cheap stores and promotions. Browse our workshops that may help you please yourself with original and affordable new things:
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- Do-it-yourself clothes from Pavloposad shawls.
But if there is no other way, then it is necessary to at least remove this aroma and thereby protect yourself.
to contents ↑How to get rid of a smell according to sanitary standards?
On the Internet, you can find a lot of recommendations regarding how to get rid of clothes from the smell of second-hand. But, unfortunately, many of them are completely useless, so it makes no sense to dwell on them.
It is much wiser to look for an effective remedy in an official source, that is, turn to sanitary standards, where everything is clearly described. Naturally, it is about processing clothes on an industrial scale, but at home it is also useful.
This method consists in removing odor with fresh air and ammonia.
Important! The sanitary standards clearly indicate how much alcohol must be used to remove the smell of formaldehyde. But for an ordinary person, these measurements are not suitable, since we will use ammonia and a basin of water.
What is needed and how to act?
The recipe for the preparation and its use is quite simple:
- Buy ten percent ammonia at the pharmacy.
- Prepare a bowl of water.
- If you need to process one thing, for example, a skirt, blouse, t-shirt, then you should prepare a solution in the following proportions: 20 milliliters of ammonia per five liters of water.
Important! For larger things, you will have to take a whole bottle of alcohol per 100 milliliters, dilute it in 10 liters of water.
- Then soak second-hand clothes in the ready-made solution for a period of 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the volume of clothing, type of material.
Important! Cotton items only have 30 minutes to clean. Synthetics, leather, fur will take much more time - more than 6 hours.
- After the end of the soaking time, the clothes should be wrung out a little, and then taken out to fresh air, where they will be for several days.
- Next - wash things, remembering to stick rules for washing clothes from different fabrics.
Important! After treatment with ammonia, the clothes do not become faded, stretched, or, on the contrary, compressed, they look just as bright. Therefore, feel free to use this method to remove the smell of formaldehydes.
Popular ways to eliminate the smell of second-hand
In addition to the use of ammonia, there are many more options than to remove the smell of second from clothes. They relate to handling things with a too pungent aroma. Below we give the most effective of them:
- Wash with the addition of flavored salt or a few drops of essential oil.
- The use of special deodorant for clothing.
- Soaking products in saline or acetic solution.
- The use of coffee, perfume, toilet water or ordinary soap, which is put in a bag of clothes, close it and leave it in this form for several days.
- Steam ironing with modern irons.
- Handling dry cleaning.
- Simple wash without spin, with further drying in the fresh air.
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It is up to you to decide which method is best to choose. The main thing - now you know the most popular methods of dealing with this intrusive, persistent, unpleasant odor, which you can use at home.
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