- 2 id="premier"> Indoor smoking: a multiple choice problem (1)
- A question of public health (2)
- The sofa needs to be treated (3)
- 2 id="deuxieme"> Natural and safe solutions (4)
- Tobacco smells and tips from our grandmothers (5)
- Sprinkle with baking soda or Sommières earth (6)
- Spray baking soda (7)
- White vinegar (8)
- Beware of miracle solutions (9)
- Tobacco odors: plants to our rescue (10)
Everyone agrees that a house that smells of stale tobacco is not ideal. Tobacco odors are stubborn and permeate all your textiles. More than a problem of smell, it is a public health problem. Although it is best not to smoke at all, whether you are a smoker or a non-smoker, it is useful to know all these tips to put an end to this smelly nuisance.
Indoor smoking: a multiple choice problem
We have all noticed that the smell of tobacco is everywhere in our home. After every evening with friends, we want to “never again”. On our clothes, our curtains, the sofa... All the textile parts of our home are contaminated.
A question of public health
Numerous studies have revealed that the air in our homes can be up to 100 times more polluted than outside. If the list of culprits includes cleaning products and household appliances, in pole position, cigarette smoke breaks all records!
Despite ventilation, tobacco odors and especially the numerous chemical and polluting substances contained in the smoke persist and react with the ambient environment. Ammonia, arsenic, methanol, nicotine, toluene… The majority of these substances are carcinogenic. Our furniture, clothes, curtains, sofas, all the textile parts of our home are affected.
Good to know: Contrary to popular belief, tobacco smoke corresponds to passive smoking, this was demonstrated by chemists at the University of Berkeley in 2010.
The sofa needs to be treated
The living room probably the most affected is the living room. Common room for large homes or single room in studios or student rooms... Among the textiles present in it, the sofa must be treated against tobacco odors. Indeed, in small homes, the sofa is often convertible and the risk is even greater.
A convertible sofa exposed to cigarette smoke retains all the harmful particles of tobacco on its exterior covering... But the most disturbing thing is that its mattress is specially designed to breathe... So, if you breathe poorly, it also and like you, he will soak up the tobacco. It is therefore imperative to take care of this key piece necessary for your well-being.
Fortunately, there are natural solutions to put an end to tobacco odors impregnated in fabrics once and for all.
Natural and safe solutions
Tobacco smells and tips from our grandmothers
Among the natural and non-staining solutions, we find baking soda, white vinegar or even Sommières earth... For natural remedies, nothing beats grandmother's recipes!
Good to know: there are no particular warnings for the use of these products other than to avoid excesses, we spray, we do not wash, otherwise watch out for stains.
Sprinkle with baking soda or Sommières earth
Land of Sommières
This is undoubtedly the best known and most used technique. Simply sprinkle the baking soda, or Sommières earth, directly on the textiles to be treated. Leave the powder to act for at least 1 hour, preferably overnight. Acting like magnets, all you have to do is vacuum and that's it!
Please note: This technique works just as well on leather, natural fibers, or microfibers.
Spray baking soda
Baking soda
In a spray bottle, pour 1/2L of hot water, a teaspoon of baking soda and 1/4 lemon juice. Shake to mix then spray directly on the sofa, rug, carpet... In just a few minutes, the tobacco odors are gone and your fabrics are like new.
Good to know: This method is valid for a convertible sofa as well as for the rest of the house, in particular bedding (headboard, mattress, box spring, etc.).
White vinegar
Commonly used by our grandmothers to clean the entire house, white vinegar is also one of the best solutions for destroying bad odors. Easy to use, on a damp cloth, pour 4 tablespoons of white vinegar and shake it all over the room.
Vinegar makes odors disappear in minutes. A solution, it's true that it's sporty, but above all perfect for the aftermath of the party!
To go further... A mixture of Provence herbs with wet sand at the bottom of the ashtray also reduces tobacco odors in the room where you smoke.
Beware of miracle solutions
Air purifier, odor destroyer, deodorizers... Beware of "miracle solutions" sold on the market which no longer simply mask unpleasant odors but trap them. They are effective, but most of the time it amounts to replacing one harmful substance with another.
The Environmental Working Group, the American NGO expert in toxic products, detected benzene, chloroform, dibutyl phthalate and formaldehyde in an odor destroyer. In total, there are more than 89 problematic substances including endocrine disruptors and proven carcinogenic substances in certain products. It is therefore a destroyer of odors and health!
Tobacco odors: plants to our rescue
In addition to decorating our interior, deodorizing plants purify our home. While looking for solutions to remedy air pollution in orbital stations, NASA made a great discovery: plants can act as real natural sewage treatment plants. Harmful particles are absorbed by the roots, stems and leaves of the plant. Chemically decomposed to transform them into purified air, they are then eliminated, as naturally as possible!
Among the most effective against the harm of tobacco we find azalea, chlorophytum, dracaena, ivy, philodendron, sansevieria, and especially spathyphillum.
Good to know... These plants act on mold, fungi invisible to the naked eye, carbon monoxide, ammonia, formaldehyde and many others. They can absorb up to 96% of pollutants in 24 hours!
