How to get rid of mothball smell in fabrics?
I need some suggestions for getting mothball smell out of some fabrics.
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I washed it and then hung it out to dry in the sun.. it wasn't totally gone but it is a WHOLE lot LESS strong.. I then added to my other fabrics and I can't smell it at all when I open the drawers.
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Hi Bear!!
http://www.ehow.com/how_4527277_remo...-clothing.html what have you tried so far? Can you air them out? |
Wash/rinse with yellow cider or white vinegar. If it'll get rid of cat pee it'll get rid of anything.
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Thanks -was wondering if vinegar and/or baking soda would do the trick.
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If you actually get the smell out totally will you pm me and let me know what worked for you? My mil uses more mothballs in her home than anyone I have ever known. Everything that comes through her home reeks of mothballs. Even cookies. My kids wouldn't wear any clothing she gave them, even new, as it always smelled of moth balls. PS. we have allergies and a few family members can pick up even a faint whiff of smells. Over the years I have tried almost every idea I ever read. A few years ago she gave me a few tablecoths to be embroidered. I would love to do them and display them in our home but I can't get the mothball smell out of the tablecloths. Help....
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Does your mom not know how incredibly dangerous these can be?
From the National Pesticide Information Center: [email protected] "Mothballs are nearly 100% active ingredient, and the active ingredient may be either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. Each active ingredient can cause different health effects if the exposure is high enough. Mothballs slowly turn from solids to toxic vapor. When you smell mothballs, you are inhaling the insecticide." Acute Effects: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/naphthal.html
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I did not know you could still purchase moth balls!
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use vinegar in the rinse water. It will take out the smell.
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Good luck, yuck I can not stand that smell.
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Once you wash them in vinegar and laundry soap (use lots of vinegar) you may have to wash again, with soap only, to get the vinegar smell out. I have done that successfully in the past for cat pee. Not sure if it'll work for mothballs. Do let us know! I really hate that smell, too. Gosh, what is it with some people and mothballs? Are moths really such a problem, lol? I hardly ever see moths.
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I finally gave the flannel-like piece (it did have polyester in it) to the neighbors to put over their plants when it got below freezing. I never did get the smell out of that piece. I told them to put it in a garbage bag and store it under their shed!
I washed everything AGAIN - hung it in the sun for days - some of the pieces have only a very faint smell left in them and that I can tolerate. I think cat pee smells wonderful compared to moth-ball smell!!! |
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