Remove Smoke Smell from Heirloom Doll

Hi J.,
Someone mentioned putting the doll in the sun--that's good. Also the coffee beans in the plastic bag. If the coffee beans don't work, try newspaper or baking soda instead, those are supposed to remove odor too. I've used baking soda for stinky tupperware containers.

Do you think you could wash the doll? by hand, I mean; I wouldn't risk it in the machine. If so, try that, with maybe a vinegar/water rinse. Vinegar removes paint smells from the air when you are painting a room, maybe it would help?

Good luck and let us know what works!

K. Z.

J.,
In my experience, I would spray it with Lysol Disinfectant Spray first and let it dry, overnight. To remove any germs. Then using Febreeze after that has done the trick.
Goodluck.
K.

Hi J.,

take it to a dry-cleaner they have a ozone machine that takes out smoke smells.............good luck, you can even rent them if you need to take it out of a home or car!

Ozone will remove the smoke smell. You can take the doll to a fire restoration specialist or a local drycleaner and ask that it be put in an ozone room. They should be able to help you.

Could you soak it in cold water and Woolite? Or maybe spray it w/ Febreeze and leave it outside to air out? I don't know, but I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke - good luck!

Be very careful of using ozone machines, they can break down and destroy a lot of fabrics.
Oxodol is what they recommended to us after the second house fire to remove the smell from the clothing, it works very hard to find anymore. I think the last time I saw it was at Marsh but you could do an online search. It works extremely well.
Wash the doll in white vinegar and water or use a baking soda solution to wash the doll and her clothes and then rinse in vinegar water. If it can take the pet stains and smell out of carpets and furniture (and it does) it can take the smoke smell out as well.
Another good product is PineSol. I use it to remove pet urine and smoke smells from my curtins etc. You need to let the item air dry after watching and in a day or so the Pine Sol odor is gone as well.

An ozone machine will get the smell out. If got the smell of smoke out of everything I own.

You could try fabreeze or Odo-Ban (sold at Walmart). However I would test them on a hidden spot before using.

Good luck.

Hi J.,

Get a large zip lock plastic bag, one that will fit the doll. Put the doll in the bag and then put in coffee beans. Leave it in there for a couple of days. The coffee beans should absorb the smell.... or much of it. Then, what is left should be able to be gotten out with Febreeze.

What a special gift... you're right.

I think the only thing that will really remove it is time. It will need to air out. Can you hang it from the clothes line on a sunny day? It won't do any damage to the doll. The sun has wonderful effects on stinky and stained things. You could try Febreeze, my in my experience, it only removes the odor for a short time. Smoke is so difficult to get rid of.