How to get smoking smell out of books...

[karne]

I received some used hs'ing books last week, I purchased from another hs'ing mom on another board (not here) :) and they just reek of cigarette smoke. Any wonderful ideas on how to get it out? At one point, I even let a little Febreze 'drift' down over the top... doesn't work so well. :glare:

Thanks for any ideas... I"m willing to try just about anything.

[j.griff]

I've seen people suggest putting them in a closed box with kitty litter and/or baking soda for a while (days) and see if it's any better after that. I've also seen people suggest using dryer sheets between the pages and letting them sit like that for a while (days). I haven't had to try any of these suggestions myself though, :)

[Pajama Mama]

If you can keep them from getting wet, leave them outdoors--maybe in a garage. I heard of someone putting smoke scented books in a plastic bag with some dryer sheets--they even make dryer sheets that smell like Febreze now.

[Faith]

I received some used hs'ing books last week, I purchased from another hs'ing mom on another board (not here) :) and they just reek of cigarette smoke. Any wonderful ideas on how to get it out? At one point, I even let a little Febreze 'drift' down over the top... doesn't work so well. :glare:

Thanks for any ideas... I"m willing to try just about anything.

What I did was put them in a garbage bag with crumbled up newspaper, close it up and leave it for about a week. It worked for me! The smell was gone and I'm very sensitive to cigarette odors.

[Montana Peach]

I tried the drywer sheet method and sealed it up in a ziploc bag for about a week and it worked great.

[Audrey]

I tried the drywer sheet method and sealed it up in a ziploc bag for about a week and it worked great.

I've done this before, too. It worked great for me as well, and I'm very picky about smells!

[Montana Peach]

Sorry about the double post :)

[karne]

Thanks... I've got them in dryer sheets, closed up in a box. I didn't have enough baking soda on hand to that one. But it seems the dryer sheets win hands down anyway! :)

I sure hope it works, I'd like to start these books on Monday but sure can't see subjecting DD to the smell. ugh.

I always figured people would say up front - comes from a smoking home. I guess I'll make sure I ask from now on.

thank you all

[jellybean]

I have used baking soda. Even spraying them lightly with room fragrance and letting them sit outside. I hope you can get the smell out!