Couperwife Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 ive picked up some books from Freecycle unfortunately, they seem to be from a "smoking" household, and they absolutely stink when Kev smoked, our books didnt smell like this is there anything I can do to reduce the smell of them, i dont think I can read them in this state help cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I wonder if sprinkling them with Bicarb of Soda would help. It's very good at neutralising smells and I wouldn't have thought it should harm them so long as they don't get damp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 try putting the book in a sealed bag with a dryer sheet for a few days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Or, try putting them in a sealed bag with some cat litter (clean) Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 spray the pages with febreeze and leave to dry? What about putting some scented drawer liners inbetween the pages of all the books now, and then leave them for a while? clothes peg on nose?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Googled it and came up with **this**. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Interesting link. I would use Bicarb Cathy. I hate the smell of fags too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
