Smelly clothing!!

[Lilacjennie]

Help! I am an avid fan of charity shops and yesterday bought a lovely skirt.. didn't notice anything unusual about it when trying it on in the shop or at home when a friend popped round for tea. So I always pop any charity item in the washing machine for a freshen up... To my horror when opening the machine the smell was horrendous. It appears the previous owner was a smoker. My wonderful skirt (and washing machine) now smells like it's been stuck in a room with 100 smokers... How can I get rid of this smell? I have used Dr Beckmann on my washing machine which has worked, but even leaving the skirt outside all night drenched in frabreeze it still smells bad.

Any ideas out there?

Put some bicarbonate if soda in a bag and place skirt inside, shake t coat skirt and then leave in bag overnight for the bicarb to absorb odour.

It’s worth a try. Use a paper bag if possible.

Thank you, will try that today 😊

Wash it again with some scent boosters

So you didn’t notice the smell of smoke on the skirt before you washed it, only after it had been washed in the washing machine?
That is very strange.
The smell of smoke from cigarettes does linger on clothing but I have never known it to still smell after it has been washed!
Could it be something else that is causing the smell? The type of fabric or a chemical in the colour of the material perhaps?

Cigarette smoke can leave a kind of greasy/sticky trace. If you think the material can take it I’d try soaking in a solution of washing up liquid then rewashing.

In a bag with some bicarbonate is a good punt too