How do I get the smell of vomit out of a linen suit?

[Champagneforeveryone]

Having led an incredibly charmed life thus far I've never really had to negotiate this issue. I've just bought a linen suit from Vinted for DS's graduation and there's a very distinct underlying whiff of what I think is baby vomit. The suit had been given a healthy dose of Febreze or similar when it arrived so I didn't initially realise and bunged it in the wash.

I do have a very sensitive sense of smell, DH maintains he can't smell anything and DS made a face when I proffered the jacket for him to smell so it's not horrendous, but I cannot walk round like that all day. What is the best way to get rid of it, bearing in mind that it's made of linen? I've done a lot of googling but advice is mixed and either doesn't take into account the type of fabric or gives me results for the US where they seem to have lots of scary sounding products we don't have access to.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I really don't want to have to buy a brand new suit ☹️

Linen is often washable but, if not, I'd send it to the dry cleaner

Dry cleaning doesn’t get rid of smells in my experience. Sunlight will help. Nancy Birtwhistle might have some enzyme based ideas.

Wash on a delicate cycle
Add bicarbonate and white vinegar to the area pre wash
Dry outside in sunlight

Spray white vinegar over it, leave for an hour then wash. Use white vinegar in the final rinse then hang outside in the sun.

Bicarbonate of soda. Put it on the area thickly, leave overnight then brush off. Then wash with white vinegar in the fabric conditioner drawer.

You could also soak in bicarb/ vinegar. Or try Vanish Oxy Action which can remove smells.

It's bicarb for puke. The smell is butyric acid and the bicarb neutralises it. You don't want vinegar to neutralise the bicarb, first.

Linen washes quite well, though has a tendency to shrink but the interfacings and linings might not react well or may shrink at different rates.

If you didn't pay much for it, it's worth a 10minute soak in cold bicarb solution, followed by a rinse, using a wool cycle.

The problem is that I can't actually pinpoint where the smell originates from as the jacket has clearly been washed so there's no stains.

The whole suit was only around £30 so worth a punt with a bicarbonate soak in the first instance <prays>

Wash it with Ariel Cold wash gel and hang it out on the line in the sun.

Dettol laundry sanitiser is brilliant for smells

Assuming it’s washable or can be dampened, there’s an enzyme product called something like Urine Destroyer? I first bought it for dog reasons but have found it great for any smelly laundry issues (armpits, anything damp or sour). It isn’t strongly scented itself so it won’t create a secondary problem but the enzymes seem to do the job. If you can’t find the location of the smell you could just spray it and let it dry.

Those enzyme cleaners for removing cat pee are usually a good shout for bodily fluids. I'd give it a good spray with one of those then wash again.

Another vote for that here. With everyone washing things on lower temperatures these days, bacteria and smells can linger if not treated.

I actually use a product called Simple Solution for the dog pee on the patio, and also spray a weak solution of it onto my bombproof Ikea sofa (because I'm too tight to buy the actual upholstery one!) I had this is my canon as a last resort!

I have actually just bought a nice linen jacket in the seasalt sale so if all else fails I am still going to be presentable 😆