Oh bloody hell, my child will smell of fish forever, won't she?

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This morning DD (4) picked up the omega 3 capsule I was about to take, promptly squeezed it and it popped onto her face and chest. It must have been full of cod liver oil, of which she now reeks.

I put her in the bath, soaped her hair, face and body twice. Still ponged. Chucked in a Lush bath bomb in an attempt to at least out-stench the stench. All of the essential oils in the world clearly not enough to counteract cod liver. We've been out for a walk in the lovely fresh air which I hoped would air her out. We're back now and she's stinking out the house.

Has she lost her lovely toddler smell forever? Aside from that I wince whenever she's near the naice sofa...

Any tips for de-stinking a child?

Oh no! I think they use tomato juice for skunk spray.

Intriguing! I just googled it and consensus is sadly it doesn't work. Shame, as being bathed in tomato juice seems like a fair punishment for stinking out the house.
Any others?

Usually on MN the cure for smells (rightly) involves a paste of Bicarbonate of Soda. But I'm guessing you can't paint your toddler in bicarb, unless you put blue food colouring in it and pretend you're playing Braveheart.

Braveheart

Oh I love a bit of bicarb, I buy it in bulk. Why didn't I think of that??
Will it work for hair too do you think?

I don't know, but keep her away from the seagulls til she's freshly fragrant again.

Spray her with white vinegar? That's excellent for neutralising smells.

Oooh a vinegar rinse may work for her hair, good call.

Pelvic on our walk we did attract some crowds of menacing geese and other lake birds. Now I realise why. DD1 was trying to fish too - we should have used DD2 as bait.

Try rubbing shampoo onto her dry skin, leave it for a couple of minutes and then wash off.

Birds soaked in oil are cleaned by putting washing up liquid in before water so the detergent breaks down the oil before the water forms a barrier, if that makes sense

Yes that makes perfect sense just like that oily nit shampoo, which we've had enough experience of will give it a go!