Mum has brought baby clothes but they smell of smoke

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Of course I'm washing them and that'll be it, but I'm a little gutted as she has got this lovely mamas and papas cushion thing, it's so soft and lovely but it reeks of fags now and I can't wash it, the cover doesn't come off or anything.
What can I do to get the smell out any ideas ? I can't just put it on the line either to air as it's too damp here
She doesn't smoke in the house (apparently) and I don't think she does as the house doesn't smell of smoke so not sure why the clothes and cushion stink so bad

Definitely not on fabric a baby will be on.

@vacay we have the older
version of that elephant cushion; it’s owner carried it around until about 4 years old and liked to take it up to in laws farm and the dog liked it too so it’s been through the wash at 60 and in the tumble drier a lot! It’s totally fine, just takes a while to dry in the tumble drier - I put dry towels in with it to speed up drying.

Ahh thanks everyone, I'll do it at 40 then. I've got an electric airer so will leave it on that for a couple of days with the cover over and should dry fine !

Why can't she try and wash it first. I can't believe that a cushion designed for babies can't be washed. If so it's a serious design flaw

You’re not being batty. Smoke is really not good for babies.

try gentle wash and if not I would bin it

Smoke particles aren't bacteria that need a high temp or disinfectant to kill them! They just need washing away. If it says 40C then do it at 40C.

Your mother was robbed if it cost £50 cause in the link it's £39!

Won’t get rid of the particles from the smoke unfortunately, which are the issue, just the smell.

Bicarb

Sprinkle, very liberally. Put some in a porous bag and put all in a plastic bag
for a week

Hoover thoroughly then hang on line in sunshine and wind if poss

I would chuck them. It's not just the smell...it's the chemicals. It gets right into the fabric. Washing won't get it out.

You were not being OTT btw. Not at all!

Not even a proper wash?

I don´t smoke but have older family members that do, so this is a bit of an issue. Why won´t it get out with washing?

Well yes, maybe, if chronically exposed to 3rd hand smoke day in day out. One exposed item, washed and aired, is not going to kill a healthy baby.

I'm curious now too ?

I'm pretty easy going and an 88s baby brought up from birth by chain smoking parents but no way would I put a new baby to sleep on anything which smells of smoke. It's not the smell...it's the chemicals.

The fact it smells means there will be chemicals. You can cover up and get rid of smells but how will you know if the chemicals remain. It's really not worth the risk.

Washing is not necessarily enough. It's like houses where smokers have lived. You can wash walls and air it out but it never completely goes.

Lol I'm wondering how many of you push your babies along the street in a buggy at exhaust pipe height me. Have them in cars while you're driving?

Get a grip, seriously.

I would have expected 60 degrees and the "cotton setting" to be enough. Good to know!

I´ll definitely have to look this up an arm myself with this knowdlege for future discussions!

Edit: A quick google search didn´t really provide useful information. Most results are about the smell instead of chemical residue. I would really appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction!

Because it's unavoidable really unless you want to be housebound. Doesn't mean it's good for them.

But the op does not have to use this cushion or clothes.

It's really quite serious.... laying a newborn on a cushion which smells of second hand smoke is not a smart move.

Cant work out if this is a joke thread or not. Where has common sense gone?

I genuinely cannot believe how many people think this is fine.

It's dangerous

it's so soft and lovely but it reeks of fags now and I can't wash it, the cover doesn't come off or anything.
What can I do to get the smell out any ideas ? I can't just put it on the line either to air as it's too damp here

wait for a dry weather blowy day and pop it on the line - it gets rid of the smell far better than laundry washing anyway.

I do not what you means, I have gifts from a lovely friend who smokes and I have to wash them as they smell of smoke, unfortunately the people that smoke don't realise the smell clings to other items

I would put it on a quick wash or wool wash as these are gentler and the smoke smell should disappear.

Third hand smoke contains loads of different cancer causing chemicals.

Extremely hot wash with detergent or bin