Lots of smokers look for proven ways to get
rid of cigarette smells in their home or car. But sometimes non-smokers need to
eliminate cigarette odors, too. Such as apartment and condo dwellers who have a
neighbor that smokes.
Eliminating a neighbor’s second-hand smoke
can be tricky. But there are a few easy ways to reduce the cigarette smell in
your apartment, condo, townhouse – or even detached home. This article explains
how.
1. Stop cigarette smells from entering through
your windows
Many smokers prefer to smoke outside, such
as on their balcony. Or, in bad weather, they’ll sit by an open window and blow
the smoke outside. If your balcony door or window is close to that of your neighbour,
tobacco odors can easily seep into your apartment this way.
Fix:
Close all “smoke-entry” windows and doors whenever
your neighbor smokes. If you want to air out your apartment, open windows as far
from your neighbour’s smoking as possible. This will help prevent tobacco
smells from entering your home.
2. Clean the filters on your stove hood,
air exchanger or ventilation system
Odors can easily seep from one apartment to
another – even in buildings that are well insulated. Smoke is especially good
at travelling through small holes in walls, plumbing systems and ventilation
ducts. If you’ve ever noticed a cigarette smell in your bathroom – or around
your range hood, air exchanger or ventilation system – these entry points are
probably where the smoke smell is coming from.
Fix: Clean the filters with Smoke Odor Neutralizer for Hard Surfaces. This all-purpose cleaner contains an odor neutralizer that
specifically targets tobacco odors.
If you’re a condo owner, consider sealing
any gaps or spaces that cigarette smoke may be seeping through. You can ask
your smoking neighbor to do the same in their unit to create a better seal to minimize
the spread of cigarette odors. If you’re a tenant, talk to your landlord first.
3. Use an odor neutralizer, not an air
freshener
If you want to truly remove the smell of
cigarettes from the ambient air in your apartment or condo, you need to use an
odor neutralizer, not an air freshener.
Air fresheners use scents to temporarily
mask unwanted odors. In contrast, odor neutralizers bond with and modify the odor-causing
molecules so there’s no odor left at all.
To
eliminate smoke smells from fabrics:
Use Smoke Cleaner & Odor Neutralizer
for Fabrics & Ambient Air. Simply spray it on clothes, curtains or fabric
furniture smelling of tobacco and let the product act. No need to rinse.
To eliminate
smoke smells in the ambient air in your apartment or condo:
If you have a ventilation system or air
exchanger system, spray the filter with Smoke Cleaner & Odor Neutralizer for
Fabrics & Ambient Air. This is the easiest way to eliminate smoke odors. As
the system runs, it will circulate the product throughout your apartment.
After this initial treatment, you can simply
respray the filters as needed.
Don’t
have a ventilation system?
Spray Smoke Odor Neutralizer for Fabrics
& Ambient Air on a clean cloth. Simply hang the cloth over a pedestal fan
and run it for an hour or so in every room that smells of tobacco.
Pro tip
You may need to repeat the process a
few times for the product to treat all the air in the room, but don’t worry –
it will do the trick. The longer you run the fan, the more the product will
spread throughout the room and come into contact with all the nicotine-smelling
particles.
You can repeat this treatment from time to
time whenever you notice the cigarette smell returning.
Breathing
easy when you have a neighbor who smokes
Eliminating a neighbor’s second-hand smoke
can be tricky. Air fresheners only layer one smell on top of another, and odor
neutralizers need to come into contact the source of the smell to be 100%
effective.
You may never be able to get rid of your
neighbor’s cigarette smell completely, but the above tips will help you keep
the smell to a minimum. You’ll be able to breathe easy – until your neighbor
finally quits smoking, or you find a new place to live.
