Smelly handbag!

Claud0b

Hello everyone!

This is going to seem relly random, but I was given some cheese to take home from my Auntie's on Christmas Day and left it in my handbag that night as i stupidly forgot about it and now my handbag stinks of cheese!

Does anybody know how to stop it smelling? I have wiped the inside of it, used febreze and hung it outside to air but it still smells.

Any advice is useful as it was a prety expensive and loved handbag!

Thank you x

tanith

You could try leaving some bicarbonate of soda inside the bag overnight it might absorb the smell

Spidergirl76

I was going to suggest the same as Tanith; I think bicarb will work really well.

SpikyHedgehog

And after the bicarb, try leaving something nicer smelling in the bag - I've got a bottle of lavender oil in mine (I took it to work to make stress relieving playdough with lavender oil & a little purple paint so it's lavender coloured & scented) and now my bag smells of lavender. But do the bicarb first.

mum2one

Spidergirl76 wrote: »

I was going to suggest the same as Tanith; I think bicarb will work really well.

Can I 3rd the bicarb... xx

7roland8

Well I bought one that smelt of smoke from ebay - tried all of the above - hung on line for days - sprayed it - put sweet smelling draw liners in it - in the end put it through washing machine (it was leather) - and it still stunk - so gave to charity - better luck with yours.

charlies-aunt

Pack it out with newpaper and leave for several days - the paper absorbs the smell amazingly
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Rub damp bicarb into the lining and leave to dry thoroughly, brush well to remove the dry bicarb.
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Fill it with fullers earth kitty litter and let it stand for several days before emptying
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leave it with a citrus block air freshener inside


Good luck - hope these are helpful - I once splashed a new handbag with petrol when I was filling my car up and tried everything to try and get rid of the smell - in the end I had to admit defeat and bin it!:mad:

Blond_across_the_Pond

Try using dryer sheets. They are great deoderizers. I've used them on books I've bought at an outdoor flea market, didn't notice the strong smoke smell until I got them home. I put a couple of sheets between the pages, let them sit for a few days, moved them between different pages, eventually the smell went away. Thought it might work for your hand bag.

PrincessK_2

Hiya Claud - sorry to hear about the pongy handbag!

Bicarb is amazing for removing whiffy smells (works wonders for removing lingering odours in the fridge also, left in a small dish).

Drawer liners or sachets will give a deodoursing effect but will obviously replace the smell with someone (hopefully) more pleasant.

Another good trick is - if you're feeling brave enough to venture out with the handbag in question yet! - visit a large Boots/department store etc where you can browse the perfumes and spritz onto those slim sample cards - give one of the cards a really good spritz of your favourite scent and pop into your handbag - will smell lovely!