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Has anyone successfully got rid of spicy cooking smells in their house?
I am a private tenant who has just moved into a new flat and there is a lingering smell of curry throughout the whole place. I've been googling what to do and have been using white vinegar, bicarb, Oust etc., but no luck yet. There is plenty of advice online and plenty people asking the same question, but I was wondering if anyone has personal experience of this and has successfully got rid of the smell?? I can deal with it in the flat but I'm worried about it getting into my clothes and soft furnishings
Thanks for any help!
L
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Goodness, gracious me!
Go to a DIY/decorators store and get some sugarsoap crystals, then wash down everything that's painted and vinyl wallpapers.
Leave windows open while it's still mild.
Get some vanilla diffusers and leave them in the rooms.0 -
Thanks both...hadn't come across vanilla diffusers so I'll try those. I'm doing everything else already! To be fair it's not that bad...I've read posts online from people who say they can't bear to be in their flat, the smell makes their eyes water etc. - I notice it when I first walk in but after a few minutes I don't smell it anymore. I think I'm just paranoid about the smell getting into my stuff as it's so hard to get out of fabric, so I want to get it sorted if I can.0
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Is the flat furnished? Sugar soap on the hard surfaces will help, but maybe the smell is lingering in upholstery so getting them cleaned might help.0
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Unfortunately certain spicy scents along with tobacco can only be removed by a total re-plaster and potentially new cabinets.
Try to combat it with all above suggestions, air the property, burn cooks candles and maybe do things like boil vanilla pods or orange peels on hob to permeate your home x0 -
A friend had a similar problem years ago. They found a lot of the smell came from an extractor fan in the window and the cooker extractor hood. When these were stripped and cleaned they were found to be caked in congealed spicy fat which had to be cleaned. This made a big diffrence.0
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Thanks everyone. The flat is unfurnished, luckily. The plug-in vanilla diffusers seem to be working really well and the smell is definitely fading :j0
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