| Smokers often underestimate just how acutely | | | | smoke is breathed in, it can cause a smell that comes |
| non-smokers can smell tobacco. A study at the | | | | out through the skin just as though the individual had |
| Institute for Hygiene and Applied Physiology in | | | | actually smoked cigarettes. |
| Switzerland found that non-smokers can detect the | | | | So what can you do about tobacco odor? Here are |
| odor of one cigarette diluted in 19,000 cubic meters of | | | | the top four tips. |
| air. This is roughly equivalent to a smoker going into the | | | | 1. Quit smoking. This is the obvious and most definite |
| middle of a football or soccer stadium on calm day | | | | way to eliminate the smell caused by tobacco. Even |
| and lighting up; even 50 meters (150 feet) away, | | | | after quitting, it may take several weeks or more for |
| non-smokers can smell the cigarette. | | | | the body to rid itself of the chemicals that cause foul |
| The tobacco industry is very aware that cigarettes | | | | body odor. |
| cause odor, so they include various additives in | | | | 2. Avoid smoky places. Again, this is a rather obvious |
| cigarettes to mask the odor. These include aluminum | | | | solution. Tobacco odors can be both strong and |
| (linked to Alzheimer's disease and breast cancer) in the | | | | dangerous, so the best first defense is to avoid smoke |
| wrapping paper and lemon, vanilla, and patchouli in the | | | | whenever possible. |
| tobacco. All these chemicals have to be detoxified in | | | | 3. Wash regularly. If you still smoke, or have to be in |
| the liver of anyone who inhales the smoke, whether | | | | areas that are exposed to smoke it is important to |
| they smoke the cigarette or not. | | | | take care to wash the smell off your body with a |
| Various studies find that 20 to 60 per cent of people | | | | strong soap. One should pay special attention to hair |
| exposed to second-hand smoke develop some kind | | | | and hairy parts of the body which seem to absorb |
| of upper respiratory condition. Symptoms include sore | | | | smoke particularly well. They must be washed with |
| throat, nasal irritation, post-nasal drip, runny nose, dry | | | | smoke and water to help eliminate the smell. |
| throat, dry mouth, coughing, and hoarseness. The | | | | 4. Use simple and inexpensive odor removers such as: |
| acrolein in tobacco smoke is a common trigger for | | | | Vinegar. Adding vinegar or vinegar and baking soda to |
| asthma attacks. | | | | your regular laundry cycle and detergent can help |
| What causes tobacco odor? | | | | remove smoke odors. |
| 1. Smoking: This is the obvious cause of tobacco odor | | | | Clorox bleach is very effective in removing bacteria |
| on the body. The smell of smoke clings to the body, | | | | and smells, but is often not good for colored fabrics. |
| causes bad breath, and also comes out through the | | | | Sprays for Clothes and Fabrics: There are many |
| skin. The tobacco mixes with your body chemistry to | | | | sprays to get rid of odors from clothing or fabrics, but |
| cause a distinct odor that comes out through the skin. | | | | most of these simply are perfumed and mask the |
| This odor can persist for weeks even after the | | | | smell. An exception to this rule is Etiquette Spray. This |
| cessation of smoking. | | | | spray created by Ecoteam stands out by chemically |
| 2. Second hand smoke: As anyone who has ever | | | | breaking down the molecules that cause the smoke |
| been in a smoky cafe or bar can tell you, smoke from | | | | smell and absorbing the remaining molecules, thereby |
| other people's cigarettes also clings to clothing, the hair | | | | eliminating the smell of smoke rather than just masking |
| on the body and some gets into your system by | | | | it. |
| breathing the smoke in the air. If enough second hand | | | | |