I absolutely adore visiting with my husband’s family. After all these years, I have gotten used to the cigarette smoke. Some visits it really seems to aggravate my allergies. After a few days of being at home, everything is back to normal. Now it appears my husband has developed an allergy to cigarette smoke that affects him every trip. He does better after a day at home.
It seems everything smells like smoke when we return home. First thing we do to remove the cigarette smoke smell is that all clothes get immediately washed. Even the travel bag is either washed or placed outside to sun. We also shower and wash our hair as soon as possible. When we are traveling back, all clothing or any bags that we brought in are put in the trunk. This keeps the interior of the car from smelling like smoke.
For the trip home, I either keep our clothes in the car or I use a travel space bag to pack them. The space bag keeps the smoke from penetrating our clothes. The travel space bag is more convenient since you can keep all of your clothes together.
An air neutralizer can also help rid the smoke smell from a home. Something like Odo-ban works well and doesn’t leave a scent behind.
Even my camera will smell like smoke when we return back home. So take everything out of bags to let them get some fresh air. I usually just leave my purse in the car when we go for a visit but this time I brought it in. If you bring a purse, try to keep it in a room where there is no smoking. Even though smoke will travel through the vents, it can at least help make the smell not so strong.
Next time we will remember the $15 air purifier that works wonders to clear the air to help us sleep better at night. We will also pack some Claritin for the husband and allergy medicine for me just in case.
It’s always fun to go visit and to then come back home even if it takes about a day for everything to settle back down.
*photo - N vd Merwe - SoulMyst.com.
December 30th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
That is so gross. I am sorry. even if they are family- you should stay in a Motel before putting you and your family thru that. Ewwww. Just Ewwww. I am sure you love them. and are lovely people….but smoking is just disgusting…..especially INDOORS. Doubt they will ever quit-but you should take care of your family first…MOTEL.MOTEL. HOTEL. Camp outside! anything is better.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:36 am
i love smoking and behalf of all the smokers in the world we are sorry for the inconvenience to your family,,,..
sincerely,
geek05
February 6th, 2009 at 8:53 am
its ok to smoke but not like this
June 16th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I use a nicotine vaporizer called an
Electronic Cigarette
August 4th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
. I usually just leave my purse in the car when we go for a visit but this time I brought it in. If you bring a purse, try to keep it in a room where there is no smoking. Even though smoke will travel through the vents, it can at least help make the smell not so strong.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:33 am
I would definitely agree with John on this one, an Electronic Cigarette is the way to go. They don’t produce any smoke at all, only a vapor that dissipates in seconds. In fact, the vapor actually has a slightly sweet aroma. Much better than the smell of cigarette smoke. yuck…
Johnny Blaze
September 13th, 2009 at 7:45 am
I agree, I love my electronic cigarette. It’s safer than a real cigarette, has no odor, and tastes better than tobacco cigarettes.
November 3rd, 2009 at 12:49 am
I do not really smoke but it still nice to know tips on how you can remove cigarette smoke.
November 16th, 2009 at 7:10 am
i also prefer to use a smokeless cigarettes than a flavored cigarettes../
November 16th, 2009 at 7:12 am
@kickmoko i agree with you..smokeless cigarettes is very cool and i am happy that i am aware of lung cancer because of this.
January 15th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
I agree. Electronic cigarettes are the wave of the future. Come on people, this is the time to make the switch…
January 26th, 2010 at 8:26 am
I think the biggest advantage of the e cigarette is definately that you dont bother other people with your smoke anymore. I often felt bad for “poisoning” other people with my smoke.
I wonder why the FDA is causing troubles with the e cigarette. Its a great tool for many smokers to slowly quit. Just reduce the dose nicotine once in a while until you reach zero.
Created my own small german blog about the e cigarette. Its not very popular here yet. Might be the only e smoker here in germany haha.
Thanks for your article. Love your blog keep it up!
February 25th, 2010 at 1:18 am
I dont think it is appropriate to smoke indoors. (Sorry) But have you tried convincing them to quit smoking? Smoking is really dangerous to the health you know. Like what they say, e-cigarette is a better alternative. You can still do the habit, while breaking the habit! It has the same look, feel and taste of a real cigarette. Minus the smoke that is bad for the health and the cigarette butts that will be put to waste. With e-cigarettes, you have the freedom to use it anywhere! It emits vapor and not smoke. So no smoke smell and you can use it indoors, in public! No second hand smoke, so its a healthier life for everybody.
March 1st, 2010 at 8:44 pm
I agree that E Cigs are a great way to eliminate cigarette smoke,and smoking e-cigs are like smoking real cigs so its a win, win situation
Your girl JenniB
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:14 am
I hate it when my boyfriend has that smell on him when he comes home. Electronic cigarettes are good because they dont smell.
April 17th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
Great article. Please keep them coming, your writing skills are great. RSS subscribed your site!
April 21st, 2010 at 7:24 am
I really hate that smokey smell too! I finally got my husband to change to e cigarettes and they are great as they don’t smell up your home and they are better for the environment too!
July 14th, 2010 at 1:24 am
The smell of cigarettes has always really bothered me. One other thing is that I find it really bothers my eyes- I assume its allergies.
Eventually I started smoking electronic cigarettes and and had to switch to a churchwarden pipe to get the bowl away from my eyes. Its made all the difference.
July 21st, 2010 at 12:21 am
Electronic cigarettes are the wave of the future.
July 27th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
This is nice article and specially for smokers who want to quit smoking but they are not able to quit smoking, but one option is available here they can switch their smoking source that means its time for switching and use electronic cigarette.