Covering the smell of cigarettes is difficult. This is even more difficult if you live with someone who doesn't smoke in the house. Cigarette smoke can stick to everything around it and produce an unpleasant and disturbing aroma. Fortunately, there are several ways you can try to mask the smell of cigarette smoke so you can still smoke indoors.
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Method 1 of 3: Creating a Sploof
Step 1. Prepare the material
Sploof is a tube coated with dryer sheet that can turn the smell of cigarette smoke into the smell of fresh laundry. The first step to making a sploof is to prepare the necessary materials. Prepare the following materials:
- Look for tubes made of cardboard or paralon tubes. Used toilet paper rolls can also be used.
- Sheet fabric softener will be used to absorb and mask the smell of cigarette smoke.
- Attach fabric softener sheet or sock to the end of the tube. Rubber bands are suitable for this purpose.
- Some people recommend using activated carbon for sploofs. These materials can be found at pet stores.
Step 2. Assemble the sploof
After collecting the materials needed to make a sploof, immediately assemble the object. Assembling the sploof in such a way allows you to blow cigarette smoke into the tube so it doesn't smell. Follow these steps to assemble the sploof.
- Take three sheets of fabric softener and cover one end of the tube with the object.
- Sheet fabric softener can be attached using a rubber band.
- Fill the jar with the remaining fabric softener you have.
- You can also put activated carbon in the tube.
Step 3. Blow out the cigarette smoke into the tube
After the sploof is assembled, you are free to use it. When you smoke, exhale the smoke into the tube. The smoke that passes through the sheet fabric softener will turn fragrant so that the smell of cigarettes is not smelled.
- The smoke should continue to be blown through the sploof tube until it actually hits the fabric softener sheet.
- Change the paired fabric softener when the scent starts to wear off.
- Some of the smoke may not pass through the sploof tube. So, deal with the smell that arises in another way.
Method 2 of 3: Withholding Cigarette Smoke
Step 1. Keep cigarette smoke from spreading
One of the most important things when trying to cover up the smell of cigarette smoke is to make sure it doesn't spread. If smoke comes out of the room, there is a chance that someone will smell it. Make sure the room is tightly closed before smoking there.
- If there are ventilation holes in your room, cover them with a towel.
- Cracks under doors can also spread smoke. Cover the gap with a towel.
Step 2. Use an air freshener
Even if the smell of cigarettes is quite strong, you can get rid of the smell by spraying perfume. Air fresheners won't completely eliminate the smell of cigarettes, but they can reduce it. Try some of the following scents to cover the smell of cigarettes in the room:
- Deodorant spray is the best product to cover the smell of cigarettes in the room.
- Air fresheners or room deodorizer sprays can reduce the smell of cigarettes.
- The smell of burning incense can disguise the smell of cigarettes.
- Do not spray too much fragrance because it can invite the suspicion of others.
Step 3. Clean yourself
Even if the smell of cigarettes in the room has disappeared, the smell can still be smelled in your body. The smell of cigarette smoke can stick to your hands, hair, and clothes, and can be smelled from your breath. Even if the room doesn't smell like cigarettes, you still have to make sure your body is clean before leaving the room.
- Wash your hands after smoking.
- Make sure your clothes don't smell like cigarettes. If your clothes smell like cigarettes, change them immediately.
- Your breath will smell of cigarettes. Use mouthwash, brush your teeth, or eat a mint leaf before leaving the room.
- You may need to take a shower after smoking to get rid of the smell of smoke stuck to your hair.
Step 4. Replace cigarettes with e-cigarettes or vaporizers (vape)
Cigarettes will leave a strong characteristic odor if you smoke indoors. Replacing cigarettes with e-cigarettes or vapes will remove the odor so you can smoke in your room without worrying about being caught.
Most vapes are odorless or have a different smell to cigarettes
Method 3 of 3: Get Rid of Cigarette Smell
Step 1. Take advantage of ventilation in the room
Even if you need to seal some holes in the room to keep the smoke from escaping, you may need to open certain holes to send the smoke in another direction. By directing the smoke into the vent, you can get rid of the smell of smoke without anyone noticing.
- Open the bedroom window and exhale the cigarette smoke outside.
- Ventilation in the ceiling is usually equipped with a fan that can suck smoke from inside the room.
- Make sure the smoke doesn't get carried into other rooms by accident or into other open windows.
Step 2. Keep your room clean
Smoke can stick to everything around it for a long time. The longer your room smells like cigarette smoke, the greater the risk of getting caught. Keep your room clean to reduce the particles that cause cigarette odors.
- Clean bedroom walls with non-abrasive cleaners and all-purpose cleaners.
- Keep bedroom carpets clean with carpet cleaners and fragrance products. Sweep the floor after using the product.
- Baking soda can be used to clean furniture, then vacuumed to remove the smell.
- Remove cigarette butts from your room. Even if the cigarette is extinguished, the butt will still produce a strong odor.
Step 3. Use an air purifier
While most air-purifying and filtering products can't completely eliminate cigarette odors, they can reduce them. Use the air filter to reduce cigarette particles in the room and reduce the smell.
- HEPA filters and ion generators are the best products.
- Plants are natural air filters and will work constantly to clean the air in the room.
Tips
- Smoking is not recommended because it is harmful to health. If you still want to smoke, don't smoke too often. You can also try quitting if you are addicted.
- Using a sploof is a simple method of covering up the smell of cigarettes.
- Make sure your clothes, hands and breath don't smell like cigarettes before you leave the room.
- Cover areas where smoke can escape from your room.
- Replace cigarettes with vapes or e-cigarettes.
- Peel citrus fruits after smoking. The oil in the orange peel will remove any odors that don't go away after washing your hands.
