How to Remove a Smoke Smell With Orange Peels

How to Remove a Smoke Smell With Orange Peels
Written By
Jessica Jewell
Jessica Jewell
Published: May 12, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
2 minute read

Fortunately, if you live in a home or work in an office where the smell of smoke is persistent, you can use orange peels to combat the smell.

Things You Will Need

  • Large pot
  • Bowls
  1. Peel the oranges. You will not need the fruit to combat the smoke odor, just the peels. If you're trying to remove a smoke smell from your hands after smoking a cigarette, you can use the peels immediately by rubbing them on your fingers where there is a lingering cigarette odor.

  2. Fill a large pot with water and bring the water to boil.

  3. Boil the orange peels to release the perfume into the air to combat the smoke odor. You can stop boiling the peels whenever you chose, though try to keep them boiling for at least 10 minutes.

  4. Remove the peels from the water when the water has cooled. You can place these cooled peels in bowls and set them around the house in areas that have the smoke odor.

The Drip Cap

  • Whether it is from fire damage, a kitchen disaster or a tobacco product, the odor of smoke is pervasive.
  • If you're trying to remove a smoke smell from your hands after smoking a cigarette, you can use the peels immediately by rubbing them on your fingers where there is a lingering cigarette odor.

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Jessica Jewell

Jessica Jewell is a writer, photographer and communications consultant who began writing professionally in 2005. Her chapbook, "Slap Leather," is forthcoming from dancing girl press. Her recent work has appeared in "Nimrod," "Harpur…

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