The smell of smoke and nicotine can stick to interior walls, window screens, and household linens and carpets, creating an unpleasant smell throughout the home. Smoke odors are caused by leftover resin and tar which can be difficult to deodorize. Removing smoke odors from your home may require a total cleaning of the house, air purifying and even replacement of carpets and paint if the smoke damage is particularly extensive as said on Wiki DIY. Purchase smell and odor products. Some products will advertise things such as odor control or odor removal. However, it's important you use products that have a cleaning agent included. Products that simply mask odors will not get rid of the smell of smoke. Look for products that have:

• Baking soda. Baking soda naturally neutralizes odors and does it by bringing acidic and basic odor molecules into a more neutral pH or state.
• Activated charcoal. Charcoal is used often to filter dirt and particles from water but it also acts as a great deodorizing agent that absorbs odors and smells.
• Hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide deodorizes by giving oxygen to a contaminated or smelly area. However, this chemical can act like bleach and should be used carefully and only on certain surfaces.

Gather all your clothing, duvets and curtains. Anything that is cloth or linen and can be washable should be gathered into bags to be washed.

• You may think a certain item doesn't smell, but you may have gone nose-blind to it. Meaning, you have gotten used to the smell of smoke and can't distinguish it from the environment anymore. It's safe to say that if something is in a home that smells of smoke, most and all items will probably smell like smoke.
• Wash or dry clean all items. It's important to clean your cloths and linens before you plan to clean the rest of the home. Cloths and linens are able to soak up odors more effectively than other types of materials. By getting them out of the way, it makes cleaning other surfaces easier.
• Consider washing and storing your clean cloths and linens outside of the home. Bringing them back into the home after cleaning runs the risk of your items, again, soaking up smoke odors left in the home.

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