Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of 7,000 compounds. When it is released indoors, the smoke leaves a gluey, yellowish-brown residue that sticks to every surface in a home\u00a0. Smoking not only affects people, but it also produces odorous substances that stick to every surface of the area where smoking has taken place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The yellowish-brown substance eliminated through smoking bonds to walls, furniture, and plastics and can permanently change their appearance. Cigarette smoke also penetrates more odor-absorbing objects, such as carpets, upholstery, bedding, clothes, and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additionally, the HVAC system of a building carries smoke odor and chemicals throughout the structure. The affected surfaces will become unpleasant to look at, and the odors may disturb many people. The result of long-term smoking in enclosed areas is like that of a fire. However, tobacco smoke chemicals are much more difficult to eliminate than those of an actual fire. Tobacco residue is extremely hard to remove and requires professional equipment and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Short-term cigarette odor removal solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want inexpensive short-term solutions, try these tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Use an air purifier in your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Sprinkle baking soda on the carpets, leave it overnight to absorb bad smells, and vacuum it the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Place saucers of white vinegar around the house and leave them overnight to neutralize the smell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Get indoor plants \u2014 they can absorb up to 87% of indoor pollutants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Place small bowls of coffee throughout the home.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Use scented or non-scented candles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022Leave orange peels around the home.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n * Please use caution when placing these items in areas that are accessible to kids and\/or pets<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on odor removal contact PuroClean Emergency Services. We are happy to provide a free estimate 513-897-8990<\/a> or 937-401-9700<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of 7,000 compounds. When it is released indoors, the smoke leaves a gluey, yellowish-brown residue that sticks to every surface in a home\u00a0. Smoking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":19432,"template":"","blog-category":[],"class_list":["post-4218","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/4218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/4218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/moraine-oh-puroclean-emergency-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-category?post=4218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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