The other day when I posted about my tedious method for removing fragrance from thrift shop clothes, I got a reply from a costumer who says that spraying rubbing alcohol or vodka on clothing will break down the oils that make the perfume stick.
Bonus: it kills the bacteria that makes sour laundry smell bad.
Anyway, here’s an article with more details:
https://custommapposter.com/article/vodka-spray-for-costumes-the-wardrobe-guide/1342#toc-3
@gannet this is very interesting and useful (the second-hand shop smell is indeed awful), but I am thoroughly confused by
not all vodka spray contains water. Sometimes, you will come across vodka spray that is pure vodka.
and the like later on: 40% vodka is essentially 40% alcohol and 60% distilled water, so what do they mean here? or is pure vodka just shorthand for alcohol diluted to 40%…
My understanding is that some people put vodka in a spray bottle with no added water and then spray the clothes to be deodorized.
Other people add distilled water to the vodka in a 40% to 60% ratio to make the spray.
Does that help?
@gannet thank you (I’m even more confused now, but confusion is my natural state)
Basically what surprised me is them talking about applying this to fabrics that don’t take kindly to water when you can’t buy vodka that doesn’t contain at least 40% water ahaha…
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