How do you remove a moth ball smell?

Answer by  annie52foof (1459)

The only way to remove the smell of moth balls is to launder the clothing that is washable and have the ones that are not washable, dry cleaned.

Answer by  mohankumar (83)

The best way to remove moth ball smell from clothes would be expose them in the open. This would take lot of days for the smell to go , care should be taken not to expose to direct sun light because your clothes may get faded.

Answer by  playmaker55 (314)

what you want to do is wash your clothes in a good quality detergent as well as bleach. This should help to take away some of the smell. Next dry your clothes on extra dry and put in plenty of dryer sheets to help with the smell. This should help.

Answer by  JoeJoe (30)

To remove the smell of moth balls you can run through the wash a few times with some extra detergent or spray some frebreze.

Answer by  mb (5482)

The moth ball smell you refer to is camphor, it prevents insects from infesting your clothes. Wash your clothes repeatedly.

Answer by  Riley (765)

Hang clothes outside to air out. Soak washable clothes in 1 to 2 cups white vinegar before washing. After soaking, wash clothes and let them dry outside in the fresh air. You can also hang Smelleze Mothball Deodorizer in the closet by the clothes.