Get rid of the "cigar smell"
 

I'm sorry in advance if someone's covered this, but I think I have it mastered. I personally love the smell, but I know it can be offensive to non-smokers and people who just hate the smell of cigars. Here's the gameplan:

For your clothes:
Throw the "smoky" smelling clothes in the laundry, and get fresh ones on after your shower :D (this is the failproof plan I've come to use)

For your breath:
A good brushing and Smart Mouth rinse.

For your hair:
Shampooing usually does the trick. Heck a shower will get it off most of your body except...

For your hands:
This is usually the hardest part... that cigar smell lingers on your hands even after vigorous washing with handsoap (multiple times. Trust me, I've tried everything). The best way I've found is to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer twice. Smell free!

Hope it helps y'all. I wish I had a reference like this when I first starting smoking. Smoke something good! -(P

Krishna

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Thanks for sharing.

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I follow the exact same regimen each time I smoke with the exception of the mouth. I brush, use a tongue scraper, and rinse with a 50/50 solution of water and hydrogen peroxide. Indeed, the staining and odor on the hands is the most difficult to remove, but it can be done with a liberal use of alcohol based sanitizer.

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I usually do the complete opposite.

For my clothes I grab any t-shirt (they all smell like smoke) and if it's cold out I grab my jacket which has seen more smoke then a crowded bingo hall.

For my breath I make sure to brush before I smoke so the cigar taste is still on my tongue all day. Of course I give ample time so I still don't taste toothpaste.

For my hair well I make sure I shower before I smoke that way I smell like whatever I smoked (good)

My hands always smell like smoke, heck I just smoked. I know washing your hands doesn't get rid of the smell so I leave it.

If people are offended that I smoke I don't feel the need to hide it or make their day any better. Chances are half of them smell like some nasty perfume or cologne that is quite offensive.

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jebus that sounds like a lot of work for something that should be enjoyable

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I scrub til I explode.

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My wife knows how much I enjoy cigars, but she does not like them at all. So a little extra effort to ensure that I don't upset the balance of power in my house is not really work for me, its part of being married!

-(P

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For general cigar smoke odors in rooms I've found that the air sanitizer Ozium works wonders. I get the large cans for the house and a small one for the car. I have a carpeted smoking room that I smoke in daily. With a Rabbit air filter, an open window while smoking, and the Ozium it barely smells of smoke. I also try to keep the window open with the fan running for an hour or so after I finish smoking.

One note though with the Ozium. This is strong stuff. Only spray it when you are about to leave the room as it is over-powering after it is sprayed. Same for the car. Spray it on the way out and when you won't be back in there for several hours. I only spray the Ozium at night before going to bed. But the stuff works so I don't complain.

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My wife likes the way it smells so its all good, she says it smells like a man, and I am a lucky one!

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:banger:banger

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Ditto. Glad it works for you and yours.

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:tpd:
If mama ain't happy ain't nobody happy.

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Exhaust the smoke in the room and a smoking jacket are my two tips.

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my wife uses some sort of body spray...it works well on the person, but not in the car.

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Get rid of it?! Pftt!! I like it so much that I bough a cologne that smells like it. :ss

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I think I own the same cologne

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This is what I tell the people who have nothing better to do.

" I'm a grown man who loves to smoke cigars. So what if "I" smell like somke :ss Accept it & come to terms with it. How dare you tell I can't smoke. I strongly suggest you walk away before I become politically incorrect with your face. " -(P

99.9% of the time they just walk away with nothing more to say...

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Gotta tell you, not something you'll find in Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people".;)

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I bet I know what they are thinking, however. ;)

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Ditto-(P

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Happy wife = happy life!! :tu

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My wife doesn't mind the cigar smell at all. Now if you have a good tip for getting stripper glitter off I'd really appreciate it! ;)

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YEAH, that glitter is a pain in the A$$... -(P

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Sounds like what I do everytime. lol

Only thing I can't figure out is how to minimize the smell in the house. It's cold in Ohio, so I enjoy the experience much more indoors...but at the end of the day it's smoke, what can we expect.

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It may sound crazy, but the best way to clean your hands is to use some toothpaste... It really works -- use it like soap, scrub a bit and viola -- minty fresh hands :) -- try it.

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Got fed up with sitting in the extremely cold and wet weather and recently started smoking cigars in the house. Have the floor model air purifiers, which works okay, but I still detect the residual cigar odor. Decided to purchased an ozone generator, called 'Odor Free Purifier' ; only used it a couple time and it seems to work. There have been occasions when other smokers have visited where the cigar smoke can be overwhelming. Within the next day or so I set the timer for 2-3 hours to return and unable to detect an odor. Had been considering purchasing the unit after a stopover in Reno and stayed in a motel room for smokers, I set the purifier on and return in a couple hours and find the odor gonee. Anyhow, intend asking non-smoking neighbors who just returned from vacation for their opinion.

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happy wife happy life
My wife likes me to clean up afterward too. I have good luck with lemon juice for removing cigar smell or any other from my hands. We almost always have lemons on hand because I like to use them in my water or soda water.

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Nice review!