hello house.pls how do i remove d 'okirika' smell from clothing.
i'm a stay at home mum n i recently started sellin children first grade ok to augment my income.i'd wash d items myself in my washing machine nd get someone to iron them ,then i'll take it round in d car to sell.but i can't seem to get the 'ok'smell off the clothing!! some of my customers ask me to meet dem in thier offices nd they 'v asked me to look for ways to tone down or completly remove d 'smell' as dey buy the items discreetly n will like to kip it that way.
i'll greatly appreciate ur advise,thank u.

its amazin how much one can learn by simply 'googlin' d web! just learnt two recipes for home made fabric freshner.one method uses vodka,distilled water nd essential oils,d second method usin baking soda,fabric conditioner and vinegar.febreeze was an option but the cost restrictive. i'm hitting th stores first thing tomorrow.
wish me luck!

Wash them well with a good soap and when dry keep lots of camphor in them for some time before you use them. Another choice is use a disinfectant during washing.

@ stayalive thanks for the response

watch with a nice smelly soap and u a good perfume and spray.
my 2cent

@ buzor thanks for the response

kindly let us know if the baking soda method worked.

The baking soda method, if it truly works should be the best. All those other options of spraying or disinfecting will make the clothes have a strong and unusual smell which will still attract suspicion that the poster wants to avoid. New imported cloths don't spell of perf or camphor, or do they?

Apparently, overseas stores use a hand steamer to remove the smell of someone else's body so that by the time you try it on, it smells new.

@ ayeka,the fabric steamer idea is good advice.pls were can i buy this fabric steamer in lagos as im almost certain i wont get it here in kaduna,thank you

@ otokk ,ive not yet tried out the baking soda method but im thinking this fabric steamer might do the trick.apart from removing funky smell from clothings,i'm told it also removes wrinkles which is a plus.@ bolorufem,thanks for the observations.

Phonebook can u pls send me ur email? i4serious@yahoo.com

phonebook please where do u buy your goods,im intrested in buying stuff like dat

@OP

fabric clothes steamer
last I heard that one can get it with JML
I have heard they have an agent in Nigeria
Here it retails for about £40.
i dont know about the nigerian cost,but hey look for it
it not only removes the offending smell,but also smoothens out wrinkles and ceases
it is worth using

Simplest method, hang the clothes outside all through the night, by morning all the smell would have left.

Soak it for a while with salt, premier bar soap & arial detergent and wash with those three. Spread it where sun will heat it very well and give me feedback

honour6: Simplest method, hang the clothes outside all through the night, by morning all the smell would have left.

Used to try this method, it didn't work; the smell was still noticeable. Lol

:oHow to Wash OKIRIKA in front Page, SMH....Seun and His Murder-rators should stop embarrassing NLers

phonebook: hello house.pls how do i remove d 'okirika' smell from clothing.
i'm a stay at home mum n i recently started sellin children first grade ok to augment my income.i'd wash d items myself in my washing machine nd get someone to iron them ,then i'll take it round in d car to sell.but i can't seem to get the 'ok'smell off the clothing!! some of my customers ask me to meet dem in thier offices nd they 'v asked me to look for ways to tone down or completly remove d 'smell' as dey buy the items discreetly n will like to kip it that way.
i'll greatly appreciate ur advise,thank u.

Add dettol or izal in water and use to wash the clothes. The smell will completely disappear.

@kayusfit u really need 2 grow up, ur hatred 4 Igbos is getting out of hand n i think u need help asap. Are they better than u?

@ Phonebook
Some methods I saw through Oga Google

Inexpensive ways
1. Add a few cups of vinegar with your detergent to the clothes to wash.
2. Wash the clothes in hot water without shrinking them depending on fabric content.
3. Remove the clothes after washing and immediately hang outside (in the sun preferably).


1. By adding 4 cups of table salt along with your preferred detergent to a full load of clothes.
2. After they agitated a few minutes, turn the washer off and let them soak overnight.
3. Next morning,turn the washer back on and let it finish.
4. Remove the clothes after washing and immediately hang outside (in the sun preferably).
Other sources:
http://moldblogger.com/how-to-remove-mold-and-the-smell-from-clothing/
http://www.ehow.com/how_5412057_rid-musty-smell-old-clothing.html (Must Read)
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Musty-Smell-from-Clothes (with pics)

Note:
DO not use perfume or camphor, unless they are to be used as personal clothing's. Otherwise people may decode that you are packaging Aloko (Okrika). Naija people dem sharp die.

CHESSBOARD: :oHow to Wash OKIRIKA in front Page, SMH....Seun and His Murder-rators should stop embarrassing NLers

This are the kind of threads we need on the homepage not 'tonto quits smoking' type.

kayusfit: @OP; ask the Igbo's. They deal and sell second hand clothes. Their Boss ojukwu also wore okirika till he went to HELL

CHESSBOARD: :oHow to Wash OKIRIKA in front Page, SMH....Seun and His Murder-rators should stop embarrassing NLers

Swear say u never wear Okirika?

♍Ɣ sister this ȋ̝̊̅§ d best solution, soak doz cloths i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ a bawl full of FUEL.......after like 30mins yu wil see d magic

I second the fabric steamer. That way, u need not wash. Washing could decrease the newness of the cloths by washing off some layer of colour. Invest in the steamer

Try soak it in hypo 4 3days,wash & kip in freezer 4 2 days,orun tiii.

Akube...?

[quote
author=honour6]Simplest method, hang the clothes outside all through
the night, by morning all the smell would have left.[/quote]
Hang outside for a longa period till u notice the smell has reduced n than sock for a week with any wishin soap dependin on the quentity and than wash. U will thank me.

hmmmm....interesting thread!