Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets

RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post By Adrienne (Guest Post) (09/25/2008) I soaked shorts in a bucket of warm water and oxyclean for several days. The fish oil smell is gone! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post By amaya (Guest Post) (09/16/2008) My daughter takes fish oil supplements and one squirted all over our new couch. Any ideas how to get the oil stain and the fish smell out of something I can't throw in the wash? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post By What am I going to do now? (Guest Post) (03/12/2008) My 4-year-old daughter gets liquid fish oil in the mornings and she got sick at school, puked all over her sleeping bag, pants and my coat. The fish smell came out of her sleeping bag fine, but still lingered a little on my coat and A LOT on her jeans. The smell must hold better in certain fabrics. Anyway, my coat and her jeans had to go through a few rounds of wash. 1st I tried detergent, oxi clean and backing soda. No go. 2nd I tried pouring vinegar on the spots and then dumping baking soda over it. Then I washed it again in detergent and a non-chlorine bleach. The smell came out of my coat, but her jeans still wreaked. Finally, I listened to my husband and doused the stain with SHOUT! I washed it in detergent and oxi clean again and it came out! Not a trace of it at all. I am confident that if I had used the SHOUT! to begin with it would have been just as effective as when I used it after 3 previous washes. I am amazed, but disheartened that the natural cleaners didn't work better. Maybe I just didn't try enough options. Hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post by louel53 (277) | (08/23/2007) Contact Ammonia could fade out the color from these cotton materials. I used it on some dark green towels, and it removed the stale smell, but also changed the color. I would try adding baking soda to the wash. It is a base, like ammonia, but is not as strong. It is also very good with odors -- that is why you put a box in your fridge, right? It says on the box to use it as a laundry additive, and bases are good for removing oil residue, which may be why your sheets are still smelling of fish. Another thing to try, if the baking soda doesn't work, and the regular laundry additives don't work, is handcleaner that the mechanics use to remove grease and oil from their hands. Of course, some of these have an abrasive, and you don't want that, but it might be worth a try if the regular things don't get the fish smell out. Louise, Nipawin, SK Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post by igait (23) | (08/21/2007) Contact I live on a farm. Believe me when I say I *know* about odors! My all time favorite remedy for offensive smells is enzymatic spray. The enzymes actually 'digest' the odor molocules! It works especially well on places where an animal has urinated. The urine gets altered by the enzymes & the animal can't smell where it has peed. Thus, it won't be tempted to re-use that spot! The enzyme liquids are usually found in the pet sections of stores. I have yet to find an odor problem that it doesn't work on, so I highly recommend you give it a try. Best regards- Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post By Molissa (Guest Post) (08/21/2007) If you put Oxy Clean in your washing machine with Laundry detergent the smell will come out. It is a great product for getting smells out. I have gotten Cat Urine smell out of my car and bathmat when my cat was sick. I swear by the stuff. I use in on the carpets, clothes, all over. There is a new product too that is Spray n' Wash with Oxy Clean in it. That works great for stains too. Love it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post By MrsMom43. (Guest Post) (08/21/2007) I would try a heavy dose of vinegar in the laundry, then wash an extra time to remove the vinegar smell. I also have had very good luck setting things outside in the harshest sunlight of the day. The sun is a natural whitener and deodorizer, I have never had anything fade yet. Just recently I started using febreeze (target brand) on my throw pillows and bedspread to avoid over washing, I spray and set in the hot hot afternoon sun for a few hours, I am very impressed with the results! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Removing Fish Oil Smell From Cotton Bedsheets Post by Luvyabye (418) | (08/19/2007) Profile | Contact I would try washing with ammonia. Let me know if you have success :) God bless you!!! I'm glad your dog is okay. Report Spam or Abuse