How to Get Perfume Smells Out of Cars

You recently purchased a new perfume. While smelling the perfume, you accidentally spilled it in your car. You cleaned up the perfume, but the smell is still lingering. Getting a perfume smell out of a car takes time. Spray deodorizers only mask the perfume smell. To remove the lingering smell, you need a substance that can absorb the smell and eliminate it from your car.

Things You'll Need

  • White vinegar
  • Lavender or other extract
  • Large bowl
  • Spoon
  • 2 plastic containers
  • Box of dryer sheets
  • Mix 4 tbsp. of white vinegar and 4 tsp. of lavender or other fragrant extract in a large bowl.

  • Stir the vinegar mixture with a spoon.

  • Split the vinegar mixture evenly between two plastic containers.

  • Place one plastic container on the floorboard under the brake pedal of your car.

  • Place the other plastic container in the back seat of your car.

  • Place two dryer sheets under each seat of your car.

  • Close your car's doors and windows.

  • Leave the plastic containers in your car overnight.

  • Remove the plastic containers the next day if you plan on using the car. When you return home, place the plastic containers back in your car.

  • Repeat step 9 until the perfume smell is gone. Change out the dryer sheets every other day.