How To Remove Vape Smell in a Room

Vape Odor: It’s Not Just Cigarette Smoke Anymore!

Picture this: you walk into your home after a long day, hoping to relax, but instead, you’re greeted by a lingering vape odor that seems to have embedded itself into every corner of the room.

Whether it’s the sweet scent of vape juice or the pungent smell of marijuana vape, these odors don’t just fade away—they stick to your furniture, walls, and fabrics, creating an unpleasant atmosphere and posing potential health risks. Read on to find out how to remove vape smell in a room.

The Rise of Vaping and Its Impact

Vaping has become increasingly popular, even in Cranford, NJ and Union County! However, it brings along a persistent odor and potential health risks.

Since the advent of e-cigarettes in 2007, vaping has surged in popularity. New Jersey’s 2021 decriminalization of recreational cannabis has further boosted marijuana vaping. As more people vape, the issue of lingering odors and associated health risks has become more prevalent.

Why Vaping Leaves Lingering Smoke Odors

Despite what the vape juice manufacturers tell you, vaping indoors can leave a stale smell and residue inside your home, similar to the challenges faced with smoking indoors. At PuroClean, we’ve seen it and cleaned it up!

If you or someone else vapes indoors in the home or office, it can create a strong odor that doesn’t just go away with an air freshener. This issue is akin to the significant problem of smoke odor from smoking indoors.

Vape residue adheres to almost every surface, including walls, ceilings, carpets, and furniture. Whether it’s from e-liquid or marijuana, the chemicals released in the vapor create a stubborn smell that is difficult to eliminate. The quantity of chemicals released varies based on the product type, amount used, and duration of use. Vaping indoors also impacts indoor air quality, requiring careful consideration of methods to minimize the scent, such as avoiding intense vape flavors and exhaling vapor out of windows.

How to Remove Vape Smell in a Room

The best way to reduce unpleasant smells inside is to vape outside and away from open windows or doors. However, if you do vape inside, you can help control unwanted odors by:

• Ventilating by opening windows to let in fresh air,
• Turning on ceiling fans
• Filtering air by using an indoor air purifier,
• Maintaining a regular cleaning routine,
• Changing your HVAC filters regularly.

Be aware – scented candles, air fresheners, and fragrant oils only mask the smell of tobacco smoke and vaping. Proper ventilation, filtration, and changing air filters will help reduce the odor but will not eliminate it.

To effectively address vape smells and make your house smell good, it’s crucial to tackle the source of the odor. This includes managing and eliminating vape smells by using good ventilation, opening windows, choosing lower-smell e-juice, and cleaning surfaces with hot water and soap to get rid of the chemical residue that vaping devices leave behind on the surfaces of your furniture, walls, and windows.

In some cases, natural odor absorbers and air purifiers, like activated charcoal, baking soda, and house plants may help with the smoke smell. These methods can help absorb and neutralize odors without needing chemical cleaners or professional services. They provide a more eco-friendly and cost-effective solution for maintaining fresh indoor air.

In some cases, vinegar can effectively clean and help neutralize vape juice smells. Vinegar, mainly white vinegar, is a natural deodorizer and cleaner that can help break down and remove the residues and odors left by vaping. Use a mix of equal parts vinegar and water to wipe down walls and hard surfaces.

Depending on the severity of the odor, more might have to be done to thoroughly remove electronic cigarette aerosol, cigarette smoke or marijuana vapor. However, to clean heavy odors, call a professional odor remediation company (not a residential cleaning company), especially if you have health concerns.

The Professional Odor Remediation Process

• Remove areas rugs and carpeting if steam cleaning does not remove the vape smell, 
• Discard curtains if they still smell after cleaning,
• Wash the walls, ceilings (including light fixtures) and floor with a degreaser and odor-neutralizing product,
• Clean upholstered chairs, sofas, and mattresses, or even dispose of these items since fabric retains odors,
• Wipe all furnishings, including bureaus, headboards, lamps, and tables, with a degreaser and an odor-neutralizing product, 
• Clean the air using a hydroxyl generator,
• Clean ducts and replace HVAC filters.

For persistent odor, a professional cleaner sometimes applies an encapsulating sealant to walls, trims, and ceilings to lock in smells that cleaning couldn’t eliminate.

Potential Health Risks of Vaping

By now, we all know that smoking cigarettes smells bad and produces harmful secondhand smoke. However, it’s essential to know that vaping is associated with potential health risks – for the person vaping and those exposed to secondhand aerosols.

What is in E-cigarette Aerosol? 

According to information from the CDC, electronic cigarette aerosol contains:

• Nicotine
• Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs
• Flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to severe lung disease
• Volatile organic compounds
• Cancer-causing chemicals
• Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead
• Vegetable glycerin which can accumulate flavor particles on surfaces, contributing to lingering vape smells and potentially increasing health risks due to residue.

People who use e-cigarettes inhale a mist of these chemicals into their lungs. Bystanders can also breathe in these chemicals when the user exhales. Some of these chemicals are linked to cancer and other adverse health effects.

Is Secondhand Marijuana Smoke as Dangerous as Secondhand Smoke from Tobacco?

One EPA report states, “Secondhand marijuana smoke contains many of the same toxic and cancer-causing chemicals found in tobacco smoke and contains some of those chemicals in higher amounts.”

The Bottom Line on Removing Smoke and Vape Odors

Don’t smoke weed, cigarettes, or vape inside. However, if your home or office needs deodorization and odor control cleaning, contact PuroClean Restoration Services in Cranford, NJ. We can help eliminate the stale and unpleasant odor!