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Alucard624 OP t1_j6d95ar wrote

Reply to comment by Aleza_Casanova_ in LPT: If your home/car has an odor you can use white vinegar as a extremely effective cleaning solution. by Alucard624

Yes it's very effective at removing weed smells from a room. Some recommend simmering the vinegar on your stove as simmering it on your stovetop will really crank up its odor removal powers. The vinegar then vaporizes its acetic acid, which then bonds with the molecules responsible for the weed smell.

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TheRealSugarbat t1_j6fn95j wrote

Can you provide a source for the molecule-bonding claim, please?

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ExRetribution t1_j6hinkv wrote

Not OP, and I'm giving an educated guess, so bear with me.

A lot of foul odors of organic origin tend to be alkaline: ammonia, urea, sulfates, etc., and acetic acid tends to neutralize them into something we can't smell, or temporarily overpower the smell. In the case of weed, it's either an aromatic hydrocarbon or a terpene that is in charge of the smell. I presume that in the presence of acids, those molecules breakdown into something we cannot smell.

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