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Tips about mothballs and mothball substitutes
Submitted by Richard
To rid clothes of the smell of mothballs
Hang clothes outdoors on a windy day. To prevent a garment from blowing away, hang it on two hangers with the hooks facing in opposite directions; secure the hangers with clothes pegs.
Let the clothes air for a few hours, then tumble them in a warm dryer for 15 minutes.
Keep potpourri sachets or empty perfume bottles in drawers or cupboards to scent the clothes.
Mothball substitutes
Try hanging bunches of fresh or dry bay leaves in your cupboards and drawers. They're nonpoisonous but moths dislike the smell and so keep away from it.
Use muslin bags, clean baby socks or nylon stockings to make moth-repellent sachets. Fill with any combination of the following: orange peel, dried lavender, cloves, whole peppercorns or a mix of equal parts dried mint and rosemary.
removing mothball smell