switchit Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hey guys, My lab coat for anatomy dissection has gotten pretty messy, and when I wore it over my clothes, my clothes started smelling like cadaver. (well, I trashed that lab coat now so I don't have to worry about it affecting more clothes) I have tried washing the clothes with lots of detergent and using lots of fragrance sheets when drying them, but I still smell it! Any tips for getting rid of that smell (other than throwing the affected clothes away)? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest copacetic Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 just wear scrubs under your lab coat. and then change out of your scrubs when you're done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmetoo Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hey guys, My lab coat for anatomy dissection has gotten pretty messy, and when I wore it over my clothes, my clothes started smelling like cadaver. (well, I trashed that lab coat now so I don't have to worry about it affecting more clothes) I have tried washing the clothes with lots of detergent and using lots of fragrance sheets when drying them, but I still smell it! Any tips for getting rid of that smell (other than throwing the affected clothes away)? Thanks lol, you were never supposed to wear clothes you wanted to keep into the cadaver lab!! I'd suggest burning them after Gross anatomy was all over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Air them out ... if you have a balcony/access to the outside, leave them on a hanger in the cold winter air for a week. It helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Cloak Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 I worked in an anatomy lab. This method comes from the lady pathologist: 1) Wash right away. Leave 'em sit in your locker for days, the smell polymerizes in the fabric. 2) Wash warm (not hot) with usual laundry detergent and some added baking soda. This is key. (I used a golf-ball sized fragment of a avobath lush bath bomb, which is mostly baking soda, but depending on your sex you may not want to smell like bath bomb). 3) If that doesn't work first time, run the clothes through a wash with no soap, MORE baking soda. 4) Don't bleach (e.g. your lab coat). God help you if you bleach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange123 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I worked in an anatomy lab. This method comes from the lady pathologist: 1) Wash right away. Leave 'em sit in your locker for days, the smell polymerizes in the fabric. 2) Wash warm (not hot) with usual laundry detergent and some added baking soda. This is key. (I used a golf-ball sized fragment of a avobath lush bath bomb, which is mostly baking soda, but depending on your sex you may not want to smell like bath bomb). 3) If that doesn't work first time, run the clothes through a wash with no soap, MORE baking soda. 4) Don't bleach (e.g. your lab coat). God help you if you bleach. Why not bleach? Isn't bleach supposed to kill germs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei_Mei_girl Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Savour the beautiful smell of formaldehyde... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 The smell barely bothers me anymore. I sometimes spend a couple hours in the lab and go eat lunch right after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxime Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah, good steak tartare, nothing better after anatomy lab! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooty Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 4) Don't bleach (e.g. your lab coat). God help you if you bleach. why no bleach? Yeah, good steak tartare, nothing better after anatomy lab! more like pulled pork imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renin Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Yeah, good steak tartare, nothing better after anatomy lab! Spare ribs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Cloak Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 why no bleach? She says that it fixes the smell. Never comes out after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviathan Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Step 1. buy cheap scrubs from value village, or other places step 2. wear scrubs to anatomy lab step 3. finish anatomy class with A+ step 4. throw away scrubs / set on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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