Smell of mothballs driving me mad?

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Does anyone know of a definite & lasting way to remove this horrid smell from a garment please ? I was given a beautiful red boiled wool jacket,German made,but it stinks of moth balls.I have had it dry-cleaned at quite an expense & as warned the cleaning process could not remove the smell.I have risked washing it twice & it has survived with the smell lessened but I daren't risk washing it again,the label says not to anyway.I really want to keep the jacket but can't tolerate the smell.Nor do I want anyone round me to be sniffing the air & complaining they can smell moth balls.
Febreze has been suggested but I don't want to use that as I have 2 asthmatic grandchildren who are affected adversely by Febreze

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

The only answer is to hang it outside and leave it there until the smell goes away.  Moth balls are a mixture of naphthalene and camphor and there's no chemical that will neutralise the smell of naphthalene without damaging the wool.

&#39;Jaink. · Answer

I am sorry, that I cannot answer your question, but can I ask where you purchased your mothballs from? As for your question, spray really I guess, to hide the smell. But then again with asthmatic grandchildren this is hard. :/

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