Q&A for How to Get Bad Smells out of Leather

The best solution is to let the leather product dry naturally under the sun for a few days. The smell will automatically fade. Otherwise, take the item to a professional—they'll use deodorizing chemicals to get rid of the smell.

Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

Sprinkle the item with baking soda and allow it to sit for at least 20 minutes. Then vacuum up the baking soda.

If there is a oven, heat it up to 300. Then take a coffee mug and put 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract in the mug. Put the mug in the oven for an hour.

Vinegar solutions are usually just vinegar and water. You can add more or less water or vinegar depending on how strong you want it to be.

Mix one part water with one part fabric softener, and then use a soft cloth to wipe this mixture over the furniture.

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Get some lemon essential oil and some bleach. Put it in a spray bottle together and spray the inside of the shoe. If you are averse to using bleach, try just the oil. But a stronger disinfectant may be necessary. The oil is for penetrating deep into the fabrics of the shoe

You can't really clean leather or get the smell out, but you should spray it with Febreeze and let it sit overnight.

Rub oil on it, then use a clean cloth to wipe it off.

Air it out for few hours in well ventilated are with cross draft, away from direct sunlight. If it doesn’t work, then take it back to the cleaners and they will ozone it.

Wash the jacket by hand in lukewarm water with a few drops of hand soap. Rinse a few times, don’t wring, and hang on a hanger to drip dry. Iron on low, on the reverse side, if needed.

It depends on what stains, what is the stain from. Assuming that the stain is food, pick up as much as you can with a tissue. Then put the jacket in plastic shopping bag and place in freezer for few hours, take out and brush off with clean towel.

Have it professionally cleaned and if that doesn't work, hang it in your garage for at least 6 months. The smell will dissipate over time in the open air.

Baking soda first and cover with paper. If there isn’t a stain and it’s just about smell, apply essential oil, lemon is great but peppermint is also useful. Another option is to get a pet cleaner for leather like the one listed above, they are designed to remove the smell of urine and fecal matter. If the smell resists the cleaning, baking soda is good and the next day, treat it with peppermint oil and lemon oil and it will be as good as new.