Quote Originally Posted by c.ortiz108 View Post
My wife is the same. Cannot stand pipe or cigar smell - even the unlit smell coming out of my closet. I don't feel I have to hide my smoking from her, but I pretty much know that unless I've eradicated any trace of the smell from myself afterwards... Well, let's just say marital activities will not be performed!

So, care to share your 99.9% effective method with us?
Well, my situation is not totally awful, as she does know and reluctantly accepts that I'm doing something with the several hundred cigars stored in many tupperdors on a shelf in our basement. I just try to minimize her displeasure for the same reasons

My after-smoke detox routine (which sounds like it takes a lot more time than it actually does, and I actually like to get rid of the smell as well).

1. wash hands with Torcedor's Pride Activated Charcoal Soap With Spanish Cedar (purchased on Etsy from Livin Legend Soap Co )
2. wash around mouth and inside nostrils with same soap (nostrils are a dead give-away)
3. rinse nose with neti pot and saline solution (which I do most days anyway to deal with some sinus issues)
4. brush teeth, gums, palate, and tongue with baking soda
5. brush again with toothpaste (plus a peroxide booster to deal with staining)
6. rinse with whitening/peroxide mouthwash
7. shower
8. rinse mouth again with Smart Mouth mouthwash
9. 99% smell-free

At this point if I eat something, have a coffee, wait an hour - there is essentially no cigar smell at all. Kiss my wife hello when she returns, and not one comment (depending on the outside air quality, apparently). So I guess the last part is to make sure there is enough time after smoking for the wind to cleanse the back yard. Usually I'm done a couple of hours before she gets back. Yesterday she returned less than an hour after I stopped. Another lesson learned.