My helmet stinks...

[Ty Korrigan]

I rather like the smell of mine as it reminds me of my Jack Russells sweaty paws when he used to creep into my bedroom and sleep on my pillow.

Bad dog.

Still, I wash the inners of my Protos as the salts in the strap irritate my soft youthfull skin.

  Stuart

 

[Joe d]

Put mine in the dishwasher now and again,  comes out brand new 😁

[Darrin Turnbull]

23 minutes ago, Joe d said:

Put mine in the dishwasher now and again,  comes out brand new 😁

Probably the best solution.

Heat and salt are problems.

[Guest Gimlet]

In which case, a soak in very hot salt water would probably do the trick.

I find it's the ear defenders on mine rather than the sweat band that starts to hum.  

[LGP Eddie]

Give it a spray with neat Vodka in a small spray bottle, if you want a perfume to it then add a couple of drops of tea tree oil to the Vodka.

 

Straight from my Wife who ran a team looking after a fleet of very expensive costume characters, and them heads get hotter than a furnace inside.

 

The only thing they ever found that could keep the heads clean and fresh enough for multiple wearers.

 

Handy excuse for some Vodka in the filing cabinet anyway!

 

 

Eddie.

[manco]

On 29/11/2021 at 11:57, Slad said:

Ok, I'm probably not going to get many sensible replies, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

 

My helmet stinks.

 

The black webbing inside the helmet (not a climbing one) sort of smells of mildew from all the sweat. I wash everything but no joy.  I'm guessing it's because it stays in an unheated garage and festers. No mushrooms yet, but give it time..

 

What do you lot do, or do you all smell of roses?

 

 

 

i stick my helmet in wet places as often as possible, smells fine to me. 

 

[aspenarb]

On 29/11/2021 at 11:57, Slad said:

Ok, I'm probably not going to get many sensible replies, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

My helmet stinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check the underside of your boots, could be the residue of a barkers egg under there.

 

Bob

[s o c]

On 29/11/2021 at 21:26, LGP Eddie said:

Give it a spray with neat Vodka in a small spray bottle, if you want a perfume to it then add a couple of drops of tea tree oil to the Vodka.

 

Straight from my Wife who ran a team looking after a fleet of very expensive costume characters, and them heads get hotter than a furnace inside.

 

The only thing they ever found that could keep the heads clean and fresh enough for multiple wearers.

 

Handy excuse for some Vodka in the filing cabinet anyway!

 

 

Eddie.

Definitely going to try this!

my helmet seems to smell like raw meat after a sweaty shift, probably because I’ve not got much hair left.

might try a bit of poiteen

[Haironyourchest]

Soak the whole thing in a bucket of warm water with dissolved baking soda for a few hours, then rince.

[Steve Bullman]

15 minutes ago, Haironyourchest said:

Soak the whole thing in a bucket of warm water with dissolved baking soda for a few hours, then rince.

Flipping waste of water. I use an egg cup