{"id":23520,"date":"2024-05-28T19:34:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?p=23520"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:44:50","slug":"how-to-remove-cigarette-smoke-smell-pollutants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-remove-cigarette-smoke-smell-pollutants\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Cigarette Smoke Eliminator and Absorbers: How to Clean Cigarette Smoke Smell with Air Purifiers and Filters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cigarette smoke smell and the dangerous pollutants in secondhand smoke can be extremely unpleasant. The health danger is serious, with a study<\/a> showing one cigarette produces 10 times the amount of dangerous particulates than a diesel car. So how can we remove the cigarette smoke smell and the cancer-causing pollutants in it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there are different types of cigarette smoke absorbers to help you remove cigarette smells and pollutants from your air. Let’s dive in by first looking at what exactly is in cigarette smoke and the two tools to help us rid the smoke from our air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First: What is in Cigarette Smoke?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If we want to remove cigarette smoke smell and pollutants, we need to know what exactly we are trying to remove. It turns out, that cigarette smoke is made up of over 7,000 chemical compounds, with 70 of those compounds known to cause cancer in humans. Around 90% of cigarette smoke is made up of gases, including the carcinogens formaldehyde, N- nitrosodimethylamine, and vinyl chloride. The other 10% is composed of solid particles including tar and nicotine.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to Remove Cigarette Smoke Smell and Pollutants From the Air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To remove both the gases and particles present in cigarette smoke, we will need to use a combination of two tools: a carbon filter and a HEPA filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tool #1: Carbon Filter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An air purifier with a carbon filter will help remove the gases in cigarette smoke. And since some smells are gases, it will also help remove the cigarette smell from your air.<\/p>\n\n\n

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So how well does a carbon filter remove the gases in cigarette smoke? Our tests<\/a> at Smart Air show our carbon filter significantly reduced dangerous gases in cigarette smoke within minutes of use.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tool #2: HEPA Filter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the carbon filter will help us remove the gases present in cigarette smoke, it will not remove the other 10% of dangerous particulate matter. Unfortunately, this 10% of particulate matter is very dangerous to our health. See why in the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n

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