After a number of failed attempts at removing the obnoxious detergent smell from clothes I came across your discussion board post that said that in the lab they found that the detergent contained wax and oil. Your post suggests using kool aid clear as a cheep source of citric acid that should work to remove the smell, leaving the smell of kool aid that would supposedly fade over time. Hmmm dubious solution to trade one scent for another. (perhaps this poster works as a promoter for kool aid). However, this got my brain ticking and I thought well, if there is oil perhaps dishwashing detergent would remove it. I washed the clothes by hand (obviously adding dishwashing detergent to a washing machine would be a terrible idea) in water as hot as I thought would be okay for the fabric and used a generous dose of dish soap. It worked! Smell is basically gone. Before I couldn't be in the same room as the clothes (even after trying baking soda, vinegar, multiple washings, hanging in the sun and leaving in the basement for a year). I also found out that we have container of food-grade citric acid on hand. I'm sure that using some of that would produce even better results. Citric acid is available inexpensively on Amazon. Happy descenting!

I think Vaska has a fragrance free detergent that should remove the odors. It works for me and my smelly yard clothes. Plus when your clothes are dried after using Vaska, they just smell clean like fabric with no fragrances at all.

I have successfully removed stubborn smells from jars by filling them with a solution of acetic acid (strong white vinegar) and hot water and letting them stand until the water has cooled. I haven't tried it on perfume smells, but it's worth a shot. You may need to repeat the treatment a couple of times before the smell is completely gone.

In my humble opinion, that is never going to happen. I hope you didn't pay much for it, and learned a lesson. Now, if you don't get it out of your house as soon as possible, other things in your home will acquire that noxious smoke smell, like nearby upholstered pieces, and carpeting. Don't throw any money away on cleaners, etc. The smoke will have penetrated every fiber of that sofa, every cushion, and probably on into the frame. To the dump it goes!