Post #25922
2025-12-03 02:54 UTC
Apparently I am the only one who can smell this odor that is on dish sponges. It it harsh as smelling salts and is like burning chemicals of some kind. It is not on fresh sponges and doesn’t always develop on used sponges. I thought it might be a chemical reaction between the soap and synthetic sponge materials. I tried searching for it online but haven’t found an answer yet.
Replies (3)
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@Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2025-12-03 03:51
I know the exact smell you’re talking about! It’s one of the reasons I don’t use sponges.
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@waitaminute@midwest.social 2025-12-03 04:29
I know what you mean. Super odd smell.
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@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2025-12-03 17:21
Kitchen sponges are basically the dirtiest thing in your house, by amount and harmfulness of bacteria contained. It might just be something one of the species gives off.