Fashion

[Kachina624]

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@ID2 wrote:

Return them. That odor will always be there. Ugh.

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@ID2   The odor will not always be there.  I can't even tell which of my pants came with an odor.  I said it will be gone; are you calling me a liar when you haven't even tried my method?  How rude. 

[SeaMaiden]

@Julie_23    Try this.... let them soak in a container, the bath tub...washer tub... of two cups of white vinegar to water... soak for several hours then rinse and spin... dry... The vinegar sets the color plus will hopefully get rid of any smells... the smell of vinegar is not present in the clothes once dry.  This always works for me... and I just did it with new dark jeans I just purchased a week ago.

[depglass]

The only jeans I've had a problem with were black.  Easy for me, no more black.

[ROMARY]

I air out items for a couple/few days.   

Then, I completely wrap item in newspaper newsprint, in-between and underneath fabric for a week or so.

For whatever reason, the newsprint absorbs the odor.

Don't ask me why, but it has worked for me.

Now, I'm sure there are other great suggestions here. 

Good luck to you.  

If you purchased with a 30 day return/no questions asked policy, I would return them if all else fails.

Again, good luck to you.  

I'm sometimes very disappointed re: strong new garment odors.   Even lingerie, but thank goodness the newsprint has worked  (more or less), so far. 

[SylvaBelle]

I have used oxyclean....soaked the jeans in it with hot water, soaked for up to 48 hours, left them out in the sunshine all day,  used baking soda, vinegar,  borax, ..Sealed them in a bag with packs of charcoal odor absorbers,.. .the only thing that diminished the chemical smell was the oxyclean.  But, even that is not permanent..the chemical odor seems to come back at least to a lesser degree. Darker colors in  D&C, and Quacker Factory are the worse. Haven't had a problem with NYDJ nor Kim Gravel's.  
Any jeans I may purchase in the future will be from a local store so I can 'smell test' them.

[SilleeMee]

Lay the jeans out under the direct sunlight. UV rays will destroy formaldehyde plus any other chemical in them. 

[kindred cats]

If I have to go to all that trouble and exercises to get the chemicals out, I say forget about it.  Not worth the effort.  It's unacceptable to me in every way. 

[goldensrbest]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Lay the jeans out under the direct sunlight. UV rays will destroy formaldehyde plus any other chemical in them. 

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It is amazing what natural  sunlight,fresh air can do.

[ALRATIBA]

I wash everything before I wear it - odor or no odor.

I add some Arm & Hammer "washing soda" to the detergent whether hand or machine washing.  

[ROMARY]

Many years and years ago, I ran across several brands of dark (black, indigo, etc.) jeans that smelled like raw gasoline (to me, anyway).

At that time, I wondered if they could/would be flammable?

Anyway, haven't smelled that exact odor in the past several/many years, thank goodness.

As others might have mentioned, it's probably the anti-mold, anti-pests, anti-mildew, anti-insect, anti-'this and that' chemical sprays that must be applied for long, long trips in containers, over the climate changes on shipping vessels on the ocean(s).