Mac's post kind of reminded me of this old valuable tip on how to keep your helmet smell fresh. You will simply use an inexpensive baking soda. This was a tip I got from PATAT way way back in the ye old times when the forums was young... I tried to search for it but I can't find it anymore. So, I thought of sharing it with you guys again.

Keeping Helmet smell away--
I have tried in the past all sorts of things, the vilest being spraing the helmet liner with Lysol.
Soap kind of works but leaves a waxy deposit.
What I do is to use baking soda.
Wach liner by giving it a sponge bath with a mild solution of baking soda and water. Once clean-- no more grey goop getting absorbed by the sponge, go over the liner with a very very strong solution of baking soda and water and do not sponge off the excess. Dry in front of and electric fan. The baking soda will show itself as white powder on the helmet liner.

1. Baking soda is a mild cleaning agent that was popular in the past for general household use.
2. Baking soda is a known deodorant usually used in closets and refrigerators
3. Baking soda is a popular ingreedient in skin tonics and is known to be good for the skin.

Therefore a residue of baking soda in the helmet after cleaning and electric fan drying gives:
Deodorizing Action
Additional Cleaning Action
some benefits to the facial skin

Because of the above, I only need to clean my helmet maybe once in 6 weeks (and I ride daily)-- the helmet only begins to smell past the 2 month mark!

baking soda is good. I also wear a balaclava and stuff the helmet with crumpled newspaper after use. It also helps if you have several helmets and alternate using them.
:)

Thanks for the very informative info.. Guilty ako in spraying the liner w/ lysol :D

Has anyone here tried the MotoSpray? Medyo okay din sya at hassle-free. You can still do the baking soda trick once in a while na lang.:)

try din po ninyo betadine 7.5% antiseptic, soap solution ginagamit po ng mga surgeon sa operating room ,available sa mercury drug.kills 100% bacteria then dry nyo helmet liner or helmet sa likod ng aircon w\ blow hot air.tested na po.

try din po ninyo betadine 7.5% antiseptic, soap solution ginagamit po ng mga surgeon sa operating room ,available sa mercury drug.kills 100% bacteria then dry nyo helmet liner or helmet sa likod ng aircon w\ blow hot air.tested na po.

comment lang sir... too technical... we might find ourselves in our own lab performing experimants on our helmets, hehehe!

Pa-explain naman po sir ng procedure... This is a good thread and is very informative... Grat help to MC users.:D:D

lagi kong ginagawa yan.. plus i put some moto spray after a week..

hmmm yung baking soda ba ay hindi ddikit sa buhok? :D

Related thread:

http://motorcyclephilippines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134252

Mac's post kind of reminded me of this old valuable tip on how to keep your helmet smell fresh. You will simply use an inexpensive baking soda. This was a tip I got from PATAT way way back in the ye old times when the forums was young... I tried to search for it but I can't find it anymore. So, I thought of sharing it with you guys again.

nice one sir :clap:

ako baking soda, tried and tested pero pag ulan at nahawakan nyo, dulas sa kamay hirap sa grip ng throttle. lalo na pag wala ka gloves
pero parang magic tangal ang amoy

ang gawa ko ay: sa isang tabo, gawa ka mixture ng tap water at baking soda , more or less isang kutsarita sa isang tabo, mix til dissolve
gumamit ng clean cloth at pahid pahid nya sa inner helmet linning
then patuyuin,,

nice info LBB...:clap: pero kala ko ba hindi ka na makakapagforum?:?:D anyway, thanks for sharing...:)

dumb question lang sir LBB does baking soda same with baking powder?:crazy:

dumb question lang sir LBB does baking soda same with baking powder?:crazy:

baking soda is gawgaw (spank me if im wrong :O)

nice thread.. very helpful.

i remember posting a reply on a similar thread before...

just a reminder though when it comes to drying the helmet....avoid heated air...it will affect the condition of the styro liner, making it brittle...

remember the styro liner will absorb the impact between the helmets outer liner and your head should it hit the ground with your head in it....

may nakita ko pang spray sa toby's..


ano nga ba yun?


motospray din ata yun.. :rolleyes:

gawgaw sir? hindi baking powder?

Mac's post kind of reminded me of this old valuable tip on how to keep your helmet smell fresh. You will simply use an inexpensive baking soda. This was a tip I got from PATAT way way back in the ye old times when the forums was young... I tried to search for it but I can't find it anymore. So, I thought of sharing it with you guys again.


idol LBB,

here is the old thread about the SMELLY HELMET

http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56357

http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76698

http://www.motorcyclephilippines.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11860

up to this time i am using this cleaning formula and method for my helmets and it really works....:clap: Many thanks :)

thank you rjmvirgotaurus and wide load for the links. weird... i tried to search for "baking soda" but i had no returns.

enes, i don't recall saying "di na ako makapag forum." i think i only said i was moving to different time zones.

i hope our very cheap baking soda was of help to all of you!

ako baking soda, tried and tested pero pag ulan at nahawakan nyo, dulas sa kamay hirap sa grip ng throttle. lalo na pag wala ka gloves
pero parang magic tangal ang amoy

ang gawa ko ay: sa isang tabo, gawa ka mixture ng tap water at baking soda , more or less isang kutsarita sa isang tabo, mix til dissolve
gumamit ng clean cloth at pahid pahid nya sa inner helmet linning
then patuyuin,,

sir kung natatanggal naman yung liner ng helmet...
pwede bang ibabad ko na lang yung liner sa mixture ng water & baking soda,
or kailangan ko pa rin siya kuskusin...?

thanks... :)

pa dry clean na lang kya sa laundry?

Proud to say I never had a smelly helmet :D

Wash the liner at regular intervals before it even smells.

For me that's the secret.

Pag hinintay mo mangamoy bago linisin, that's when the problem starts

baking soda is gawgaw (spank me if im wrong :O)

Sir, di po ata gawgaw ang baking soda. Ang gawgaw po ata is starch.


@ Sir bonnadictus

Magkaiba po sir ang baking powder at baking soda. Ang texture po ng baking soda ay parang asin na pinong-pino or tawas na nadurog ng pinong-pino. Yung baking powder naman ay parang flour ang texture nya.

Baking soda has good deodorizing and cleaning properties nga po. I even use baking soda and water to wash vegetables na mahirap hugasan (ex. brocolli at cauliflower). May baking soda deodorant stick din sa market (Arm and Hammer ata brand nun).

Masubukan nga ring lagyan ng baking soda yung helmet ko...