How to keep helmet free from odour.

[zell_teo]

don put in boxes right after use lor... lets say if you use after sweating and from a hot warm day... den hold on to it while u shopping or what, this allow it to be air dry.. and rotate your helmet usage with other helmets...

 

normally after i reach my workplace, i will bring along my helmet to my air con work place and let it air dry.. so far don have ordour issues..even my friends claimed so..

 

This is what I do, my helmets still smell of my shampoo and hugo perfume.... hehe.. and some of my helmets are already 2 yrs old - maybe cause im a gal?

 

u don even hav box.. of course mus bring ard yr helmet ma.. hahaha

[Latsaung]

I hang my helmet at the mirror and use padlock to lock it and leave it overnight.. Don't know suitable for health or not.. any suggestions?

[zell_teo]

I hang my helmet at the mirror and use padlock to lock it and leave it overnight.. Don't know suitable for health or not.. any suggestions?

 

hmm suggest u get a helmet liner.. then that should ok since helmet liner is much more easier to wash... for me i nv left my helmet in box or outside bike overnite.. like today sway i put down my visor, gana spider web on my face... so if u put outside even worse, lizard may go there cause they also need shelter ...cause i seen lizard on my bike b4.. so nth is impossi.... 2 cent worth

[FunkyChicken]

use the hungry hippo. it works perfectly fine. suck all the moisture from ur helmet cushion. top of that, glade packet air freshener. works like magic!

[Ek76]

hi, u can try this everytime go home cover ur helmet with cover, buy a deodorant(something like that ) put in and set for the night. wala it smell get

[SparkerS1]

can wash ur paddings if u have a spare helmet to use.

[jytheorem]

I have recently been keeping my helmet in my panniers, and seems there have been some 'foul' smell cos of rain seepage and not drying..

Bought this 'charcoal' from guardian, works well!

[quikslvr]

recently i washed my whole helmet (agv n shoei) i removed the liners 1st,wash them in washing machine.then my helmet i lay it on top of towel in the toilet so it wont have any scratches.then use warm water from the shower head n shampoo inside the helmets.give it a good massage like how u shampoo ur head then hang dry them @ the window.dry them for abt 2 days then it smells as good as new.found this method from a bike magazine.but dont dry them in direct sunlight or use hairdryer coz it will damage the insides.

[Ettaque]

means u go and lather the helmet with shampoo???

[quikslvr]

means u go and lather the helmet with shampoo???

 

yup!

[Ettaque]

okie..wanna try that man..

usually i just wash the inner paddins...

btw, jus to check..dun the styrofoam insides gets all wet and spoilt or sumthing

[quikslvr]

okie..wanna try that man..

usually i just wash the inner paddins...

btw, jus to check..dun the styrofoam insides gets all wet and spoilt or sumthing

 

yeah the styrofoam will get wet.dont dry them in direct heat eg using hairdryer or sunlight.juz dry them naturally in the shade.i hang my helmet by the kitchen window.

[xiaobanz]

I will always over turn my helmet and put it in an open area when i reach home or anything. Got a few times i forgot to air the helmet, it will smell very bad and have to take out everything to wash. Actually juz airing the helmet already helps a lot.

[w00t]

i will wash every week. Imagine the amt of dirt trapped in your helmet paddings everyday when you ride in this urban city, go check the color of the water when you wash. its usually dark and grey

 

 

My advise is still to wash the paddings regularily, because the oil and dirt on the paddings will get on your face and hair, then you start having pimples and all sorts of hair problems eg. hair loss. That again is due to oily and dirty scalp, thats why hair thinning and hair loss is quite a problem amoung those who ride alot everyday.

 

[reconn]

I dump the cushions in the washing machine together with softlan to go along with it.. But the root to prob of the odour, is to wash u're hair every single day....

[dragonforce]

i will wash every week. Imagine the amt of dirt trapped in your helmet paddings everyday when you ride in this urban city, go check the color of the water when you wash. its usually dark and grey

 

 

My advise is still to wash the paddings regularily, because the oil and dirt on the paddings will get on your face and hair, then you start having pimples and all sorts of hair problems eg. hair loss. That again is due to oily and dirty scalp, thats why hair thinning and hair loss is quite a problem amoung those who ride alot everyday.

 

 

i prevent this from happening by wearing a cap before i wear my helmet.. then washing the cap is much easier than taking out the paddings to wash.. and i dont leave my helmet in my box overnight..

[Darkness19]

i felt tat the helmet is urs,so why bother abt the smell

[h3llfire]

because the owner himself even bth the smell lol

[kelvin_luffs]

i notice that most pple here are saying to detach the paddings from the helmet. Wad abt helmets w/o the detachable padding ability?

 

Appreciate the input.

[three]

As recommended by Strong Eagle, I've bought Lysol. Sprayed it and left the helmet overnight. The smell goes away and STAYED away for more than a 2 weeks. Strongly recommended.

[eedwinn]

Recently my pillion helmet starts to get stinky. I just removed the liners to wash for the first time but I realise the cushion at the ear area is unremovable. How should I clean that area?

 

Appreciate if someone can advise. Thanks!

[Izammo]

if really smelly. i just sun the helmet for about one day. then smell go away. never really wash or wat.

[eedwinn]

How do you sun it? Hang with the bamboo pole? Wouldn't that be dangerous?

[Izammo]

How do you sun it? Hang with the bamboo pole? Wouldn't that be dangerous?

hahaha. no la. put outside my house. i try my best to explain.

 

i put small plastic chair my mom use to 'lock' carpets one on the ledge at the corridor. then i just put the helmet on the chair lor. haha.

[aeX]

i remove my visor and dump my helmet in a pail of water with some nice smelling hair shampoo w/o removing the padding. soak over night. next day rinse and dry.