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As I understand, new car smell is actually all kinds of toxic volatile chemicals that are off gassing from the newly made plasticy parts of the interior. I have
by version_five 5y ago
As I understand, new car smell is actually all kinds of toxic volatile chemicals that are off gassing from the newly made plasticy parts of the interior. I have a very good sense of smell (and am generally a wimp / easily irritated by solvent or volatile organic chemical smells) and I've had some new cars I had to drive for weeks with the windows open to avoid a headache.
- mrfusion 5y agoWhy is it that any other product only has a new smell for a couple days at most? Yet a car has the new car smell for months.
- thatcat 5y agoA car is a small volume space with a high proportion of VOC releasing surfaces due to the plastic and seat fabric off gassing. The rate of off gassing is limited because most of the time the car is sealed.
- amelius 5y agoAs a sidenote, while browsing I came across the disorder known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, but found out that it is not recognized or explained by mainstream medicine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_chemical_sensitivity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_chemical_sensitivity
- bobthechef 5y ago"There are dozens of us! DOZENS!"
- throwawayboise 5y agoYep. Plastics, foam seat cushions, carpet, adhesives. A nice concoction of VOCs.