Finally Found Something That Actually Works
By Ellaine M. · 6 min read
My living room — where I finally stopped smelling like an ashtray.
I smoke in my apartment, about 3 cigarettes a day, and I finally found a way to eliminate the smell — not just cover it with candles or sprays.
For the longest time I accepted that smoke smell was just part of living here. I tried everything: scented candles, plug-in air fresheners, cracking windows even when it was freezing outside, a fabric spray made specifically for smoke odor. Every single one did the same thing — added a new smell on top of the old one for a few hours, then the smoke smell came right back through it.
Honestly, it wasn't even the smell itself that bothered me most anymore — I'd gone nose-blind to it months ago. It was everything around it. My partner mentioning it. Guests being too polite to say anything. The quiet fear every time my landlord mentioned a "routine inspection." I kept telling myself I'd deal with it eventually. Eventually turned into over a year.
A comment under a video mentioned that most of what I'd tried was never actually removing the smell, just masking it temporarily. That one sentence stuck with me for days. It made sense — the smell always came back exactly the same, because nothing I was using ever touched the actual cause.
"I wasn't looking for a candle that smelled stronger. I was looking for the smell to just not be there."
That's when I looked into ozone-based odor elimination instead of another spray. I'll admit — I didn't fully understand the science, and I wasn't about to buy something complicated. What I found was PureGo, a small device that runs short ozone cycles to break down odor molecules at the source, instead of just adding a competing scent on top of them.
The First Night
I set it up in the living room and ran it through one cycle before bed — about 30 minutes, then it shuts off on its own. I wasn't expecting much. I'd been let down enough times already that I genuinely just wanted to go to sleep and forget about it.
But the next morning there was just... nothing. No smoke smell. No candle smell fighting it either. Just neutral air, like no one had smoked in there at all. I actually walked around checking corners of the room, waiting for it to hit me the way it always did. It never did.
Why It's Different
Once I actually looked into how it worked, the difference from everything else I'd tried made a lot more sense:
- Candles & sprays — add a new scent on top of the smoke smell. Once it fades, the smoke smell is right back.
- Open windows — dilutes the smell temporarily, does nothing for smoke that's settled into fabric, curtains, or carpet.
- PureGo — runs a short ozone cycle that breaks down the odor molecules themselves, instead of masking them with something else.
It's run a cycle every day since — I usually start it before I leave for work or right before bed. For the first time, I'm not just masking the smell for a few hours. I'm not thinking about it at all anymore, which honestly still feels strange after over a year of always being slightly aware of it.
If you smoke inside and deal with the same thing — whether it's a partner who mentions it, guests coming over, or just the worry of losing your deposit when you rent — I figured I'd share exactly what I used, in case it saves you the months I spent on candles that never actually did anything.
What Other Readers Are Saying
"I rent, and my landlord does inspections every few months. I used to spend the whole day before cleaning and spraying and just hoping. Ran this the night before last time and didn't think about it once during the walkthrough. That alone was worth it."
— Denise R., verified buyer
"My partner doesn't smoke and never complained but I could tell it bothered her. It's been about a month and she actually mentioned unprompted that the apartment smells normal now. Small thing but it mattered to me."
— Andrew P., verified buyer
"Took about two days of running it consistently before I really noticed the difference, so don't expect an instant miracle after one cycle. But once it caught up, it's stayed gone. Bought a second one for my car after this."
— Joshua T., verified buyer
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One cycle, about 30 minutes, and I forget it's even running.
Common Questions
Is it safe to run while I'm home?
Yes. PureGo runs on short, timed cycles designed for everyday indoor use.
How long until I notice a difference?
Some people notice a change after the first cycle, others after a couple of days of consistent use, depending on how strong the smell is built up.
How long does shipping take?
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