Fpr Pens - Odd Smell

[Djehuty]

I've just received several pens from Fountain Pen Revolution. They look like very nice pens, but they all have an odd smell. It's almost minty, but off-putting, like what happened to Lifesavers when my grandmother left them in the bottom of her purse for a few months. I've washed them off, but they still smell. Also, when I touched my eye after touching these pens, it burned.

 

What causes this smell? Can it be eradicated? Will I ever be able to use these pens without having to wash my hands after?

[Tasmith]

The "off" smell will disapate over time. It's from the type of plastic used to make the pens.

[Djehuty]

Thanks, that's good to know. They're very nice pens.

[JayHomeBody]

Noodler's pens have a strong smell, too. A guy I watch on youtube, his username is Peter Draws, was gifted one and I watched him cringe while smelling his pen for 50 seconds straight. And he made the best faces while smelling it.

[Tresconik]

It's either the plastic or castor oil used on the threads of cheaper eyedroppers

[Djehuty]

Does castor oil smell like grandma-purse Pep-O-Mint Lifesavers?

 

That might be it, actually. It would explain what got on my hands that made my eyes burn.

 

Next I have to figure out how to disassemble one to clean ink out of the section.