Citristrip works much more slowly than standard strippers and by a
different mechanism. The citrus smell goes a long way and gives me a
headache after a while even in well ventilated conditions.

Citristrip is an NMP based stripper. It works by dissolving the finish
rather than releasing it from the surface as methylene chloride does.
That's why it is slow. It is fairly safe because of its slow evaporation
rate but it is on the expensive side. I found I still had to solvent wash
the pieces I have used it on after removing the stripper.

As far as a "chemical smell", all "smells" are from chemicals. Some are
more toxic than others and some are more pleasant than others but they are
all "chemical".

Good Luck.

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my earlier post i recieved alot of good onfo on what to use to stripper
a dresser....

and now i have another question....
has anyone in here used a product called citrus strip?
if so is it any good?...
reason i am asking is the people at home depot said it would be good to
use since it doesnt have a chemical smell o it.

any help would be appreciated...

thaks in advance