You just had your carpet cleaned or cleaned it yourself and now you have a smelly carpet after cleaning.
Make carpet smell better.
Instead try baking soda.
Let s explore the likely causes of the smelly carpet issue and come up with a plan.
Baking soda based carpet deodorizer.
Add baking soda to the fridge.
It will absorb the odors in the carpet and leave your home fresh smelling.
Pour a generous amount of white vinegar into a spray bottle.
Allow to sit for a few minutes then vacuum.
Just sprinkle a thorough coating over your carpet let it sit for at least an hour then vacuum the powder away along with the stink.
Just shake on the carpet let it sit and then vacuum.
Over time those nasties can create a bad smell.
Wasn t the idea to make the carpet smell better not worse.
This vinegar based mix is also quite often usedto get rid of urine smell in a mattress.
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The ingredients that you will need to make the deodorizer include half a cup of baking soda half a cup of borax and one teaspoon of ground spices.
Cinnamon is a great option to try in this recipe.
Here s another do it yourself carpet freshener you can try at home.
Scrub the carpet with a clean soft bristled scrub brush.
Spray the white vinegar onto the carpet.
But don t automatically reach for harsh chemicals to deodorize your carpet.
Because in most cases if you have a great vacuum that really sucks up the dirt smelling good also means clean.
Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet.
How to freshen an old stinky vacuum get the stink out of an old vacuum by adding lavender oil to a cotton ball and placing in vacuum bag.
If your carpet smells worse after cleaning there s clearly something wrong.
Thoroughly spray your carpet with the mixture.
Sprinkle baking soda liberally all over the carpet either right from the box or using a fine mesh sieve.
Add the baking soda.
Homemade carpet freshener freshen carpets and even kill fleas with this easy homemade carpet freshener.
Even if you don t regularly spill things on your carpet it accumulates dust dirt tracked in from outside and other odor causing particles all day long.
So this diy momma got to work creating a diy carpet freshener made with essential oils that will have your home smelling fresh and clean plus it is inexpensive to make.
You can easily make your own carpet deodorizer by relying on the power of baking soda.
It s cheap and it s easy.
I love to make my carpet smell fresh and clean.
After 10 to 15 minutes vacuum your carpet as you normally would.
Sprinkle the mixture lightly over the carpet.