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Homemade "recipes" for the removal of urine odor
abound on the internet. You can spend hours looking for them. "How to" sites and
forums suggest water and vinegar, baking soda, oxy cleaners, mouthwash, toothpaste, raw
potato, window cleaner, club soda, rubbing alcohol, quaternary disinfectants, citrus
scents, bleach, hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/dish soap recipes. The list goes on and on.
Here are just a few -
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Powders> 80% of the urine is in the pad and sub floor, totally out of
reach of absorbent powder.
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Odorcides,
disinfectants> Kills the bacteria; leaves the urine. Food source
remains: New bacteria will arrive, and the odor returns.
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Vinegar> NEVER start with vinegar. Vinegar sets
stains (like you set the dyes in Easter eggs.) Totally ineffective for odor.
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Oxy products>
Zero benefit for odors; may bleach out the carpet.
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Ammonia solution> Done properly, fine for urine stain; not
odor. Followed by vinegar solution to neutralize.
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Citrus scents> Obviously simple short term relief.
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Shampoo/Wet Vac> Urine is under the carpet. Wetting the carpet
and pad spreads it out; odor worsens.
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Hydrogen peroxide/baking soda/dish
soap "recipes" > Well
known home remedy commonly used for skunk odors. A few enterprising individuals saw an
opportunity to offer this "unique" recipe to folks on the internet for a
fee ranging from $2.99 to $9.99. Nothing unique or secret here: One quart
hydrogen peroxide/1/4 cup baking soda/one squirt dish soap. They are offered by simple e-mail. Oxidizers kill the
bacteria, but leave the urine. When the residual of the oxidizer wears off, new bacteria
arrive, and the odor returns. Also, would you really feel comfortable taking advice from a
non-professional, and pouring an oxidizer on your expensive carpet or furniture? At least
some of these individuals caution you to test for color fastness in an
inconspicuous area
for 24 hours. You might wonder why.
The simple fact of the matter is these home recipes are
ineffectual, and can also make matters worse. You need a true professional kit to get safe,
permanent results. The most trusted and respected odor removal kit is pictured below. It
is the 123 Odor Free Kit, and very reasonably priced. Follow the link below and read about
home remedies, what they are, and why they don't work. Then you can see (step by step) why
the 123 Odor Free Kit does.
". . . fully addresses
all aspects of odor and stain. This is the one for the house with serious odor
problems."
Test results - Catnip Magazine, August 1999
(Published by
Tuft's University School of Veterinary Medicine)
Compare
"recipes" to the 123 Kit
We have had thousands of customers
who have tried homemade recipes for pet urine odor removal. None had permanent results.
Homemade urine odor formulas are temporary at best. Formulation of homemade recipes for
urine odor removal are prevalent on Internet forums. Everyone has a different explanation
of a urine odor recipe to remove dog urine odor, cat urine odor, and human urine odor. If
you really want to know how to remove pet urine odors in carpet, upholstery, mattress,
hardwood floor, tile, linoleum, cement, concrete, particle board, plywood, walls, or any hard
surface, review our site. There is a wealth of information comparing home remedies to
remove urine odors, to professional products.
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