If you have a dog then it’s a pretty good bet that you’re going to have to clean up a urine stain once in a while. Getting the urine smell out of your carpet can be frustrating unless you know what to use.Here are some good tips on things that will remove the smell of urine from your carpet.
Cleaners That Remove Urine Odor
Nature’s Miracle
An oldie but a goodie. This product has been around a long time and it still works wonders. You can get the original Nature’s Miracle Stain & Odor Remover or the Nature’s Miracle Urine Destroyer Stain & Residue Eliminator. These products come in several sizes, including the gallon size if your pet has lots of accidents.
Vinegar and Baking Soda
This concoction works to remove the odor of urine quite well. Simply mix up some baking soda with water and make a paste, then rub it into the stained area. Then pour a little white vinegar onto it. Use some towels or paper towels to clean it up. You can rinse the area with some water and presto! The urine odor should be gone. The area may smell a bit like vinegar but it will dissipate.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide will take the urine odor out of your carpet, too. However, you need to be careful because it can harm the color of some carpets. Try it out on a hidden place in your carpet first.
Listerine Mouth Wash
Listerine kills germs and it will kill the odor-causing germs in a urine stain. Put a little diluted Listerine on the area with the urine stain and then blot it up with towels or paper towels. It will leave behind a Listerine scent but that will fade, taking the urine odor with it.
Other popular methods to remove urine odor include using a paste made of corn starch, and using a color safe bleach.
- Step 1: Test the product you intend to use on a hidden area of your carpet to make sure that it will not harm your carpet or bleach out the color.
- Step 2: Apply the product. Some products need to be poured directly onto the urine stain area. Other products may need to be mixed into a paste. Some products need to be diluted with water. Check the instructions to find out what you need to do.
- Step 3: Most products will need to sit on the stain for a few minutes so they can work on the odor.
- Step 4: Remove by blotting up liquid products. If you have applied a paste to the urine stain, you will usually need to use water to remove the paste, unless some other ingredient is recommended. Use plenty of towels or paper towels to blot up the product.
- Step 5: It is usually best to allow the area to dry naturally rather than using any kind of dryer to speed the drying, even if there is some kind of scent associated with the product.
Conclusion
There are many good ways of getting rid of the odor associated with a urine stain. Try some of the suggestions offered here and see which ones work best in your home.
