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BubblPopElectrc 04-11-2008 09:10 PM
How to remove household odors?
 
Anyone know of any tips, remedies, or products to remove household odors?

I live in an older building that was converted into apartments, have pets, cook a lot, the people upstairs cook with garlic on a DAILY basis, etc. so sometimes my apartment smells WEIRD. The smells typically aren't bad- just annoying/odd.

ETA: I prefer natural products (Method is one of my favorites- although I haven't used many of their products).

Also, has anyone bought any candles from this retailer?

http://maximumscented.com/plugins/Mi...s/merchant.mvc

romeos mommy 04-11-2008 09:13 PM
i use baking soda on my carpet and simple green almost everywhere else.

SladesMommy 04-11-2008 09:15 PM
my mom swears that sitting a dish of vinegar out will absorb odors, but to me it just makes the room stink like vinegar.

BubblPopElectrc 04-11-2008 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by romeos mommy (Post 1913756)
i use baking soda on my carpet and simple green almost everywhere else.
Is Simple Green the green stuff by Clorox?

BubblPopElectrc 04-11-2008 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SladesMommy (Post 1913758)
my mom swears that sitting a dish of vinegar out will absorb odors, but to me it just makes the room stink like vinegar.
I put out a couple of bowls of vinegar a couple of hours ago to see if it'd work as I read that somewhere before.

Hopefully it'll help! Thanks!

romeos mommy 04-11-2008 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc (Post 1913762)
Is Simple Green the green stuff by Clorox?
it's not made by clorox. i get it @ lowes or home depot. it's one of the original green cleaners. i've used it for years.

http://www.simplegreen.com/

BubblPopElectrc 04-11-2008 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by romeos mommy (Post 1913767)
it's not made by clorox. i get it @ lowes or home depot. it's one of the original green cleaners. i've used it for years.

http://www.simplegreen.com/
Oh, I've never heard of it! I'll have to check into it. Thanks!

Nancy1999 04-11-2008 09:27 PM
I just love Bed Bath and Beyond Yankee Candle electric plug-ins. At Christmas they had a cinnamon scent that I just went nuts for. They last so much longer than Glade or Wizard oil plug-ins. I think it lasted 3 months in a very large open room. With the 20% off coupon they are not a bad price. I just don't know which of the other scents to recommend.

sammiz 04-11-2008 09:46 PM
Since you like natural....Try combining some spices that you like in a small pan and letting them simmer on low. Add an apple, cinnamon sticks, stuff like that. Keep it in the refrigerator overnight and you can use it again the next day. Just add water to it. When it finally loses its 'scents' (:D ) throw it away and start over.

MsFamousHepburn 04-12-2008 01:20 AM
Awesome thread with great tips! The house we are moving into has some pretty strong pet odors. (Although I have a HYPER sensitive nose) I will definitely try some of ya'lls tips!

red98vett 04-12-2008 03:42 AM
My new apartment smells GREAT - but then again - I just moved in :) I use reed diffusers and have one in every room - Pier 1 has the whole set up for 12 bucks and you can add decorative reeds too.

The only other thing I can suggest is Fabreeze - I'm addicted to their original scent - LOVE it:thumbup:

RoxyJosMom 04-12-2008 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by romeos mommy (Post 1913767)
it's not made by clorox. i get it @ lowes or home depot. it's one of the original green cleaners. i've used it for years.

http://www.simplegreen.com/
Simple green is amazing. I work at Lowe's (paint dept) and this is what we use for paint spills, to clean our hands, everything. The whole store uses it. It has taken straight tint colors out of my clothes. Get it in the big jug and duilute it to the strength you want. The stuff made by clorox is Green Works. I love the smell of it (we sell it at Lowe's, too:D). Odorban(sp) is a good air, carpet and furniture spray. Works like Febreeze but is much cheaper. Candles are always good.

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 1913777)
I just love Bed Bath and Beyond Yankee Candle electric plug-ins. At Christmas they had a cinnamon scent that I just went nuts for. They last so much longer than Glade or Wizard oil plug-ins. I think it lasted 3 months in a very large open room. With the 20% off coupon they are not a bad price. I just don't know which of the other scents to recommend.
I love Yankee Candles! I'll look into those. Thank you!

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sammiz (Post 1913788)
Since you like natural....Try combining some spices that you like in a small pan and letting them simmer on low. Add an apple, cinnamon sticks, stuff like that. Keep it in the refrigerator overnight and you can use it again the next day. Just add water to it. When it finally loses its 'scents' (:D ) throw it away and start over.
Oh, that's sounds good! Thank you!

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by red98vett (Post 1913874)
My new apartment smells GREAT - but then again - I just moved in :) I use reed diffusers and have one in every room - Pier 1 has the whole set up for 12 bucks and you can add decorative reeds too.

The only other thing I can suggest is Fabreeze - I'm addicted to their original scent - LOVE it:thumbup:
Oh, I love Pier 1, so I'll have to check that out!

PS- Wait until your neighbors start cooking weird stuff. :p

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RoxyJosMom (Post 1914001)
Simple green is amazing. I work at Lowe's (paint dept) and this is what we use for paint spills, to clean our hands, everything. The whole store uses it. It has taken straight tint colors out of my clothes. Get it in the big jug and duilute it to the strength you want. The stuff made by clorox is Green Works. I love the smell of it (we sell it at Lowe's, too:D). Odorban(sp) is a good air, carpet and furniture spray. Works like Febreeze but is much cheaper. Candles are always good.
Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to get some of the Simple Green, definately.

Tillys_mom 04-12-2008 06:36 AM
My mom bought an electric plug in from Bath & Body and it smells really good! I think the scent is cinnamon clove. :)

Nikki+2 04-12-2008 08:52 AM
Not natural but I love the Yankee Candle tarts. I use the tarts during the day and candles at night. The tarts are much stronger. I also have the Yankee plug in oil thingys but I always forget to buy replacements so they're usually empty. I don't think they're that great anyway.

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tillys_mom (Post 1914075)
My mom bought an electric plug in from Bath & Body and it smells really good! I think the scent is cinnamon clove. :)
Thanks!

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Nikki+2 (Post 1914268)
Not natural but I love the Yankee Candle tarts. I use the tarts during the day and candles at night. The tarts are much stronger. I also have the Yankee plug in oil thingys but I always forget to buy replacements so they're usually empty. I don't think they're that great anyway.
I love Yankee Candles!

How long do you melt the tarts before you change it?

chachi 04-12-2008 10:23 AM
You can get this odor remover in a tub called odor magnet at QVC. It remove odors as strong a pet odors and burnt popcorn. It works great I love mine

Nancy1999 04-12-2008 10:42 AM
The one thing nice about the Yankee Candle electric plug-ins is that the scent always surprises you. You can come home to a nice smell, or just anytime, the scent just pops up, and smells glorious. I wish I knew other fragrances to recommend the only place they are selling cinnamon is on e-bay, and they are getting outrageous prices for it, but I love it so much, it smells like the real thing, not "applely", like the other brands. The plug-ins are a subtle smell compared with candles.


As far as the soy candles shown in your link, they are suppose to be good for not having the "soot" of regular candles, but some I purchased at Joanne's had more soot than any candle I have ever seen, and they are advertised as no soot. :(

scrappysmom 04-12-2008 10:44 AM
I use odoban you get it at sams club ,its fairly cheap and you dilute it ,I love the smell.

Nikki+2 04-12-2008 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc (Post 1914381)
I love Yankee Candles!

How long do you melt the tarts before you change it?
They're all a little different. My current favorite is Sun and Sand and I can go through like 4 or 5 tea lights per tart. Most of them you can get 2 or 3 tea lights per tart and a few aren't that strong after one one which makes them waaay to expensive. Pumpkin Pie is one that doesn't last but it smells so good I get them anyway in the fall. I usually only burn one tea light per day.

Another really good strongly scented candle is Root. We don't have any stores that sell them so I always forget about them. Every once in a while I'll get lucky and find one at TJ Maxx but my mom gets them at Fresh Market in NC. They are soy or at least a soy blend and zero soot. I think they are stronger than Yankee. They also have tarts but I've never used them.

BubblPopElectrc 04-12-2008 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Nikki+2 (Post 1914461)
They're all a little different. My current favorite is Sun and Sand and I can go through like 4 or 5 tea lights per tart. Most of them you can get 2 or 3 tea lights per tart and a few aren't that strong after one one which makes them waaay to expensive. Pumpkin Pie is one that doesn't last but it smells so good I get them anyway in the fall. I usually only burn one tea light per day.

Another really good strongly scented candle is Root. We don't have any stores that sell them so I always forget about them. Every once in a while I'll get lucky and find one at TJ Maxx but my mom gets them at Fresh Market in NC. They are soy or at least a soy blend and zero soot. I think they are stronger than Yankee. They also have tarts but I've never used them.
Oh, that's good to know. The next time I see a cute burner, I'm going to get one.


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