We live on a farm/homestead and my husband and teenage son do all the feeding and watering of all our farm animals; tend the garden; and take care of the property. They track in things all day and all night long. I can vacuum a few times a day but the carpets still smell. As you and I both know, carpets absorb ALL odors and instead of purchasing carpet deodorizers from the store, I prefer to make my own. My carpet deodorizer is fast & easy to make and uses all natural ingredients that leave a light, natural scent and not a heavily perfumed one and does not contain any harsh or harmful chemicals like the store bought kind do. It is so easy to do; it's inexpensive and is non-toxic!
To make this, all you do is place 1 cup of baking soda into a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle in 10 drops of orange essential oil and 5 drops of Tea Tree essential oil.
Stir well and pour the powder into a shaker jar.
To use, sprinkle over your carpet and let the powder sit for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, vacuum as usual.
Store the powder in a safe place, away from children, in a cool, dry place.
I have even used this in my mini-van and it does WONDERS! Another tip, sprinkle a bit into tennis shoes. After a full day of my teenage son wearing his shoes, they can become quite smelly but this stops the problem.
*****NOTE*****
If you do not have any essential oils, you can used dried herbs. I like to use rosemary.
If you like this, you'd probably also like my recipe for Homemade Air Freshener!
