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Mumsnet Discussions: Good housekeeping : Getting rid of the smell of sick ? (9 messages)
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By TillyScoutsmum on Fri 09-May-08 12:16:07
Does anyone have any ideas please ? DD vomited profusely in her bedroom last night. I have scrubbed the carpet and other surfaces with disinfectant and had the windows wide open all morning but it still really smells.

TIA
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By BettySpaghetti on Fri 09-May-08 12:17:26
Oh dear, poor thing!

I tend to use 1001 spray to clean it, then sprinkle with lots of bicarb which you hoover up when it dries out.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By fluffyanimal on Fri 09-May-08 12:18:21
Shake n vac? It smells horrible but is better than vomit.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By WillyWonka on Fri 09-May-08 12:19:27
I swear by bicarbonate of soda for virtually everything smelly. Sprinkle onto the carpet, brush it in a bit, leave for an hour and then vacuum. Imagine you will have to do it a few times to get rid of the smell altogether but it's a good chemical-free way to tackle the worst of it. Hope dd is feeling better?
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By TillyScoutsmum on Fri 09-May-08 12:29:12
Thanks all. Will go buy bicarbonate of soda. Will it be by the salt etc in the supermarket or do you think the local chemist will have it ? [clueless undomesticated emoticon]

DD still has a temperature and is a bit whingey sad but no more vomiting at the moment (touch wood)
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By WillyWonka on Fri 09-May-08 22:44:43
Should be displayed in a smaller quantity near the baking supplies section and/or in a more industrial size near the cleaning products.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By pinkteddy on Fri 09-May-08 23:11:58
biological washing powder. Mix up in a spray bottle with water, spray then scrub and do again later. this was recommended to me by a professional carpet cleaner. It does work! HTH
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By NoBiggy on Fri 09-May-08 23:15:35
Another vote for bicarb here. Try and scrape up any solids and phlegm first, and blot the liquids as best you can. Then I put a good shake of bicarb in a small amount of warm water, scrub it into the carpet, then blot and leave it to dry.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By harpomarx on Fri 09-May-08 23:16:41
don't suppose it's so eco-friendly as bicarb but I've used Zoflora disinfectant to get rid of really bad smells, seems to work pretty well.


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