getting the smell of sick out of the sofa!

[plantwoman]

DS1 was sick on the sofa yesterday - it is a suede type material (not real) and is not removable. I've scrubbed it with washing up liquid and blotted it with paper towel, i've sprinkled it with bicarb (am sure i read somewhere this is supposed to get rid of the smell)and hoovered it off this morning, but it still stinks.
Does anyone have any tips?
Your nauseously.....

[rainbowinthesky]

biological powder dissolved in hot water. Washingup liquid would ahve done nothing.

[plantwoman]

hmmmm i don't have any biological powder - i suppose non bio won't work either without the enzymes. I don't really want to go out shopping as he'll probably thow up in the shop
I have some vansish powder - might be worth a go?

[PureAsTheColdDrivenSnow]

bicarb again - but put a LOT on, cover with a towel and leave overnight. Hoover off.

We had the same problem a few weeks ago and the second round of bicarb did the trick (but use half a tub of the stuff)

[plantwoman]

thanks - i didn't puts loads on - just a few teaspoons - i'll go for it this time!

[ppeatfruit]

some people don't like the smell but white vinegar is an effective neutraliser (and the vinegar smell doesn't stay for long.

[plantwoman]

Thanks - i will try that if everything else doesn't work! I have WW vinegar in the cupboard, although it has tarragon in it!

[ceres]

don't use white wine vinegar!! plain old distilled malt vinegar is the one you need to use.

dilute it 50:50 with water and put in an old spray bottle, spray the area well - it will smell like a chippy while drying but the smell disappears when the fabric dries.

you can also leave a small dish of white vinegar out in the room to absorb any airborne smells.