cant get rid of this sour milk smell!!! please help, i cant sit in my living room

[natz23]

the other day i spilt a glass of mli on the carepet, mopped it up straight away but in the morning the smell was horrendous!!
i have tryed febreeze, detergent, washing powder,carpet cleaner, nothing is taking the smell away, any suggestions?
i cant sit in my living room because i want to be sick! x

Just googled and here are some things you could try.

great thanks dexter, will try that, got some baking soda in the cupboard! its so disgusting!

I would recommend method 6 on that link - soda bi carb is wonderful for getting rid of smells!

I had this behind our sofa (thanks to dd knocking over her cup - also didn't notice for a day). I cleaned it again with kitchen spray, then sprinkled lots of bicarb of soda for an hour or so. Hoovered it up and the smell has gone.
It was making me miserable too, it's horrible isn't it?

ill use bi carb then thanks guys. its sooooo horrible dd cant smell it anymore but i can

do i just sprinkle it down and then pour water over it and leave it?x

Sprinkle it over liberally (mine was slightly damp from the cleaning). No additional water, just let the bicarb absorb the smell for as long as you can (at least an hour or two). Then hoover.

Have you soaked the stain with water? It sounds as if you''ve blotted up the milk but not washed it out, IYKWIM. If that's the case, anything you use will just mask the smell. You need to thoroughly wet the area with warm water (some white vinegar will help get rid of the smell), then do what Kim and AGgie call the 'dance of joy'-put doen old towels and dance all over them to blot up the excess water. Keep changing the towel until it comes back dry.
After this, you could use bi-carb on the carpet when it had dried, if the smell is still there. Sprinkle it on dry, rub it into the pile a bit, then leave for as long as poss before hoovering off.

thanks will try that, tried putting bi carb on it last night, left it over night and its taken the smell a little but i keep getting a wiff every now and then, will try what you have said tonight, thanks x

I don't know where you live but there's an eco-carpet cleaning service that will offer free advice (bedforshire/northants areas) see www.carpetcleaners-bedford.co.uk/eco-friendly-cleaning.html - there's also a freephone number you can call so an initial chat costs nothing.

Baking soda. Wash area. Put loads of baking soda on it. Leave for 24 hours. Brush it up. Put some more soda down leave another 24 hours. Smell gone. I've just done it. It works

Zombie - it happened about seven years ago so hopefully the smell has died down by now, or OP has replaced her carpets!