How do you get the smell of sick out of a carpet?

[MikeHock]

That's it really.

It's humming.

Something like 1001 carpet cleaner (and a lot of scrubbing) can help - make sure you soak it all up afterwards. Put a light coloured towel on it and walk/jump over it, then fold it so a clean bit is over the stain and repeat until the towel comes away clean.

You could also try bicarbonate of soda and hoover it up.

Bicarb!

neutradol powder sprinkled on and left for a while before hoovering up (I would clean it with a disinfectant solution and let it dry first though)

I think that washing powder is supposed to be quite good, as it has stuff that breaks down enzymes that cause the smell. worth a try anyway!

Zoflora works well

second bicarb!

DD puked broccoli soup all over our hall carpet, and DH "cleared it up" whilst I de-puked DD and myself. As a result hall carpet still vile the next morning.

I made a solution of bio washing powder and warm water, and scrubbed the carpet with that using a dishcloth. I had bicarb at the ready to chuck on it when dried but in fact i let it dry overnight and it was perfect in the morning. Result!

Soda water is good stuff.
Or Bicarb.

I second zoflora, it's a disinfectent & has a really strong floral smell.

We used to use shaving foam at university. Worked well

Thank you for all the replies!

I have already done: 1001, vax and carpet steamer, so it's just the
smell really. I'll get hold of some of that zoflora tomorrow
and think I've got bicarb in the cupboard.

I will update once I've had a go at it!

at pets at home (i know its probably not pet related) they do a bottle or spray deodouriser, its a disinfectant without the usual smell and it takes the odour from urine, poo, sick and so that pets down go to it, it works great on sick!

Ooh thanks memphis, might look into that as been unable to get Zoflora - Asda and Waitrose both out - must be a bug going around!!

bicarb. and lots of it.

if you have a place that hires out the Rug Doctor machines then they sell Rug Doctor sprays with enzymes that help deal with smells from urine, vomit, etc

Sorry to be a complete numpty but what do you do with the bicarb - do you use it dry, or wet?

If dry, do you hoover it up?

If wet, I am imagining it turning into a paste?

(Laughing now as I am remembering Ross in Friends when he got stuck in the leather trousers "the talc and lotion have mixed together and formed a paste!"

Zoflora - dilute it first!

Sprinkle the bicarb on- I usually put lots on. Leave it for a while- maybe overnight and then hoover it up. It's a great smell absorber. The rug doctor spray is fantastic but make sure you put loads on and I have tried lots of things over the years (due to a cat prone to barfing). I think I got it in B and Q.

Thanks all, I'll put something on it tonight - probably bicarb as DS will be asleep so don't want him overwhelmed with the whiff of Zoflora in his room!