How to Get Rid of Bad Odor
- 1). Sprinkle baking soda in the bottom of your trash can to help stop odors from your garbage. If you throw away something particularly smelly and don't want to get rid of the trash yet, sprinkle baking soda on top of what you placed in the container.
- 2). Sprinkle baking soda or spray vinegar over the entire carpet if that's the source of the odor. If you use baking soda, vacuum it up after it sits for two hours. Allow vinegar to dry. The vinegar absorbs odors and loses its smell as it dries.
- 3). Clean nonporous surfaces with lemon juice. The lemon juice removes the smell on the surface and disinfects. Pour the lemon juice on a rag and wipe down the surface. You can also rub a lemon on the surface.
- 4). Fill a bowl with vinegar and set it in a room to absorb odors in the air. Let it sit for at least a day. Pour the used vinegar down a drain. You can also set a bowl of vinegar in a smelly cabinet.
- 5). Spray vinegar onto porous, bad-smelling surfaces. The vinegar soaks into and absorbs the odor. If the surface can't get wet, sprinkle baking soda over it. Let it sit for two or three hours. Wipe or vacuum off the baking soda.
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