How to remove the sour milk smell?
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I went food shopping last week and a milk carton split and went over my lounge carpet. I mopped it up and cleaned the area but now the room smells of sour milk. How do I remove this smell from my carpet?
6 answers
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Try ground coffee beans. Dampen the affected area slightly and sprinkle the ground coffee beans over the area. The coffee serves two purposes: 1) It will absorb the remnants of the sour milk. 2) You home will smell like fresh coffee, rather than sour milk. Remember, this is not a quick fix - you might have to repeat a few times. Alternatively, proper dry steam cleaning should also get rid of it.
TeebsPlett
on Aug 15, 2016
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It is down in the padding. You need a rug cleaner to suck it out. I don't know how long ago this has happened but if left to long it molds and gets pretty smelly. Rent, borrow a good rug cleaner you need to suck up the milk.
Sherrie
on Aug 15, 2016
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Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet and leave on long enough to rid of the odor.
Janet Pizaro
on Aug 15, 2016
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There is a product called NIL ODOR. It's hard to find these days, but I sourced it (special order) from the local Home Hardware store on Grand Avenue in Chatham, Ontario. I give you the address because you may end up calling them and asking them to mail you some. Nil Odor will take any nasty smell out of anything. I've used it to remove cat pee from the upholstery of my car-- can you imagine anything worse? another idea is to steam the fabric with tea tree oil, if you can't find the NIL ODOR.
Marion Kaer
on Aug 15, 2016
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Will try Marion's suggestion for a product called Nil odor
Simon hextall
on Aug 15, 2016
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Yuk! What a smell to contend with. I have done this myself. Once visually cleaned and dried, I heavily sprinkled bi carbonate of soda (baking soda) on the area and left it in the sun with the door open. 24 hours later vacuum it up and the soda will take the smell with it. Great for sports shoes too. You add a couple of drops of essential oil in with it if you want. Just make sure that the smell has gone first. You may find that nil odor will only disguise the smell of milk. It did when I used it on milk odour and was back again once the car warmed up in the sun
Lee Govan
on Aug 21, 2016
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