Q&A for How to Deodorize Carpet With Baking Soda

Yes! Baking soda is great for removing smells, even if the smell accumulated over time. For instance, it can help get rid of pet odors or old food smells.

Yes! Baking soda is great for absorbing smells, but it loses its potency over time. Open a new box of baking soda to absorb odors.

Make a paste with apple cider vinegar and baking powder, and apply it to the stain. Let that dry over over night, then vacuum it.

Add peppermint oil to help with the smell. If there is actual mold (not just mold smell), baking soda alone will not help. Vinegar would be a better start.

The problem with cigar smoke is that is not just contained to carpeting. It will permeate any porous fabric or material such as curtains, cushions, lamp shades, or basically anything that is not a hard surface. Baking soda alone is insufficient. The entire area should be cleaned; try a vinegar and water solution in lieu of perfumes or products with perfume additives that just mask odor. You will be nose-blind, but your guests will not.

Vinegar in a bowl helps deodorize a room. It does give off its own aroma, but this dissipates as the vinegar evaporates.

Possibly, but it probably won't because that smell is very strong and requires time for it to fade away. You can mask the smell with some kind of perfume or something similar.

If your dog has a distaste for baking soda, it could help. If not, buy a dog chew deterrent that you can spray on furniture and carpets.

Yes, this should work for car carpeting as well.

Use a vacuum, very slowly. Check the container or bag often. If you notice a lack of suction, check the hoses on your vacuum for buildup and repeat until done.

White vinegar and baking soda together will neutralize the pet smell and keep your furry friend from returning to that area.

In my experience, it clogs the filters, but it depends on your vacuum. I've used a Hoover with no filters and the baking soda did no damage and worked great.

It seems to me that if you did this, the baking soda would still hold the odor you're trying to eradicate, so that would be a waste of time and effort.

Get a plastic soap container and put holes in the top of it. Place a sponge inside it and about 1 cup of white vinegar. Close the lid and place it in your car. This will neutralize the smell in a few days. It is a natural air freshener that can be used in any area. Also, the vinegar smell goes away too.

Yes, that can work to help freshen your carpet and remove odors from it. You should leave it for at least ten minutes.