How to clean the sofa from smell at home?

Sometimes a rather unpleasant smell starts to come from the sofa, which leads to significant discomfort for the inhabitants of the apartment. The most common causes of its occurrence are pets and spilled liquids on the upholstery. In rooms with high humidity, upholstered furniture sooner or later begins to exude a smell of musty, and in families with small children upholstery products often get on the upholstery, which do not add pleasant aromas to the room.

In the course of work on cleaning upholstered furniture and neutralizing an unpleasant odor, it is necessary to take into account the features of the upholstery. The point here is that some compositions and techniques are unsuitable for certain paintings, therefore, a number of factors must be considered before work.

• If the upholstery of the sofa is dark, then no means with chlorine and hydrogen peroxide can be used.
• Upholstery from painted materials also does not tolerate chlorine, since in this case a change in its tone is not excluded.
• Handling a leather sofa is the easiest. The skin has the property not to let odors and liquids pass - you will only have to get rid of the stain that is on the surface.
• When using store-based products, it is very important to familiarize yourself with the instructions in advance, since manufacturers indicate on the package what materials the composition is intended for.

As for the types of fabrics, there are recommendations for cleaning the surface and eliminating odors.

• Velours. The optimal solution would be a solution of table vinegar (1 tsp. Per 1 liter of water).Such a composition not only completely destroys the smell, but also eliminates the untidy stains on the surface.

• Tapestry. A rather capricious coating that only accepts dry cleaning with a vacuum cleaner, since any cleaning sprays and shampoos affect the quality of the upholstery. In this case, it is appropriate to use only foam, and the amount of water should be minimized.

• Vinyl. Such a coating is treated with any detergent that foams. It is bred in water in a ratio of 1 tsp. on 1 liter of water.

• Velvet and silk. These fabrics can only be removed from odors with specialized cleaning products designed for this type of material.

Upholstery of sofas usually has a multilayer structure, therefore any liquid penetrates the canvas rather quickly and deeply. As a result, a bad smell arises, and it requires prompt elimination. Cope with this problem both store compositions and folk recipes help.

The easiest way is to use professional specialized solutions that you can buy in the economic department of supermarkets. We pay attention to the fact that if you are determined to use chemical compounds, then you can perform all manipulations only when there are no elderly people, children, or pets in the room, and at the end of the work it is possible to ventilate the room.

In the process of applying solutions It is very important to follow the manufacturer's instructions as accurately as possible Usually the desired effect is achieved through a couple of treatments.

After you distribute the drug on the surface of the sofa, you need to wait a certain time, and then knock out the furniture using the most ordinary knocker or stick, after which you will only have to go through the cover with a vacuum cleaner.

Most often for sofas use products containing chlorine or hydrogen peroxide. The maximum effect, according to users, has the tool Odorgone Animal Gold.

If the bad smell is persistent and cannot be removed by surface cleaning of the upholstery, then you can use the Belgian brand bio-products Crisisal - it includes living microorganisms that destroy all pathogenic microflora. To neutralize an unpleasant ambra, compositions such as Multi or Allergy Free are suitable.

If the sofa smells bad, but there is no noticeable spot on its surface, then you can recommend deodorizing compounds, for example, "Magos" from the company "Dream AO".

According to consumer reviews, a good result is demonstrated by the following means.

• Dufta. This is a composition based on plant proteins, which has the ability to accelerate the decomposition of organic compounds, so that the smell is not just masked, but completely eliminated.

• Simple Solution. A product that is used to neutralize the smell of feces and pet hair. The active ingredients include enzymes that can neutralize even the strongest and pungent odors.

• Nature '[s Miracle. This tool is highly effective even against very strong odors. This result is explained by the enzyme formula of the drug, which destroys all bio compounds that provoke the appearance of bad odors.

Fans of "natural" recipes for getting rid of fetid aromas can use for processing all types of upholstered furniture one of the following means.

• Baking soda. Eliminates most unpleasant odors. This substance is available in every apartment, therefore, usually there are no difficulties associated with the quick elimination of odors.

• Laundry soap. This is one of the most effective means to quickly remove even the most unpleasant aromas and unaesthetic spots.

• Salt. Usually it is used to process new sofas. For this, the upholstery is covered with a layer of 1-1.5 cm and left for 3-5 days, then removed with a vacuum cleaner.

• Vinegar. Used diluted in cool water to a minimum concentration. To neutralize bad odors in the resulting solution, the sheet is soaked, applied to the stain and incubated for about an hour, the procedure is repeated as necessary.

• Freshly ground coffee or tea. Quickly cope with a fish, beer or tobacco smell, and is also effective against the smell of dogs. To get the desired result, several tea bags need to be laid out on a sofa and left for 1.5 days.

They also help get rid of odors. lemon juice and ammonia.

With the use of upholstered furniture, a variety of contaminants fall on its surface, which provoke the appearance of odors (sweat, fish, beer, stale milk, and feces). That is why each individual source of smell requires its own disposal technique.

After buying upholstered furniture, users often note that it emits a pungent chemical smell - It is associated with the use in the production of glue, formaldehydes and other substances.

The smell emitted by a mixture of glue, varnish and similar compounds is unpleasant for most people, causes allergic reactions and headaches for many, therefore it is necessary to get rid of it:

• first you need to walk around the sofa with a vacuum cleaner to remove small particles of wood, hardened resins and other components;
• Absorbents should be placed in the linen box, as well as under the sofa, which absorb all foreign odors;
• after the most persistent odors are gone, it is necessary to ventilate the room, it is advisable to arrange a draft.

“Age-related” pieces of furniture over time begin to smell of mold and musty. Especially often this happens with sofas, which for some time remained in the non-residential premises. It is quite difficult to get rid of such a problem, therefore, the processing here is complex. It includes several stages:

• to begin with, the sofa must be taken out into the fresh air, knocked out well and weathered in a draft;
• then you need to vacuum it, trying to get to the most inaccessible places;
• all surfaces must be washed with a soft cloth dipped in a solution of table vinegar (with a ratio of water to vinegar of 4 to 1);
• after that, the entire upholstery should be covered with a gauze or thin cotton sheet soaked in the same solution for 1-1.5 hours - this will refresh the aroma from the furniture.

If the furniture was in an unheated room, then it should be thoroughly dried. It is best to use a fan heater or similar heating equipment for this.

If you feel a clear smell of mold, then you need to place containers of water near the sofa, and place salt mixed with mint inside.

Very often, a dog or cat smell appears on the upholstered furniture - these pets constantly mark in the house. It is very difficult to get rid of such a problem, but it is possible. To do this, follow these steps.

• First of all, you should clean the traces of urine itself, which becomes a source of smell. Best of all, a solution of vinegar or ammonia cope with it. After that, the area is thoroughly wiped with a napkin.
• Then you need to make a solution of hydrogen peroxide and some dishwashing detergent. It is distributed over the contaminated area of ​​the sofa and left for a couple of hours.
• After the specified time the remnants of the product are brushed off or cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.

If vomiting of a person has hit the sofa, then to prevent the occurrence of an unpleasant odor, certain actions must be taken:

• First of all, it is necessary to remove the vomiting itself;
• then the damaged area should be wiped with a wet rag or cloth and sprinkled with baking soda;
• after the sofa dries, the remaining powder is removed with a vacuum cleaner;
• at the final stage, wipe the surface of the sofa with a cloth soaked in a solution of any detergent for upholstered furniture.

If the sofa began to smell of damp, then you can use one of several means:

• Apple vinegar;
• special antifungal drugs;
• potassium permanganate;
• activated or crushed charcoal.

Any housewife, faced with the need to get rid of the unpleasant smell of the sofa, dreams that he will never appear again. To do this, it is important to adhere to the rules of prevention:

• regularly clean all surfaces of the sofa with a vacuum cleaner;
• if possible, use removable covers, since with any contamination it will be enough to just wash them;
• treat the surface of the sofa every two weeks with a mild detergent or a weak solution of vinegar.

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