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4.5
I have to admit, I ordered this product as a last resort. I had tried every “home hack” I knew to clean and deodorize bedding and furniture in a furnished room I rent out in my home.One of my “short term” tenants got stuck here in the US because of the pandemic. Not only could he not go back home overseas, he had to work remotely from home. 16 months, 24-7, he hibernated in one room. Every time he opened the door, I could smell his distinct body odor drift out, down the hall. It wasn’t that he was unclean, it was just that his body odor had permeated everything. I knew I was in for a challenge. When he moved out, I spent three days cleaning floors, walls, furniture, and laundering bedding. I soaked the bedding in vinegar and water overnight, washed it repeatedly, but all of it still smelled like him. Even painted surfaces, after being washed down, smelled like a men’s locker room. I thought I was going to have to throw out all the bedding, a fabric task chair, and paint the inside of the closet. I began researching odor removal and came across enzyme cleaners. Amazon’s own brand is an absolute steal at under $20 per gallon. I couldn’t find much in the reviews on laundering, but figured I had nothing to loose by trying. If this didn’t work, I would have to replace a comforter, duvet cover, shams, sheet set, mattress protector, task chair, and paint. I soaked the comforter in a washing machine tub of cool water with 2 1/2 cups of the enzyme cleaner overnight. Not only did it come out smelling fresh, it was bright white, like brand new...the same with the mattress cover. All the other bedding I soaked separately for a minimum of 6 hours. ALL OF IT came out smelling clean and new. No odor, no discoloration from body oils. I was blown away. Hard surfaces I washed down with a 50/50 mix of water and enzyme cleaner. The smell was immediately gone. The task chair had a fabric covered foam seat. It was the worst of everything. It could smell up a whole room by itself with no supporting players. I saturated the seat cushion with about 1 1/2 cups of straight cleaner and mushed it until it foamed up like a sponge full of detergent. I just left it outside to dry; and voila, odor gone the next day when it was dry. I found the product pleasant smelling. Any product after smell disappeared after 3-4 days. I am so impressed by this product! I even used it to clean my stinky kitchen sink drain. Poured a couple cups in when I went to bed, let it sit overnight, rinsed through in the morning. Fresh as a daisy now! Yesterday, I washed a goose down feather comforter that had been used by a previous tenant that had retained body odor and body oil discoloration after cleaning. I soaked it overnight with the enzyme cleaner added to the water. It’s now bright white and smells fresh. Great product, great value.
