Your Mama Likes Fresh Smelling Carpet and Fabrics

To be totally honest, I have a bit of an odor issue at my house.

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Their names are Bean and Tank.

Most notably, Tank (the big hairy loud smelly dog on the left – love ya buddy!).

And also, for good measure, a cat named Molly who peed on our rug a few weeks ago. (I don’t lump her in the odor issue category because she doesn’t stink and she’s usually outside.)

I should also be honest and let you know that I HATE SMELLY DOG HOUSES.  I think it’s disgusting.  When it was just me and Bean, it was easy to keep it clean.  But now, with Tank, two kids and their dad in the mix, it’s a little more difficult.  So now, I live in one of those smelly houses (don’t even pretend it doesn’t stink when you walk in – I know better).  No matter how often I vacuum nor how many sticks of Nag Champa I burn, this house has that eternal dog smell.  It’s gross.

So when Clean & Green contacted me a few weeks back, right in the midst of the cat pee incident, about trying “the only eco-friendly aerosol pet cleaning products on the planet,” I said “Sign me up.”  Then I said “Can you send me like, 2 cases?”   (They politely sent me just what I would need to thoroughly test the products and, of course, get hooked.  You know the whole ‘This one’s on me” routine.)

If you’re a pet household, you’ve probably tried just about everything to eliminate that pet odor.  Febreze masks the odor in an equally disgusting perfumey overkill smell that lasts all of 2 hours.  Arm & Hammer Pet Odor carpet sprinkles are way too strong smelling, clog up my vacuum and generally leave me worrying about the chemicals my baby girl is rolling around on.  I’ve tried candles, incense and room spray – all temporary fixes that work fine for company coming over, but I need something so that I’m not gagging when I walk through the door on a Tuesday afternoon.

I first tested the Dog Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner and Odor Eliminator on my ‘cat problem.’  Unfortunately, I’d already tried close to 200 other products.  I first used the Bissell Little Green to try to shampoo it out. And I tried it again and again, soaking the area with soap and not thoroughly rinsing.  Then I tried white vinagar, some Simple Green, and before it had all even dried, I tried the Carpet and Upholstery Spray.

Shockingly, it didn’t really work.

So when I was going to write this review, I was honest with the SeaYu folks – I told them it didn’t work all that well.

First Sunday full Dennis, the co-founder of Clean & Green, called me personally to help me with my cat problem.  He asked what my rug was made of and how many other products I’d tried (I was honest).  He explained that I needed to first thoroughly rinse out all of that soap left in the fibers, then try again with his product.

He was so helpful, I gave it another shot.  (And believe me – they’re helpful with all of their customers – just check out their Twitter feed

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This time, after the thorough rinsing, it worked.  Not only that, I used it to spray over the entire rug (one light covering) and for almost a week, the dog smell disappeared from my living room.  I’ve been using it liberally since.

Miracles do happen.

What’s more, the smell of the product is very, very light.   It’s not perfumey or fake.  It doesn’t ‘mask’ the odor like other ‘odor eliminators.‘  And the best thing about it?  It’s safe for my baby to roll around on and for the environment.

I also tried the Furniture Refresher, which Adam totally digs.  He is a freak about our couch (don’t ask) and insists on ‘refreshing’ it frequently.  (Could care less about the expensive rug, but boy, he has got to have a fresh-smelling couch.  Weirdo.)

I also went ahead and bought their Wood & Tile product, since there’s a place my dog insists on peeing every time it rains.  The grout is permanently stankified.  I haven’t received it yet, but I know it’ll be awesome.

I haven’t yet seen these products at the big box stores, but they are available at PetSmart and PetCo – which is only mildly less convenient.

Discount Alert

The company is offering $2 off any product at Sea-Yu.com with promo code CGB2009001. The products sell on the site for $7.99 – so not at all expensive (especially for products that are safe for the environment and WORK).   Head over there and get your house smelling fresh again.

About the author:  One day, Andi hopes to teach the men in her life that they, too, can pick things up and put them away after they’ve used them. Read more from this author.