Odor eater
Speaking of stinky situations, reader Elizabeth Romano of Boise, Idaho, asked for a reprint of the recipe and chemistry behind a surefire skunk spray stink remover from about 12 years ago.
Originally submitted by Paul Krebaum from Lisle, Ill., the solution consists of the following formula:
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Application should be followed with a tap water rinse, advises Krebaum, who suggested the solution to a friend whose cat had been sprayed.
Skunk spray is composed mainly of low-molecular-weight thiols, explains Krebaum. Alkaline hydrogen peroxide worked well for destroying excess thiols in dilute aqueous solution in Krebaum's lab, so he reasoned it could be used to save sprayed pets from banishment as well.
http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/cen/83/i29/html/8329newscripts.html
Test on wood before using on nice furniture. Have you tried Frebreeze?
Jerry
WY
At 06:57 PM 7/21/05 -0700, you wrote:
This morning at about 3:00 am I herd the dog run across the patio and bark. This was followed very quickly by a very strong and horrible odor! Our bedroom window was wide open and the smell was so bad that my wife and I had to move to the family room to try to sleep. It's now 7:00 pm and the house still smells like skunk. Best guess is that the skunk was up close to the house when it sprayed, the dog didn't take a direct hit but does have a slight odor. What do we do about the house smelling?? all windows are open and fans running, what do we do? anyone out there know?
Thanks
Jim
