Urine Smell / Odor Neutralizers

LongBee2021

My dads body and his room and clothes are all washed daily. in recent weeks though I cannot get the smell of urine out of his room and the hallway. Any suggestions for candles or odor neutralizers?

Battlebuddy

I use Natures Miracle Urine destroyer from petco.  It smells really good and does the trick on floors etc. Haven’t used it in the wash but I think you can .

Mobile AL

I'm having same problem with daddy's room. Is Nature's Miracle an air freshener like a spray?

MN Chickadee

If there is carpet or upholstery involved try Oxi Clean spray or Natures Miracle spray.

Battlebuddy

Natures Miracle is a liquid that comes in a bottle or sprayer. It cuts the enzyme in urine.

harshedbuzz

I have a friend who swears by the Clorox one. 

I never found Nature's Miracle to live up to the hype, but I was up against an aging cat which is a whole 'nother animal.

Clorox 32 oz. Urine Remover Spray for Stain and Odor-4460031325 - The Home Depot

mommyandme (m&m)

Natures Miracle can be used in the wash.  We used it when our elderly cat was a problem.  Sometimes I thought it smelled like urine itself.  

I use bleach in my moms wash always. Seems to help. 

The smells involved are just another issue to deal amongst the many many more.  Sorry for your troubles.  

WhiteBearKite

Try cat urine neutralizer in every part of his room. Use baking soda and downy to clean his room. I hope this help.

terei

The best product I know of is Nok-out which works on any odors.  Available on Amazon

Jimbob59

I use sent beads in the wash for moms cloths and bedding, also throw a few in her bedside toilet each day after emptying it.

BassetHoundAnn

Simple Solution works pretty well. Nature's Miracle isn't bad. It was reformulated years ago and hasn't been as effective but it still works. Resolve also sells a urine odor remover that works well. 

I bought a small blacklight flashlight for about $10 from Amazon that will reveal urine stains on the floor, carpet and upholstery in the dark. That's proved helpful. 

I've seen a few online recommendations that I've tried to good effect. One thing that's worked for me is to soak the item in baking soda and water. Then rinse and soak in vinegar. Then wash. Suggestions for soaking times vary widely, but I think that if you soak something in baking soda for a few hours, then rinse and soak in vinegar for a spell you'll be good. 

I recently tried a variation of this technique on bathroom-style flooring. I rubbed a paste of baking soda and water into tile and grout that smelled of urine. I let it sit for about 20 minutes, then I scrubbed the floor. I then poured vinegar over the tile and grout and let that sit for about 20 minutes. Then I scrubbed and washed again. Voila! Fresh-smelling floor! 

BassetHoundAnn

By the way there are "Pet Odor Exterminator Candles(tm)" that are sold by veterinarians. The maker claims they are an "Enzyme Formulated Candle" that removes odors while burning, but I think they're essentially a very heavily scented candle. I've seen them sold on Chewy and Amazon. Here is the web site for the maker:  https://www.petodorsolution.com/ The scents are very nice but heavy. Specialty Pet Products sells a whole line of odor-reducing products for fabrics, etc.

towhee

You say that this smell is a relatively recent problem- Is it possible that the urine odor is stronger than it was? Mild dehydration can cause that, possibly other things as well. He could also be urinating where he should not, or putting wet clothing back in drawers or in the closet.

EveOnly

Hello, I also recommend Odoban. It can be purchased in membership stores like Sam's but also in Home Depot or Lowes. You can buy a gallon container and mix it. You can spray surfaces as well as pour into laundry. I LOVE it and it's not expensive.

Mobile AL

Daddy has been peeing in his room for quite a while. I would mop and clean the bed covers almost daily but I focused on the bathroom mostly because that was where the biggest mess was. 

When daddy was in the hospital it was decided he would be released to home hospice. He needed a hospital bed so I decided I would throughly clean his room  since I had to have his king size bed removed. I had everything removed from his room. That's when I realized that the odor was coming from under the dresser. 

After reading about the Nature's Miracle I bought a bottle and, after throughly cleaning his floors several times I poured some of the product into water and mopped the entire room, bathroom and closet. I gave it a couple of days and did it again. Fortunately we had some cooler temperatures move in so I was able to open windows and, even though the smell was strong,  it was bearable. It's been a week and I can still smell it but the urine smell is much less noticeable. 

I would not recommend using this product as a mopping agent if anyone is sleeping or staying in the room. The odor, even diluted with water, is very potent. Give it a few days for the odor to dissipate. 

Mobile AL

I found that daddy had put a wet diaper in his underwear drawer. He would take them off at night when I was trying to make him use them. He also was taking his underwear out of the drawer and putting them in other drawers in his room. Also had stuffed a lot in the overhead cabinet in the bathroom. I still find humor in that!

BethMimi

Mom puts toilet tissue up her sleeve.  When I pull them out it's like a magician's trick.  They just keep coming and coming.  They do put things in the funniest places.  This is all very sad but I find seeing humor in little things helps too.

JMack88

When my dad became incontinent, we used the bed pads as well as the adult diapers.  But the room and bedding soon got that urine odor despite keeping everything as clean as possible.  My sister bought some kind of solid odor absorber (will have to ask what brand it was) and I started using Lysol Laundry Sanitizer on the bedding and clothing.  It helped a lot.  It wasn't perfect, but it did make a noticeable difference.

BassetHoundAnn

BethMimi wrote:

Mom puts toilet tissue up her sleeve.  When I pull them out it's like a magician's trick.  They just keep coming and coming.  They do put things in the funniest places.  This is all very sad but I find seeing humor in little things helps too.

<hehe!> When I was growing up, and went to Catholic school, the nuns would put tissues up their sleeves, usually tucked into the above-the-elbow cuff of their white blouse--so they would always have a tissue handy to wipe runny noses. Maybe your mom is remembering the tissues-in-the-sleeves of some elementary school teacher of long ago.