Carpet odors can be very overwhelming. It's unpleasant smell often comes from pet urine, smoke and a lot more. Generally, a wet carpet is smelly since carpets have the ability to seep deep into the pad. Regardless of how often you mop or vacuum your carpet, the odor will eventually resurface. There are several ways to fix and clean up smelly carpets, from baking soda to commercial products of your choice.

The first thing to do when fixing a smelly carpet is to identify the odor of the carpet. You must know if the carpet smells like smoke, which is more likely if someone at home is smoking inside the house, or if it's a pet urine odors, which can also be the case if you have own a pet. If you can't identify the smell, maybe because you were already immune by the odor, you can always ask someone to help you identify the smell.

Baking soda is a very common household remedy for carpet odors, it does wonders to your carpets and can neutralize the odor. Before applying the baking soda into your carpet, you must test it first to make sure that it doesn't discolor your carpet. Then you can now use the carpet by pouring a generous amount and let it sit for about 15 minutes then vacuum your carpet afterwards.

If you don't want to use baking soda for some reason, you may opt to use commercial products specially made for deodorizing carpets. There are several products available in the market today that can help neutralize the carpet odor. Carpet neutralizers are much better than air fresheners, since it doesn't just cover up or mask the real odor, but it eliminates the odor ultimately. Sometimes, all air fresheners can do is to cover up the odor with fresh scented smell but doesn't have the ability to get rid of the unpleasant smell. Your carpet may smell good for a while but the unpleasant odor will still resurface when the fresh scent has gone.

Many commercial products are created to fight against specific carpet odors. There are carpet deodorizers that are specially formulated for pet urines while others are especially made to conquer smoke odors from your carpet. There are also several home remedies such as vinegar, mouthwash and hydrogen peroxide. Even though these products can remove the odor, it has also the power to discolor your carpets, so you really have to be careful when using such products.