Question from Sandy
My husband and I decided to switch our office and guest room. The office (which is now the guest room) had one of those plastic things you put on the floor so your chair can roll easily. It has been in the room for several years and had no plastic smell. When we picked it up off the floor the odor was horrendous and won’t go away. It has been about 6 weeks and we have tried airing out the room, running a fan, putting baking soda down and have now cleaned the carpet with Mystical carpet stain remover. The plastic smell now seems worse, altho the carpet may still be damp. Is there a way to get the plastic smell out once and for all w/o adding any chemicals to the mix? I have MCS.
Debra’s Answer
None of the things you list do anything to remove an odor from carpet. Airing the room, for example, will remove the pollutants released from the carpet from the room, but will not stop them from being released from the carpet.
I suggest using a space heater to heat the room, especially if you think the carpet is still damp. This will help the odor outgas and dry the carpet.
If this does not eliminate the odor, you can contain it with AFM Carpet Seal. This is a nontoxic product that smells like nothing. I used it many years ago on a carpet in an office and it was very effective.
