Advise: Air Fresheners for Diaper Odors

Air Fresheners for Diaper Odors

Deneale K. Williams, Yahoo Contributor Network
Jun 8, 2008

 

How embarrassing. But sadly, bodily functions cannot be avoided. However, eliminating the odor, is something we can control. Here today, a Mother to five- I am here to offer you my advise.

"Eeeewww, what is that smell?!"

 

 

For starters, as soon as the diaper is changed and ready to be thrown out, take it directly to the dumpster, out side trash can, anywhere but in the house. If you can't do it, perhaps you can have someone do it for you. And if you must keep that raunchy smelling diaper in the trash and in the house, you might want to turn the ceiling fan on. In the meantime, maybe light a few scented candles, out of reach of your child. Perhaps maybe even an in scent too. There are also sprays that they claim are now natural and better for our environment, and eliminate germs. However, some people prefer not using aerosols.

If the diaper you removed is soiled with poop, my advise if you are unable to get the diaper out of the house, go to your bathroom, and dip the diaper into the toilet and rinse the poop into it and flush. Not flushing the diaper!! With store bought diapers this is more difficult, because the diapers will continue absorbing the toilet water. This routine is best used with the cloth type diapers. To help out, you can use the handle of the toilet brush and scrape the soiled diaper into the potty. After-wards, please be sure to rinse thoroughly the toilet brush in the toilet too. Please remember NOT to flush any diapers period.

With cloth diapers, there are diaper hampers. In those diaper hampers, in the lid is where you put this scent thing, much like the scented items you hang on the inside of the toilet ring. If you cannot find these, toilet companies and hardware stores sell them, because they are often used in male urinals. These are harmful if swallowed and are eaten, please keep out of reach of children! Also, these diaper hampers are dangerous if your child attempts to climb inside, the could possibly drowned.
Another remedy for any annoying scent, is in the bottom of your trash can, or even trash bag, dump a small amount of pine-sol, into the bag or can to help fight odors.

There are air fresheners that you can now plug into outlets to help eliminate odors as well. They can't hurt. Another thing you might want to try is dumping a little bit of baking soda onto the poop inside the diaper, rolling the diaper up, making sure to thoroughly close it, and then toss it into the trash. Baking soda is supposed to absorb odors, and we all know, it works in the cat box!

An even simpler solution and less costly, open the window! If you do not get the diaper out of the house, the odor will linger, there is no way around it! Maybe you could consider putting a trash can right outside the back door, just for those nasty diapers that truly knock your socks off! LOL
The next thing to look forward to- potty training. You will be glad to be rid of those diapers, and their cost! Trust me! Good luck, diapers aren't one of my fondest memories! LOL
 
Please note: If ever you buy and use unsafe and harmful chemicals, and your child gets a hold of them, please call your local poison control center immediately. Upon transportation to the Hospital, please get in touch with your local pediatrician. You can never be too safe, all it takes is looking away once. Put all dangerous chemicals up and out of reach at all times. Any child age group, will check them out. Safety first!

Published by Deneale K. Williams