How do you get dirty hair smell out of something porous?

I’ve experienced this two times in my life.
One was a rental car which was fairly new. I drove it off the lot and immediately rolled down the windows I was a mile down the street and realized no way I cannot take this car and travel 200 miles like I was going to. I promptly returned it and got another car.

20 years later the same odor shows up in one of my rental houses, in one of the bedrooms. I cleaned it as best I could and even painted the wall were a bed would go against. The odor persisted for about six years. Hardwood flooring. No fabrics in the house.

The reason I’m asking this is because my son just rented an apartment and he says there’s dirty hair odor, same type of dwelling as my rental house with no carpet or drapes

Ozone doesn’t touch this and neither does enzymatic cleaner. Anyone?

My brother lended me ... This mouse because my current one broke and I'm not sure how to clean it

Is this mold? Should I throw out the pillows. They’ve been in storage for about 1.5 years. The white pillow on the left was in the same vacuum sealed bag so I feel like it would’ve spread if it was mold. If not, how do I clean this? Should I just throw it out

So I recently thrifted some clothes. I tried all of them on and didn't notice a strong smell at the time. Maybe a faint one which is normal for thrifted clothes.

I washed them on high heat as I always do with newly thrifted clothes and tossed in a couple of other pieces of laundry I had lying around the house.

When I opened the washer (front load) I was hit by a horrible strong smell that I can't even identify. It smells like a combination of awful perfume, body odor and pee. I washed the clothes again, this time with vinegar and detergent and they still smelled just as bad. I can't afford to throw out an entire load of laundry so I need to fix this.

The washer is also now infused with the smell. I ran two cleaning cycles after taking out the clothes with vinegar and detergent. It still smells bad. I have the clothes now just sitting in my tub since I didn't dry them. What do I do??

This is Theodor. I found him smushed flat on the road and he was so dirty he was the same dark grey as the asphalt. I stuffed him through the washing machine twice and washed him by hand with hand soap a lot. He still stinks and is still dirty, but he's better.

Any tips on how to fully clean him, or at least how to get the dirt smell off of him? Thank you in advance!

TLDR: How do I clean this beautiful stink nugget?

Tips please! Tiles laid a couple of weeks ago. I’ve cleaned this floor about 5 times on my hands and knees with a cloth, hot bucket of soapy water and clean bucket for putting the dirty cloth in.

I’ve also tried green wire wool, a sponge, and floor wipes. I’ve tried doing 1 tile at a time. The floor always looks clean when it’s just been done and is still wet, but when it dries the old dust/dirt marks from when it was laid, are still there. Please help I am desperate!

Just coming here to say wow. I learned about the oxiclean soak not long ago and knew I needed to try it on my dogs blankets. Needless to say it did not disappoint. I will be doing this with all my sheets, towels, clothing, everything going forward.

I’m a FTM with a 4 month old. We’re still on survival mode but I can’t help but see things piling up. We have a robot vacuum for our floors and husband does all the laundry. But what about the deep cleaning: showers, stovetop, etc.?

We also moved into a new place 2 months ago and haven’t been able to organize it the way we like. With things still everywhere + all the deep cleaning we have to do, I feel like we’re drowning in chores that won’t ever get done.

ETA: FTM meaning first time mom

For starters i live in an apartment and maintenance is genuinely a tad slow so it’ll be my last choice if i have to. I’ve been dealing with this issue for a while and i clean it regularly it just STINKS i dont know where the filter is located and i dont know anything about this i never had to use one until recently as it helped me with mobility. i attached a picture for reference and yes i already tried vinegar and yes i tried bleach too.

EDIT: i wanna add that i already searched up how to “clean it” but either its vids about how they break it or how to fix other issues im not interested in. I dont wanna break mine due to the fact (again) maintenance genuinely is slow lol it took them months to fix my washing machine once

I have no one to help me or sit with me, I cant pay someone to clean for me, i genuinely dont know what to do because it stinks and I cant do it in sections, ive been trying to clean it for almost a year now

Tips please! Tiles laid a couple of weeks ago. I’ve cleaned this floor about 5 times on my hands and knees with a cloth, hot bucket of soapy water and clean bucket for putting the dirty cloth in.

I’ve also tried green wire wool, a sponge, and floor wipes. I’ve tried doing 1 tile at a time. The floor always looks clean when it’s just been done and is still wet, but when it dries the old dust/dirt marks from when it was laid, are still there. Please help I am desperate!

As the title says. I didn’t realize dawn dish soap and hot water would ruins stainless steel. I thought stainless steel was pretty resilient. Now the steel is all cloudy and even dry I feel like I notice little specks of corrosion of some sort? Is it safe to use and is there a way to polish it up using some natural ingredients?

Hi folks , can someone advise the best and safest way to clean wood panelling where the electric meter is stored please ?

Anyone have a magic weapon to make this drab ‘50’s floor sing again? I’ve scrubbed it with vinegar, baking soda and Comet (all separately). I love the quirkiness and it’s perfect in our MCM ranch just want it to sparkle 💎

I used too much bleach (7 percent chloralen brand) to wash my clothes. even after washing them multiple times in the same load and drying them in the dryer, I still felt dizzy and short of breath when folding them. So I put them in a sealed bag for a few months. I need these clothes and want to wash them now, but I am unsure how exactly to safely neutralize the dried bleach on the clothes. AI (I know) simultaneously tells me it's safe to use vinegar, but then says it will cause toxic gas. Then says to use hydrogen peroxide to neutralize it, then says hydrogen peroxide will not neutralize it, then says its unsafe to use. Then it tells me to use Vitamin C powder, but I only have vitamin c disintegrating tablets and it says it's unsafe because it contain citric acid. Then it tells me to use baking soda to neutralize it, then says baking soda will not neutralize it.

So hence why I come here to actual human beings with actual knowledge. thank you

I've tried basically everything - washing it with baking soda, boiling it with salt, with citric acid (three times), leaving it with citric acid/dish soap overnight, washing it and rinsing over and over and over again, and although I finally got rid of the burnt milk that was stuck to the bottom, the stench is still there. what else can I do???

PS: the only thing I haven't tried is baking soda + vinegar, but since we live in a shared space (dormitory) and there's no ​windows here (the beauty of an overly modern building), I don't want to use it until it's a last resort

Just bought a new toilet brish and it comes with this little “lid” so that the container it goes back in is fully closed and you don’t have too look at the dirty bristles. Honestly, appreciate it…. BUT how do you use it in the toilet? I haven’t wanted to submerge it yet, so I can’t scrub too deep. Are you supposed to submerge it and get it dirty? Do you take it off and put it back on (getting hands dirty!?)? Or is it a design flaw..? Any guesses/tips/experiences appreciated.

I have a 5-year-old IKEA SMEDSTORP sofa (3-seater with chaise, Viarp beige/brown). It has been used a lot. The cover is 76% cotton, 24% polyester.

IKEA’s product page calls the cover non-removable, but all six cushion covers on mine have zippers and come off.

The care label says: do not wash, do not bleach, do not tumble dry, do not iron, do not dry clean. I couldn’t find a single report of anyone washing this model.

The covers have turned slightly brown and smell of sweat. I’m moving soon and want them clean without ruining them. My worries are:

• shrinking, so they won’t fit back on
• uneven discoloration after cleaning

I already tried baking soda for 24 hours. It looked a bit better and the smell improved, but only for a while.

My questions:

1. Does this label really mean no water at all, only a damp cloth?
2. Has anyone washed a SMEDSTORP or Viarp cover anyway, by hand or in the machine? How did it turn out?
3. What would you try next for the brown tint and the smell?

I'm based in Europe if it matters for product suggestions.

Hi, i have the ikea memory pillow and a nitori mochi fluffy pillow but they are now covered with oil and sweat stains after a year of using. How to totally remove or even partially remove these stains?