This ended up smelling slightly of Dawn, but mostly just CLEAN. My guys have sensitive noses, and I was worried that either the smell of tummy sickness or the strong smell of a cleaner would bother them. With a little scrubbing and blotting, I was able to get the rest of the stains out of both the carpet and the mattress, and more importantly, the smell too. Sorry if that’s TMI, but figured that was important to mention!) (This was after I’d removed the rest of the…um…residue. I swished it around, dipped my cleaning cloth in it, and started scrubbing. Considering I was facing both stains and odor, I thought it would be worth a try.įor the bed and carpet, I mixed about ¾ cup hydrogen peroxide, a few teaspoons of baking soda, and a little squirt of Dawn (maybe about 1 tsp–I didn’t take the time to measure!). I thought I remembered seeing that it would deodorize too. In the aftermath of my kiddo getting sick, I remembered seeing something passed around on Facebook for using hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and our old trusty cleaning pal Dawn all mixed together as a stain remover. (Don’t worry–no before/after pics for this cleaner!) But, if it can help clean and deodorize my son’s tummy-bug mess from a new mattress and new carpet…rest assured it should work for most anything you’ll throw at it. As excited as I am to share this stain removing/deodorizing DIY home cleaning recipe with you, I really wish I hadn’t had the opportunity to test it quite as thoroughly as I did.