Odour elimination vs odour control
If you look at almost any written or online guide helping families to choose a nursing home for a loved one, they all suggest you ask the all-important question: "How does the facility smell?" If it smells anything like an old bedpan, you are urged to keep looking. Equally as bad is a heavily perfumed smell trying to cover up malodours.
The first and most important step in any odour-control strategy is to try to eliminate the source of malodours rather than merely trying to combat the odours themselves. Disinfectants, enzymatic agents and detergents are the first and best line of defence against malodours, because these products can remove or kill the material causing the unpleasant smells.
The second line of defence is odour-control products.
There are basically three types of odour-control products: air fresheners, odour counteractants and odour-eliminators.
Odour control has improved significantly in recent decades, giving care home managers a real choice of ‘control’ vs ‘elimination. These advances have allowed healthcare housekeeping and maintenance departments to move away from using fragrances designed simply to mask unpleasant smells with pleasant ones and to now actually eliminate malodours.
Our best selling odour eliminator OdorBac Tec Pure2 for example is a cleaner, odour eliminator, stain remover and bacterial killer all in one.
Highly effective against odours associated with urine, faeces, vomit, body odour, household/food waste, damp, tobacco and many more. Designed to tackle dirt, grease and grime in a variety of applications.
Odorbac Tec⁴ is a powerful stain remover and can be used in hot water extraction machines and quick dry bonnet systems to help keep carpets and soft furnishings in perfect condition.