There’s something rotten in the state of Denmark.
Or, maybe it’s just a bad case of human hygiene. I’ve noticed that the dorms have started to smell like congested air and humans. I guess there is logic to that, but it’s not a pleasant scent. Here is a process to deal with your room when it starts smelling like rotten cabbage. Or worse.
Taking care of stench 101
- Your first step is to go to the source. Check your fridge, garbage cans, closet. Solve the mystery of the undesired odor. If it’s rotten food, throw it out. Take out the garbage. Put smelly sneakers outside.
- Open the windows and in doing so, continue the process of removing the odor. Getting some ventilation will definitely help, and a fan wouldn’t hurt either to give the odor a little push out the window, never to be smelt again.
- If you need to clean out your fridge or closet, do so by removing all contents necessary to clean, and scrub with a soap and water mixture. Dry by pressing a towel or several paper towels on the wet areas, blotting up the mixture with the towels.
- If the odor persists, place an uncovered bowl of baking soda, either dry or mixed with water, in the space and take away the bowl after three days if the odor has gone. If there is something in the carpet you can sprinkle the baking soda on the designated area, and vacuum it up after an hour or more. Using baking soda is one of the more practical and ideal options for cleaning up odors in college dorm rooms. Baking soda will remove the unwanted odors from the air.
- Continue the cycle of taking out the garbage, updating food in the fridge once it expires, doing laundry, keeping a clean closet, and whatever else causes unwanted odors. Oh the possibilities.
