On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:01:13 -0700, rbowman
wrote:

On 11/16/2018 03:24 PM, arlen michael holder wrote:
My question is more toward figuring out WHY I see baking soda mentioned as
a panacea for almost everything from baby rash to automotive leak repair.

It is a deodorizer.

http://bestcarpetcleanerreview.net/h...t-really-work/

There are Glade makes some carpet powders with a fragrance but I find
the fragrance cloying so straight baking soda is better. The Arm &
Hammer 1 lb. boxes suggest opening it and putting it in the refrigerator
to deal with food odors.


I did have luck using it to deodorize a rug. (Dog puke, dog **** etc,
puppies are a bitch)
I pressure cleaned the rug, hung it the sun for a few days with no
real joy, then I broomed in a pound or so of baking soda. let it sit
in the sun all day and vacuumed it out real well. It was as good as
new.