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you should try using a onion insted of gas it works better on the test

A chemist could describe for us the role each ingredient plays in the recipe. I do know that dry baking soda alone is a great odor absorber. Of course there are the ads about putting an open box in the fridge, but I have used it (actually, several boxes at once, scattered around) to eliminate odor from a graveled area in my back yard that really smelled from use by my three dogs (one male). I tried all sorts of commercial products that didn't work, before I tried the (inexpensive) baking soda and it was amazing - the odor disappeared as I was applying the stuff.

The peroxide must be in there to kill bacteria that cause odors. What is the purpose of the shampoo - to get everything to mix well or to
give the solution some ability to stick to things it is applied to?

I would say that the peroxide is also reacting with some of the odour chemicals. Peroxide is used for disinfection purposes because it is so reactive. It kills off tastes in water. The shampoo is acting as a surfactant to increase absorption of the material. An example is how it helps to break down grease. It makes oil soluble in water (even skunk oil). Then the baking soda and peroxide can chemically react with it.

At least that's my guess.

Dan O.

Nub, thank`s for the recipe! Mine is all done and bottled. I can`t wait to try it...before season, and not where I hunt. This could be a great help to me, as I use about one gallon of the stuff every year. Guess I hunt too much!

NRA,UBP,BASS Member
New Stanton,PA

I hear that baking soda fluoresces. Does anybody know if this is true?

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Hey guys, the active ingredient in our scent elimination sprays is Triclosan. <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> After reading some info I'll post you may want to switch to nub's recipe!! Triclosan is &quot;broadly&quot; classified as a chlorinated hydrocarbons,....a compound known to cause cancer. <img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> Keep in mind that Triclosan is at a VERY low level in the scent elimination sprays we use.

Triclosan is by its chemical structure a polychloro phenoxy phenol. It is possible that several polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (dioxins) polychloro-dibenzofurans (dibenzofurans) can be found in varying low level amounts, as synthesis impurities in triclosan. Their presence or absences is dependent upon the type and purity of the starting materials used to synthesize triclosan as well as reaction conditions such as temperature, pressure and the like. If present, their relative concentrations as impurities can vary from batch to batch. This raises concerns because of the toxicity of dioxins and dibenzofurans.

The toxicity of dioxins and dibenzofurans varies with the position and number of chlorine atoms attached to the aromatic rings. In general, their toxicity increases with increasing chlorine substitution. Those dioxins and dibenzofurans that have chlorine atoms at the 2,3 and 7 positions are particularly toxic. As a result of the potential for the formation of dioxins and dibenzofurans as unwanted low level trace by-products the USP has proposed a new monograph for the specific testing of triclosan. This proposed monograph details the assay and testing of USP triclosan. In addition to setting product specification standards and procedures to assay the purity and physical identity of triclosan.

Oh no,...USP????....I smell a price increase in our scent elimination products!!!!! <img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Wow, it's been 20 years since college chemistry. Can someone translate TWANG's post into english???