Smelly Teenager's Bedroom

i_am_really_rich!!

Afternoon, I have just discovered OS and am enjoying the challenge. I particularly like the cleaning ideas as heavily fragranced cleaners give me a terrible headache. This is where my problem has come from, my teenagers bedrooms stinks!! :eek: It is as clean as a button but there is always this 'fuggy' smell. I have windows open all the time, the bed is changed and aired regularly, so what can I do. I really don't want to put air freshener in there but am running out of ideas??

hollydays

Is it his/her trainers? one of the usual culprits.

wanting2save

Is it the carpet? If so i would put some bicarb of soda on it, leave as long as poss (at least a couple of hours) then hoover up. WEorks brilliantly on getting sicky smells out of carpet:D

mrcow

Try taking said teenager and pegging him/her out on the line to air for a few hours. It's bound to be where the smell is coming from


(Alternatively try burning a scented wax tart - or is that not OS? Yankee Candle are always a good bet and they smell divine).

poppie,s_dream

sprinkle bicarb on carpets and mattress (bicarb neutralises the smell from sweat on mattresses) and leave to air you can also sprinkle bicarb in the trainers and put them outside for a few hours.

poppie,s_dream

sprinkle bicarb on carpets and mattress (bicarb neutralises the smell from sweat on mattresses) and leave to air you can also sprinkle bicarb in the trainers and put them outside for a few hours.

angchris

mrcow wrote: »

Try taking said teenager and pegging him/her out on the line to air for a few hours. It's bound to be where the smell is coming from


:rotfl: thats really funny! if only it was that easy :rolleyes: today i asked my 14 year old lad to remove the rotting sandwiches (uneaten lunch from school, why do i bother? ) from his bedroom for about the umpteenth time as i now refuse to go in there but i could smell the "smell" from the landing of rotting teenager _pale_ i refuse to go in there now as its so bad, i don`t see why i should have to clear up his fousty mess as he is more than capable at his age. so he duly went to his room and less than 5 mins later proudly came downstairs and said "i`ve done it!" i said "but where are they?" he said "i`ve put them in my bin". so basically he`s just moved them around his bedroom :rolleyes: and the bin would sit there for another 2 months or so till i nag him to empty it :eek: please tell me they grow out of this stage, i dont think i could cope with the smell till he moves out when he`s an adult :rotfl:

hollydays

Ah 14 yr old boys-remember when my son stopped showering..it does pass though..

taplady

hollydays wrote: »

Ah 14 yr old boys-remember when my son stopped showering..it does pass though..

I hope so! I have to constantly remind my 17 year old DS to shower:eek: his room first thing in the morning smells disgusting!:rolleyes:
The bed is changed weekly and it is clean and tidyish for a 17yo but as mrcow said its probably the teenager more than the room that pongs!:eek:

I go into my DSs room and spray linen and room spray with lavender all over it and also put lavender oil on the bedding - does help a bit! also empty his laundry bin often!

good luck!;) I also have a 14yo DS but he hasn't hit the smelly stage yet!:rolleyes:

verynewmoneysaver

Mines' the same and he's 18. I avoid his room as much as possible!

madmum33

The joys of teenage boys!!!! :eek: (My 17 yr old is the same, we have pitched battles to get him in the shower more than once a week! How he's kept his girlfriend for 2 years is beyond me!)