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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sweet elderly MIL has been staying with us.  She is wonderful and we love her dearly.  She has recently developed old person smell, a normal condition caused by thinning skin oxidizing and creating nonenal, which creates the odor.  Although she showers every day and I do all of her laundry including sheets and towels regularly, the unpleasant odor remains because nonenal is not water-soluble.

She is now visiting her other children, and [b]I have used this time to launder everything with the persimmon detergent made to help with this issue, as well as Borax and Oxiclean.  I have been airing out her bedroom by keeping the windows open, and have used coffee grounds, vinegar, baking soda, dryer sheets, scented candles, and Pinesol to help eliminate the odor that lingers in the bathroom, carpet, the air. [/b]

Has anyone else dealt with this issue?  Any tips?  My MIL is returning soon and I want to be able to handle this discreetly so as to not hurt her feelings.  
Thank you for any advice you can give me.[/quote]

OP.. DO YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR MIL???? Because you are on a perfect road to do that!

I don't know ONE young person in the full health whou would Survive the barage of chemicals in their environment.

First of all.. I am not sure if she developed the smell but the smell is a result of what she eat AND medications she uses. Mostly the medications that make her smell bad.

Also, is she showering and washing her clothing?

Is she having medical problems like urine leak or has a catherer of some sort?

Maybe she is not telling you everything.

I know many elderly and I don't really smell anything drastic. There might be really some medications that send the odor off.

Othewise, change the carpet and drapes, mattres, and sheets for the new ones, paint the room.

BTW maybe this is mold that you confuse with old person. some old peopel hav emold in their home as they loose ability
to clean their homes and take proper care of things... [/quote]

Thank you so much for the suggestions.  I forgot to mention that I tried all of those remedies after she left, and now the odor is gone.  My main concern is how to help with odor when she returns, preferably with organic nontoxic ingredients.

MIL is on a strict healthy diet prescribed by her physician, and currently not taking any meds unless her sugar is off, and in that case she needs to take some insulin.  She does shower daily and we have a safe shower set up for her.  I launder all of her clothing, sheets, and towels regularly.  No urine leakage or catheter.

Because the odor is gone, I don't need to paint the room, change the carpet, drapes, sheets and mattress.

I don't think it's mold, because now that MIL is out of the house, the smell has disappeared.  I don't expect MIL to clean, so I clean her bathroom and bedroom, and have the whole house professionally cleaned every month.

That's good that you have never smelled this odor on the elderly, I know it doesn't happen to everyone.[/quote]

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