Borax question?

Question

We sprinkled borax down on our carpet last night as a flea preventative measure after moving in here and now they have fleas. We have treated our two cats with frontline and are preventing it that way and used a spray around the house also. We have air conditioning and our house is kept clean but after we put borax down on the carpet (dry) and vacuumed what we could up...today when I go outside and then come back in it smells funny. I have put down carpet freshener with baking soda in it to hopefully neutralize it when we come in. When you are in the house for a few seconds you do not notice it. I even vacuumed over it again today. Does borax make carpet smell funny?

Answer 1

I wouldn't think that borax would have made your carpet smell funny.

However, to get rid of fleas, I found the following information.

"YOUR HOME: Fleas spend most of their time in your furnishings and only hop onto your dog or you for their next meal. Make sure you wash your dog’s bedding regularly because no flea ever survived a hot wash cycle. If you add Eucalyptus Essential Oil to the final rinse it will also kill 99% of house dust mites according to research from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Vacuum your home very thoroughly and sprinkle a fine layer of ordinary table salt over your upholstery and carpets and leave overnight before vacuuming again to evict your unwelcome guests safely but don’t forget to empty your vacuum bag."

Answer 2

No, I have used borax to get pet urine stains and ordors out of carpet, with no smell.