Caregivers have thanked me after I've suggested EGOSAN (they are one of my clients). They are premium products with hyper-absorbent linings that turn urine into gel deep ins
You're looking for a way to prevent urine odor not deal with it after the fact.
I was an in-home caregiver for 25 years and have changed an ocean of adult diapers, pull-ups, and urine incontinence pads.
I have tried every product and every combination and the one that I found to work the best is this:
Trim down a small baby diaper (remove the tabs and elastic). sprinkle a bit of baking soda on it and rub it into the baby diaper good. Line the Depend with the trimmed baby diaper. The baby diaper turns the urine into a gel. It costs a lot less than high-end incontinence products that do the same thing only cost three and four times as much.
During the day, you don't have to use the baby diaper. You can use a Poise pad with baking soda rubbed into it to line the Depend. Or just the Depend itself. Use the baking soda though.
I've had great results using Dove all-over body deodorant spraywith the baking soda on the diapers. Never had a care client that had a problem with these products and they work.
Baking soda and Dove deodorant body spray are cheap. I know how expensive adult incontinence products can be and that families often struggle to provide a LO with them. The baby diapers, baking soda, and Dove doedorant body spray are available at Family Dollar stores.
I'm not sure if the odor you mention is on your Mother or in her undergarment. My Mom wears Depends and she also uses a porta potty. We use Phoof Odor Eliminator and it is pure magic. The product says it can be used on the human body, pets, etc. I've never sprayed it on Mom but after she has a BM in the potty, I spray Phoof directly on the waste and there is NO SMELL at all. It will probably work on the issue you describe as well. This can be bought on Amazon but sometimes see it in Walmart & Target. Only takes a couple of sprays so it last along time. Been using it for about a year and have only had to purchase more once or twice. Great Stuff!
Going to try this one, not for urine odor but for other stuff. Have always cherished Zero Odor, and hope they never go out of business. Use it to spray once into dishwasher and does marvels preventing food odor until washer full enough to use every three days or so, into garbage can liner, and for all sorts of other things. Don't know how Zero Odor would work on any incontinent wear; guess I would worry about skin contact with most products.
Short of sticking an Air Wick solid in your mom's pants, there is nothing gonna get rid of the urine smell that lingers in disposable briefs. Odor is just a fact of life with adult incontinence, unfortunately.
I would say if there is this much odor to urine when the disposables are being frequently changed, then the urine needs to be tested. Or test clothing to be certain that odor is being removed with routine washing.
Adding arm and hammer super washing laundry soda to the load along with your detergent may help. Also, don't overload the wash, use hot water. Aside from showering everyday, there not much else. My elder had a UTI once that made her urine smell like fish.
This doesn’t really answer your question but you could place scented fabric softener sheets in her pockets (if it isn’t a risk that she will try to eat them). Downy Unstopables (that’s how they spell it😛) laundry scent pellets are REALLY strong and long lasting, so may mask the inevitable odor.
I was an in-home caregiver for 25 years and have changed an ocean of adult diapers, pull-ups, and urine incontinence pads.
I have tried every product and every combination and the one that I found to work the best is this:
Trim down a small baby diaper (remove the tabs and elastic). sprinkle a bit of baking soda on it and rub it into the baby diaper good. Line the Depend with the trimmed baby diaper. The baby diaper turns the urine into a gel. It costs a lot less than high-end incontinence products that do the same thing only cost three and four times as much.
During the day, you don't have to use the baby diaper. You can use a Poise pad with baking soda rubbed into it to line the Depend. Or just the Depend itself. Use the baking soda though.
I've had great results using Dove all-over body deodorant spraywith the baking soda on the diapers. Never had a care client that had a problem with these products and they work.
Baking soda and Dove deodorant body spray are cheap. I know how expensive adult incontinence products can be and that families often struggle to provide a LO with them. The baby diapers, baking soda, and Dove doedorant body spray are available at Family Dollar stores.
go into a health food
ask an assisted living place fro advice.. can’t hurt
Calmoseptim cream. (?) it’s a barrier cream, but has a scent to it..
no worries… more posts will come in with more natural ideas/solutions too..
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