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Question: If a product says it counteracts, does it permanently remove the odour?
Answer: The process of counteraction is when an odour is reduced or eliminated.
The first step to completely remove the odour is to remove the source, and then clean the source area. There is not one single technique that is best for odour removal. Of course it always depends on the type of odour, the length of time it has been there, the type of surface the odour is emitting from, how porous the surface is etc, but a range of removal processes is always recommended.
By counteracting an odour, all the molecules from the malodour and the Counteractant used, combine to create a new, more pleasant odour.
Too many non-professionals within the restoration industry try to mask odours, rather than remove them completely. Masking an odour can be a cheaper alternative, but all this does is disguise the odour, not remove it. By masking an odour, the customer is led to believe the odour has gone because of the false negative sense of smell, and that the odour has gone, when it actually hasn’t.

Unsmoke counteractants range from Bad Odour Blocks - small and cost effective counteractant blocks, which slowly release odour counteractants. (these products are avaiable in a wide variety of fragrances), through to thremal fogging agents (Thermo 55 and Thermo 2000), and chemical sponges - dry sponges with a built in odour counteractant.



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