Smoke Eater All Purpose Odor Eliminator - Breaks Down Foul Scents at the Molecular Level - Smoke, Food, Pet and Stale Odor. Ideal For the Home. Apartment Cars, Boats - 4 oz Travel Bottle

The easiest way to look at smells is obviously to think of the stinky ones LOL. They are all made of molecules. A molecule is the smallest fundamental unit that can be involved in a chemical reaction. They are made up of a group of atoms. When we smell something, good or bad, we inhale through our nose where our olfactory receptor neurons detect the smell. The neuron receptors transmit the information to the olfactory bulb at the back of the nose. The bulbs have sensory receptors that are part of the brain that can send signals to the limbic system (where our memories and emotions are) and the neocortex (controls conscious thoughts). Therefore, when we smell something, we recognize, we automatically think of exactly where we last smelled it! Pretty awesome!!

Most of the odor eliminators are made up of two important compounds: cyclodextrin and citric acid. Both can be naturally derived. At Home First, we let nature take its course, we use Cyclodextrin which is a starch molecule made from corn while citric acid can be found in citrus fruits.

Cyclodextrin, one of the odor eliminators, is a donut shaped molecule, so when a “stinky” molecule (like the ones from rotten eggs for example) which is usually spherical, runs into the donut shaped molecule, it gets trapped in the center. So, at this point, you are only able to smell the odor eliminator molecule if it has a fragrance or you will not smell the “stinky” molecule at all. These are known as odor trappers, very fitting LOL!

And now, you will better understand that our chemists and scientists know how to produce on of the most effective odor eliminators on the market today.