Scent Killer Formula
1.5 qt Hydrogen Peroxide (3% Formula)
This is not the stuff in the brown bottles bought at the drug store/supermarket. You need to go to a swimming pool supply store and buy a gallon of “Shock & Oxidizer”. This is a 27% solution. (You can also get H202 at beautician supply stores. This may not be 27%. It may be weaker or stronger. Use caution when handling the concentrated product and make sure that you have the dilution correct!!) Be very careful not to get any full strength solution on you or anything else you don’t want burned/ruined/whatever. Dilute with distilled water (5oz S&O to 43oz distilled water. Again, BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE FULL STRENGTH PRODUCT!!!!! Rubber gloves and eye protection would be a good idea.
Or, you can use the drug store stuff with the realization that there is a stabilizer chemical added which has a faint odor that will dissipate quickly and you do not have to hassle with diluting the concentrate.
2 qts distilled water
½ cup of baking soda
1/4oz of unscented laundry detergent
Mix in a large container
Pour into an opaque (can’t see thru) 1 gal container.
Leave uncapped for several days to let the gases produced to vent off.
Store the “big batch” in a dark place as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) changes to water when exposed to sunlight.
Fill smaller opaque bottles to use in the field.
Oh yes, you can expect a white residue after using this recipe. It’s merely baking soda.
If we use hyd/oxi won't it bleach our camo and other gear? There may be some minor/insignificant bleaching. We are essentially using less than 1% H2O2.
The 27% formula will damage most anything it comes into contact with (not glass or plastic).
What about Triclosan?
Triclosan has been determined (by some scientists) to be a hazardous material. I don’t want to spray that on my skin.
Although I have used this formula for many years, I need to give credit to :
Mike Corrigan for additional info.
Good luck this year fellow bowhunters.