Method of deodorizing and/or cleaning carpet using a composition comprising odor control agent

A deodorizing composition useable as an additive in one or more steps of a carpet cleaning method, said composition comprising:

• (A) an effective amount of odor control agent to provide a significant reduction in malodor that exists in carpet, wherein said odor control agent is selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) from about 0.1% to about 50%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of solubilized, uncomplexed cyclodextrin;
• (ii) from about 0.0005% to about 1%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of odor blocker;
• (iii) from about 0.01% to about 1%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of aldehydes selected from the group consisting of class I aldehydes, class 11 aldehydes, and mixtures thereof;
• (iv) from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of flavanoid;
• (v) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of metallic salts;
• and
• (vi) mixtures thereof;
• (B) optionally, an effective amount of water soluble polymer for improved odor control benefit;
• (C) optionally, an effective amount to improve acceptance of the composition, of an emulsion comprising perfume in addition to said odor blocker, class I aldehydes, class II aldehydes, and/or flavanoids, wherein said perfume, when present, being in addition to said odor blocker, class I aldehydes, class II aldehydes, flavanoids, and/or metallic salts;
• (D) optionally, an effective amount to improve the performance of the composition of cyclodextrin compatible surfactant;
• (E) optionally, at least about 0.1%, by weight, of a soil suspending agent selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble substituted or unsubstituted, modified or unmodified polyalkyleneimine soil suspending agent, said soil suspending agent comprising a polyamine backbone;
• (F) optionally, an effective amount, to kill, or reduce the growth of microbes, of water soluble antimicrobial active,;
• (G) optionally, from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of low molecular weight polyol;
• (H) optionally, from about 0.001% to about 1%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of chelating agent;
• (I) optionally, at least about 0.001%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of brightener;
• (I) optionally, from about 0.0001% to about 0.5%, by weight of said deodorizing composition, of solubilized, water-soluble, antimicrobial preservative;
• and
• (J) aqueous carrier that optionally comprises up to 20% of a lower molecular weight, water soluble alcohol;
• said composition being essentially free of any material that would soil or stain carpet under usage conditions and having a pH of more than about 3.