Father Time is perhaps the most pervasive challenge of dealing with foul odors related to body decomposition. Whether dealing with a gruesome crime scene or an elderly person who has quietly passed on, the deceased too often remain in their homes or apartments — sometimes for extended periods — before being discovered. As a result, odors caused by decaying remains can be rather overwhelming, and difficult to fully remove.

A couple of years ago, a restoration team found itself faced with this very challenge when approaching a postmortem cleanup in an apartment. The summer heat has coupled itself to the length of time the body had gone undiscovered, resulting in the most challenging odor management situation the team had ever encountered. They tried a variety of products that all failed to remove the odor, as each was really more tailored toward masking odors with chemicals and artificially-derived fragrances.


Without failure as an option, the team tried Fresh Wave IAQ eco-friendly odor eliminating products, applying them throughout the apartment unit using a B&G Cold Fogger. Within minutes, the odors had been successfully eliminated; and instead of vacating the premises — as is necessary during the use of many traditional fogging techniques — the team was  able to focus on other areas of the residence that needed their remediation attention.


Following their experience with the Fresh Wave IAQ product, the team’s leader said: “This product worked great! The odor was knocked down almost immediately. I am generally a skeptic, but must admit that I have been convinced of the effectiveness of Fresh Wave IAQ.”

Fresh Wave IAQ is engineered from a unique formula based on a proprietary blend of plant oils, food-grade surfactant, and water; the result is an environmentally friendly family of products containing no harmful VOCs, no alcohol, and no added fragrances, making them safe to use in any commercial environment.

The technology behind Fresh Wave IAQ has been tested extensively by academics and independent third parties, and proven to be both safe and effective.