Natural Way To Wash Carpet

To make a homemade carpet cleaning solution combine the hot water and vinegar in a large spray bottle.

Natural way to wash carpet. My parents have a steam cleaner machine which i ve borrowed on many occasions for carpet cleaning. If you have a really tough stain like red wine or cranberry juice you can pour some salt on top of the stain first to absorb the liquid. The easiest way to give your carpet a general all over cleaning is to use plain hot water in a steam cleaner. Rub light carpet stains with a mixture of 2 tablespoons salt dissolved in 1 2 cup white vinegar.

For stubborn stains use a higher ratio of vinegar to water in the steam cleaner. A natural soap such as liquid castile soap can be a great product for cleaning carpets. Now give the rug a healthy sprinkle of. Combine a few drops of this type of soap with warm water and scrub your carpet with it.

Mix 1 4 cup salt 1 4 cup borax and 1 4 cup vinegar then apply this paste to deep stains or heavily soiled sections of carpet. I love discovering cheap ways to clean with fewer chemicals so i was pretty pumped about this finding. Let the solution dry then vacuum. Use vinegar in place of carpet cleaner.

Allow it to dry for 10 15 minutes or until it appears that the salt has absorbed all the liquid and vacuum. Get the dust hair and particles out of the pile. Salt the salt in this natural homemade carpet cleaner recipe is used to bind up stains. All over natural carpet cleaning this will be very anti climactic for a post about natural homemade carpet cleaning but in many cases warm water in a steam cleaner will work for stains and overall cleaning.

Vinegar is a natural anti bacterial agent and the mild acidity of the solution helps to lift stains from the carpet fibers. For larger or darker stains add 2 tablespoons borax to the. And then i remembered my friend virginia wrote up a brilliant post about 10 ways to clean with vinegar which i wanted to tell you about so i just went to go find it and there it is on tip 1. Allow the paste to sit on the carpet for several hours until it dries completely then vacuum it away.

Replace the cap and shake well. Next blot the area dry with a clean dry cloth or paper towel. To rid your carpet of foul smells first blot any strongly affected spots with a damp cloth. It may not perfectly disinfect your carpet but it will get a large amount of dirt and grime out of the carpet without leaving any chemicals behind.

You ll need to make or buy a carpet cleaner. Add the lavender oil and salt to the container. You can also scrub your carpet with liquid soup and warm water.