Using Kitchen Ingredients to Clean Carpets

Cleaning Solutions or cleaners are important materials in cleaning the carpet. There are cleaners which we can buy from the store, supermarkets or home improvement shops but they can be expensive and hard to afford. If you are looking for some ways to save some of your household budget, why not try some readily-available materials at home and concoct you own carpet cleaning solutions. You will be surprised that there are actually some potent kitchen and personal stuffs that can also double as cleaning agents for your carpet.

For a carpet made with synthetic fibers,

• Use about a quarter teaspoon of dishwashing liquid, mix this with a single cup of slightly warm water;or
• Use a cup if white-colored vinegar mixed with two cups of plain water; or
• Use an oil solvent. If oil solvent is unavailable, use a polish remover for the nails, the type with no acetone.

Choose from any of these possible synthetic carpet homemade cleaners and use a clean white cloth to apply the solution to the carpet stain. For carpets with natural fibers, it is best to just ask professional cleaners to do the cleaning job, yet if you are sure you can handle the cleaning without damaging the natural fibers, try these homemade solutions which you need only to spray onto the carpet:

• mixture of one teaspoon liquid detergent and a cup lukewarm water
• mixture of one tablespoon ammonia (that is safe for home use) and half cup lukewarm water
• oil solvent or non-acetone polish on nails remover

There are times when the carpet is just stained at one area or spot. When this happens, that stain or spill must be removed immediately because if you allow that stain to dry, you might find it harder to remove them and worse, the stain will become permanent. For liquid spills, use a clean and white cloth or paper towel first to absorb the liquid. Then apply necessary stain remover.

One useful recipe for a homemade spot remover or cleaner, which may be as good as commercial cleaning solutions, is a paste mixture of white vinegar and some baking soda. Get a used old tooth brush with soft bristles or anything that is similar to this and apply the paste to the stain on the carpet. When the paste has dried, vacuum it to remove the stain. If there are still some stains remaining on the carpet, just repeat the process. Baking soda and vinegar are both kitchen and food ingredients which are also powerful cleaners for the entire household.

Vinegar in fact may also be used with steam cleaners. Using equal amounts of water and vinegar fill the steam machine cleaner and use according to the user instructions. Vinegar’s acetic acid will dissolve the stain and remove any bad odor in the carpet. Vinegar and other kitchen ingredients have lots of benefits to offer.  They are inexpensive, they contain no harsh chemicals and thus safe for everyone at home, even kids or pets. Yet whether you are using chemical or natural cleaners, always keep in mind to practice safety when handling the cleaners. Make sure the homemade cleaners does not come in contact with your eyes and wash your hands immediately after cleaning.