Many carpet cleaners contain harmful chemicals such as chlorine that are detrimental to our health and the environment. “Green” carpet cleaners can remove spots and stains just as well as the industrial chemical cleaners. Continue reading for more information the best eco-friendly carpet cleaners.
Vinegar
One of the best eco-friendly carpet cleaners is vinegar. Most homeowners have vinegar in their pantry, but if not, it is inexpensive and can be found at your local supermarket. Many common carpet and rug stains can be cleaned with a vinegar and water solution, or with undiluted vinegar. Many common chemical carpet-cleaning products offer a foaming action. You can achieve this with vinegar, too, but putting the vinegar solution into a foaming soap bottle.
Vinegar works on a variety of tough stains. Diluted vinegar removes many different types of stains, including the following:
Crayons and Glue
Kids can be very messy, but it is easy to clean up after their mess. Crayons and glue stains should be treated with undiluted vinegar and an old toothbrush to scrub the soiled area. If the stain is stubborn, such as dried glue, warm up the vinegar and let it sit on the stain for about 15 minutes before scrubbing it away.
Red Wine
If red wine spills on your carpet, you can remove it by immediately throwing salt on the soiled area, which will absorb the spill. Next, remove the salt with a vacuum and clean with 1/ 3 cup of vinegar and 2/ 3 cup of water.
Grease
Grease stains can easily be removed, too, by sprinkling cornmeal to absorb the oils. Then, sponge the greasy stain with diluted vinegar.
Ketchup, coffee, soda, chocolate
Prepare a diluted vinegar solution with a 2 to 1 ratio of water to vinegar, respectively. Remove ketchup stains by liberally sponging the vinegar solution into the soiled area. Coffee, tea, and soda spills can be treated with just water. If the stain is set, then sponge in the diluted vinegar mixture. For chocolate, blot the stain with a clean cloth and the vinegar mixture.
Mildew
Vinegar is powerful at eliminating bacteria. Kill mildew with a mixture composed of half vinegar half water. Make sure the carpet dries since we want to get rid of any dampness to prevent future mildew.
For best results, remove stains as soon as they happen. If your carpet is beyond repair, use TalkLocal to connect you to a local carpet cleaning company today.
