Making Your Own Rug Shampoo

This shampoo is great for normal hair or as a base to add your own scents.

Making your own rug shampoo.

Mix together all the ingredients. Blot up vomit then sprinkle salt on the stain. Add two to five drops of lemon tea tree or lavender oil to the bottle to give your carpet shampoo antimicrobial cleaning power and a fresh scent. Be sure not to get your carpets too wet as it will ruin the backing and cause the carpeting to shrink.

Don t worry about getting it too wet you need to prepare it well for the shampoo. Pour the suggested amount of cleaning solution into the reservoir and clean your carpets according the the manufacturer s instructions. Carpet shampoos and solutions designed for carpet cleaning machines can be quite expensive and may contain chemicals you d prefer not to use around the house. To make this cleaner.

To use fill the carpet cleaner s reservoir with water. Wash the rug and apply shampoo. 1 4 cup liquid castile soap i use unscented but you can choose your favorite 1 2 teaspoon jojoba grapeseed or other light vegetable oil flip cap bottles or foaming bottles to dispense. Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.

With a safe shampoo chosen it s time to pull out the garden hose and give your rug a good rinse. Use cold water and continue to blot until the stain is removed. Remove furniture from the room vacuum carefully and spot treat stains before you shampoo. Add the solution to your carpet cleaning machine.

1 4 cup distilled water. Wait 10 minutes and use a general carpet cleaner. Diy carpet shampoo for lighter colored carpets. Following the machine s manufacturer s instructions begin cleaning your carpet.

To save money and know exactly what you re putting on the carpet make your own carpet cleaning solutions from standard pantry and laundry room items. Don t try to make your own diy rug cleaner or use other cleaners not intended for rugs and carpet. Shampooing a carpet is a great way to get a much deeper clean than vacuuming and it extends the life of your carpet. Add 1 cups 352 ml of water.

Add 5 drops of lemon essential oil. Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful cleaner and lemon is a grease cutting cleaner that makes everything smell great. Lemon juice followed by a general carpet shampoo recipe. Run the shampooer in a pattern across the room making sure to go slowly.

In a large bucket mix the ingredients until well combined. If you or anyone in your family has allergies you. Pour cup 176 ml of hydrogen peroxide to a bucket. These two simple ingredients can be combined to make a homemade carpet cleaner.

While you re waiting for the water to boil put on your rubber gloves and combine the liquid detergent all purpose cleaner oxiclean and fabric softener if you opt to use it in a large bowl.