Christmas cleaning has just begun in many households. Quite a few people lose sleep when cleaning carpets and would rather take them to a dry cleaner if they have the option than wash them themselves. However, we can do it quickly and efficiently with a kitchen product. Thanks to it, your carpet will be clean and fluffy in no time. It will simply look like new.
Carpets need to be cleaned regularly, because mites and dust accumulate on them. However, it is important to realize that we are doing a general cleaning just before Christmas. You don’t have to take your carpet to the carpet cleaner. Use… baking soda.
How to clean a carpet with baking soda?
Baking soda is an ideal means of refreshing the carpet, as it removes stains and unpleasant odors. It also raises his hair, thanks to which regains its fluffiness.
- To make a carpet cleaner, we need to dissolve 3 tablespoons of baking soda in 2 liters of water.
- Pour the mixture prepared in this way into a spray bottle.
- Before cleaning, we first thoroughly vacuum the material.
- Then we spray the surface with a solution of baking soda and begin to intensively rub it into the hair with a sponge or brush.
- Let the carpet dry and vacuum it again.
It turns out that this is not the only way to clean…This kitchen product can also be used dry.
- It is enough to sprinkle the powder generously on the fabric, rub it with a brush and leave it on for 4 hours.
- After this time, we continue with the cross vacuuming method.
Baking soda is not just for cleaning carpets. How else can you use it for cleaning?
- The best-known way to use baking soda is to pour it down the drain, cover it with vinegar and rinse it with hot water after a few minutes. In a short time, it removes deposits and frees the pipeline.
- You can also mix this product with water to create a cleaning paste for the kitchen and bathroom. It is suitable for cleaning worktops, sinks, refrigerators, ovens, tiles and for polishing joints. In addition, it is worth treating it as a disinfectant – it will remove bacteria without the need for chemicals.
- Baking soda has also found use in washing clothes. If we add half a glass of powder to the washing machine, it will soften the water, which will help the detergent to work better, thus cleaning the clothes from all dirt and grease. White powder can be successfully used on stubborn stains.
- In addition, it removes unpleasant odors from fabrics and also serves as a gentle bleaching agent. Removes staining without damaging the fabric.
You can clean the carpet without effort or scrubbing. Even old, hard-to-remove stains will disappear.