The search for
methods of achieving carpet cleaning that is also eco or green cleaning
reveals some surprising methods of making your domestic house cleaning
routine less dependent on chemicals. For example there are various
carpet freshening powders that you can assemble yourself, all containing
innocuous substances that are readily available in the kitchen
cupboard. The most basic is baking soda, which can be simply sprinkled
on the carpet, left to sit for an hour, and hoovered up. Baking soda is
a well-known domestic house cleaning agent, used for carpet cleaning
but also commonly used for removing unpleasant odours elsewhere in the
house; an opened box of baking soda left in the fridge or rubbish bin
will absorb odours in an easy and cost-effective way. If you want to do
more than neutralize odours emanating from your carpet, and achieve the
effect of using an air freshening spray, the baking soda can be mixed
with spices, a mixture of ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon, 1 tsp of combined
spices to each cup of baking soda. Alternatively a few drops of an
essential oil such as lavender can be mixed in instead of the spices.
It's important not to walk on the carpet when these mixtures are in
place, in case the powder gets ground in, necessitating more carpet
cleaning; this technique should not be used too frequently in case it
harms the carpet fibres.
In addition to carpet cleaning and freshening, all aspects of domestic house cleaning are more pleasant when the solutions or mixtures used are derived from natural eco green cleaning products. Cleaning windows with a liquid consisting of equal parts water and white vinegar and polished with newspaper does not result in the toxic after-effects of using many commercial window-cleaning sprays. Even recycling newspaper as a cleaning cloth contributes to your eco green cleaning efforts. Similarly furniture polish made simply from a cup of vegetable oil combined with a tsp of lemon oil, applied with an old clean cloth, gets results that are as good as or better than those achieved with purchased products. You can scour kitchen surfaces with salt or baking soda with equally impressive results, avoiding chemical-ridden scouring powders at the same time. Try cleaning and freshening drains with a half cup of baking soda followed by a cup of white vinegar and a kettle-full of boiling water. Even a waste disposal unit in a sink can be treated this way, with the added measure of putting in some ice cubes to sharpen the blades and some lemon peel to give a fresh smell.
Some of the worst carpet cleaning challenges come from stains caused by our beloved pets – these stains can be dealt with by washing first with warm water and dish washing liquid. Then rinsing the area with a solution of two cups of warm water and a quarter cup of vinegar, and covering it with old towels for a few hours, should leave the carpet free of stains and odors once it has been left to dry. Baking soda and vinegar are your biggest allies in any carpet cleaning situation, and are perfect for all the eco green cleaning you want to include in your domestic house cleaning.
In addition to carpet cleaning and freshening, all aspects of domestic house cleaning are more pleasant when the solutions or mixtures used are derived from natural eco green cleaning products. Cleaning windows with a liquid consisting of equal parts water and white vinegar and polished with newspaper does not result in the toxic after-effects of using many commercial window-cleaning sprays. Even recycling newspaper as a cleaning cloth contributes to your eco green cleaning efforts. Similarly furniture polish made simply from a cup of vegetable oil combined with a tsp of lemon oil, applied with an old clean cloth, gets results that are as good as or better than those achieved with purchased products. You can scour kitchen surfaces with salt or baking soda with equally impressive results, avoiding chemical-ridden scouring powders at the same time. Try cleaning and freshening drains with a half cup of baking soda followed by a cup of white vinegar and a kettle-full of boiling water. Even a waste disposal unit in a sink can be treated this way, with the added measure of putting in some ice cubes to sharpen the blades and some lemon peel to give a fresh smell.
Some of the worst carpet cleaning challenges come from stains caused by our beloved pets – these stains can be dealt with by washing first with warm water and dish washing liquid. Then rinsing the area with a solution of two cups of warm water and a quarter cup of vinegar, and covering it with old towels for a few hours, should leave the carpet free of stains and odors once it has been left to dry. Baking soda and vinegar are your biggest allies in any carpet cleaning situation, and are perfect for all the eco green cleaning you want to include in your domestic house cleaning.
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