Homemade Carpet Shampoo

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Clare Whitfield

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Homemade carpet shampoo is really easy to make! �We here at Stay at Home Mum LOVE making our own cleaning products, not only do they save you money but it’s great fun too. It’s bad enough that carpet�gets dirty really easily, but then it’s impossible to buy anything to clean your carpet that doesn’t�pong -�and they are all very expensive.�Now you can make homemade carpet shampoo yourself at home!

General All Purpose Carpet Shampoo:

  • 3 teaspoons washing up liquid
  • 1/4 cup cloudy ammonia (available from the cleaning section of the supermarket)
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 500ml tap water
Mix together in a large bowl or bucket until combined. �Use sparingly (ie don’t�saturate�the carpet) by sponging onto the carpet with a clean cloth and scrub until clean. �Wipe over with a clean damp cloth and allow to try.

Carpet Shampoo for Allergy Sufferers:

  • 1 bar of Sunlight Soap
  • 2 litres boiling water
  • 2 tablespoons Cream of Tartar

Grate a cake of Sunlight Soap into a half filled bucket of warm water.� Add two litres of boiling water mix with the cream of tartar.� Shampoo carpet without saturating and dry with a clean cloth or towel.� Make sure you turn on your ceiling fans or open all the windows to allow air to circulate and dry the area.

Home Made Carpet Spot Remover:

Mix 1 teaspoon of washing up liquid into a cup of warm water and sponge the area gently.

Do you have your own go-to recipe for carpet shampoo?

 

 

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.
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Responses to “Homemade Carpet Shampoo”

  1. toni Avatar
    toni

    just wondering if this carpet shampoo can be used in a carpet shampoo vacume ?

    1. Nicole Avatar
      Nicole

      No I would probably only use the specified carpet shampoo for carpet vacuums.

  2. Jane strooband Avatar
    Jane strooband

    I used this mix and it worked well but I used 2 liters of water and it worked well

  3. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    Do you just spray it on the carpet & rub it in until it’s clean or do you need to vacuum over it? Also, is there an alternative to ammonia?

    1. Nicole Avatar
      Nicole

      Hi Rosie – no you just mix the ingredients in a bucket and then sponge over the carpet with a rag or sponge. There isn’t really an alternative to the ammonia, but you can try using the other allergy free carpet shampoo if you’d prefer not to use ammonia 🙂

  4. Race Anne Barstow Avatar
    Race Anne Barstow

    Dry Carpet Shampoo Recipe (for Kirbys etc)
    fill water reservoir
    1 tbsp good dishwashing liquid
    2 tbsp vinegar
    Shampoo as normal and vacuum up when dry.
    Spot clean any stubborn stains first if you like.

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