Over time, the appearance of the carpet changes due to the fact that it gets dirty - it darkens, dust settles on the carpet, not to mention various stains.

And most importantly, it will not be necessary to remove the carpet from the floor, which will greatly facilitate the work of any housewife.

Before cleaning the carpet, pay attention to the covering material

  • In order not to damage the coating, before applying any means, keep in mind what it is made of.

    Choose the means accordingly.

  • If the covering is made of handmade silk, viscose, or wool, it is better not to take risks and send such a carpet to dry cleaning.

  • If the carpet is woolen, it can be cleaned with soap or soap solutions, shampoo, soda.

    Dishwashing liquid, lemon juice, vinegar should be used with caution.

  • Any means are suitable for a synthetic coating.

After any cleaning, the carpet must be thoroughly dried.

How to clean a carpet without removing it from the floor

When you need to refresh the carpet without removing the carpet from the floor, laundry soap will help. 

  • To do this, grate a piece of household soap, add a liter of warm water, mix until completely dissolved.

  • Pour the resulting mixture into a spray bottle and apply to the coating, especially to stains.

  • When the liquid dries, vacuum the carpet.

Household soap will work well for removing fresh stains

You can clean the carpet with shampoo, liquid soap or dishwashing detergent

  • Dissolve any of the above agents in water until a thick foam forms

  • Apply with a sponge to the carpet, leave for a few minutes.

    Then rub thoroughly and wash with water.

  • After that, be sure to dry the coating with a hair dryer.

How to clean a carpet with soda with vinegar and powder

A tool based on soda, vinegar and powder will cope with any contamination.

  • Dissolve one tablespoon of soda powder in half a glass of warm water, add 50 ml of vinegar.

  • Pour this mixture into a spray bottle and spray the mixture on the carpet.

    Rub the carpet with a rag.

  • Remove the remains of the product with a damp sponge.

Instead of powder, you can use dishwashing detergent.

A well-known stain remover is lemon juice

  • Fresh lemon juice should be applied to the stain.

  • Wait a few hours, add water to the application site. 

  • Wait for complete drying and vacuum the carpet. 

Dry cleaning of the carpet at home

Dry cleaning is best suited for carpets of natural origin, because they can be deformed after careless cleaning.

Cleaning the carpet with soda

Soda is safe for humans, does not cause allergies and other unpleasant consequences.

Soda can be used for both dry and wet cleaning.

The dry method will refresh the product, it is faster, but it is not suitable for removing old stains.


How to clean with soda

  • First you need to vacuum and clean the coating

  • Evenly distribute soda on the carpet, leave for half an hour.

  • Vacuum the carpet several times.

When a stain remains on the carpet after applying soda, you need to rub the area with a brush.

Cleaning the carpet with salt

Similarly, you can clean the carpet with table salt.

  • Before starting the coating, clean with a squeegee. 

  • Then pour table salt on the carpet.

  • We take a brush and begin to carefully rub the salt into the pile.

    Leave for half an hour.

  • We remove salt particles with the help of a vacuum cleaner. 

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