Look what my friend Susan found at this website! I just cleaned my carpets three weeks ago, but yesterday, my lovely 4-year-old daughter got into my make-up foundation and there's a mess the size of a dinner plate in her room from where she tried to rub it out of the carpet. Let's just say that I have high motivation to try out this recipe!
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Categories: Homemade cleaners, steam cleaning
1/4 cup lemon-scented ammonia Susan used plain ammonia.
1/4 cup white vinegar
3 teaspoons non-moisturizing dish soap
Hot water
1. Stir together ammonia, vinegar and dish soap in a gallon-plus size container. Susan said that the ammonia stank when mixing up this part, but that the water diluted the ammonia amply. Also, the ammonia did NOT smell after being used on the carpet.
2. Add water; enough to equal a gallon. One gal, in the comments, said that when she steam cleaned, she would turn her water heater on to the hottest setting. Then she'd use the hottest water in her cleaning. Makes sense to me! Just be careful not to scald yourself!
3. Use according to steam cleaner's manufacturer directions. Except for the part of just using the brand-name, expensive cleaner, of course!
You are absolutely right about a cleaning service! I wish I could afford one!! :) :) In the meantime, cleaning my own carpets has to work. :) :)
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