If you want to avoid harsh chemicals try one of these tips from meg roberts president of molly maid to deep clean carpet naturally.
Deep clean carpets by hand.
If you have many rugs and carpets in your home or if you deep clean your carpets more than once or twice a year you may want to invest in a carpet cleaner.
The chemicals and cleaning products used to deep clean a carpet can sometimes be too strong for people who have sensitivities to certain ingredients.
If the rug isn t visibly dingy or noticeably foul smelling try this test.
Salt borax and white vinegar.
Fortunately while you want to vacuum carpet twice weekly you only need to deep clean an area rug when it s dirty.
Allow the carpet to dry then vacuum the stairs to remove any residue.
Don t wait until your carpet is quite dirty to give it a good deep cleaning.
Dip a sponge in the water squeeze out excess moisture and blot the cleaner onto the rug working in sections until you ve covered the entire surface.
It s inevitable that your carpet won t stay perfectly clean forever.
Here s a way to get them green clean.
When you don t have the money to buy or rent a steam cleaner you may not think it s possible to get your carpets clean.
Or you do a great job spot cleaning only to reveal how dirty the rest of the carpeting really is.
How to deep clean carpet naturally.
A vacuum and a carpet steam cleaner don t worry i explain why we need the heavy equipment below.
Vinegar dish soap and water.
How to clean carpets by hand naturally without using a carpet cleaner.
A carpet cleaner is a special machine that looks like a vacuum but it uses steam and special cleaning solution to deep clean your carpets.
To get a deep clean use a scrub brush and scrub each stair.
Blot clean rug.
Regular maintenance and cleaning is key to prolonging the life of your carpet as well as preventing a build up of dirt.