Many years ago, I stopped using carpet shampoo. Mainly because it didn’t matter how many times I went over the carpet with the carpet cleaner, I would still pull up soap. Instead, I started using vinegar water. 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar to 1 gallon of water. It worked! It picked up the dirt and stains out of the carpet just as well as carpet shampoo. However, just like the carpet shampoo, it didn’t pick up everything. There were still those tough stains and common foot traffic areas that wouldn’t ever come up. I would spray a chemical-filled-cleaner for carpets and pet stains and go over it about 2 million times with the carpet cleaner. I could still see the sudsiness (that’s a word, right?) coming up from the carpet. Gross!
When I decided to start my toxic-free journey, I realized I needed to find something better to get those tough areas. I fell in love with Thieves Cleaner the first time I used it. I use it in the kitchen, bathrooms, floors, outside and now it was time to try it on the carpet.* I have to say, I was not disappointed. I sprayed the carpet with Thieves Cleaner, put vinegar water into the carpet cleaner and went to work. As you can see in the pictures, the results were fantastic!
*Always test with a small portion of carpet before using in on any sort of carpet or fabric.