Homemade Carpet Cleaning Solution With Hydrogen Peroxide

Make this homemade carpet cleaning solution with hydrogen peroxide to rid your carpet from dirt and bacterias!

Your carpet in the hallway is open to catch much more pollens that might prove unhealthy to your family’s health. That’s why it is necessary to clean the carpet on a regular basis to eliminate any underlying growth of bacterias. Also, if you don’t clean your carpets for a prolonged time, it might trigger the growth of molds beneath it. Mold is a fungus that grows in an environment that has moisture and the beneficial bacterias that further its growth.

However, if you opt to use a commercial carpet cleaner it might as well degrade your health due to its toxic composition. Commercial cleaners are composed of harmful chemicals and toxins that when inhaled can trigger sickness in humans. Some common objectionable things that you may find in a carpet are:

• Dust Mites
• Mold Spores
• Pet Hair
• Dead Skin Cells
• Insect Feces
• Other harmful particles

All these particles can lead to many health issues linked to respiratory issues, allergies, and even it can cause health threats in pets too. This is because any dirty component in and around the house are home to unhealthy bacterias and viruses. If you want to keep these health threats at bay, the foremost thing is to maintain the cleanliness of the carpet. One option is to use a hairdryer to steam the carpet as the high temperature is effective in killing the viruses lodged in the fibers. Otherwise, you can follow this homemade carpet cleaning solution with hydrogen peroxide as an alternative to the heat method.

Homemade Carpet Cleaning Solution With Hydrogen Peroxide

What You Need:

1. 3 Tbsp of 3% hydrogen peroxide
2. 1 teaspoon dish soap
3. 1.5 cup hot water
4. Essential Oil

Process:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a dish bowl and stir thoroughly to ensure that the oil combines with the other ingredients.
2. Use this homemade carpet cleaning solution with hydrogen peroxide to wash stains off your carpet. Or even for a regular cleaning session. Hydrogen peroxide will lift up the stains and make it easier to remove them effectively.
3. Also, hydrogen peroxide and lukewarm water will be effective in killing the germs and viruses together.

Caution:

• Hydrogen peroxide has bleaching properties that can possibly discolor the carpet. Although this is unlikely to happen with a lower concentration such a 3% hydrogen peroxide or even low.
• However, every carpet has different dyes, so you must do a patch test before doing it all over the carpet. It’s good to perform the test on a small area of the carpet that is hidden from the eyes.