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Written by Pinky Bean

Eco(and child)-friendly rug and carpet cleaning

Posted by Pinky Bean on May 15, 2008 3:37 PM Filed Under: Home
Thanks to Jackie for this story!

Little ones spend a lot of time on the ground crawling around so it is important to use safe, non-toxic cleaners on carpets and rugs. There are many options for eco-friendly rug and carpet cleaning.  Whether you want to make a cleaner yourself or hire a professional to clean for you here are some great options.

Ecocycle provides an entire selection of homemade cleaning product recipes. The following are their recommendations for carpet and rug cleaning.

For general rug cleaning:

- Sprinkle corn meal, baking soda or cornstarch on dry rugs and vacuum. Use club soda or soap-based rug shampoo.

- For a carpet and rug cleaning foam: Mix together: ¼ c. vegetable oil-based liquid soap and 3 tbsp. (or more) water. Whip ingredients in bowl with egg beater. Rub foam into problem areas of the rug. Rinse well with water.

Hit the jump to read the rest of the suggestions for cleaning your carpets in a safe, green way!

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Thanks for the "green cleaning" recipe. Our animals and kids spend alot of time on the carpet so we don't want them to get sick from cleaners. Thanks!

organic carpet cleaning Austin (Posted June 29, 2010 1:05 PM)

Like your ideas is this safe on all types of carpet

keith (Posted July 17, 2010 7:57 AM)

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