Carpet Cleaner.

Having four kids, two dogs, a cat, and a husband is hard enough on any carpet. So when we moved into a house with WHITE carpet I knew we were in trouble.  We rent so changing out carpet wasn't an option, we asked the landlord what she used to clean the carpet, she told us she uses Capture.  Which is expensive!!! 30 dollars for a an 8lb bucket which sounds like a lot but believe me it doesn't go far.  I was at my wits end trying to find something without spending 60 dollars a month on carpet cleaner.

We are always looking for ways to save money being a family of six with one income. So I had decided to try to make our own laundry detergent, which I found an amazing one here.  I quickly fell in love with the fact that my clothes were so clean and smelled wonderful.  That is where the idea came to try to make my own carpet cleaner.  So I experimented with a few ingredients from the laundry soap.

It is simple to make and works amazing I can't believe my carpet is white again.  ( I would have taken before and after pictures but I don't think anyone wanted to see how bad our carpet was. lol)  So I wanted to share with anyone who wants clean carpet and is willing to put a little work into it.

 All I did was combine a
4lb box of Borax (which also kills fleas while it cleans carpet)
Oxi Clean (I used the 1.3 lb container)
2tsps of the scent crystals from the laundry detergent (optional but I love my house to smell good and this works better than any air freshener)

I mixed them well and sprinkle them on the carpet then I spray it with hot water and brush it into the carpet.  Wait about 30 min and vacuum. If you have a stain it is perfect for stubborn stains, we had a grease stain on white carpet and it got it out.  Best of all it cost less than 10 dollars to make it and it takes a lot less than the other cleaners to get spots out.  I will be using this for years to come. I hope you all enjoy it too.

Happy Cleaning!!