Baking soda is a versatile ingredient with many uses beyond cooking. It is particularly effective in neutralising odours and cleaning.

I have large rugs on a slate floor in the living areas and carpet in the hallway and bedrooms upstairs but the carpet is probably 40 years old and it needs to go.

Baking soda is so good at removing stains. I’m sure this method works wonderfully!!

My plan is to just get rid of the carpet.

That’s fantastic! Thank you so much (-:

oh. baking soda and vinegar, the answer to all cleaning problems.

Good tip! We have a few stains on our carpet which Im hoping to remove before we move. We didn’t even do them :/

Make sure you blot the moisture up quickly especially during cool weather. These days carpet is laid on cement which doesn’t breathe at all. Damp cement will go mouldy. Two of my neighbours have this problem caused by damp cement with floor covering on top of it. I won’t tell you what it smelt like when one lot of floor covering was lifted.

I have so many carpet stains I think mine might be too far gone!

I always use bicarb on the carpet – mainly to freshen it up and get rid of the pet smell. Sprinkle it down, leave for 10 minutes then vacuum 🙂

Wonderful! Hopefully this will help remove the stains my youngest made on her Pa’s carpet.

I wonder if this would work with red lipstick on carpet

te good old bi carb and vinegar never tried it but will now thanks for great tips

I like the natural ingredients. For very aggressive stains in the carpet I use sometimes hydrogen peroxide 3%.

Had ‘professional’ carpet cleaners in – now have stains six inches from my walls – someone has said this is the stain from the carpet backing. How can I remove these stains?
Have tried Lush’s idea, and all the commercial treatments you can buy – still no success.
HELP

PLease HELP – I have an old stain on a Berber carpet which I have tried many times to remove with a shelf brand without success. My biggest problem is that I do not really know what the stain is as it was one that occurred by my daughter and her friends who claim they cannot remember what was the cause. is there any chance this can at least alleviate if not completely correct the problem??

In our experience, acetone (nail polish remover) followed by Vanish and then vacuum about an hour or so later

Sounds good, will give this one a try. Thanks.

I have lots of stains I cannot get out of my carpet. I will try this method and let you know how I go.

Ohh I need to try this on our carpert.