This past weekend, Shayne and I moved the kids into separate bedrooms and during the rearranging process, I discovered this very ugly stain on the carpet:
It’s a mystery in substance and in shape. The kids aren’t allowed to have food or drink in their rooms, so I’m really not sure what it could have been. The shape is quite interesting though, don’t you think? Not your standard roundish blob of a stain.
Anyway, I came into the kitchen and poured myself a delicious glass of baking soda. Yum. Okay, no. Not yum. I added a sprinkle of water to it–not enough to even make a paste, just enough to make a crumbly mixture. I took it and worked it into the stain with my fingers and let it sit overnight.
After using the brush attachment on the vacuum, I discovered this:
At least…I think that’s the right area. The stain was so completely gone that I was sure exactly where it had been. And that’s a good thing.
Never underestimate the power of baking soda. And rest easy knowing you green-cleaned your baby’s carpet.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:05 am
And it makes a FABULOUS deodorizer, too. I sprinkled some dry on my sofa and chair the other day (they smelled like wet dog)….let it sit for a little while, sort of worked it around with my hand cuz I felt like it, vacuumed it up and voila….odor gone.
Now, just because I like there to be a GOOD odor, I put 3 drops of spearmint essential oil in a spray bottle of water and spritzed it around….minty fresh and fabulous!
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:34 am
I love baking soda. I use it for everything! Except cooking because I hate the taste of it!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I love baking soda. We buy it in bulk. We use it for everything from no’poo(no shampoo), to cleaning products, to deodorizer. Also if someone has an accident in the bed you can pour it there let it dry and vacuum it up and tada it’s smell free.