Cleaning carpets is already a hectic task, have you thought about cleaning it when it is stained with vomit? When you have babies or even pets, your carpets are supposed to get messy many times a week and the cleaning becomes 100 times difficult. Vomit stains can be easily removed from your carpets and rugs now with the following methods. And you have to keep in mind so many factors like what is the instruction for cleaning from the manufacturer, will the solutions damage the material or fade the color of the carpet or rug, and so on.
Cleaning at home: immediate measures, DIY methods.
You have to keep in mind that whenever you have to face a vomit cleaning try to clean it as soon as possible. Because once it dries up it’s a hassle in cleaning it. And removing the stain and odor is another hassle. So it is best to clean it at the earliest.
There are several ways to remove such stains and clean such mess. You can either clean it yourself at home or choose to hand over the task to professionals. While cleaning at home make sure you take necessary precautions like covering your hand with gloves and wearing a mask.
- Get all your cleaning gears like gloves ( Try to use disposable gloves ), Trash bags, scraper ( you can use a spoon instead ), Detergent, or cleaning solution ( Get Hydrogen peroxide ), A cleaning cloth ( an old t-shirt would be enough ) and you can use a spray bottle if you want.
- Wear the gloves on both your hands and cover your nose and mouth and nose using a face mask.
- Then scrape out or remove the vomit from the carpet or rug and throw it in the trash bag and seal it safely and throw it in the trash can.
- Then mix the hydrogen peroxide solution in water to make the cleaning solution and sprinkle it on the stain. For this, you can use a spray bottle if you have it at home.
- Before dumping the cleaning solution on the carpet or rug make sure that it does not fade the color of your carpet by doing a color test. You can take a drop of the solution and place it on the carpet for this.
- Once it is done now take your cloth and blot out the area. Once the cloth completely soaks up, take another cloth and repeat the same process until the area is completely wiped out.
- Now you can deep-clean your carpet however you want, that is you can either use some DIY methods or professional cleaning methods.
Some other DIY methods include the usage of club soda which is easy to use, just remove the vomit as much as possible and pour some club soda into the affected area as it only contains water and carbon dioxide it won’t be harmful to the material of the carpet or rug. Using vinegar and detergent vomit stains that are persistent can be removed easily. To make the solution mix 2 ounces of water, 0.5-ounce white vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon detergent, and 2 tablespoons of rubbing alcohol and then spray it to the area and allow it to sit for 10 minutes then rinse the carpet with water and let the carpet dry completely before using again.
Even after cleaning the vomit, there might be some smell or unpleasant odor left. It can be treated with the help of baking soda, borax, vodka, and white vinegar. However, these methods have their own limitations and drawbacks like color fading, fabric damage, and so on, and for a neat and complete cleaning of your rugs or carpets, professional cleaning methods are the best.
Professional cleaning methods for cleaning rugs and carpets:
1. Steam Cleaning
It is the most common method for cleaning carpets in a professional carpet cleaning service. It uses high-pressure hot water which drills into the rug fibers breaking down the dirt collected deep inside. It takes only about 1 hour to complete the whole process on average. Once it is done you can dry the carpet and use the carpet.
2. Dry Cleaning
An absorbent aggregate is used to absorb the dirt in your carpet and after some time using a mechanical brush, it is distributed all over the stain and then left for some time on the stain. Then vacuum it up using a professional strength dry vacuum cleaner. You can get a deep cleaning without the carpet being wet for a long time.
3. Carpet/Rug Shampooing
It is one of the oldest professional methods to clean heavy rugs and carpets. Foaming cleansers are applied on the carpet and a wet vacuum is used to remove the dirt and other substances accumulated. And after drying which requires some time the carpet is then dry vacuumed.
4. Bonnet Cleaning
It is the cleaning of carpets using a machine that is equipped with a spinning pad soaked in the cleaning solution. It mainly focuses on cleaning the surface of the carpet. This is just a short-lasting fix as it can’t be expected to be long-lasting.
Any professional cleaning service will have these kinds of different methods to clean the carpet or the rug and you can choose the method yourself or you can consult them about which method will be apt for your carpet or rug.