Homemade Carpet Cleaner + Stain and Odor Remover

If you have cats, dogs, kids or a husband (or wife) and carpets you need this DIY homemade carpet cleaner in your life. It's easy, very inexpensive and better than anything I've ever bought. You can thank Mio for the magic spray.

Mio and Chelsea in a staring contest

Once upon a time I had a beautiful cat named Mio. I loved Mio and Mio loved me. He showed me his love by ignoring me, screaming at me when he wanted food and leaving my house every day to be unfaithful with another family down the block. One day Mio decided to show his love like any other dysfunctional partner would, with jealousy.  Jealousy in the form of male cat pee. He peed my husband's DJ controller and case. In case you don't know what that looks like here is a picture:

So many buttons and lights.The controller didn't work after Mio. It took weeks to repair and assemble.

After spending about $100.00 on products and nothing working I Googled and Pinterested for a DIY miracle. I tried several recipes. Some worked for a little while but then the smell came back. Finally I mixed and matched ingredients until something finally worked. The carpet like surface of the case ended up smelling amazing all the time.

Ever since this is my go to for carpet shampoo and removing spots. It doesn't matter if it smells or stains I've managed to remove it with this, even blood. I'm not promising it will get your stain off, or that this will substitute a professional shampoo. I'm simply saying for me it has been a game changer. This spray is also amazing with odors. Pet stains are no match for it either.

Materials:

- Hydrogen Peroxide 1 cup
- Fabric Softener 1 cup
- Water 1 cup
- Vinegar 1/2 cup
- Blue Dawn 3 tbs.
- Baking Soda 1 cup
- Empty spray bottle

Steps:

• Mix the peroxide, fabric softener, water, vinegar and Dawn in the spray bottle.
• With the baking soda you have two options: sprinkle it on the carpet or mix the ingredients in a big container (like a mopping bucket) and then transfer to a spray bottle. The reason for not including the baking soda directly on the bottle is the same reason science fair volcanos are awesome. It will create a chemical reaction.
• If you want to shampoo the carpet spray it all over and let it almost dry. How long this takes will depend on how much you saturated the carpet. Mine took about 30 minutes.
• Vacuum the carpet. If you have a steamer you can add 1 cup of the mix to the hot water.
  
• If you have a stain pour baking soda, spray with the mix, clean with a brush, let it stand for 15 minutes and then absorb the excess liquid with a towel.
  
• You might have to repeat the process several times depending on how stubborn and/or old the stain is.
• It has a short shelve live (1 month) because of the chemical reaction needed for it to work. One batch is enough for me to do 1 shampoo to the whole house plus a little extra for stains. 

If you are wondering what happened to Mio he disappeared after we moved to a new home. I spent months calling him and running outside every time I heard something like a meow. I'm pretty sure he went to look for his other family.

I hope this helps some of you with your carpet issues. I know having pet, kids and a clean house is a struggle.

I truly hope you all have a wonderful day and lots of good vibes.