Homemade Cleaning and Deodorizing Solution

By EricS52

Here's what you’ll need to get started. Get your ingredients right out of your cabinets and get your tools together and we are all set. How much easier can this be? Well, at least this part of it!

Ingredients

• Get Your Tools Ready:
• Paper towels or other absorbent material to absorb liquid
• Rubber gloves
• To Remove The Urine:
• Combine the water and vinegar solution mixed in a bowl
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vinegar
• To Neutralize and Deodorize:
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup baking soda
• To Lift Any Remaining Set-in Stain:
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup household strength (3%) hydrogen peroxide

Details

Adapted from housecleaningcentral.com

Preparation

Step 1

Remove Urine, Neutralize, Deodorize and Removing the Stain:
1.Blot up as much of the urine as possible by using the paper towels.
2.Mix together the water and vinegar and pour or spray it on the spot. You really want to work it down into the carpet so this is not a time to be stingy.
3.Work the mixture into the carpet with your fingers (or a scrub brush or toothbrush), but be careful not to scrub too hard- heavy scrubbing will damage the carpet fibers.
4.Blot up all the vinegar and water until it’s as dry as possible. A wet/dry vac or steam cleaner does a good job extracting liquid too.
5.When the spot is very close to being dry, sprinkle the baking soda on the stain.
6.With your rubber gloves on, work some of the peroxide into the stain with your fingers. The baking soda and peroxide will be foaming like mad.
7.Again blot up all the liquid possible with a paper towel or other absorbent material.
8.Let the spot dry completely.
9.Vacuum thoroughly to remove any residue.

Voila ~~ No more stinky pee spot or stain.