DIY Non-Toxic Rug & Carpet Cleaner Recipe

Keep your rugs and carpets fresh with this homemade cleaner!

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Keep your rugs and carpets clean and fresh with our DIY non-toxic cleaner recipe.

Made with vinegar, hot water, and essential oils, this homemade cleaner is safe for all types of carpets and leaves behind a pleasant scent.

How to make your own DIY non-toxic rug & carpet cleaner

Ingredients:

1/2 gallon vinegar
1/2 gallon hot water
5 drops essential oil (optional)

Instructions:

Mix vinegar, hot water, and essential oils in a large bowl or pitcher.
Use as a carpet cleaning solution or with a carpet cleaner machine.

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Authors

Camille May, Product Curator

Hey, I’m Camille—co-creator of Welpr and your go-to guide for all things clean living. After selling my last company in the health food space, I went non-toxic to heal an autoimmune condition. It did wonders for my health, but navigating which products to buy wasn’t easy. We built Welpr to make that journey feel a bit easier. When I’m not working on Welpr, you’ll usually find me in the sauna, sipping a raw milk latte while doing a puzzle, or walking with my pit bull Romeo in my hometown of Austin, TX.

Olushola M. Awoyemi, Medical Reviewer

Olushola M. Awoyemi (aka Shola) is a board-certified toxicologist and a research scientist with a PhD in Environmental Toxicology. Shola's long-term ambition is to be recognized as a world-renowned expert in toxicology, risk assessment, and management, with experience spanning across institutions like the US EPA, US FDA, NIEHS, USDA, UNEP, WHO, and possibly within Fortune 100 companies in the Chemical, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Consumer goods, or IT sectors.