The summer months mean the weather is hot and most people want to stay indoors. The heat is usually enough to also keep people from cooking a hot meal. When you cook in your house on the stove or the oven the house will heat up and cause the temperature to go up. This can lead to feeling uncomfortable and will make you think twice about using it the next time. This means that families are stuck looking for different meals to make that are not using the oven and the stove. A salad seems to top the list since you can get your nice cool crisp lettuce out and add what dressing you like the best. Now that the family is walking around with a bowl full of salad you need to make sure that you are aware of how to remove salad dressing from your carpet. The kids are prone to dropping food on the carpet and that means that it is a good idea to understand the stains and what you need to do to keep your carpet clean.
Why is Salad Dressing Hard to Clean from Carpet?: The problem that you will come across when you want to clean salad dressing off your carpet is that most have an oil content. The dressing will start to separate and the oil can soak into the carpet making it hard to get off the carpet. You need to have a good method to clean the dressing off and make sure that the oil is treated as well. If you don’t clean the mess the right way the oil can leave a stain in the carpet.
Act Fast to Clean Carpet Stains: The first thing that you need to do is the same for just about any stain that you might come across on your carpet and that is to clean as quick as you can. You want to quickly get to the spill that has occurred and grab something that will work best to remove as much of the excess as you can. If you are dealing with a liquid you can use a spoon to scoop as much of the spill as you can. You can also use a clean cloth that you can try and absorb without pushing it any further in the carpet.
Use Baking Soda to Absorb Moisture: Now that you have gotten as much of the excess as possible you need to try and use a product that will absorb what you could not get. Baking soda is the way to go. You can layer some baking soda on the stain and let is soak up and dry on the area. Then use the vacuum to remove the dressing filled baking soda. This will pull the moisture from the spot and have it prepared for the final clean.
Carpet Stain Removal: Now you can make a cleaning solution that will reduce the rest of the stain. The best product to use is one that you make yourself. Mix dish detergent with some vinegar and warm water then apply the cleaning solution to a cloth. Then cloth can be dabbed on the spot to remove the rest of the stain.
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