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Easy Homemade Carpet Powder

A quick and easy way to freshen your home is to deodorize and then vacuum your carpets.  There are many types of commercial carpet powders available for this purpose, by why spend the money when you can easily make your own for pennies?




Carpet Powder

 Ingredients:

 1 cup baking soda
1 cup borax
5-10 drops of a deodorizing essential oil (such as lavender or tea tree)
     or 1 tablespoon powdered, dry herb (cinnamon and rosemary work well)

 1.  Whisk baking soda and borax together to combine.

 2.  Add essential oil or powdered herb.  Mix well.

 3.  Pour mixture into a shaker (an old Parmesan cheese or spice container works well).

 4.  Sprinkle the mixture over carpets and allow to sit for 20 minutes, keeping children and pets off carpet.  

 5.  Vacuum carpet thoroughly.
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  1. UnknownApril 29, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    This is very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It's really hard to try to clean out your carpet on your own, not to mention that seeking professional help in cleaning it costs too much. This will be very helpful for soiled carpet. Thanks again. :)
    Barry Chavez

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