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The Best Homemade Carpet Cleaning Solution

Use this inexpensive cleaning solution in your carpet cleaning machine to leave carpets clean, fresh, and free of stains.
Author Jill Nystul

Equipment

  • Carpet cleaning machine

Ingredients

  • warm water
  • 1 cup rubbing alcohol
  • 2 capfuls Lysol Laundry Sanitizer filled to lower line
  • white vinegar

Instructions

  • Fill the water reservoir of the cleaner about halfway full with clean, warm water.
  • Add the rubbing alcohol and Lysol Laundry Sanitizer.
  • Fill the remaining space in the tank with white vinegar. (Stop at the fill mark.)
  • Place the tank on the machine and clean your carpets according to the manufacturer's instructions.