Carpet cleaning: Mrs Hinch fan shares cheap hack to remove stains - 'amazing' results
CLEANING carpets can be challenging, especially if they are stained. Homeowners have shared an easy tip to get rid of stains using a common household product.
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Carpets need to be cleaned regularly to keep them looking fresh. Fans of Mrs Hinch shared how to remove stains simply using washing up liquid.
Mrs Hinch, real name Sophie Hinchcliffe, has built a legion of fans by sharing her favourite cleaning tips.
She will often do this in view of her four million Instagram followers.
Her advice has proven so popular other homeowners have created groups dedicated to the cleaning guru and they will often share their own tips online.
Posting in a Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group, one woman asked for advice on removing a carpet stain.
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She shared a picture of a dark green stain on a light brown carpet.
The caption read: "My son has spilled Pot Noodle on the carpet.
"Please help, I tried cleaning it with a carpet cleaning spray but it seems pretty much stained."
The homeowner asked for tips to get her carpet back to new and fans were quick to share their recommendations.
While shoppers can pick up a range of carpet cleaning products in the supermarkets, these can sometimes be pricey.
Instead, social media users explained using washing up liquid could work just as well removing stains.
One wrote: "White vinegar and washing up liquid got curry out of my sofa. Spray it all together on the stain rubbed it in."
Another agreed, and said: "Cold water and washing up liquid."
A third simply replied saying: "Fairy liquid."
Others suggested using the cleaning product Elbow Grease, which can be purchased from most supermarkets for as little as £1.
A social media user wrote: "Elbow Grease is actually amazing, a friend spilt red wine on my carpet last year.
"I immediately cleaned with elbow grease and now you could never tell."
Another continued: "Elbow grease, then carpet cleaner. I had a similar emergency today."
A third stated: "Dab as much as possible up with a cloth.
"Then spray plenty of Elbow Grease on and scrub with a damp sponge, [it will] maybe take a few times but it will come out."
"Bit of Elbow Grease that will come up or vanish will work too," a fourth suggested.