Homemade carpet shampoo? Anyone ever make their own? How well did it work, what was the recipe?

And did it leave an odor?Homemade carpet shampoo? Anyone ever make their own? How well did it work, what was the recipe?
I agree AMO 45 ! Laundry soap will work in a pinch. Gee, if you don't like Tide, use Gain, or Shout. I would recommend using liquid soaps. and I would probably only use no more than 1/4 cup as laundry soap will suds up. Dawn would not be good to use in a steam cleaner.





Some people will use 1 cup of a low sudsing ammonia and 2 cups of white vinegar and top off with water. If you have animals you may wish to exclude the ammonia and just use vinegar. And yes, the vinegar smell does not linger and will leave your carpets smelling fresh.





Personally, unless you have a particular alergy to some chemical in the carpet shampoo, I would just use whatever the steam cleaner recommends. For additional freshness, add vinegar.





Always test carpets for colorfastness, no matter what you use...Homemade carpet shampoo? Anyone ever make their own? How well did it work, what was the recipe?
I agree...I certainly wouldn't use laundry soap since the enzymes that whiten, brighten, etc could cause the carpet to discolor.





For myself, I use a bit of Dawn dishwashing soap mixed up with some water, and hand scrub the carpet with a stiff bristled brush. Once the carpet is clean, I rinse and extra the water using my home rug shampooer.
I also used laundry detergent once when i ran out of carpet shampoo with 1/2 a room left to go.it worked so well its all i use now! mixed 1/4 cup to a tank of water. it also left them with a wonderful fresh scent -much nicer than carpet shampoo scent.
I have never heard of a worse idea, they have chemicals in there also not just soap, I can not believe someone said Tide and water, DO NOT DO THAT it will never come out.
Take TIDE and mix with water. It cleans clothes, %26amp; it will also clean carpet.