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Cleaning your carpet not only improves the appearance of your home, it is also essential for your health. Dirt stains, bacteria, and allergens will gather in the carpet if you don’t clean it often. In fact, a survey by Which found that a fifth of people asked said their carpets are stained due to pets, children, and other factors. There are plenty of ways to clean a carpet, and you can do the job yourself without any professional help or expensive products. Express.co.uk reveals how to clean a carpet by hand.

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How to clean a carpet by hand

To get all of the dirt and pollutants out of your carpet, you need to use a carpet brush.

Scrub away at the carpet with the brush, agitating the whole carpet.

Then, hoover the carpet to gather up everything that has come out of the carpet.

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Try to do this every week to avoid nasties from building up on the carpet.

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How to clean a carpet by hand: Start with a carpet brush (Image: Getty)

How to clean a carpet by hand: Use baking soda on the carpet and then hoover it up (Image: Getty)

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If you don’t have a carpet cleaner at home, there are plenty of things you can use instead that you probably have already.

Baking soda absorbs bad smells, dust, and dirt, so you can sprinkle it all over your carpet.

Let it sit for at least half an hour and then hoover the baking soda up to reveal a clean carpet.

You should use baking soda on your carpet at least once a week.

In areas that you walk over more such as the hallway, you may need to do this twice a week. 

How to clean a carpet by hand: Lemon juice gets rid of dirt and stains (Image: Getty)

If baking soda doesn’t do the trick, go in with some undiluted lemon juice.

Lemon juice is corrosive so will eat away at stubborn dirt or stains.

Apply the juice to the carpet and leave it for up to two hour.

Use a damp sponge to wash it off, and then let the carpet dry.

Alternatively, you can rent a carpet cleaner or even buy your own to save yourself from these steps.

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Ammonia will get rid of most stains if you mix about 10ml of the stuff with a teaspoon of washing powder and 500ml of water.

Apply this mixture to the stain and gently rub it with a soft brush before wiping it with a dry cloth.

However, when treating stains, you’ll need to choose your product based on the individual stains.

One of the most common stains is a coffee or tea stain.

Wet a cloth with white vinegar and dampen the stain, then leave it overnight and wash it off with soapy water.

Blood stains and wax stains, on the other hand, only need water.

Instead, you could use a carpet shampoo and blot and scrape away the stains this way. 

Be gentle and only use lukewarm water, hot water will only make it worse!

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How to clean a carpet by hand: Use ammonia or lemon juice and water to clean stains (Image: Getty)

About twice a year you need to do a deep clean on your carpet.

This will be easier if you treat stains as soon as they happen and hoover your carpet once a week.

Mix two tablespoons of ammonia, lemon juice OR white vinegar with a litre of water and use a soft carpet brush or hairbrush to apply it on the carpet.

Put in some elbow grease and give the carpet a good scrap.

Then, wipe the carpet with a damp cloth and let it dry.

Make sure you ventilate the room after using ammonia.

Alternatively, hire a professional carpet cleaner to come and do it for you. 

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