This is really simple and works wonderfully, I know as I have used it in my minivan. You remember how I use my minivan to move my goats around? You don’t?  Well, here is my “you might be a redneck story” about goats and my minivan.

So, I don’t believe that my babies should be moved around in a pickup truck, and I don’t have an animal carrier, so I just pile them into my minivan whenever I need to move them about.  They are kind of like really big dogs except that they aren’t house trained. If I am carting them very far, they do end up peeing or dropping berries at some point along the way.

The berries aren’t a big deal, just sweep them out when I get home, but the peeing does pose a problem.  Sometimes I will just open both doors to the van and use the hose on the carpet, other times I just this carpet deodorizer to absorb the smell, then once it all dries, I vacuum it out.

Homemade Carpet Deodorizer

• 1 box baking soda
• 1/2 c borax
• essential oil (or not) – 20 – 40 drops depending on your fragrance preference

Mix these together in a glass bowl then put them in a very clean plastic container with a wide opening dispenser. An old Parmesan cheese container works well or an old carpet deodorizer container that has been saved.

Baking soda soaks up bad things that get spilled on carpets too. Items like wine or colored juice or colored soda. This works especially well if you get the baking soda on it quickly.

Important information

*You might want to be aware that if you use this on your carpets a lot, you could damage not only your carpet, but your vacuum as well.

Homemade soap works great for carpet stains too!

Great video – how to use general household items to clean carpet stains!

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