How To Clean Vomit From Your Carpet - Step by Step

Cleaning vomit from carpet is one of the worst cleaning tasks around. You need to do two things: remove the stains and the odor. It must be done quite quickly so that this bad smell doesn’t get absorbed in carpet. But don’t worry: if you follow these simple steps, the whole process of cleaning vomit off carpet becomes easy and fast – it’s not as bad as you might think.

You’ll need:

• spoon and dust pan
• paper towels or old, clean rags
• some water
• enzyme based cleaner or vinegar
• vacuum
• good attitude ; )

How to clean vomit from carpet – step by step:

1. Using spoon and dust pan, remove bigger particles of vomit. This step is unfortunately the most disgusting, especially if vomit is still wet.
2. Now, after removal of solid particles, you have to take the moisture too. To do this, you can put towel (eventually paper) over the area and then blot. Remember to do this with care so that the vomit doesn’t spread further.
3. Now, spray the affected area with cold water. Use a clean rag (or towel) to work out the remaining vomit. If necessary, repeat this until you’ll see that the area is much cleaner if not completely clean.
4. To clean vomit from carpet completely, we have to get rid of vomit odor. To do this, you’ll need an enzyme based cleaner. They are especially meant for removing carpet stains and odors. Just follow instructions on the package. If you don’t have it, you can use vinegar which is proven to eliminate odor. Don’t worry of its bad smell – it will abate in several minutes. Use one of the two above on affexted area and then blot it to remove moistures. If necessary, repeat this step.
5. As you feel that carpet is cleaned from vomit, you should cover the area with towel and allow it to dry. It can take about 30 minutes.
6. The last step is simple and not necessary. You can vacuum the carpet to restore its natural appearance (cleanliness and brightness)

That’s the end. I hope that you already know how to clean vomit from carpet.