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Expert Cleaning Tips
Cleaning experts are normal people who also have to clean their homes from time to time. As professionals they know all domestic cleaning secrets. Now let’s reveal some of them to you. 
Carpet cleaning tricks – 2 tablespoons of ammonia and little water is the perfect carpet stain removing solution. Use a sponge to rub the paste on the spot. An alternative is vinegar mixed with water.
Toilet cleaning tricks – If you want to get rid of the hard water marks use white distilled vinegar and paper towels. Soak the paper towels in the vinegar and place them directly on the spots. Apply extra vinegar if the towels get dry. The stains are ready to be wiped with a toilet brush.
Furniture cleaning tricks – For deep cleaning your furniture you may need to remove the old polish. Mix equal parts vinegar and water spread on the surface. To polish the furniture use an olive oil and lemon juice solution.
Blood stain removal tricks – Fresh blood stains can be cleaned with baking soda diluted in a little water. Apply hydrogen peroxide to stubborn stains. For old stains use a meat tenderizer directly on the stain and pour cold water on it. Leave it for an hour and then brush it away.
Window cleaning tricks – Grab a little vinegar and a newspaper. It’s all you need. Make a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. You may add some dish-washing product for dirty windows. Wipe clean with the newspaper.
Home Air-Fresheners
As the summer is about to end, autumn is almost here. We tend to spend more time indoors and close all the windows to keep our home warm. Thus, all odors will be trapped inside. As we will stay home more often, we need to do something for our well-being apart from domestic cleaning. Learn how to make your own air-fresheners depending on your personal taste.
Cinnamon home air-freshener – The best way to do this is to place a little ground cinnamon on the stove and heat.
Vanilla home air-freshener – Use tinfoil and pour a spoon of vanilla powder on it. Turn on the oven and preheat it to 250 degrees. Put the foil in and turn the oven on, then open the oven door. Another option is to pour several spoons of vanilla in bowls and place them around your house.
Lemon home air-freshener – Prepare a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda. Place it in bowls around the house.
Spicy home air-freshener – Boil some water and add a mix of your favorite spices and essential oils. You can try different mixtures.
Fruity home air-freshener – Do not throw away old fruit juice. Boil it on the stove and add water when it evaporates.
Perfumed light bulb – Take the light bulb when it is cool and spray it with your favorite perfume or essential oil. When you place it back and turn on the lights the aroma will gradually release in the air.
You can add few drops essential oil to any cleaning product you use for deep cleaning.
No More Stains Guide 8
This is the final sequence of the No more stains guide. We hope you managed to ease your domestic cleaning and bring all the staining to an end. We will finish the cleaning guide with tips how to clean tomato, urine and vomit stains. They are some of the dirtiest stains that may ever occur. You’d better stick to our tips in order to manage to clean them thoroughly. 
Tomato stains on clothes: Rinse immediately with lukewarm water. Next blot with a cotton dipped in water and vinegar solution. Use a stain remover if necessary. Rinse with water and wash as normal.
Tomato stains on upholstery and carpet: Treat the excess residue with a napkin. Pour a little rubbing alcohol and and blot with a cotton towel. Apply a stain remover if needed.
Urine stains on clothes: For delicate fabrics prepare a solution of white distilled vinegar mixed with cold water. Hot water is suitable only for fabrics that can sustain it. Then wash as normal.
Urine stains on upholstery and carpet: The best solution to this problem is to use paper towels to blot the stain if it is still liquid. Use a sponge soaked in a solution made of 1/4 cup vinegar, a spoon of liquid dish washer and few drops essential oil. Leave the solution to sit for 1/2h and blot with a clean wet towel.
Vomit stains on clothes: Any excess residue should be removed using a paper towel. There is another cleaning method. You can simply rub the garment between your hands while rinsing it under streaming water. Apply a stain remover if needed.
Vomit stains on upholstery and carpet: Wipe away all remaining residues. Use a sponge soaked in a borax and water solution. Clean with cold water and use a carpet cleaning product if needed.
Those were all the cleaning tips that we have gathered for you. Try them and give us some feedback. Remember that if you need deep cleaning you can acquire such only by using professional cleaning services.
No More Stains Guide 7
Today we continue with red wine, rust and tea stains. We hope we managed to help you improve your domestic cleaning with our No More Stains Guide.
Red wine on clothes: Try to blot the stain as soon as possible using a towel dipped in club soda. Use a borax solution if necessary. Wash as normal.
Red wine on upholstery and carpet: Use club soda and blot dry. Apply a carpet cleaning product if needed. In the last resort use some glycerin and leave it to stand for a few hours. Fresh stains can be easily cleaned with a sponge soaked in warm water. For deep cleaning of old stains on upholstery pour some talcum powder on the stain and cover it with a damp cloth to absorb it. Apply glycerin if necessary. 
Rust on clothes: Moisten the spot with water and spread a tartar cream on it. Hold it above a pot full of boiling water. Then rinse with lukewarm water.
Rust on upholstery and carpet: Do not use caustic commercial rust removers. Here is a green tip. Pour some lemon juice on the stain and add some salt. Leave it to stand for an hour, not more and wipe it off with a moisten sponge.
Tea on clothes: Spread some borax over the stain. Pour hot water on the stain and start cleaning it towards the centre.
Tea on upholstery and carpet: Absorb fresh stains with paper towel. Pour some carpet cleaner or use a borax mixed with a little water. Apply a stain remover if necessary.
No More Stains Guide 6
The deep cleaning stain elimination guide continues. Learn how to deal with latex-base, oil-base paint, and perspiration stains.
Latex-base paint on clothes: For fresh wet stains apply rinsing in warm water. Old dry stains are harder to remove. Apply treatment with some water-soluble paint. If needed use varnish-remover.
Latex-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Use a dull knife to scrape the excess paint. Prepare a solution of one teaspoon mild liquid detergent and hot water. Blot the spot with some water to rinse it. Apply a carpet cleaner if necessary. For dried paint do as written above. 
Oil-base paint on clothes: These stains are hard to remove, better act immediately. Apply a rubbing alcohol treatment and wash the stained fabric in one-to-one solution of distilled vinegar and milk. Leave it to soak in this solution if needed.
Oil-base paint on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the paint away if it is still wet. For dried paint use a dull knife for scraping it. Blot with a towel dipped in some rubbing alcohol. Repeat if necessary.
Perspiration on clothes: New stains can be treated with an enzyme stain remover. For old stains make a solution of distilled white vinegar and water. Use non-chlorine bleach for white clothes.
If you like the No More Stains Guide series, please comment if you think that we have omitted any stain types, or write us if you have any ideas about the themes of the post. We are here to help you with the domestic cleaning.
No More Stains Guide 5
Any stains remaining? Today you will learn how to clean lipstick, milk, mustard and nail-polish stains. Keep consulting our no more stains guide to alleviate your domestic cleaning.
Lipstick on clothes: The stain is sticky and oily. For deep cleaning please contact a professional cleaning services provider. You may try the following: use a white cotton towel and place the stain face down on it. Put a stain remover and rub gently. Wash with water and re-apply the stain remover. Wash as normal. 
Lipstick on upholstery and carpet: Wipe the stain with a napkin and wet it with some rubbing alcohol. Absorb it with a white cotton towel. Apply some stain remover if necessary.
Milk on clothes: Pour some water on it and apply a stain remover. Wash as normal.
Milk on upholstery and carpet:An old milk stain may have a heavy smell. Use a sponge to blot the stain and pour a carpet cleaning product.
Mustard/Curry on clothes: Some immediate treatment is required, dry mustard stains are irremovable. Wash with cold water and apply a liquid dish washing product. If it is an old stain use a little glycerin. Remove the glycerin after 30 minutes using a solution made of equal parts water and white distilled vinegar.
Mustard/Curry on upholstery and carpet: Scrape the stain immediately. Blot with white distilled vinegar, leave it to stand for 5 minutes, and rinse with cold water.
Nail polish on clothes: Try to make the stain fade by rubbing it with a towel damped in rubbing alcohol. Use a stain remover if necessary. For colour safe fabrics you may resort to applying an acetone-based nail-polish remover.
Nail polish on upholstery and carpet: Blot the stained area with rubbing alcohol. Use carpet cleaning product if the stains remains. You may apply an acetone-based nail-polish remover if the upholstery is colour resistant.
