How to Get Rid of Vomit Stains

When you have children and/or pets, vomit is an unpleasant reality that you may have to clean up now and then. It's important that you clean up immediately to avoid staining and to quickly disperse the unpleasant odor. Just follow these simple steps.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Vaccuum
• Cloth or small towel
• Baking Soda
• Dish Detergent
• Sponge
• Salt Water

1. Remove the vomit from the carpet or other surface. Try to do this without spreading the mess around and be sure to wipe up any solids so that only the wet spot remains.

2. Sponge the spot stained by the vomit with cool water. Then add half a cup of salt to two quarts of water and use this to further sponge the area and rinse with plain water. If this does not work, soak the stain for 30 minutes with cool water.

3. Blot the area again with a sponge and some diluted dish detergent until the stain is gone.

4. Pour baking soda over the area and let it soak in. This will help get rid of the odor.

5. Vaccuum up the baking soda.

6. Set a towel over the damp area, press down on the towel and leave it until the area dries completely.

Tips & Warnings

• These steps work best on carpet and upholstered surfaces. For hard surfaces it is much easier. Just dump baking soda on the vomit to help soak it up and get rid of the odor, then simply mop up the whole mess.
• Be sure to test on chemicals on a small patch of the cloth surface to check for discoloration before actually applying the chemical to the whole dirty area.