How to remove vomit stains

Vomit stains are unavoidable if you have a kid or a pet. Moreover even if you don’t have any of these, you still happen to be an embodiment of flesh and bones; consequently you yourself are prone to sicknesses.

Therefore getting your carpets, mattresses and clothes stained with vomit is a common experience. These vomit stains are all the more repugnant, because of their horrible stench and the nasty gooey substance you have to take care of. Another gloomy aspect to this scenario is that what if these vomit stains set in your clothes, carpet or mattress and ruins them for good?

This is where we step in to save you from any of these unappealing situations. Our simple, easy, inexpensive and effective tips will help you get rid of these stains from scratch. Just make sure that you act as swiftly as possible and follow all the instructions appropriately. Eventually, you will be able to bid farewell to all sorts of vomit stains. You can adopt any one of the following methods depending upon whether you treating carpet or treating clothes.

Method One (For the Removal of Vomit Stains from carpets)

Using Baking Soda and Vinegar

The following method is highly recommendable if you have kids at your place and you do not want them to inhale or ingest something, which might be harmful for them. This is because this method is fairly natural and makes use of natural products for the removal of vomit stains from carpets.

Things that you will require:

· Towel

· Baking Soda

· Scrubbing brush

· Vacuum

· Water

· ¼ cup vinegar

· Clean cloth

Steps that you need to take:

1.   First of all, you have to wipe away the excess vomit with the help of a towel. Although almost everyone agrees that this is the most gruesome chore ever, but since you have to do it, so buck up your spirits, pucker your nose and wipe it all off.

2.   Next, take a liberal amount of baking soda and sprinkle it all over the stain.

3.   Make sure that the stain is entirely covered with this layer of baking soda. (Handy to have this magic ingredient in your cupboard all the time.

4.   Allow this baking soda to sit in the stain for almost fifteen minutes so that all excessive moisture can be satisfactorily absorbed.

5.   Then, rub this stained spot gently. Move from outside the stain towards its inner side so that all stain particles are loosened and come off easily.

6.   Vacuum this baking soda residue. It’s better to use the vacuum’s tube instead of its head.

7.   After cleaning away this mess, you have to make a post-vomit cleaner to restore the carpet to its original state and purge the atmosphere of any toxic odors.

8.   To make this post-vomit cleaner, take 2 cups of water and ¼ cup vinegar. Mix both these ingredients and spray it generously on the stained area.

9.   Allow this cleaning spray to set in, and then finally clean away all the traces of stain and cleaning agents with a clean cloth.

Method Three (For the Removal of vomit stains from mattress)

Using Hydrogen per oxide and Baking Soda

The following method tends to be extremely helpful in cases where you happened to puke on your clothes, without having enough time to bolt to the bathroom. It deploys the magical stain lifting powers of ammonia and can help you end up with clothes as good as new.

Things that you will require:

· Cold water

· 1 cup ammonia

· 1 cup warm water

· Sponge

· Laundry detergent

Steps that you need to take:

1.   After scraping off as much vomit chunks as possible, rinse your stained fabric underneath cold water. Prefer running this cold water from the back of the fabric, instead of its front.

2.   Next you ought to make a stain removal cleaning agent. To make this, mix 1 cup of ammonia with 1 cup of warm water.

3.   Apply this mixture onto the stained area with a sponge.

4.   Keep on sponging this stained area as much as you feel necessary.

5.   When you feel that you have sponged it as much as possible, make a mixture of laundry detergent and water.

6.   Soak this cloth into this mixture for almost half an hour.

7.   After half an hour take a look at the cloth; if the stain is still present, then again soak it for another half an hour.

8.   Once the stain is gone, launder the fabric, following the instructions of the tag.

9.   Before putting the fabric into the dryer, make sure that the stain has been satisfactorily removed; otherwise dryer’s heat would set it in further.

Method Three (For the Removal of vomit stains from mattress)

Using Hydrogen per oxide and Baking Soda

 

            Cleaning vomit from mattress can be a daunting task, but it does happen occasionally. The following method will arm you with the information you need to battle these unpleasant stains and get rid of them.

Things that you will require:

· Terry clothes/towels

· Hydrogen per oxide

· Clean towels

· Baking soda

· Vacuum

 Steps that you need to take:

1.   Whenever you come across such an unfortunate incident, primarily take off the mattress pad and sheets and put them in washer.

2.   Next, take some terry clothes or any rag which is nearby and wipe off maximum puke from the stain.

3.   Then sprinkle some hydrogen per oxide on the stain. The amount of hydrogen per oxide ought to be moderate; neither too less not too excessive.

4.   After sprinkling the per oxide, let it sit in for few minutes.

5.   Later, using a clean towel, soak up this per oxide. Apply pressure on the mattress and soak up maximum liquid with the towel.

6.   This process of pressing and soaking can be repeated, if required.

7.   Lastly, to get rid of any accompanying odors, sprinkle baking soda on the stain and allow it to sit in overnight.

8.   Next morning, vacuum away this residue.

9.   Hopefully, you will end up with a clean and stain free mattress.

Tips and Warnings

1.   Before applying ammonia solution on your clothes, check on an inconspicuous area for the fabric’s color fastness.

2.   While cleaning vomit stains, you can always keep a fan handy to disperse the vomit stench and to dry off its moisture.

3.   If you have a strong smelling tendency, or if the smell of puke makes you want to puke yourself, then before you embark upon this cleaning procedure, place something under your nose and above your lip such as Peppermint essential oil.