How to do home cleaning on the car seat
Knowing how to clean your car seat with homemade products is a great way to avoid contact with harmful chemicals
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Knowing how to clean your car seat at home is a great alternative to avoid harmful chemicals. In addition, you will know which substances you will be coming into contact with when you sit in your car seat.
Some cleaning products can be significantly harmful to your health. Understand the whys in the articles: "Cleaning with chemical products is as harmful as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, says study" and "Researcher lists risk of possible damage caused by cleaning products". But to avoid the appearance of stains and bad smells on the car seat, we often end up opting for them. For this not to happen anymore, check out some tips on how to clean the car seat with products that are less harmful to health:
1) Sparkling water and essential oils
Spray a glass of sparkling water with ten drops of the essential oil - or essential oil blend - of your choice (can be lavender, rosemary and sage) over the stained area and use a vegetable sponge to scrub the stain, then wipe it off. with a clean towel.
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2) Vinegar and homemade detergent
Mix a cup of vinegar, a few drops of detergent (learn how to make homemade detergent in the article: "How to make homemade detergent) and a liter of hot water. Then apply the mixture to the stain and use a brush to scrub it. In then use clean water to rinse the seat.
3) Sodium Bicarbonate
Mix ¼ cup of baking soda with a cup of warm water and rub the paste over the blemishes in the car seat with a toothbrush. If the stain is hard, let the solution sit for about 30 minutes.
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To boost car seat cleaning
- Vacuum once a week;
- Keep a towel, brush and some water in the glove compartment to clean up accidental dirt as quickly as possible, avoiding stains;
- Leave a bag with coffee beans, activated charcoal or citrus peel inside the car to avoid bad smells;
Avoid the need to clean the car
Try to keep the car clean, avoid eating inside it and leave a container to store the garbage (after do the correct disposal). This way, you will spend less time and other material resources having to clean it.
