You’ve been hoovering all wrong – the cheap and easy hack to ensure your carpets are always spotless

VACUUMING is often the last job we do when cleaning our home to pick up any dust and dirt that's settled.

Whether you have hardwood floors, carpets, rugs, or crumbs on your countertop, vacuuming is often the easiest way to pick up dirt.

But one way to elevate your vacuum's cleaning powers is to use baking soda, a powerful cleaning agent, in conjunction to help remove stains and odours.

Dusting baking soda onto floors can help freshen them up before even going in with a vacuum, thanks to its natural deodorising properties.

It's alkaline PH balance also comes in handy as a natural cleaner, when the alkaline oxidises it produces dioxide gases, which can easily lift stains from surfaces.

Not only this, but the product is less expensive than specific carpet cleaning products and does the job just as well.

Make sure you stock up on the magic product and sprinkle it over any floor just before vacuuming to help lift stains from carpets and deodorise soft and hard surfaces.

If you want to use baking soda on carpets, give it a quick going over with your vacuum before sprinkling baking powder all over.

Let it sit for 30 minutes and vacuum again to give it a thorough clean and lift dirt, hair, stains and anything else that has accumulated on the carpets.

If your carpet is new, it's best to vacuum every day during the first few weeks, but as it gets older, you can cut back to twice a week.

Rugs are great as you can often shake off surface and deep-rooted dust that has accumulated, but it's always a good idea to vacuum them every so often.

You can give them a shake and then sprinkle with a little baking soda before vacuuming to leave them spotless and odour-free.

Once done, you can go a step further by spraying essential oils over it and leaving it to air in a room with good ventilation.

For hardwood floors, baking soda works great at removing visible stains and dark patches.

Simply sprinkle it over any stains and let it sit for 10 minutes to allow its alkaline components to oxidise, making removing stains easier.

By the time you get around to vacuuming, the stain is usually absorbed by the powder which will be easily sucked up by the vacuum revealing spotless floors.

It's best to vacuum your hardwood floor once a week to prevent dirt and dust building up.

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