You can easily neutralize bleach with items from your kitchen. Once the bleach is neutralized, a good rinsing will round out your immediate task.
Things You Will Need
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Pour 1/4 cup of white vinegar in a bowl and add 1 cup of water. Gently move the bowl back and forth to mix the vinegar and water together.
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Pour the vinegar over the bleach stain in the carpet. Do not soak the carpet, but make sure the fibers are wet. Blot the carpet with a dry cloth.
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Rinse the bowl and pour in 2 cups of water. Add 1 tsp. of liquid dish soap. Stir with your finger to incorporate the soap into the water. Pour the soapy water over the bleach stain, but do not soak the carpet.
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Leave the soapy water in the carpet for five minutes, then blot it up with a dry towel. Pour clean water over the area to rinse it, and blot that up with a dry towel. Repeat the rinsing and blotting until there are no more suds or vinegar smell in the carpet.
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Blot the carpet with an additional dry towel until the carpet is dry. Vacuum the carpet to fluff the pile fibers.
The Drip Cap
- Bleach on carpet can quickly result in white spots or spots of lightened color.
- You can easily neutralize bleach with items from your kitchen.
- Pour 1/4 cup of white vinegar in a bowl and add 1 cup of water.
- Leave the soapy water in the carpet for five minutes, then blot it up with a dry towel.