My carpet in my living room has become stiff. I regularly shampoo it and it is rinsed thoroughly. Any suggestions as to how to make it soft again?
I agree with the too much soap in the past theory. The residual soap then is aerosolized when next you shampoo the rug and then you breathe a lot of airborne mold and junk. Use the bare minimum of chemicals and soap when you shampoo a rug. Vacumn a lot. I am not sure how to make it soft again but I wanted to let you know the health risks associated with shampooing a rug. I have never tried it but maybe you could water down some fabric softener and spray it lightly on...let dry...try it on a small patch of carpet. I would use fabric softener with no added perfume. Good luck.
It sounds like you use too much shampoo? I would try going over it with just clear water This will remove surface dirt and soften the pile
Your carpet is loaded with dried soap. As you may know, these toy home style carpet cleaners were invented by a practical joker and carnival magnate named P.T. Barnum, who once said, there is a new sucker born every second.
Definitely too much soap. I have heard some say that you should only use incredibly hot water and maybe some vinegar in carpet cleaners. I personally do use soap, but just a small amount. Not nearly what they recommend. Use some very hot water and go over it all. Maybe take a few times to get it all out!
There is a product called rinse off its used to clean oriental carpets. Being a somewhat neutral cleaner it leaves carpets 'soft', the term that is used is called good hand they are soft and clean. You should have a professional carpet steam cleaner come and clean your carpets avery couple of years. Explain to them what you have and if they know what they are doing it shouldn't be a big deal;. You can check to see if they have any professional accreditation's like IICRC to prove they know there stuff.
