After a long day at work, everyone wants to go back to their home and relax on their couch for a while before taking a bath and getting fresh. It is very relaxing to lay down on the sofa and start watching T.V. while munching on some snacks. But one thing that you might not realize at that moment, that your head and body keep secreting oil and sweat all day and while you are laying on your upholstery, all of this body oil is getting sucked inside your upholstery. No matter what your upholstery is made of (fabric or leather) it gets dirt due to absorption of body oils and due to this, some areas become darker in colour.

Another thing that you must remember is that oil stains are the toughest of all the stains that you will come across during your lifetime and it's not an easy job to remove them. You have to clean your upholstery carefully or you may end up damaging upholstery. That’s why most people prefer calling professionals like Smith Cleaning Services Canberra for cleaning their upholstery because we do the job without causing any harm to the furniture or its fabric. But some ways can be used by you to clean your upholstery and make them oil-free.

1. Steam cleaning for any type of upholstery:

Without any doubt, steam cleaning is the best mode of cleaning upholstery and for removing the oil from upholstery you just have to attach a towel or any waste piece of cloth, to the steam scrub brush so that it does not get any scratches on your leather or semi leather sofas. The cloth will work as an absorbent that will absorb oil from the fabric after the steam pushes the oil outside the surface of the fabric. Steam cleaning is the most effective way of cleaning and along with cleaning it makes your upholstery germ free.

2. For fabric upholstery:

Whenever you sit on your sofas or couches, you unknowingly make it dirty with your body and hair oils. Your body continuously secrets these oils that do not let your skin get dry. But sometimes excess of these oils can be sucked up by your couch fabrics that leave an oil stain behind. For removing these stains you have to follow the steps given below:

• Get some baking soda and sprinkle it all over the oil-stained area of upholstery and let it rest for 7-8 hours. To get the best results do it during the night and let it rest for the whole night. It will not only absorb excess oil but also get rid of that oily odour.
• Now use a vacuum cleaner to clean baking soda.
• Mix 2 drops of dish soap into a half cup of lukewarm water. Now get a sponge and dip it into the soap mixture and start applying it to the stained area. Dab it over the area and remember to clean the sponge and repeat this process several times.
• Use a damp cloth to rub gently over the stain and clean the area. If the stain is still there, repeat the previous step until the stain is completely gone.

3. For leather upholstery:

Leather upholsteries are quite expensive and that’s why people take good care of them but then also end up ruining them unintentionally. The oil that keeps on getting stored inside the headrest area or console of the couch are the places that get oil stains most often due to direct contact with skin. Most people prefer calling professional upholstery cleaners like Smith Cleaning Services Canberra as its very delicate work to clean leather upholstery, but still, if you want to clean them by yourself then follow the instructions given below:

Method 1

• Get some cream of tart powder from your grocery store and mix it with a small amount of water to make a paste.
• Apply this paste to the stained area and let it rest for half an hour or till the paste turns powdery.
• If the paste is still wet use a damp cloth to clean the area and if it dries out just use a vacuum cleaner to remove the residue.
• Repeat this process until the body oil stains are g
• Condition the leather as usual after the cleaning is done.

Method 2

• Get a leather degreaser from your nearest furniture or automotive repair stores.
• Some degreasers may fade away the colour of your upholstery so first test it on a small portion of the couch to completely make sure that it won’t cause any harm to your couch.
• Apply it on the stained parts of your upholstery with the help of a brush and let it rest for the time specified on the instructions of the container.
• Use a vacuum to clean the residue and if some stains are remaining on the upholstery then simply repeat the previous step.

Self-cleaning the leather upholstery is not recommended by Smith Cleaning Services Canberra because in most cases it may result in degradation of the colour of the leather.

So these were some ways of cleaning body oils from your upholstery that you can perform on your own. It might look cheaper to do it all on your own but there’s a great chance that you may damage your couch and eventually have to call professionals for help. So why not call Smith Cleaning Services Canberra in the first place to get your upholstery cleaned without damaging them. To get the best upholstery cleaning services in Canberra