A few weeks ago, I noticed a large rust-colored stain on my beige carpet. In a house with young kids, mystery stains do appear where I least expect them. This time around, I knew exactly how the rusty ugly got there. I won't bore you with the details - the story is long and painful. Suffice it to say that I dragged my heavy carpet cleaning machine out of the closet, pre-treated with stain remover and shampooed, but the stain stayed.

Then I decided to try another stain remover - Perky PLUS. According to the manufacturer, Perky PLUS works on grease, grass, chocolate, blood, ink, juice, oil, and more. They sent me a bottle just in time for me to tackle that stubborn stain. I sprayed the stain, scrubbed it with the Whiz Groom Brush that came with Perky, and waited for a few minutes, crossing my fingers. Now the company recommends extracting the area and rinsing with water. I'd had enough of the heavy machinery, so I did the next best thing - blotted the spot with a white towel. Lo and behold, the stain was gone completely. Carpet saved! I love this product.

Now getting rid of carpet stains is certainly important in my house - what with my little master mess makers around. What's even more important for me is product safety. My kids can't be walking around on questionable chemicals or breathing in their fumes. Perky Plus is a professional spot and stained remover that's non-toxic and approved by the EPA's Design for Environment program. Yay for safe products that do the job!

Perky Plus can be used on carpet, upholstery, vinyl and other fabrics. It comes in a quart bottle and retails for $15.95. For a limited time, you can get Perky Plus at half price with coupon code 50OFFGRM - yes, that's 50% off! Got stains? Get Perky!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.