An integral part of your home furnishing is carpet. Whether it is an antique or modern-day carpet, it provides warmness and comfort, different from what other home fixtures bring. If you have kids, be aware that they’ll be drawn to the carpet.
Have you noticed how fascinating babies find particles on that dense and fluffy arrangement of floor cover? Yes, carpets have an opening for different microbes; we need to keep our children safe from this. Perhaps, you regularly vacuum clean; that’s good. However, your best bet for dust and microbes extraction is a professional carpet cleaner.
Not everyone thinks of hiring an expert carpet cleaner as a good idea; some homeowners believe they can clean their carpets via DIY methods. You may have been cleaning your carpet with sprays, but pause for a moment and think: “is a carpet spray safe for your health? How effective is it compared to a natural cleaning agent?”
Let’s find out.
The safety of carpet sprays
Ads for sprays do not tell you that there are harmful ingredients in many sprays and detergents, constituting a huge percentage of toxins, just like polluted air and industrial foods. Severe health conditions develop from continuous exposure to these toxic chemicals in most detergents.
If you clean carpets without gloves, it’s easy for cleaning agents to contaminate your body via the skin and lungs (when you inhale). So, kindly wear gloves the next time you spruce up that carpet. But it would be great to hire carpet cleaning experts. This way, you won’t have to worry about exposure to contaminants in a spray.
Natural spray for carpet cleaning
Would you like to give a shot at cleaning your carpet with an entirely natural product? Then get yourself the following ingredients: baking powder, detergent and white vinegar.
Spread the baking powder on the carpet or a particular stain. Allow it to stay for at least 10 minutes, then clean the area with a vacuum cleaner.
For dry stain, begin with spraying the carpet with water to make it moist. Get a bottle with a pump and add into it one tablespoon of white vinegar and detergent each. Add two glasses of water to the mixture in the bottle. Spray the area affected. You should use an empty bottle having a pump. But if you don’t have a bottle, dip a sponge into the solution and apply it to the stained area. Cover the area with a cloth to absorb the liquid and stain. For stubborn stain, dip the tip of a hard brush into the mix and apply to the stain. Use only cold water to rinse off.
Using carpet cleaning sprays the right way
You can get a good number of carpet cleaning sprays that are eco-friendly, effective and not harmful. It might interest you to know that quality carpet sprays are not as pricey as you think. If your child or pet have stained your carpet, using a professional cleaning spray will keep your carpet clean and safe. The difference that professional sprays bring is unbelievable.
In today’s world, different sprays serve different purposes. So, before using a product of choice, read the attached instructions on the product label. This is because some mix is too powerful for your carpet and could cause damage. Find quality detergents effective for quick cleaning.
Just to be careful not to harm your carpet, it’s advised you test a new spray on the part of the carpet that’s out of sight – for instance, those carpet areas under the sofa or wardrobe. With time and minimal attention, you can save yourself the hassle of dealing with a spray that’s not suitable for the carpet.
Overzealous carpet cleaning is not good. Sprucing up your carpet several times per week will make the fibres fade off and get bumpy. When this happens, your carpet quality is compromised.
How can you cope with stains of any type?
The speed with which you deal with a carpet stain is vital for coping with stains on the carpet.
It is easier to handle adamant stains when you are ready to clean them off immediately than easy stains when you are not prepared to wipe them clean at that instant.
A good example is a bloodstain. If you quickly place a bloodstain under cold running water, it’s easier to clean. But you must delay this action before blood clotting starts.
Stains from red wine are arrogantly resistant to most types of cleaning agents and methods. In fact, they are a carpet’s worst nightmare! But there is a solution. A mixture of baking soda and apple vinegar will cause red wine stains to fade away and gradually disappear with cleaning.
Your cleaning technique for a carpet stain also matters. If you rub a stain, it’ll spread to other parts and become difficult to clean. Instead, use absorbent paper and clean from the periphery of the stain to the centre. This limits the area where there is spotting. All these may be tedious for you to do by yourself. To ease stress, get professional carpet cleaning services at Ryan Carpet Cleaning. Our methods are super-effective, timely, eco-friendly to humans, pets and do not hurt the carpet.