June 16th, 2022 by Sarah Miles

What to look for in a carpet cleaner

Carpets can hold up to 4 times their own weight in dirt. Yes, you read that right. Not a pleasant thought. There are many benefits of carpets – they’re warm, soft, and they can add to the aesthetic appeal of a room – but if you want to maintain sanitary living conditions, you have to make peace with some work to keep them clean.

Luckily, with the right products, this doesn’t have to be too arduous, and you can easily deal with both the visible stains and hidden contaminants. Here are a few things you should be looking for in a carpet cleaner.

Stain Removal

It goes without saying that one of the key purposes of cleaning your carpet is to remove any stains that spoil the appearance. While you can do your best to avoid stains by not wearing shoes inside, being careful with food and drinks, and treating with a stain protector that will repel substances that may mark it, it’s impossible to completely mitigate against spills and marks. A cleaner, therefore, needs to be able to remove stubborn and ground-in stains as well as general dirtiness.

Sanitise

In addition to the dirt that you can see, there will almost certainly be unpalatable things that you cannot. Germs, bacteria, and even viruses can find a thick pile carpet the perfect environment to develop and fester. The greatest culprits for these contaminants are urine, faeces, and vomit. These are most common from pets but can equally be brought in from outdoors on shoes or come from young children, especially when toilet training.

These require something more than a general cleaning material as the proteins in these substances require breaking down. A carpet cleaner that contains enzymes will digest these proteins and salts to destroy them.

Deodorise

The same substances that can lead to the development of bacteria can cause foul odours. Some carpet cleaners will mask these odours with strong fragrances, but they won’t destroy them. What you need is a product that neutralises the smell. The living enzymes that break the contaminants down will also neutralise the odours and deodorise the fabric.

Cleenly Extreme Odour Remover Enzyme Carpet Shampoo

A product that does all of the above is Cleenly Extreme Odour Remover Enzyme Carpet Shampoo. It is primarily formulated as urine-destroying carpet shampoo, and therefore designed for homes with pets, but as stated earlier, the kinds of substances that can contaminate carpets from pets can equally find their way in from shoes and people. It is, therefore, appropriate for any household.

In addition to being very effective in the above functions, it’s also eco-friendly and safe for pets and children. It has a fresh, zesty citrus fragrance that will make the whole room smell amazing, and, of course, it will leave your carpet looking bright, clean, and stain-free.

5L Cleenly Extreme Odour Remover Carpet Shampoo

Price: £24.95

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