When pet stains make your carpet look and smell bad, your first instinct may be to turn to cleaning products on sale in Atlanta-area stores. Unfortunately, regular cleaners are no match for the type of soils you'll find on your rug and upholstery after a pet accident. Here are common weaknesses you'll find in everyday cleaning products and how to find a lasting, effective solution.
- Masking instead of removing odors. To remove the foul odors that end up on carpets and upholstery, your cleaning product has to get deep into the material and attack the soils at their source. Most cleaning agents simply mask the odors with perfumes contained in soaps, which means the problem will return when the air fresheners wear away. You need a solution that does more than cover up the smells and ensure it will return at a later time.
- Chemical content in cleaners. Before using a chemical cleaning product in your Suwanee home, read the warning labels. If you see a number of dangerous substances in the ingredients, remember that residues of these chemicals will remain on your carpet and furniture long after you are finished using the product. In fact, since you will have to use these products multiple times to treat lingering smells, you will introduce more chemicals into your home. Your family and pets may find these toxic substances irritating to the skin and nasal passages.
- Poor cleaning technique. In almost every case, the technique you have to use with store-bought cleaning products is off the mark. Eliminating the soils that caused the problem requires a solution that is more scientific than soap (i.e., chemical shampoos) and water. Spreading around chemical cleaners before soaking the carpet merely circulates the bacteria causing the offensive odor in your home. Rather than prolonging the issue, the best cleaning solutions attack the source of the odor so it will not return to haunt you later.
- Danger to home furnishings. Along with the danger chemical cleaning agents present to your children and pets, these products may damage home furnishings as well. Quality upholstery and carpet cleaning does not require chemical content to be effective. In fact, electrolyzed water is all that is behind one of the most effective cleaning solutions on the market. When you want a deep cleaning of your home but want to rely on products with low toxicity and no chemical content, there are solutions that exist. Avoid risking damage to your carpets and favorite pieces.
ZeroStink by ZEROREZ® of Atlanta offers a chemical-free solution to pet stains and odors. Before you use chemical cleaners that are no match for the job, find out about the power of ZeroStink.
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