Steve Bakker
Global Marketing, The WoolSafe Organisation
There is a false perception amongst consumers that wool fibre carpets are problematic to maintain and that spot cleaning is difficult. There is a belief; especially amongst the older generation that once you have your wool carpet cleaned you will be caught in a cycle of cleaning/rapid soiling/re-cleaning.
Although this may have been true in the past it isn’t true any longer, well not if you use WoolSafe Approved Products. You see, all Approved products have undergone soiling tests and have been found not to cause soiling any quicker than plain water.
When it comes to removing spillages from wool carpet, the sooner the spot can be treated the better the chances of successful removal. In the last couple of weeks I have successfully removed half a pint of Guinness (which my 2 year old spilt) and a glass of red wine from a cream loop pile wool carpet with no specialist cleaning equipment, just kitchen roll and a WoolSafe Approved consumer spotter. The reason I was able to get the spillages completely out is because I know what to do, immediately. Unfortunately many carpet owners, retailers and manufacturers don’t. Do you?
It was to address this issue that we developed the WoolSafe Carpet Stain Cleaning Guide App. Always at hand and free to download it is hoped that this excellent tool will help you tackle spills quickly and save you hundreds of pounds in replacement costs while improving your perception of the easy clean properties of wool.
The App gives step by step, easy to follow advice on how to remove most common household spills. At the end of each piece of advice, if you are unsuccessful in removing the stain, you are directed to the search for a WoolSafe Approved Carpet Cleaner.
Along with approved cleaning products WoolSafe Service Providers are also on the App with those nearest to your location displayed on a map with one touch to call, email or visit their website. It is hoped that the App will put you, the carpet owner with a cleaning need, together with WoolSafe Approved Service Providers that know how best to clean them… at the time you need them most!
Remember, no fibre is stain proof and that includes man-made fibres, although polypropylene is hydrophobic it doesn’t release oil based stains well at all. It is much easier to remove oily spots from wool fibre than synthetics.
