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Why a Neutralizing Rinse Might Be Beneficial For Your Carpet

16 Jan 2018
5 Comments
Anna Schulmeister
Carpet Care, carpet cleaning chemicals, carpet extraction, carpet neutralizer, carpet shampoo, neutralizing rinse

When extraction cleaning a carpet, it is commonplace to use plain water as a rinse. But, there are some benefits to using a neutralizing rinse rather than just plain water.

Some interim carpet maintenance procedures can leave detergent residue on your carpet. Bonnet cleaning in particular can coat carpet fibers in detergent residue. When the carpet dries, so does the detergent residue. This results in hardened carpet fibers that attract dirt much faster.

In order to avoid and remedy this, add a neutralizing rinse to your extraction process, or include it along with your interim cleaning procedure. The detergent residues left on the carpet are typically mildly alkaline residues, so the mild acid character of a neutralizing rinse will neutralize and eliminate these dirt-attracting residues.

Another benefit of a neutralizing rinse is to neutralize any minerals in the water used to rinse the carpet.

vacuumingIf you use water to rinse your carpet, chances are it isn’t deionized water. Even if it is soft water, it contains minerals or salts. When the carpet is rinsed after extraction, the carpet is generally left wet, coating the carpet fibers with water filled with these minerals. As the water dries, the minerals remain, drying and hardening the carpet fibers.

By using a neutralizing rinse, these minerals are neutralized and not allowed to dry onto the carpet fibers. This leaves the carpet softer and prevents damage to the carpet fibers.

backto7galMulti-Clean’s Back-to-7 is a mild acid neutralizing rinse that can be easily added to your extraction tank to neutralize detergent residues and minerals contained in the rinse water. Simply add Back-to-7 at 1 oz/gal straight to the rinse tank.

No matter your carpet maintenance program, adding a neutralizing rinse to your extraction process can have numerous benefits: softer, more aesthetic carpet that won’t attract dirt. It is a simple remedy that can greatly improve the appearance of any carpet.

For more information on Back-to-7 and all of Multi-Clean’s carpet care products, visit our Carpet Care webpage.

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5 Comments

  1. Hariah Rocha March 12, 2018 at 11:46 am Reply

    Great Blog. The detergent residues left on the carpet are typically mildly alkaline residues, so the mild acid character of a neutralizing rinse will neutralize and eliminate these dirt-attracting residues. Another benefit of a neutralizing rinse is to neutralize any minerals in the water used to rinse the carpet. Thank you.

  2. chemical solvents March 13, 2018 at 11:04 am Reply

    Your blog its informative appreciated it will be helpful for those who are seeking to know more about cleaning services. Thanks for informative blog.
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  3. Trish B. September 2, 2019 at 2:39 am Reply

    In our area, we have issues with ice melts and salt that deposit into carpets and requires to be both neutralized and then cleaned.
    Thank you for the information on adding a neutralizing rinse, it certainly makes a lot of sense to keep the carpet fresh longer.

  4. St. Louis Carpet Clenaing Pros March 28, 2020 at 6:43 am Reply

    Thanks for sharing this information. What a good read. I love your articles.

  5. Rosalie Hall May 21, 2021 at 5:29 am Reply

    I love reading your article! I learned so much so I was able to share that knowledge with our clients. After all, they want their carpet to last for years and be able to withstand just about any amount of pet claws, molds, and stains

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