Carpet Cleaning Causing Major Health Issues

July 19, 2011 - PRLog -- The professional world of carpet cleaning is a billion dollar a year business. The fact that the economy is at an all time low, has little affect on this business. In actuality the economy has helped boost the business due to the fact that most people are more likely to clean their carpet rather than replace it.

However carpet cleaning comes at a little known risk. Hundreds of recent studies have revealed the harmful effects that the commonly used chemicals are having on  people.

Illnesses range from simple soar throat to some studies claiming that Kawasaki disease may be contributed by chemical carpet cleaning.

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"During application and while drying, the chemicals in carpet cleaners and protectors evaporate and may concentrate in the air, causing indoor air pollution. This is more likely if the room is not well ventilated, the weather is hot and humid or the room is damp.

"Indoor air pollution can cause headaches, irritation to eyes, nose and lungs, asthma attacks, congestion, sneezing, coughing, fatigue, nausea and other symptoms."

Thousands of people around the world are having their carpets cleaned daily and are never even warned of the possible risks involved. In fact even if you were able to get your hands on some of the chemicals used by these professionals, in most cases you would not be able to see the active chemical agents due to "proprietary" ingredients being hidden from the bottle to protect "trade secrets".

"Potentially problematic ingredients in carpet cleaners include other compounds that produce lots of fumes (like formaldehyde), acids, pesticides, disinfectants, lye (sodium hydroxide), fragrances and many others."

"Fabric and carpet stain repellents or “guards” may contain plastics and other potentially dangerous ingredients."

Green Buddy Buddy representatives have provided a small list of  natural household items that may be used as an alternative to treat small spot and stains on your carpet. "Like using Club soda to remove red wine stains or using an ice cube to harden gum and candle wax."

They also go on to state, " Obviously you are eventually going to need to clean the whole floor. There is a great site that has many non-toxic carpet cleaning products that leave no smelly or greasy residue."

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