What dirty secrets are in your carpet?
What dirty secrets are in your carpet?
What dirty secrets are in your carpet?
Did you know a clean-looking carpet can easily hold one and a half times its weight in hidden dirt? When not regularly professionally steamed cleaned, carpets can become a hotbed of bacteria and grime. Carpets are notorious for holding all kinds of dirt; from pet hair, dust mites, insect husks, dead skin cells, mould, bacteria, dust and other types of allergens. All these things cling to the fibres in the carpet and can cause allergies that may even affect healthy people. Below we take a closer look at what dirty secrets your carpet may be keeping.
Mould and Bacteria
Unfortunately, vacuums can’t get to the bacteria that live right at the bottom of your carpet. Delicate carpet fibres serve as the perfect breeding ground for bacteria which can multiply and form colonies. Absorbent carpet fibres can offer the right conditions for mould to grow which can trigger asthmatic responses.
Microscopic Bugs
Teeny tiny bugs like dust mites, ticks and fleas. Bugs feed on products that contain animal protein including wool, silk, leathers, and fur. Synthetic carpets are also their target. Dust mites cause irritation through their moulted skin and waste and are one of the main causes of allergies.
Skin and Fur
Other common culprits lurking deep within our carpets are pet hair and skin flakes. Did you know an average person sheds 1.5 million skin flakes per day? Coupled with the fact that our furry friends tend to shed all year round, this provides extra fodder for dust mites.
Food Residue and Drinks
Food and drinks are one of the most common substances we spill onto our carpets. Even if you try your best to remove any moisture or crumbs, tiny food particles can make their way into the delicate fibres of your carpet where they serve as a perfect breeding ground for bacteria and other bugs.
