How Does Carpet Cleaning Help With Allergies?

Carpet cleaning and allergies

Roughly 50 million Americans experience allergies — which means nearly every household has someone affected. Carpets accumulate dust, pollen, and dust-mite waste, all common allergy triggers. To keep symptoms down, we recommend professional cleaning at least once a year.

How steam-based cleaning removes allergens

Professional steam cleaning works in two steps. First, we spray the carpet with a water-based cleaning solution designed to lift debris and allergens. (Our solution was formulated over 50 years without harsh solvents like NTA or D-Limonene.) Then steam traps the allergens in water and forces them to the surface, where they’re vacuumed away.

What are amphiphilic molecules?

The cleaning solution works through amphiphilic molecules — molecules with both water-loving and water-repelling properties. Mixed with water, they form bubbles around debris like dirt, dust, pollen, pet dander, and dust-mite particles, separating the allergens from the fibers so they’re easy to remove.

The truck-mounted system

After the solution settles, our truck-mounted system generates steam at high pressure, working the solution deep into the fibers and activating those molecules further. Powerful vacuums then immediately remove the solution and trapped allergens — professional truck-mounted vacuums move far more air than any household unit, for a deeper, more complete clean.