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Avoid the Reappearance of Old Carpet Stains

If you have ever hired a professional carpet cleaning team to wet-clean your carpet, you will likely notice that a carpet that seems clean initially when they leave your home can quickly show old stains. This results from resoiling and wicking. Resoiling, also referred to as restaining, occurs when dirt, grit, and other debris attach to an existing sticky residue on the carpet. Grease and fat from food, sugary drinks, body lotions and oils, tape, and other adhesives can leave behind a sticky residue that attracts soil. In turn, this causes new spots and deteriorates the carpet’s fibers.

Wicking occurs when water used to clean the carpet evaporates, leaving behind soils that remain at the bottom of the carpet fibers and forcing these fibers to travel to the visible surface of the carpet. Carpet is constructed of multiple layers of fibers stitched onto a carpet backing. When a spill or pet accident saturates the surface of the carpet, this liquid can also penetrate from the carpet fibers into the backing and spread in multiple directions, exaggerating and reinforcing the stain. Wet cleaning via hot water extraction causes moisture to reach, and reactive the stain, leading spots to reappear after the carpet has fully dried. Using less water in the encapsulation method means you do not have to worry about wicking or resoiling. Encapsulation fully traps oily and sticky residues, dirt, sand, grime, allergens, and other debris so they can be completely extracted with a vacuum, and new soil cannot attach itself to the carpet. This is especially valuable for high-traffic areas prone to accumulating dirt and debris.