Upholstery cleaning: how to do it
Cleaning upholstery prevents health problems and ensures a clean and pleasant environment
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No matter how careful you are with your furniture, the day will come when you will need to sanitize upholstery. In addition to preventing health problems arising from the accumulation of microorganisms, cleaning upholstery ensures a pleasant and comfortable environment for you and your family. Discover a natural upholstery cleaning recipe that neutralizes odors and disinfects surfaces.
Cleaning upholstery with vinegar
Vinegar has numerous uses indoors. It is used to soften clothes, eliminate fleas, condition hair, help you lose weight and has disinfectant and odor neutralizing power. In this way, vinegar can also help to sanitize upholstery.
Before using the vinegar, vacuum the entire upholstery to remove debris and other larger debris. Clean all cracks and holes so that no food or dirt remains in the deeper areas. Put some white vinegar in a spray bottle and fill the rest of the bottle with cold water. Then spray the entire upholstery with the vinegar and let it dry. Repeat the process a few times.
After that, moisten a cloth with white vinegar and wipe over the stains on the sofa or upholstery. Allow area to dry and repeat until odor is removed. Finally, you can apply a few drops of essential oils of your choice to perfume the upholstery. For this, after cleaning the upholstery with vinegar, fill 1/4 of the spray bottle with water and add between five and ten drops of essential oil. Then splash on the upholstery and wait for it to dry.
However, specialist Luís Augusto Corrientes Claro, from Tech Haus Brasil, recommends that you carry out a professional cleaning of upholstery every year to remove the dirt and germs that remained even after regular cleaning. It also has five advantages of performing this procedure:
Sanitation of waterless upholstery
Similar to dry cleaning, cleaning upholstery begins with identifying the fabric and condition of the garment. Cleaning is done through a process that allows for deep cleaning of all the upholstery layers, from the fabric that covers the furniture to the inner sponge of the upholstery. For this, companies use specialized products and machinery.
The use of water in this process is not recommended because it causes infiltration into the deeper layers of the products, allowing an ideal environment for the proliferation of fungi, bacteria and mites that are harmful to health.
Complete upholstery cleaning
The cleaning of upholstery with specialized products and machinery guarantees the elimination of harmful micro-organisms and a clean and pleasant environment.
Cleaning upholstery at home
Upholstery cleaning can be done in the comfort of homes and corporate spaces, with no need to remove the furniture. This process is quick and takes about an hour and a half.
Ecologically correct upholstery cleaning
To carry out the cleaning of upholstery, look for companies that use sustainable and ecologically correct products, so as not to harm the health of people and animals. There are products based on natural essences that do not change the color, texture and touch of surfaces, in addition to the advantage of not being flammable.
Upholstery cleaning eliminates odors and stains
The upholstery cleaning process promotes the elimination of odors and a 90% reduction in stains caused by pen ink, wine, coffee and chocolate. In addition, it also reduces by 80% the stains caused by oils, such as olive oil, and petroleum-based products, such as lipsticks and greases.
