Carpet cleaning chemical has always carried with it the thoughts of harsh dangerous ingredients. In today’s world this has changed. There is a demand for cleaning products that do not pollute the environment and many in the industry have addressed this.

Green Carpet Cleaner - flickr

Most companies are using the word GREEN to emphasize how their product is safe for the environment. The hottest topic is Greening your business, or the use of Some Green Products is common in advertisement but are they really green or good for the environment?

The truth of the matter is there are some really good cleaning chemicals out there that are considered green. There is one I found from CleanCraft Products Inc.  The ingredients of their all purpose green cleaner has only hydrogen peroxide and d-Limonene. The pH in the concentrated form is 3.0 to 3.5 but the application calls for a dilution which has a pH 6.5 to 6.75. It has the strong odor of citrus fruit or oranges.

This chemical has been known to be an irritant for both the skin and respiratory track. Long term exposure is not recommended but short term exposure has not caused any ill side effects. This chemical has been used by the cleaning industry for some time and can also be used as a paint stripper for wood. Another use is as a botanical insecticide and it also can be used as a biofuel.

d-limonene is biodegradable but has a very low flash point and must be treated as a hazardous chemical when being disposed of. As a Green carpet cleaning chemical this might be considered by some but not by others, the choice is yours, read the warning labels.

Note: the above research on this article was done by a professional chemist, however we neither endorse or encourage use of any products mentioned in this post.  Do your own research just as you should on any product you select to use.