Bleaching Wool Carpet

Loses color when exposed to light.

Bleaching wool carpet.

In fact bleach should be used mainly on white carpets which are not made of wool. Also keep bleach away from very bright colored carpets and rugs because it can cause drastic fading and bleaching of the colors. Washing rugs in standard issue chlorine bleach is the time honored traditional way to remove stains discolorations and colorants from fabrics. Wool is a natural material made from the fleece of lambs sheep and goats.

Once lightened floor coverings can be easily dyed any color including white. Hydrogen peroxide is the preferred bleaching agent for white wool and the safer bleaching agent for cotton. First of all use bleach only if necessary and only if it s the last option left. Using bleach to clean a carpet has its limitations.

This is especially true of polypropylene carpet. So if you have found it absolutely necessary to use bleach for removing a stain from your carpet there are some steps you need to. Bleach can damage the carpet backing and sub floor when carrying out spot removal not all the cleaning solution will remain on the carpet s surface some will soak down to the backing. Depending on how intense the treatment is the rug.

Bleaching wool using hydrogen peroxide please read the directions carefully before starting. Hypochlorite can damage cotton and will destroy wool and silk. When wool fiber is dyed the dyer takes into account the base color of the fiber and applies dyestuffs to achieve the desired shade occasionally the wool will contain a natural pigmentation which is light fugitive i e. While it is most commonly associated with sweaters socks and other knits wool also serves to create eye catching hard wearing carpets.

Scoured wool fiber has a natural cream color due to naturally occurring pigments within the fiber. It is possible to change the color of a wool rug including an oriental style rug one process known as an antique wash lightens the colors. Bleaching a carpet eliminates or reduces its current color but the result is generally some shade of a beige tan or buff. If your wool has yellowed naturally or because of a bleach stain don t fear.

You can bring it back. Do not use bleach on wool carpet and since bleach makes the carpet lighter it should never be used on any carpet rich in color as the color may fade away. White or natural color wools can yellow for a number of reasons ranging from age to the environment it s stored in.