How many times have you entered a store searching for the perfect wood floor cleaning product and once you arrived at the proper aisle, you were floored to see the vast selection of products on the market for cleaning your wood floors? Which should you pick, the cheap one, the expensive one? Who knows?
The Evolving Wood Floor
Wood flooring was made popular a long, long time ago. Around the turn of the century wood flooring was just about the only type of flooring found in homes. There is nothing better than to purchase an older home, rip up the carpeting, and only hope that beautiful natural wood floors are beneath it. So many consumers are searching for that perfect wood flooring, whether it is a natural wood, or laminate wood flooring.
What to Avoid When Cleaning a Wood Floor
The secret to a beautiful, wood floor is never, ever use water on the floor. If water is spilled it should be wiped up immediately to prevent damage to your wood floor. There are hundreds of wood floor cleaning products. Your job is to read the label. Find out what’s in that product. Most wood floors have a finish on them, usually a urethane coating. Never use a wax or waxed based product on your wood floor. You can use a cleaner/polisher to enhance the finish of your wood flooring. Using a polishing mop with a soft material such as terry cloth is recommended to ensure a polished look to your wood floors.
Taking Preventative Measures
Of course the first step in floor care is preventative maintenance. To maintain your wood floor’s natural beauty and finish you should use carpet rugs in high traffic areas and around sinks. These rugs will need to be vacuumed often, so that dirt does not collect beneath them onto your wood floors. High heals should not be worn on wood floors as they could potentially dent them. Keeping your pets nails trimmed will also result in less scratching. Along with this, never slide furniture across your wood floors when moving your furniture around. Place a carpet rug underneath the legs of the furniture before moving. It is also recommended to place protector pads underneath legs of all furniture.
The best preventative maintenance is to keep your floors clean of debris. Whether you sweep, dust or vacuum your wood floors, keeping them dirt free is the key. Using a soft duster is one of the best options for keeping a wood floor clean. Dust mops are perfect for pet hair, lint and dust and should be used daily on your wood floors, along with a gentle cleaning product that will clean your floor as you dust. A clean floor leads to a happy home owner. Keep the overall beauty of your wood floors by taking the time to find out exactly what it is you are putting on those beautiful wood floors.
Author Vincent Platania represents the Fuller Brush Company. Fuller Brush has been in business since 1906, and offers safe, environmentally friendly products for keeping your home and your body clean. Visit http://www.fuller-brush-products.com
Instructions & Warnings. It is advised that consumers read the instructions listed on a cleaning product before use. Many products include warning as a part of its label such as ?keep away from heat?, ?use with adequate ventilation? ?do not smoke?, ?harmful if swallowed or inhaled? ?keep away from children? etc. This is done by the government to provide basic measure of safety for the end users. Consumers usually tend to ignore this fact and sometime end up regretting it as this could cause fatal accidents and can be extremely dangerous, if not heeded. In case of warnings, many products also contain important medical instructions in case of any accidental use.
Things you need to know. Many cleaning labels list ingredients that do not make sense to the end user. Companies may list ?anionic surfactant? instead of calling it a ?dish protector?. This may not be very helpful for the consumers who would like to know what it in their cleaning product. Most companies who have a ?green? line of cleaning products are much more specific about what is in their product. Others often list what is not in the product such as ?no phosphorus?, ?no CFCs?, ?no bleach? and so on. But if the end user really needs to know the specifications on what is mixed in a cleaning product, they would just end up calling customer care to get their answers. Chemical mixing can be dangerous and to protect your family members who may be intolerant or allergic to certain chemicals, fragrances etc, it is advisable you know what is mixed in the cleaning products you buy.
The way to use most cleaning products can be self explanatory, such as you spray, polish, scrub, but in reality, reading the label for ?directions to use? can give consumers a better understanding on how exactly the product will work, in how much time, on what surfaces etc. Most cleaning labels also advise you to test your product before directly using it. In case of an emergency, it helps to read the ?CAUTION? section listed on the label. Many labels will give you instructions on what is to be done if the product is ingested on your skin or into your eyes. Most labels suggest you call the poison control unit. Writing the number down and storing it at an easily accessible location may be of help. Most cleaning products list disposal instructions too. Some will tell you to ?dispose properly? in case of empty containers. Others may ask you to rinse the container in water before throwing it into the trash, and some may provide recycling information too. Companies are now concentrating more on trying to be kind to the earth in order to protect our environment. So you now can get maximum information on what is good and what is not, in case of using a cleaning product.
If you want your cleaning products to last, it is recommended you read the labels and follow necessary instructions and warnings. Ensuring you read the cleaning label of a product before you start using it, will not only give you a effective end result, but will also help keep you away harmful chemicals and compounds that can be damaging.
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