Dry Clean Viscose Rug

However note that this will make the underside of the rug yellow more than normal.

Dry clean viscose rug.

You cannot assume the rug was purchased at a low price because the owner may have been unscrupulously sold it as the real deal silk. It s best to maintain the cleanliness of the rug so you don t have to deep clean it. As a viscose rug ages the yellowing becomes. It s not uncommon for viscose rugs to take 3 to 4 times as long to clean than wool synthetic or even silk rugs.

Never scrub it too hard or use an electric rug cleaner on it. Be sure to avoid using detergents which tend to be too aggressive for viscose dyes. If the dyes are not colorfast an upholstery tool can often accomplish a good surface clean. Allowing your rug to dry face down lessens the yellowing effect that can occur as viscose dries.

Viscose is also not the best at retaining dye and often fades. Place your viscose rug in a clean dry place or hang it horizontally as it dries. Dry cleaning is an option. Be gentle when cleaning your viscose rug.

Never use electric rug cleaners or scrub vigorously when cleaning a viscose rug viscose fibers are weak and can be easily damaged. Use a very very very smallllll amount of solution when spot cleaning a viscose rug viscose is a very absorbent fiber and you want to make sure it gets the least wet as possible 3. Limit how often you machine clean your rug. It s also important to use cold water if any since heat will shrink a viscose rug.

Viscose is a man made fiber created from wood pulp. You can lessen the yellowing effect caused by cleaning when you use an acetic acid vinegar or citric acid rinse and dry the rug quickly face down. Before cleaning you should always do a dye test to see if cleaning will ruin the rug. As viscose rugs dry we have to continue to groom them out to make sure the fibers don t spring back to where they should not be.

Viscose is a weak material so it can easily get damaged. Professional cleaners may also shave or clip down the broken strands. Viscose rugs are one of the few rugs that look worse with time and with cleaning. Their best look will be on the day it was purchased.

White vinegar or mild dish soap cotton cloth heavy object hair dryer.