Carpets and stain resistance

What type of carpet is most effective at resisting stains?

Asked by MRS DAKIRI on 11th Nov 2022
Expert Trade Answers
"Wool carpet fibers are so naturally stain-resistant that they don't even need to be coated with chemicals to prevent staining. Wool carpet fibers repel spills from red wine to mustard – and they also repel stains from oils

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Answered on 6th Dec 2022 - Member since Oct 2022 - report
"nowadays you can buy fully bleach bake carpets. I would recommend using these"
Answered on 24th May 2023 - Member since May 2023 - report
"Wool Carpet Fibers
Wool is durable, dependable, and stain-resistant – but it can be expensive. You might consider wool in public areas with more traffic and a higher likelihood of spills – like in living rooms and dens – and another carpet fiber in bedrooms to save on costs"
Answered on 9th Jan 2024 - Member since Jul 2022 - report
"No carpet is fully stain proof, but by having carpet with stain resistant qualities will help such as
wool carpet it has natural resistance. Although any spills need to be cleaned up immediately."
Answered on 11th Nov 2022 - Member since Nov 2022 - report
"Carpets which are 100% polypropylene are the most stain resistant, but the more you vacuum and carpet clean the less resistant they become."
Answered on 11th Nov 2022 - Member since Nov 2021 - report
"Most polypropylene carpets are stain proof and bleach proof for cleaning"
Answered on 11th Nov 2022 - Member since Apr 2020 - report
"No carpet is fully stain proof, but by having carpet with stain resistant qualities will help such as
wool carpet it has natural resistance. Although any spills need to be cleaned up immediately"
Answered on 18th Nov 2022 - Member since Feb 2019 - report
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