Triexta as it s called is a polyester carpet that eliminates the petroleum chemicals and substitutes them with corn glucose.
Triexta carpet toxic.
View attachment carpet triexta pdf here is a techncial guide i wrote about triexta carpet last year.
Triexta has actually been used in the clothing industry longer than it has been used in the carpet industry in the clothing industry triexta uses the tag line dry fit to reflect the non absorbent properties of the fiber.
The obvious preferred option would be to get rid of any carpeting to reduce your exposure to carpet toxins and replace carpeting with tiles wood or bamboo or alternative natural flooring.
The primary reason for triexta s high level of stain resistance is that the fiber is hydrophobic meaning that it does not absorb moisture.
If you like the feeling.
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Ideally it s best to look for a natural carpet that doesn t even give off vocs or need any testing in the first place.
Mohawk recommends professional hot.
The triexta carpet was totally cleaned with just hot water extraction.
We definitely think it requires more than water to clean it.
However because the nylon fiber itself is more costly to produce than the triexta fiber a given nylon carpet will likely be more expensive than a triexta carpet of equivalent quality.
Greener carpet options this post isn t all about my family s carpet choices though it s about what kind of green carpets are available.
To prove its point mohawk industries let 10 large zoo animals and 43 000 zoo visitors trample on smartstrand for two weeks.
On march 20 2009 the federal trade commission ftc introduced a new fiber for carpet.
Triexta carpet is engineered to resist stains not on its coating but within its very fiber.
They named it triexta and it is similar to polyester.
Below is a link to the full hbn article which includes an in depth explanation of all of the 44 chemicals included in these seven categories.
It does have an affinity for oil much like its cousing polyester.
It might help you recognize these when they come your way and know the best way to clean them.
Environment the vast majority of triexta in the marketplace is sold under mohawk s smartstrand label which features rapidly renewable corn glucose in place of petroleum up to 37 percent.
One new carpet that you may have heard of attempts to be as natural as possible.
Below are the categories of toxic chemicals used in the carpet fibers and backings of most synthetic carpet sold today.
Choose alternative green flooring.
Even with regular vacuuming foot traffic drives dirt deep into the carpet.
