If the adage ‘it does what it says on the tin’ holds true then at least one solution meeting ever-growing demand from professional housekeepers for ‘eco’ cleaning is well named.

Prochem’s ‘Natural’ range of six high performance, environmentally-safe carpet, upholstery and multi-surface cleaning and restoration products is not only well-named.

It includes solutions passed and recommended by the Woolsafe Organisation for use on wool and wool-rich carpets, and most hotels, banqueting venues, restaurants and public houses are fitted with carpets made from wool.

This is a sustainable material that can be damaged by strong chemistry; it demands an understanding of which chemical cleaning processes are most responsible and effective on it while not actually damaging or degrading its fibres.

The Natural range includes six environmentally-safe carpet, upholstery and multi-surface cleaning and restoration products, all with biodegradable eco-surfactant formulations, natural signature eco-fragrances, packaged in 100% recycled, post-consumer bottles.

Four Natural products are WoolSafe-approved for carpet, spearheaded by E717 Natural Carpet & Upholstery Prespray, a pretreatment for soiled carpets, upholstery and rugs that unlocks sticky particles from the fibres and allows them to be rinsed away easily using an extraction machine, leaving a residue-free finish.

The above-mentioned rinse can either be made with E772 Natural Carpet Cleaner or E157 Natural Carpet Rinse, both containing eco-polymer and encapsulation properties leaving a natural fragrance of lemongrass and herbal aroma.

Spots and spills can be dealt with by E343 Natural Carpet Spotter, removing spills via a phosphate-free, polymer encapsulation technology.

The range is completed by E247 Natural Carpet Deodoriser and E457 Natural Multi Surface floor Cleaner.

With its lavender, orange and peppermint fragrance, the first helps deal with offensive odours such as urine and food spoilage and can be post-sprayed on a cleaned carpet or used as a treatment to freshen the flooring.

The floor cleaner is a low pH detergent that can be used to clean every wet-cleanable flooring type, such as vinyl, limestone, terrazzo, marble, granite and other natural material safely.

Prochem’s Natural range can cover virtually every floor and fabric cleaning requirement that today’s housekeeping manager is dealt while also helping maintain a biodegradable, sustainable environment for end users.