Dry Clean Viscose Rug

Viscose is a weak material so it can easily get damaged.

Dry clean viscose rug.

An inexpensive product that dyes easily and is non static in nature viscose is often referred to as rayon faux silk. Viscose rugs are one of the few rugs that look worse with time and with cleaning. Place your viscose rug in a clean dry place or hang it horizontally as it dries. Never scrub it too hard or use an electric rug cleaner on it.

However note that this will make the underside of the rug yellow more than normal. White vinegar or mild dish soap cotton cloth heavy object hair dryer. 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. Dry cleaning is an option.

It s best to maintain the cleanliness of the rug so you don t have to deep clean it. It s not uncommon for viscose rugs to take 3 to 4 times as long to clean than wool synthetic or even silk rugs. As a viscose rug ages the yellowing becomes. 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.

Viscose is also not the best at retaining dye and often fades. Using a machine to clean your rug increases the risk of damage so only do it when the rug is very dirty. Their best look will be on the day it was purchased. Professional cleaners may also shave or clip down the broken strands.

Limit how often you machine clean your rug. Viscose is a man made fiber created from wood pulp. 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.

Be sure to avoid using detergents which tend to be too aggressive for viscose dyes. It s also important to use cold water if any since heat will shrink a viscose rug. If the dyes are not colorfast an upholstery tool can often accomplish a good surface clean. Never use electric rug cleaners or scrub vigorously when cleaning a viscose rug viscose fibers are weak and can be easily damaged.

Allowing your rug to dry face down lessens the yellowing effect that can occur as viscose dries.