Consider, for example, that according to the ISO 10545-14 standard, there are five categories of "ease of cleaning": the lower the class (Class 2 requires the use of solvents such as acetone to remove a stain), the more aggressive and professional materials are required to clean and sanitise surfaces. Porcelain stoneware is required to be at least Class 3 (use of strong commercial cleaning agents), but often also reaches Class 5 levels (hot water), i.e. hot water is sufficient to remove a stain from porcelain stoneware. At the same time, porcelain stoneware is ultra-resistant, which means that it does not require specific and frequent maintenance and, above all, ensures that surfaces do not crack or chip, damage that would become a build-up of germs and bacteria and difficult to clean.
This is why, after a pandemic period such as the one we have just gone through, and in places where hygiene is more than essential such as hospitals, porcelain stoneware is the most suitable and versatile option. But that's not all. Many spas and wellness and/or thermal centres have also converted to porcelain stoneware, a wall and floor covering that can reproduce all the materials belonging to our culture, such as wood and marble, and to the culture that wellness centres hand down, while meeting much higher standards of cleanliness and hygiene, due both to the intrinsic properties of porcelain stoneware and to hyper-modern technologies. For example, our supplier
Ragno has patented a technology, called CleanOut Antibacterical, consisting of the application of a silver ion treatment during the production phase, killing bacteria and microbes by up to 99.9% in the short and long term.
The
AVA ceramiche and
La Fabbrica brands have also patented a dedicated technology called "Advance"
And you, how important do you consider hygiene in room cleaning? With Onetile you can have the Top of the Range in factors of hygiene, quality and aesthetics, without renouncing the effect that materials such as wood and natural stone can provide.