The carpet cleaning industry in Australia is unregulated, which means that virtually any novice can start up their own business as a self-professed carpet cleaning professional. While these people deem themselves to be carpet cleaning aficionados, their lack of formal qualifications limit them from comprehensively understanding proper carpet cleaning practices – with “splash and dash” tactics that may seemingly “clean” your carpet at the time, however it can actually do more harm than good in the long run.