Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner vs Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile: which is safer?

Rug Doctor Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner is the clear pick. Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

Our pick

Rug Doctor Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner

Rug Doctor

Max Advanced Deep Carpet Cleaner

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Good 67/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants, water

Confidence

72%

PossibleSurfactant skin and eye irritation

PossibleResidue buildup on carpet fibers

Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile

Shaw Industries

Shaw Bear Creek 24 in. W x 24 in. L Distressed Gray Carpet Floor Tile

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 0/100

Verdict

Skip

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Nylon/synthetic fiber carpet tile with unspecified stain/soil treatment

Confidence

45%

LikelyStain/soil-resist treatment chemicals (likely PFAS-based)

PossibleVolatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing

ReportedDust and particulate accumulation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Surfactant skin and eye irritation and Residue buildup on carpet fibers on the Rug Doctor and not on the Shaw Industries.
  • We flag Stain/soil-resist treatment chemicals (likely PFAS-based), Volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing and Dust and particulate accumulation on the Shaw Industries and not on the Rug Doctor.
  • The Rug Doctor is Aqueous cleaning solution, surfactants, water where the Shaw Industries is Nylon/synthetic fiber carpet tile with unspecified stain/soil treatment, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Rug Doctor is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the Shaw Industries grade, at 45% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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