How Bio Cleanze continues cleaning long after application

Why Bio Cleanze continues cleaning long after application

One of the biggest misunderstandings around Bio Cleanze is expecting it to behave like a near-instant cleaner.

Bio Cleanze works very differently.

Rather than simply cleaning the outer surface quickly and then disappearing, Bio Cleanze is designed to continue working inside the substrate long after application.

That ongoing action is one of the main reasons treated surfaces can continue improving through time, and why recolonisation is often significantly reduced afterwards.

Bio Cleanze does not just clean the surface

Many surfaces are far more porous than they appear. Render, stone, concrete, roof tiles, timber and masonry all contain tiny pores, cracks, capillaries and textured recesses where moisture, spores and organic contamination can establish themselves below the visible surface.

Simply cleaning the outside does not always fully solve the problem.

Because Bio Cleanze is water-based and highly mobile, it can continue travelling deeper into porous surfaces after application through capillary action. This allows it to reach embedded spores, algae, fungi, lichen contamination, moisture-rich recesses, tile laps and textured areas that many surface-only cleaning methods may struggle to fully penetrate.

Why results continue improving through time

Unlike near-instant cleaners, Bio Cleanze is designed to keep working after application.

Some organic growth may react quickly, while deeper contamination inside the surface can take longer to fully break down. As the treatment continues working, natural weathering helps remove contamination, rain helps rinse away dead growth, UV exposure weakens organic staining, and residual biocidal activity continues inside the surface.

This is why surfaces can continue visibly improving for weeks and sometimes months after treatment.

Why Bio Cleanze behaves differently to Lightning Cleanze

Lightning Cleanze and Bio Cleanze are designed for different jobs.

Lightning Cleanze provides near-instant visual cleaning and rapid oxidation of surface contamination. Bio Cleanze focuses more on penetration, residual treatment, long-term cleaning and ongoing inhibition of recolonisation.

This is why many contractors use Lightning Cleanze for the initial visual clean, followed by Bio Cleanze afterwards as part of a long-term Clean & Maintain programme.

The two products complement each other extremely well.

Safe for building materials

One of the major advantages of Bio Cleanze is that it is fully inert to all known building materials when used correctly.

Unlike many aggressive cleaning methods, Bio Cleanze is designed to treat biological contamination without relying on harsh bleaching or acidic reactions. This makes it suitable for ongoing maintenance cleaning on a wide range of surfaces, including render, stone, concrete, roofs, timber, masonry, cladding and painted surfaces.

Its water-based formulation and long-term residual behaviour are also one reason it is widely chosen for lower-impact maintenance cleaning programmes where surface preservation is important.

Watch Bio Cleanze working through time

The video below shows how surfaces can continue improving after treatment with Bio Cleanze.

Rather than relying purely on aggressive instant cleaning, the treatment continues working gradually within the surface itself.

Why this matters for maintenance cleaning

The long-term behaviour of Bio Cleanze is one reason it works so well as part of ongoing maintenance programmes.

By continuing to work deeper within porous materials and helping reduce recolonisation, surfaces can often remain cleaner for significantly longer periods compared to surface-only cleaning methods.

This is especially useful on render, roofs, shaded elevations, textured masonry, damp environments, north-facing walls and surfaces prone to recurring algae growth.

Best of luck in your softwashing business,
Team Benz