Product Overview
Actichem Bust is a radical strength protein and blood removal formulation, which also produces outstanding results on cleaning tough soiling from nylon carpeting. It combines powerful protein-dissolving chemistry with super-wetting and penetrating technology to burst through protein soils and release them from fibres and hard surfaces.
Bust is a concentrate. It is used undiluted for spot work and diluted 1:9 as a prespray. The hazard classification below applies to the product in the container as supplied.
Benefits
- Innovative chemistry — Actichem Bust not only provides a tough solution to a challenging problem but also uses modern technology to ensure that every dollar spent delivers maximum results.
- Radical chemical action — powerful protein-dissolving chemistry for a reliable solution where other cleaners have failed.
- Protein stain removal — removes stains from egg, gravy, milk, blood, vomit, and other protein sources.
- Versatile — removes more than just protein stains. It produces outstanding results when used as a prespray for cleaning trashed and heavily soiled nylon carpets.
- Dynamic penetration — superwetting and penetrating agents ensure Bust quickly and effectively wets out the fibres, carpet backing, and even the substrate below, eliminating all contaminated areas.
- Concentrate savings — a highly concentrated formulation enabling economical dilution rates and cost savings.
Application Areas and Surface Suitability
Actichem Bust is a heavy-duty protein and blood stain remover. It is ideal for tough stains and spills in homes, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, schools, and more. It is effective on vomit, blood, urine, coffee, and other protein-based stains, including betadine and iodine.
Bust can be used on carpets, water-cleanable upholstery and clothing. It can also be used as a prespray for heavily soiled carpets and traffic lanes.
How to Use
Always pre-test in an inconspicuous location for substrate sensitivity to chemicals and dye stability.
Dilutions: stain removal — ready to use. Prespray application — 1:9.
Spot and stain removal
- Scrape or blot up all loose surface soil.
- Apply Actichem Bust undiluted to the stain area.
- Apply this solution onto the fibre or fabric until it is wetted out.
- Agitate the solution using a carpet rake or upholstery cleaning brush.
- Allow 10 – 20 minutes reaction time.
- Rinse extract using Actichem Rinse Pro.
- Allow to dry. Assist drying by increasing ventilation.
Prespray application
- Dilute Actichem Bust 1:9 with clean water.
- Apply the prespray solution onto the carpet area to be cleaned.
- Agitate and allow 5 to 10 minutes dwell time.
- Rinse extract with Actichem Rinse Pro.
- Allow to dry. Assist drying by increasing ventilation.
Safety
Please read this section before your next job, even if you have used Bust for years. This listing previously described it as “Non-hazardous”. That was wrong. It has been corrected.
Actichem’s safety data sheet for AP496, version 2.4 issued 24 September 2025, classifies Bust as a HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL under the Model WHS Regulations and as DANGEROUS GOODS under the ADG Code. It is not regulated for transport in packs of 5 litres or less, which is why it ships normally — but that is a freight rule, not a safety rating.
- Signal word: DANGER
- H314 — causes severe skin burns and eye damage
- GHS: Skin Corrosion/Irritation Category 1; Serious Eye Damage Category 1
- HAZCHEM code: 2R
- pH as supplied: 11.9
H314 is a corrosivity classification, not an irritation one. Undiluted Bust on unprotected skin causes burns, and a splash in the eye is a medical emergency. The 1:9 prespray solution is considerably milder — but decanting and mixing is done with the concentrate, and that is when people get hurt.
⚠ Never mix Bust with chlorine products
Bust is ammonia-based. It contains ammonia solution and monoethanolamine, which is why it has the mild ammonia odour described above. Ammonia and hypochlorite react to form chloramine gas, which causes severe respiratory injury and can be fatal in a confined space such as a bathroom, sub-floor or plant room.
Never use Bust on the same surface, in the same bucket, or through the same equipment as any of these:
- Actichem Chlorosan
- Actichem Mould Exterminator
- Actichem Hypo Enforcer, and any pool chlorine mixed with it
- Any other hypochlorite, bleach or chlorinated sanitiser
If a chlorine step and a protein step are both required on the same job, rinse thoroughly with clean water between them, ventilate, and use separate clearly labelled equipment. This is the single most likely way to be injured by two products that are individually safe to use.
Bust is also strongly alkaline. Do not mix it with any acid product — our acid range includes Rust Remover, Crete Clean, the tile and grout restorers, Brownaway and Toilet Bowl Cleaner.
Personal protective equipment
Actichem specify butyl chemical protective gloves — note that nitrile is not the recommended material for this product — together with chemical goggles or safety glasses with side shields, overalls, a PVC apron and barrier cream. Given H314, goggles are not optional when decanting or mixing.
First aid
Eyes. Wash out immediately with fresh running water for 10 to 15 minutes, holding the eyelids open to ensure complete irrigation. Immediately call a Poisons Information Centre or doctor.
Skin. Immediately remove all contaminated clothing including footwear. Flush skin and hair with running water and soap. Seek medical attention.
Inhalation. Move to fresh air. If breathing is difficult, seek medical attention — particularly if chlorine or chloramine exposure is suspected, where symptoms can worsen for several hours after exposure.
Specifications
| Product code | AP496.05 |
| Pack size | 5 litres |
| Product type | Concentrated alkaline protein and blood stain remover; also a prespray |
| Appearance | Clear blue liquid |
| Odour | Ammoniacal — mild ammonia |
| Colour | Blue |
| Dilution | Ready to use for spotting; 1:9 as a prespray |
| Coverage per pack | Makes up to 50 litres of 1:9 prespray solution |
| Dwell time | 10–20 minutes spotting; 5–10 minutes prespray |
| pH | Actichem’s SDS states 11.9. Our earlier records stated 10.5–11. Both positions are shown rather than averaged — the SDS figure is the one to plan PPE around. |
| Key components | Monoethanolamine (CAS 141-43-5) <10%; ammonia solution (CAS 1336-21-6) <10%; ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (CAS 111-76-2) <10%; tetrapotassium pyrophosphate <10%; ammonium lauryl sulfate <10% |
| WHS classification | Hazardous chemical |
| Signal word | DANGER |
| Hazard statements | H314 |
| Dangerous goods | Dangerous goods — not regulated for transport in packs of 5 litres or less |
| HAZCHEM code | 2R |
| Poisons schedule | Not applicable |
| Gloves | Butyl |
| Alternate product to | Research Sensation |
| SDS referenced | Version 2.4, issued 24 September 2025 |
Related Products
- Actichem Bust 500 ml spray — the same concentrate in a trigger bottle for spot work. Identical classification.
- Actichem Protein Spotter — a milder ammoniated protein spotter, classified WARNING rather than DANGER. Consider it where Bust is stronger than the job needs. It is also ammonia-based, so the same chlorine warning applies.
- Actichem Brownaway — the acid-side counterpart for browning and cellulosic staining. Never use it in the same bucket or immediately after Bust without a thorough rinse.
Safety Data Sheet
Actichem Bust Safety Data Sheet — version 2.4, issued 24 September 2025
If your risk assessment for this product was written on the basis that it was non-hazardous, it needs to be redone.
SKU: AP496.05
Not sure whether Bust or a milder protein spotter suits the job in front of you? Contact Carpet Cleaners Warehouse before you order. Getting the chemistry right the first time is cheaper than getting it wrong on someone’s property.
