Eco-Friendly Snow Traction Alternative To Rock Salt
During the winters slipping on the slick icy layer is quite common.
Every year several people get injured due to slip and fall accidents in the winter season. Sometimes these accidents can cause severe injuries like fractures. Walking on snow is inevitable therefore, here are your winter lessons how to walk on ice.
Removing snow and giving safe passage to your family and visitors is essential for their safety. Fresh snow melts during the daytime and freezes back into an ice layer in the evening. The treacherous icy layer thus formed is very slippery and is the cause of slip and fall accidents. Sometimes these accidents can be dangerous and might cause a fracture.
Therefore if you’re still struggling to know when is ice safe to walk on then this article is for you. Let’s compare traction agents and rock salt and see which is the best option for safely walking on the ice.
Rock Salt
Rock salt is commonly used to get rid of the slick ice layer from the driveways and sidewalks. When the snow melts, rock salt (sodium chloride) combines with water to form a brine solution having a lower freezing temperature. It thus prevents the formation of a slippery ice layer on the surface. The benefit of rock salt is that it is cheaper and is readily available.
But it has its shortcomings too.
Rock salt is a chloride-based salt and is very harmful to your concrete and pets. These chemicals can corrode the concrete and weaken the rooftops. They can also be harmful to kids, pets, and vegetation. They are capable of causing rashes, irritation, and dryness to paws and skin, as well as inflammation and stomach pain when mistakenly ingested.
Moreover, rock salt doesn’t work instantly rather takes long hours to melt the ice. But what if you need immediate traction and that too without damaging your concrete.
Traction Agent
Traction agents provide required and immediate traction for walking on snow. They don’t melt the snow but increases the friction between your foot and the ice surface. Ice is slippery due to the presence of melted water on its surface. Good traction agents absorb this excess water and increase the traction.
Get ready for winter with Walk On Ice instant traction on snow and ice
There are different options that you can choose when it comes to traction agents. Let’s have a look at the most commonly used ones.
Sand Or Kitty Litter
Sand or kitty litter are used as traction agents but in reality, they provide zero to minimum traction.
Sand doesn’t absorb water rather just flows along with it. Kitty litter absorbs water to a certain extent but creates a lot of mess after that. Kitty litter is clay granules of varying sizes. Once the ice melts, you are left with sticky lumps of clay that get stick to your shoes and creates a mess everywhere.
Walk On Ice
Walk on ice contains two types of granules. The absorber granules maximize the absorption of the free water on the surface of the ice, and the gripper granules with their spiky structure bury themselves into the ice and create better traction for walking. Walk on Ice provides immediate traction as compared to rock salt. Walk on ice is made of micronutrients that are 100% natural.
Walk on Ice is 100% environmentally safe, chemical-free, and pet safe. It contains all-natural minerals and chemicals that are completely safe to use around pets, kids, and plants.
Get ready for winter with Walk On Ice instant traction on snow and ice
Other Ice Melt Products
Safe Paw
The Original and #1 Selling Pet and Child Safe Ice Melt for over 20 years. Guaranteed environmentally safe – will not harm waterways and sensitive wetlands. All products are made in the USA.
Safe Thaw
Imagine an ice melt you can put down and never worry about. It won’t harm pets, kids, and your property. That’s Safe Thaw. Unlike anything else on the market, Safe Thaw can change how winter affects our planet.
