Author Archives: Jessica Ek

Latest Cleaning Questions

Q. When grilling this summer, how can I prevent the spread of bacteria? A. Here’s how to keep bacteria at bay at the grill: Always wash hands thoroughly with warm water and soap before and after handling food. If possible, use one cutting board for raw meat, poultry, and seafood...

Keeping the Nursery Clean

Because their immune systems are not fully developed, babies are vulnerable to illnesses. It’s important to know how to clean safely and properly when a baby is in the home. The new “Clean First Steps: A Cleaning Guide for New Parents” can help. Be sure to check out the full...

3 Convenient Uses for Dish Soap

There’s a reason why dish soap is a household staple. Besides tackling greasy dishes and cleaning dirty pans, dish soap has proven to be a reliable cleaning tool. From spring cleaning to laundry, dish soap has you covered in more ways than you think. 1. Pre-Treat Stains It’s no secret...

Safe Cleaning Product Storage for Caregivers

When someone in the home has Alzheimer’s or dementia, there are precautions caregivers can take to help ensure a safer environment. It includes going from room to room and assessing what changes might need to be made, from storing liquid laundry packets out of sight to making adjustments that help...

Keeping the Oceans Clean

June 8th marks World Ocean Day. The vastness of the ocean may have you wondering, what can I do to help? We’ve got a few small ways you can make a big impact and celebrate World Ocean Day! Save Water – You may already know to turn off the tap...

Removing Gardening Stains

Now that gardening season is here, your first harvest is probably a bumper crop of stains. Grass stains, pollen, mud and dirt are byproducts of around-the-garden cleanup. And tidying up the outside of the house can also reap paint and rust stains. Here are some tips to weed them out:...

The Benefits of Sustainable Cleaning

It’s no surprise that sustainable cleaning practices benefit the planet, but what specifically do they do to ensure a greener future for generations to come? Sustainable cleaning practices fall into three categories: reducing waste, saving water and saving energy. These categories make it easier to see how cleaning sustainably helps....

Ingredient Functions: Part 4

We want to empower everyone to feel more confident with the cleaning products they have chosen to use in their homes. You have a right not only to know what’s in your products, but to understand those ingredients. That’s why we’re back sharing more cleaning product ingredient functions you may...

May Sustainability Showcase

What is the cleaning product industry doing in terms of advancing our sustainability goals? We take a look at some recent developments. Getting Certifications With EPA Safer Choice or DfE-certified ingredients, Clorox EcoClean can help meet sustainability goals without sacrificing efficacy. The plant-based active ingredient in Clorox EcoClean Disinfecting Cleaner...

Cleaning Task Cards

Have you used task cards? The idea is to put each task on a different card and then go through them to determine who does a task currently or who should be put in charge of a particular task. We’ve seen this come up as a way to find a...

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