While we can’t control when natural disasters will affect us, we can take charge of how prepared we are to handle them. One website that offers great advice for creating plans for everything from evacuations and staying in touch with loved ones to safeguarding documents and pets is https://www.ready.gov/september. Cleaning...
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Are You a Cleaning Superhero?
Would you believe that people find cleaning their home more rewarding than going to work? It’s true! ACI’s 2019 National Cleaning Survey revealed that 59 percent find cleaning more rewarding than going to the office. In fact, we learned that people feel pretty good about cleaning. Here’s what they said...
How to Clean a Front Load Washer
Front load washing machines are efficient and stylish, but as with anything in our homes, should be cared for to get optimal performance. Here’s a quick ‘how-to’ for properly cleaning these amazing appliances. Wipe down (and dry) the inside of the washer with a clean sponge. It’s recommended that you...
Sudsy and Soapy’s Teachable Cleaning Moment
For those of you who have kids heading off to school for the first time, it can’t hurt to give them a quick primer on how and when to wash their hands at school. The American Cleaning Institute’s fun Hooray for Handwashing video, coloring sheets, and music teach pre-school kids...
Cleaning Product Ingredient Info: Solvents
One of the many ingredients in cleaning products are solvents. Solvents are ingenious, actually. These amazing chemicals help give cleaning products the right thickness and help other ingredients stay mixed. They can also help prevent liquid products from freezing in cold climates. Want to learn more about solvents and the...
3 Items No School Backpack Should be Without
Notebooks? Check! Pencils? Check! Markers? Check! As parents, we do all we can to help our kids get off to school happy, healthy, and well prepared for their school activities. In addition to their school supplies, there are items we can drop into backpacks to help ensure our youngsters stay...
Which is Better for Laundry – Hard or Soft Water?
Can the kind of water you have affect your laundry? You bet. It depends on the water’s softness or hardness. Soft water aids cleaning. Hard water poses some obstacles to cleaning. Hard water contains minerals (mostly calcium and magnesium) which react with soap to form a curd. Soap curd can...
You Won’t Believe Which Cleaning Job We Enjoy Most
Do tidy toilets at home make you happy? They might, according to ACI’s 2019 National Cleaning Survey. Clean potties were number one when it comes to what makes us happy. We can say the same for clean countertops, shiny floors, spotless sinks, sparkling showers and gleaming windows. Those are the...
Keeping Kids and Their Best Friends Safe at Home
Sometimes as adults, we forget that little ones running around our homes – our kids and our pets – see things at a different eye-level. The American Cleaning Institute wants to quickly remind you of some danger zones, so that you can keep your cutie pies clean and happy at...
Fun and Games with Surfactants!
In cleaning, surfactants – short for surface active agents – are a group of chemicals that change how water behaves, so that we can clean more effectively and efficiently. Surfactants reduce water’s surface tension, meaning that droplets won’t simply bead up on countertops, clothes, and dishes, but will spread out...