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Choosing Cleaning Appliances

A major cleaning appliance is a big-ticket item. Keep satisfaction high and disappointment low with some key steps. First, study the dealer’s available printed materials. Specification sheets will help you compare different features, designs and capabilities on different makes and models. Check the warranty to find out how long the...

All About Cleaning Wipes

If you’re like most of us, you’ve used cleaning wipes. According to our survey, 83% of households use them at least once a week and most have them in several locations around the home. And it’s no surprise. They can have a lot of benefits, including: Germ killing power Flexibility,...

Disinfectant Ingredients

Experts agree that frequent handwashing is one of the first lines of defense against illness. But what about the surfaces our hands touch? When it’s important that germs be killed, you might choose disinfectants and disinfectant cleaners. Why are disinfectants different from other cleaning products? Most surface cleaners are designed...

How to Read a Product Label

How do you know you’re using a cleaning product correctly? Maybe you’re cleaning the same way your parents did. Perhaps you’re doing what you’ve seen on TV. Not bad. But hopefully you’ve also peeked at the product label and followed the information on there. In fact, that label should get...

The Role of pH in Cleaning

Every cleaning product needs to be “balanced” to work well and to be safe upon contact with your skin. To achieve this balance, chemists use pH adjusters. Ranging from 0 to 14, the pH scale measures how acidic or basic (also known as alkaline) a substance is when dissolved in...

What are Quats?

Chances are, if you’ve been disinfecting surfaces during the pandemic, you’ve been using a product with Quats. Quat (also called a QAC) is short for Quarternary Ammonium Compounds. This group of ingredients is used in many disinfecting products because they’re so good at killing bacteria, fungi and viruses, including the...

Preservatives in Cleaning Products

Just like it is important to prevent food from spoiling, cleaning products need to be preserved as well. Adding a small amount of a preservative protects the product from microorganisms. A preservative is a substance that is added to a cleaning product in order to make it stable and safe...

What Is Fabric Softener and How Is It Used?

Fabric softener, also known as fabric conditioner, helps keep clothes soft and smelling great. Plus, it can help protect against fading, pilling and stretching. How does it work? Like hair conditioner, fabric softener contains fatty acids which are used to change how a material feels. In a classic case of...

Making Learning Fun and Clean

Today is the International Day of Education! Given the heightened importance of cleaning, disinfecting and hand hygiene this year, it’s the perfect topic to learn. We have educational resources and activities for kids and adults alike to learn about the science and importance of cleaning. Exploration Clean – Ever wonder...

How to Get Rid of Bad Smells in the Home

We may not think of our noses as being extremely sensitive, but they can actually detect a bad odor at three parts per billion. That’s the equivalent of three seconds in 32 years. The next time there’s a bad odor in your home, tackle it at the source so it...

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