5 Reasons Infused Scented Vinegar Rocks The Cleaning World
Cleaning vinegar is made from the fermentation of ethanol with acetic acid. It is a key ingredient in most natural non-chemical household cleaners and has
Household Cleaning Made Simple
Recently, we have been asked a lot of questions about vinegar as a household cleaner. Besides being used as an ingredient in foods, vinegar solutions can also be used to clean many surfaces and messes.
We absolutely LOVE vinegar and discuss it here in more detail.
Knowing your Household Cleaners
Updated 2/17/2021 With many Americans paying particular attention to their cleaning habits over the last few months, many questions have arisen related to the difference
Disposable Cleaning Wipes: 20+ Ingredients to Look For
Cleaning should be a routine process carried out daily, weekly, monthly and seasonally. Basic housekeeping can keep order by reducing the growth of potential pests
The Science of Clean: Cleaning 101
Learn more about the science of cleaning! Understand the main ways dirt or grime is removed from a surface and how the methods work.
The Anatomy of a Cleaner Part III
Part III: Product Modifiers Why are the ingredients in your household cleaners selected? Just what is their role in helping your cleaner do its job?
The Anatomy of a Cleaner Part II
In this blog series we break down the basic roles ingredients serve in typical household cleaners. Last week, we explained that household cleaner ingredients fall into one of the following categories: solvents, surfactants, builders, fragrances, preservatives, pH adjusters, and product modifiers.1 In that post, we discussed what solvents and surfactants are and the fundamentals of their functions. In this post, we will discuss builders, fragrances, and preservatives.
The Anatomy of a Cleaner
Have you ever looked at the ingredients of your household cleaner and wondered, “What on earth are these chemicals? Why are they necessary to clean my home?” If so, you are like many others. In this bite-sized blog series, our Ph.D. scientists will describe the components of a typical household cleaner and clarify some of the jargon used in the field.
Understanding Organic and “Chemical-Free” Cleaners
In our last “What it means to clean green” post, we discussed natural and all-natural ecolabels and the standards cleaning products must meet in order
Learn More About Cleaning Standards
In Part I of this series, we covered some essentials for questions like “what does eco-friendly mean?”
What about “natural”? Are these products any worse at cleaning than “traditional” products? What are some of the standards (“ecolabels”) and what do they mean?
In this post, we will start to delve in to these and other questions related to greening your clean.
