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.
Bite-Sized Blog: What it Means to Clean Green Series
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? In this blog series, we break down the basic roles ingredients serve in typical household cleaners. In our first post in the series, we explained that household cleaner ingredients fall … Read more
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 to obtain these seals. This week, we will explain what it means for a cleaning product to be labeled as “organic” and we will discuss “chemical-free” labeling What is an … Read more
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.
Introduction to Eco-Friendly
While shopping around at your local store or online, you may have noticed that there are many cleaners claiming to be environmentally friendly or “eco-friendly”. Are these products any worse at cleaning than “traditional” products?
In this post, we will start to delve in to these and other questions related to greening your clean.
