The ingredients in your cleaning products fall into several different categories, added to provide different characteristics and cleaning functions. Each product formula is a careful balance of various ingredients that will work best for what you are trying to clean. Learn more!
No matter the type of product you are using (soap or detergent), good cleaning takes a lot of energy. Three different kinds to be exact:
Chemical energy, provided by the soap or detergent
Mechanical energy, provided by a machine or by hand
Thermal energy, provided by heating water Let’s look at how all these elements work together.
Assume we have a great, big, oily, greasy stain on one of our favorite shirts. Water alone is not enough to remove the stain and get our…
Experts agree that frequent handwashing is one of the first lines of defense against many illnesses. But no matter how many times you wash your hands, there are always some sneaky little germs lurking around to hitch a ride on your skin. They loiter on shopping cart handles, linger on light switches, lurk about the phone and even hang around on the remote controls. That's why disinfectants and disinfecting cleaners can be a helpful option…
ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND EFFECTS
OF CLEANING PRODUCTINGREDIENTS IN GRAYWATER
The Soap and Detergent Association
New York, New York 10018
Prepared by
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Fate and Effect Laboratory
254 Welsh Pool Road
Lionville, Pennsylvania 19341
February 1998
Work Order No. 05821-005-002
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 EXECUTIVE…
American Cleaning Institute Members Engaged in Multi-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Research Efforts to Meet FDA Data Requests on Topical Antiseptic Ingredients
“Free Rider” Companies Not Engaged in Research Efforts Benefit Off the Backs of Those Investing in Science
ACI Also Calls for Increased Transparency in FDA Review Policies
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) kicks off efforts that will determine user fees that fund the Agency’s review of nonprescription drugs,…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a redesigned website for the Cold Water Saves initiative, a joint effort of ACI and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) to promote the power of cold water washing.
Originally launched in 2016, Cold Water Saves aims at increasing the number of laundry loads that are done on cold as compared to hot, since 90% of the energy used to wash clothes goes to heating the water. With today’s laundry technologies, both in detergents and machines, we can get…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) submitted comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding the implementation of a law limiting the amount of 1,4-dioxane that can be present in household cleansing, personal care, and cosmetic products sold or offered for sale in-state.
1,4-dioxane is a byproduct of the manufacturing process for some surfactants contained in cleaning products and detergents and is not an intentionally added ingredient. Companies…
Learn about PVA & Water Soluble Films Used in Dishwashing and Laundry Pods and Packets
Liquid detergent packets were introduced to the North American market in 2010 and have since become an important product. They have grown in popularity because they provide a convenient way to deliver the correct dose of detergent for maximum cleaning efficiency. With…
Rising to an Unprecedented Challenge
The cleaning products industry’s response to COVID-19
January–August 2020
2 Cleaning Products Industry Impact Report: COVID-19
An Essential
Response to
Urgent Needs
The COVID-19 pandemic
that has swept the world
has, in just a few months,
changed enormously
the way we live, work
and play.
It has required a response from
governments, healthcare bodies,
businesses and all of us that is, quite
simply, without precedent.
Everyone has had to…
MEETING THE CHALLENGE:
Progress Report on The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA)
Commitments under Voluntary High Production Volume (HPV)
Chemical Programs
The Soap and Detergent Association
JUNE 2008 SDA HPV PROGRESS REPORT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) is a U.S. national trade association representing the
formulators of household,…
