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Some clothes are easier to care for than others. Here are some guides for dealing with tricky fabrics, specific color groups, and links to our supporting topic pages. Explore laundry basics and a how-to list, good detergents, and precautions to take around children on laundry day!
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Stainless steel has made the move from commercial kitchens to the favored finish in many of today's sleekest residential kitchens (and in the laundry room, too). But in a busy household, spots, streaks and sticky fingerprints can quickly mar its lustrous look.
But aesthetics aren't the only reason to keep stainless steel clean. Although consumers think of stainless steel as a finish that will last a lifetime, that's not entirely true. Its hard, oxide coating…
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USES OF GLYCERINE T HE unusual combination of properties of glycerine has resulted in its use in a great variety of products
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Summer’s here, and with it, the increased awareness of, and need for, sunscreen. We need the protection, but our tile floors? Not so much. Fortunately, there are easy ways to clean up when we accidentally slather and spray SPF on surfaces other than our skin.
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While that’s definitely good news for you and your kids, it sounds like the family wardrobe didn’t make out as well. But don’t fear; most commercially available bug sprays and sunscreens do wash out relatively…
THE FUTURE
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2019 Sustainability Report
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03 Introduction
03 How We Lead
04 What We’ve Been Doing
05 Our Sustainability Goals
06 Upholding Well-being
07 A Cleaner, Healthier World
08 Sharing Knowledge
10 Confronting Climate Change
11 The Science is Clear
12 Steps Toward Meaningful Reduction
15 Thinking Circular
16 Using Less Today for a Livable Tomorrow
17 Valuing Our Planet
22 Supporting the SDGs
23 Supporting Global Frameworks for…
American Cleaning Institute Offers Free Resource to Help Keep Employees, Customers Healthy and Safe
Toolkit Available Online at CleaningInstitute.org/HealthyReturns
As communities across the nation begin the reopening process stemming from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced the roll-out of Healthy Returns, a free online toolkit for small businesses and offices containing concise, easy to understand reminders…
Understand the language of soaps and detergents.
ALCOHOL: A class of organic compounds containing one or more hydroxyl groups. The alcohols used in light duty and liquid laundry detergents are isopropanol or ethanol (ethyl alcohol). These alcohols are used at low levels in liquid detergent formulations to control viscosity, to act as a solvent for other ingredients, and to provide resistance to low and freezing temperatures encountered in shipping, warehousing, and use. &…
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American Cleaning Institute and Dr. Kwandaa Roberts Unveil Miniature Laundry Room for Packets Up! Campaign
Learn More on ACI’s 2024 Cleaning Survey Results
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is emphasizing safety in laundry spaces of all sizes. As a part of their Packets Up! campaign, ACI partnered with Dr. Kwanda Roberts, creator behind @TinyHouseCalls, to remind parents and caregivers that no matter where laundry is done, safety is…
Grout is generally porous and white or light colored and can get dirty or discolored quickly. Get it clean with a little chemistry and a bit of elbow grease.
First off, you'll want to use an alkaline cleaner. Grout is primarily cement and can be dissolved by acids. Over time, an acidic cleaner may require you to re-grout sooner than intended.
How do you know if your cleaner will do the trick? Typically the product label will tell you the surfaces it works on. Or, if it…