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We have tips for getting those daily chores done without heating up your home and adding stress to your air conditioner (and wallet). First rule of thumb: Do your chores when it is cooler outside – before breakfast or after dinner.
Whether you're headed to the beach or the backyard, you'll be ready for summer with these tips:
Great Outdoors: Picnics and Camping
At the Beach
Cleaning the Grill
Transition to Summer
Child Safety-focused Packets Up! campaign announces Instagram giveaway for virtual laundry room redesign consult
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced a strategic partnership with revolutionary interior design and organization firm The Home Edit as part of the Packets Up! campaign, aiming to educate families on how to create an organized and safe laundry space.
The launch of the partnership includes an Instagram giveaway of a virtual laundry room…
© 2005 The Soap and Detergent Association. All Rights Reserved.
Fatty Alcohols – a review of their natural
synthesis and environmental distribution
Stephen M Mudge
School of Ocean Sciences,
University of Wales – Bangor
For SDA and ERASM
November, 2005
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Executive Summary…
Q: I have a blouse made of 95% cotton that I need to launder. However, the manufacturer’s care label says professional dry clean only. Does the dry clean only tag really mean it? Why can’t I hand wash or put it in the washing machine?
A: There are many reasons why your garment might have a "professional dry clean only" care label. Washing might harm the buttons or the trim. Or the dyes might run if the garment is washed. In addition…
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The New York State Supreme Court invalidated the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation (NYSDEC) on the grounds that they did not comply with the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA).
The decision came after the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and the Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) filed a lawsuit against NYSDEC for exceeding its statutory authority…
Social Media Blogs, Videos Portray Unsafe Use of Cleaning Products
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) issued the following safety reminder in the wake of news reports on social media videos portraying individuals ingesting powder detergents and additives:
“Powdered detergent and additives are only intended to clean clothes and other surfaces and have been safely used by consumers for decades.
“Although safe when used as directed, the…
It only takes a second – one distraction, one step into the other room – for an accident to happen, for a child, elder person with dementia or a family pet to get a hold of something not meant for them. The American Cleaning Institute reminds parents and caregivers to keep all cleaning products up and out of reach.
Children
You’re changing diapers,…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), Consumer Brands Association (Consumer Brands), and Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA) submitted comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regarding waiver guidance pertaining to a law that limits the amount of 1,4-dioxane that can be present in household cleansing products sold or offered for sale in New York State.
In the comments, the associations specifically asked NYSDEC…
Organizing your laundry room not only keeps it looking clean, it is one quick and easy
way to keep you and your family safe. Use this checklist when you are organizing your
laundry room, doing spring cleaning or just need a quick review of safety tips.
Always read product safety information on the package so that
you know what to do before accidents happen.
Laundry product labels contain first aid information and are a valuable
resource…