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Wash your hands with soap andwarmwater, scrubbing for 20 seconds. • When you are on the go and soap andwater are not available,use wipes or hand sanitizers available in gel or foam. Keep Germs Away During the Holiday Season! Clean Hands Save Lives When preparing food After touching animals After using the restroom Before meals and snacks When hands are dirty When you or someone around you is ill We want families to enjoy the holiday season, so it’s…
“Hooray,” said Sudsy, “our friends have come to wash their hands.” “Hooray for clean hands!” said the children. “Hooray! Hooray!” The Soap and Detergent Association 1500 K Street NW, Suite 300 n Washington, D.C. 20005 n www.cleaning101.com 1401 H Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 www.cleaninginstitute.org American Cleaning Institute “I think they’re coming,” said Soapy. They listened and heard footsteps and laughing. Suddenly, the door opened! This is Sudsy. And…
For more information about hand hygiene, visit www.cleaninginstitute.org. This resource is intended for educational purposes andmay be reproduced in whole or part without permission but with credit given to the American Cleaning Institute®. Trick or treat is a prime time to reinforce the importance of clean hands. It’s a season filled with tempting treats like candy apples, cupcakes, popcorn balls and lots of candy. Take a few moments to talk to your children about the ways…
It’s Back to School For You... But Not For Germs! Summer’s over and it’s time to head back to school to learn, make new friends and have new experiences but not for getting sick. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, keeping hands clean through proper hand hygiene is one of the most important steps teachers and students can take to stay healthy and in school. Teachers, when talking to your students about the steps for proper hand…
Your teeth are clean. But is your bathroom? Whether your children are learning how to brush their teeth or water splashed and left spots, how do you keep the mirror clean? It’s wonderful that you’ve convinced your children to brush their teeth. But unfortunately, good oral hygiene often comes with a mess – toothpaste globs and schmears on the counter and mirror. Not to worry. With a little bit of elbow grease and the right product, your bathroom can look as good as new. (Until the next…
February 8, 2019
Q. Several family members just took up biking. We love the health benefits, but not the bicycle grease on our clothes. What’s the best way to remove it? A. The easiest way is to pretreat the stain with a prewash stain remover and then launder, using the hottest water that’s safe for the fabric. Check to make sure the stain is gone before putting the clothing in the dryer. If the stain remains, apply a concentrated heavy-duty cleaner (one that’s labeled for use on grease stains…
March 5, 2019
Stains happen. Despite taking precautions, stains can happen. ACI has two new videos with simple steps for removing pine sap and chocolate stains from your clothes! If you have ever had clothes come in contact with pine sap, you know how difficult it is to remove the stain. Click here to watch a short video to learn how you can easily remove it. With spring right around the corner and the chocolate Easter bunny making an appearance in children’s Easter…
February 4, 2019
Table 9. Antibacterial MIC ranges for all isolates tested for susceptibility to TCC and TCS User Group TCC (ppm) TCS (ppm) CNS Non-users 0.0117-0.750 0.120-2.020 TCC-users 0.0234-0.750 0.004-2.020 TCS-users 0.0117-0.750 0.008-2.020 SA Non-users 0.0469-0.1875 0.510-2.020 TCC-users 0.0029-0.1875 0.120-1.010 TCS-users 0.0469-0.1875 1.010-2.020 Investigation of Antibiotic and Antibacterial Resistance in Staphylococcus from the Skin of Users…
MERCURY IN HOSPITAL CLEANING PRODUCTS September 2003 Prepared for The Soap and Detergent Association 1500 K Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Prepared by 828 Mission Avenue, 2nd Floor San Rafael, CA 94901 415/460-6770 Fax 415/460-6771 main@w-e-s-t.com COPYRIGHT THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION 2003 All Rights Reserved MERCURY IN HOSPITAL CLEANING PRODUCTS i 9/29/03 CONTENTS SECTION…
Physical Properties of Glycerine HE extremely wide range of uses T for glycerine is due in large mea- sure not to a single property, but to its unique combination of properties. Nature made glycerol the most widely distributed of the polyhydric alcohols, as combined in fats and other lipids essential to life pro- cesses. Derivatives dependent on its chemical structure have now been extended to virtually every field of research and technology, from ex- plosives to emulsifiers.…