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Everyone should have a clean and safe environment. The cleaning products industry continues to innovate to provide options that help meet the diverse needs of consumers, such as those with disabilities.
There are times vinegar can be helpful but cleaning with vinegar can damage some surfaces and may not be enough to get things truly clean. Learn when to use vinegar and when not to.
Our second annual summit with Good Housekeeping shared the benefits of getting kids involved in chores, tips for reducing your carbon footprint when cleaning and how cleaning is a way we show we care.
Do you ever notice a funky smell coming from your dishwasher, or maybe your dishes aren’t coming out as clean as they used to? It might be time to give your dishwasher a good cleaning!
Writing letters, arts and crafts, homework, making a grocery list … it doesn’t really matter how it got there. But if you take a close look around, you’re bound to find pen, marker, pencil or crayon markings on walls, desks, tables and furniture. Here’s how to remove those stains on a variety of surfaces.
Painted Walls and Painted Wood Furniture
Test the washability of the surface by first washing an inconspicuous area. Use a nonabrasive, all-purpose cleaner or a wood cleaner.
For walls,…
This independent consumer research study was completed in January/February 2008, on behalf of The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), by International Communications Research (ICR).
Do you regularly engage in spring cleaning?
This survey question was asked of 1,013 American adults (507 men and 506 women) and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.
Results:
Yes (77%)
No (23%)
Insights:
The number of spring cleaners is up. In polls taken in 2002 and 2007, 65% of Americans…
Just because something looks clean, it doesn’t mean it is clean. Take appliances, for example. You can’t see germs like Salmonella or E.coli, but they could be hiding in plain sight, particularly where you do your cooking and store your food.
Cleaning product packaging is essential for the safe transportation and storage of products. Fortunately, detergent bottles and many other cleaning product containers are designed to be remade. We need your help close the loop, reducing and eventually eliminating packaging waste.
Recycling Steps:
Consider product packaging when purchasing. Look for packaging made with recycled material or if it’s designed to be refillable. You might also consider if the product is concentrated, because…
Washington, D.C. – February 18, 2019 – The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and detergent manufacturers are encouraged by the positive trend of multiyear efforts helping millions of people use liquid laundry packets safely. The data show significant reductions in incident rates across all measures. We will continue our efforts to ensure safe product use and to reduce the rate of young children’s exposures associated with liquid laundry packets even further.
Our actions have been impactful.…
On October 14, Good Housekeeping hosted our first-ever cleaning summit, in partnership with the American Cleaning Institute, to address those questions and a host of other concerns. In addition to exploring how COVID-19 has changed the way we clean our homes, experts gave detailed advice on the proper and most effective ways to clean and addressed what the industry is doing to increase the safety of and transparency around…