As all homemakers know, garments and linen get blood-stained for a number of reasons: from nosebleed, to little wounds or scratches due to mosquito bites, or menstrual bleeding, from time to time we have to solve some little problems of our clothes. Here’s a good method: soak
Visualizza →
The water softener is useful for pulling lime out of hard water from a mains water pipe; typically, this device is periodically regenerated by adding sodium chloride, in a purer form than simple table salt (that means: not blended with other edible salts, commonly used in table salt
Visualizza →
Environmentally speaking, the best thing is to use cold water, in order to save energy. However, in detergency lukewarm is better than cold water. Why? First of all, dirt is better solubilized with increasing temperature values, as in most aqueous solutions… just think about sugar into coffe:
Visualizza →
Babies’ pacifiers should always stay clean… but they often fall on the ground and in other dirty places. Mothers and fathers know very well this issue: how many times do we bend over to catch the soother? That’s most true when our baby begins to trial his
Visualizza →
Perborate, percarbonate… why are they different? Are they both recommendable, as bleaching and hygienizing agents, or better are they someway concerning? Perborate was in use for decades as a detergents ingredient or as powdered additive for laundry, as they thought it was safe. Recently, both UsEpa and
Visualizza →
In addition to the usual cleaning of bathroom fixture, particularly with hard water it is important to descale periodically the faucets filters and the shower head. This is a good way: disassemble the filters and the seals; put everything into a plastic or glass bowl; pour Descaler
Visualizza →
On saturday, September 26(th), h 16 at the House of Associations 1, Marsala street 8 Milan, Silvia will talk to the public about Bensos’ project and criteria. The lecture is one of Expo Tables’ initiatives and is patronised by Expoincittà.
Visualizza →
Foam, that in our minds we usually associate to detergents, is not always welcome: in some products foam is useful, in others it would be counterproductive. For example: in washing-up foam helps to make detergent clearly visible to the user; in dishwashing by machine, on the other
Visualizza →
Did you make construction works in your house or your hotel and lots of concrete stains show off on the earthenware or klinker floor? Usual detergents are totally unuseful, aren’t they? Concrete remains untouched… What to do? The best choice is to use an acid product, but
Visualizza →
Some people think that pure ammonia, diluted in water, is easy and comfortable to be used as a cleaner for windows, floors, shop windows, food showcases in restaurants… Actually caution is recommended, because ammonia vapours are very corrosive to mucous membranes of respiratory system and to eyes
Visualizza →
