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DIY Laundry Prewash

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Laundry prewashes are a shadow of what they used to be. Many years ago we had Preen (The Great Unstainer) …

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Categories Chemistry at Home, Cleaning, Clothes

When is Soap not Soap?

Sunday, January 10, 2021

What an odd question. Surely all the stuff in those little blocks that you buy in supermarkets in the bathroom …

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Categories Bathroom, Chemistry at Home, Cleaning, Detergents1 Comment

Cleaning Whiteboards

Thursday, December 20, 2018

One of the most common questions I get asked is how to clean whiteboards, whether it’s permanent markers or whiteboard …

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Categories Chemistry at Home, Cleaning, Cleaning Hard SurfacesTags alkaline, Bunnings, clean, cleaner, isopropano, marker, oven cleaner, permanent, Sugar Soap, whiteboard

How to Clean Greasy Hands

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

You’ve just been working on your car or in the garage and your hands a greasy and oily. In these …

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Categories Chemistry at Home, Cleaning, Garage, Laundry

What can you use vinegar for?

Thursday, January 19, 2017

The farmer’s almanac gives us the following uses for vinegar. I’ll copy and paste from their website and comment accordingly: …

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Categories Chemical Mythbusting, Chemistry at Home, Cleaning, Cleaning Hard Surfaces, Clothes, Kitchen, Stain Removal6 Comments

How do you Remove Red Wine Stains?

Saturday, December 8, 2012

If you want to see something surprising, add something alkaline to a red wine stain – you’ll see it turn …

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Categories Cleaning, Clothes, Laundry, Stain Removal

How do you Remove Beetroot Juice?

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Beetroot juice is one of the things that people most have difficulty removing. But it’s easy – it behaves just …

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Categories Cleaning, Clothes, Laundry, Stain Removal

Bicarb vs Carbonate

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Shannon Lush is very fond of recommending bicarb soda as a cleaning agent. It’s not a bad option, but there …

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Categories Chemistry at Home, Chemistry Fundamentals, Cleaning, Cleaning Hard Surfaces, My Favourite Chemicals

Cleaning and conditioning leather

Monday, July 2, 2012

Joanne asks the following question:  I have denim staining from my jeans on my leather shoulder bag. Is there in …

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