Spot Cleaning
In recent years, laundry prewashes have switched from solvent-based products to enzyme-based products (in water). This has some interesting implications. …
Cleaning
Washing Dishes Without Detergent.
Incredible but true! in fact it works so well that you don’t even need to use a scourer. Here’s how …
How to Remove Blood Stains
Blood stains can be very hard to remove, particularly if they’ve been there a while, particularly if they are on …
Sard Wonder Soap and The Chemistry of Elbow Grease
Every day we do what we are told, at least when it comes to consumer products. There are two ways …
Rusty Biscuit Tins
Reader David asks: Hi Dr Chemical, Hope you can help? I am a collector of old biscuit tins. I have …
Cleaning Chemicals #1: Ammonia
Ammonia, or its derivatives, is one of the most common cleaning chemicals found in household formulations. If you look on …
The Chemistry of Clean #2: How Detergents Work
Here is an exercise for you to try at home: Put some dirty dishes in your sink, and fill it …
Chemistry of Cleaning #1: How Do You Clean Silver?
A caller off-air today asked how to clean silver. Silver, as we all know, can tarnish – lose its lustre …