A Neat Detergent Trick
Some time ago I described the nature of detergents, with particular emphasis on a neat demonstration you can do. Well, …
Chemistry at Home
Know Your Enemy: Cockroaches #2
Where do cockroaches hang out and what are their habits? Well, firstly, although leaving food scraps lying around is a …
Know Your Enemy – Cockroaches
You know what it’s like – you’re doing something in your kitchen and suddenly out of the corner of your …
Mortein vs Baygon #2
..so Mortein was under threat from a product that produced a rapid kill for crawling insects. For the first time, …
Mortein vs Baygon
Mortein was the first fly spray on the Australian market. In fact, a little known piece of trivia is that …
Why Do Helium Balloons go Flat so Quickly?
When we blow up a balloon normally, they can stay inflated for a couple of days. But we all know …
Kettle vs Microwave
Which is more efficient for heating water – a kettle or a microwave? Suppose you are going to make pasta, …
Cleaning and conditioning leather
Joanne asks the following question: I have denim staining from my jeans on my leather shoulder bag. Is there in …
Spot Cleaning
In recent years, laundry prewashes have switched from solvent-based products to enzyme-based products (in water). This has some interesting implications. …