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Here’s an interesting use for hand sanitizer. Use it to de-ice frozen car door locks! Simply squeeze a blob onto the key, and place the key into the lock. The alcohol in hand sanitizer instantly dissolves ice.
Keep hand sanitizer bottles in your purse or briefcase. Who knows when it will come in handy!
Thanks to Diane Rixon at DIYlife for the tip!
Do you know what's in your dishwashing detergent?
Last year, we wrote about how Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive was sued, along with two other firms. Environmental groups demanded that these companies reveal the ingredients of cleaning products.
Since, July 17 states have begun to outlaw phosphates in household dishwashing detergent. Thus, products like Cascade had to change formulas to be sold to the public, changing to phosphate-free. In New York, retailers had to stop selling stocked products containing phosphates as of October 13, 2010.
The NYTimes article summarizes the problem with switching to phosphate free items. Some claim that without phosphates, dishwashing detergents don’t work right and dishes stay dirty.
But the environment will benefit because freshwater sources will have a reduced amount of phosphate run off. Lakes will be cleaner, less oxygen-hogging algae produced, and the natural balance will be restored.
Only dishwashing detergent for automatic dishwashers are affected. Dishwashing liquid for hand washing already do not contain phosphates.
What do you think about the decision to remove phosphates from automatic dishwashing detergent products? Have you noticed a difference in your dishes?
I had always been wary of using brand name cleaning product innovations. But keeping my kitchen floor clean was a daunting task that I dreaded. I would put off cleaning it until it took several buckets of hot soapy water and heavy duty scrubbing on my hands and knees.
I considered some of the new microfiber mop pads, but my apartment doesn’t have laundry in the building, so I figured it would be more hassle to maintain them.
After much consideration, I decided to get a Swiffer Sweeper. Yes, I hated the commercials, and felt guilty about buying a brand name. But, I just wanted to have a cleaning method that I wouldn’t resent or ignore. I decided to go with the Swiffer wet cloths, because the dry sweeper cloths seemed like a lazy person’s disposable broom. I still had some integrity left.
When I brought the Swiffer sweeper home, I marveled at the quick assembly of the handle, that easily snapped together.
I had swept my floor of debris, but that dingy brown dirt still remained on my white vinyl floor. The Swiffer sweeper helped get rid of the dirt without the exertion I had previously put into floor cleaning. I am able to simply sweep and run the Swiffer over the floor, using the scrubby strip to get stains.
No more buckets of water and scrubbing on my hands and knees! I am glad that I no longer resent cleaning my kitchen floor. I have even started using it on the bathroom tile floor!
