Old Fashioned Cleaning Methods
February 26, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning Advice, Cleaning Tips, News , add a commentSometimes the ideal cleaning products are lying about your house, so here are a few natural ingredients that you might not have condsidered using:
Baking soda – is a wonder product that is underused in the modern household.
Baking soda’s most famous property is its deodorising action –it has an incredible ability to absorb odours and can neutralise them as well, which makes it a great cleaner for the refrigerator and deodoriser for the dishwasher.
Lemon Juice – contains citric acid, which is a mild acid – this results in a bleaching and deodorising effect and also helps to dissolve grease. Lemon juice diluted in hot water is a great gentle cleaner for the kitchen.
When choosing a lemon for cleaning, go for one which is firm and heavy, with a fine-grained skin as these tend to have more juice.
White Vinegar – A cheap product, easily available, and harmless to use – and again, a fantastic all-purpose cleaner. It is especially good as a natural glass cleaner, leaving glass sparkling, clean and streak-free.
Sunlight – Natural sunlight is a good alternative to the harsh bleaches used in many commercial cleaning products, which can be very damaging to the environment. To get rid of a stain, wet the area and leave it outside in direct sunlight, when it dries – wet it again and keep repeating this, until the stain has disappeared.
Leaving objects in direct sunlight will also help reduce mould and mildew and all bedding and upholstery should ideally be put outside to be aired under direct sunlight periodically.
Cleaning’s Biggest Exhibition Takes Place Next Month
February 18, 2009 Posted by Administrator in : Cleaning News, News, Office Cleaning , add a commentThe Cleaning Show 2009 is taking place from the 10-12 March and is held at the NEC in Birmingham.
Anyone who is anyone in the cleaning industry will be attending this show, with the intention of finding out the new products on the market and to sell themselves.
And you will also be able to top up on your cleaning supplies.
So if you are intending to expand your cleaning business then The Cleaning Show is where you need to be!
The Flubber Look-a-Like That Promises to Clean Every Inch of Your Gadgets
February 11, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, Funny, News, Office Cleaning, computer cleaning , 1 comment so farCyber Clean as it is known is a new type of goo that promises to get your gadgets cleaned has arrived in the UK.
According to its creators the “high-tech cleaning compound” catches dirt and kills germs.
Looking more like the bright luminous gloop played with by children rather than a state of the art cleaning agent, the idea is that by covering it across your gadgets you are able to get into the cracks and crevices otherwise unreachable.
The cleaning agent can be used on all your office gadgets including keyboards, mobile phones and printers, so this product is ideal for office cleaning.
Cyber Clean costs £7.99 for the large tub and promises to leave your gadget lemon fresh.
Highland Hospitals Need to Raise the Awareness & Importance of Cleaning Your Hands
February 4, 2009 Posted by Katie in : Cleaning News, Hospital Cleaning, News , add a commentHospitals in Scotland lack clear signs advising patients and staff to clean their hands properly say health chiefs.
Both NHS Highland chairman Gary Coutts and nursing director Heidi May admitted that more could be done in the fight against hospital infections in the region. And they revealed plans to introduce recorded messages in wards, reminding people to wash their hands thoroughly.
Coutts raised concerns that signs advising patients and staff of the importance of washing their hands in the effort to crackdown on infections were unclear.
He said: ‘I was visiting patients quite recently, and I still think we have got some very poor signage. It gets lost in a multitude of other things that are on the wall.’
He was backed by Ms May, the board member in charge of infection control, who said she found “a lack of consistency” in signs in hospitals across the region.
She added: ‘One of the things that we are going to put in place are auditory systems that, when we walk into wards, will say: ‘you need to wash your hands’.’
Machines dispensing hand-washing gel have now been placed at ward entrances and posters outlining ‘six step’ hand washing techniques have been put up.
