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  • Pressure washers

    They’re great outdoor cleaning tools, but they can cause severe injury or damage if misused.
  • Detergent

    A cleaning agent that, unlike traditional soap, works well in hard water.
  • Comforter

    Care is fairly easy for inexpensive comforters. Protect expensive down comforters with a duvet cover.
  • Surfactant

    It makes water wetter!
  • Extension pole

    Also known as extension handles, these tools help keep your feet on firm ground instead of on a shaky, wet ladder.
  • Builders

    These additives build on the power of detergent in a number of ways.
  • Chelating agent

    A "builder" that gets dissolved minerals out of the way of laundry detergent.
  • Enamel, enameled surface

    It’s a durable finish, but it’s not indestructible.
  • Rinse

    This step in the cleaning process has the biggest impact on final results.
  • XRF

    X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.
  • Enzyme

    These important stain fighters occur throughout nature.
  • Dilution

    Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?
  • Non-stick cookware

    Easy does it. Leave the gritty cleansers and rough pads to more demanding jobs.
  • Borax

    Cleaner and brighter, thanks to this booster.
  • Emulsification

    The process that makes so many cleaning products effective.
  • Soap

    The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.
  • Phosphates

    Once widely used to soften water for use in washing machines, some makers have reduced use of these chemicals.
  • Water

    This is the universal solvent for cleaning.
  • Hard water

    Water chemistry has an important bearing on many cleaning tasks.
  • Green cleaning

    Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

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