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Lye
Lye
Be careful — as your nose has warned you already, this is a powerful and caustic substance.
Alkaline
Alkalies
Best for removing grease and oil.
Degreaser
Degreaser
A wide range of cleaning liquids, from mild to caustic.
PH
pH
Following is a quick lesson in the chemistry of cleaning.
Bleach
Chlorine bleach
This laundry aid is also an effective disinfectant, but be careful.
Oven, conventional
Clear winner of the Worst Job in the House Award.
Acid
Acid
It's helpful — and hazardous — at the same time.
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste
These products can threaten your family’s health and the environment.
Oven
Oven, self-cleaning
The self-cleaning cycle works by incinerating stuck-on food and grease at high temperatures.
Sodium metasilicate
This highly effective cleaner is a phosphate-free substitute for trisodium phosphate.
Personal protective equipment
It sounds like a big term, but it’s not. Personal safety is easy and inexpensive to ensure.
Protective gloves
We use this term often in describing how to perform various cleaning tasks safely. Here’s what it means.
Rubber Gloves
Rubber gloves
Some jobs require greater hand protection than others.
MSDS
What’s a Material Safety Data Sheet, anyway?
Household Prod. Database
Interested in green cleaning? Chemical safety? The Household Products Database (HPD) can be a good place to look for information.
Respirator
N95 respirator
An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.
Trisodium phosphate (TSP)
An old standby that is still useful for cleaning walls and other surfaces.
Adhesive Removal
Label removal
Think before you reach for the blade or scraper.
Wrought iron
To save its appearance, all of the rust has to go first.
Solvents
Solvent safety
Use carefully to protect yourself, your family and the environment.