Production of cleaning agents Flashcards
cleaning agents
These are materials that can be used to wash stains, dirts at home. Cleaning agents include: detergents, ankaline cleaners, abrasive, acidic cleaner, bleaches, wax, solvent.
Detergents
These are used to remove dirts in clothes, wash household utensils. Examples are omo, ARC, Doffy , klin, clean soft etc
Ankaline cleaners
These are materials that are used to neutalize the acidic content of any subtance at home.
Abrasive
Abrasive are used to remove stains from pots ate home.
Acidic cleaner
Acidic cleaner is used to remove stains that has acidic origin.
Bleaches
This is used to remove stains, wash toilets and other dirty materials.
Wax
This can be used to clean furniture and to make it shine, neat and new.
Solvent
This is used to greese or remove hydracarbon on clothe and makes clothes look neeter.
Uses of homemade cleaning agents
These include characoal powder, fine sand, ashes, husk from coconut, local hard paper leave.
Charcoal powder
This is used to clean kitchen pots, it makes it to be clean.
Fine sand
This can also be used to clean pots with stains.
Ashes
This can be also for cleaning the pots and kettles.
Husk from coconut
This can be used for scrubbing the floor of a house.
Local hard paper leave
This is also usedto clean the exteral parts of pots and kitchen utensils
Guidelines for the cleaning agents
Choose the corrct cleaning agent for the surface to be cleaned.
Read labels and instruction on the cleaning agent.
Follow the directions carefully.
Avoid wastage
store cleaning agents properly away from the reach of children.
label the cleaning agent
cover the cleaning agent