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Q. I’m motivated this year to do a massive spring cleaning but with little kids running around my home, I'm concerned about cleaning product safety. How should I be planning to clean safely?
A. We encourage parents to do spring cleaning in the absence of young children so that you can give it your full attention without distractions. Here are some additional safety tips —
Children are usually curious and explore all the new things they…
March 11, 2019
Measuring the Size of the Cleaning Products Industry
The combined upstream and downstream economic impact connected to cleaning product manufacturing in the United States helped support nearly $200 billion in annual output and almost 700,000 jobs.
The report, reflecting economic data from 2019, provides detailed snapshots of the essential nature of the cleaning product supply chain in the year prior to the worldwide spread of…
April 8, 2022
The American Cleaning Institute is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry®, the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, their ingredients and finished packaging; oleochemical producers; and chemical distributors to the cleaning products industry. ACI has 120-plus member companies.
Find out…
February 8, 2019
Whether you have an infant, toddler or preschooler at home, it’s important to understand cleaning priorities and practices as kids crawl, toddle and run. Focus cleaning efforts on key places for health and wellbeing and stay ahead of cleaning safety precautions.
Cleaning for Health
Parents with infants do, on average, a load of laundry a day. Parents with toddlers know anything within reach will be put in their mouths…
December 6, 2018
Senior Vice President, Communications, Outreach & Membership
Brian Sansoni is the Senior Vice President, Communications, Outreach and Membership at the American Cleaning Institute, the Washington, D.C.-based association representing the cleaning product supply chain.
For more than 20 years, Brian has worked to communicate the value, benefits, safety and sustainability that cleaning products and…
March 6, 2019
The origins of personal cleanliness date back to prehistoric times. Since water is essential for life, the earliest people lived near water and knew something about its cleansing properties - at the very least that it rinsed mud off their hands! Fast forward to the Seventh Century when soap making was an established craft in Europe. Soap maker guilds guarded their trade secrets very closely. Vegetable and animal oils were used with ashes of plants, along with fragrances to enhance the …
February 8, 2019
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Douglas is responsible for the overall leadership of the legal and government affairs functions for the Institute including engagement and advocacy on ingredient communication, chemical management, product safety, environmental and energy policy issues important to the cleaning products industry. He joined ACI (then the Soap and Detergent Association) in…
March 6, 2019
Senior Director, Human Health & Safety
Dr. Kruszewski is Senior Director, Human Health and Safety at the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) where his duties focus on the human safety, toxicology, and public health issues relating to cleaning products and their ingredients and to related activities on research, regulations, and outreach. Prior to joining ACI in 2001, he worked as a Staff Scientist for The Gillette…
March 6, 2019
Director, Regulatory Science
Darius A. Stanton II is the Director of Regulatory Science at the American Cleaning Institute. In this Role, Mr. Stanton is responsible for development and management of research strategies related to the safety of cleaning product ingredients, serve as a point of contact for ACI’s chemical management and regulatory programs and help expand scientific understanding of ACI chemistry tools and technologies.
Prior…
August 8, 2022
Cleaning quickly is all about having a plan. You need to tidy up, go top down and focus where your cleaning has outsized effect in terms of looking good and keeping you and your family safe.
Get Ready
Prepare to clean so you don’t waste time or resources by accident. Gather your cleaning products. Read the directions so you know you are using them safely and effectively. The label contains important information about how much…
December 6, 2018