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What is soap and how does it work?
The sudsy stuff we use every day of our lives is a mystery to most of us. But behind our cleaning products is an array of scientific data and information. This science and chemistry helps to ensure our products work and are safe for you and your family to use. The resources below will walk through what it means to be clean and how the cleaning process works. For more information and activities, we encourage you to check out…
December 6, 2018
An introduction to
the science of how
things get clean
EXPLORATIONEXPLORATIONEXPLORATIONCLEANCLEAN®
Contents
What Does Clean Mean? 2
The History of Cleaning 4
How Cleaning Works 8
The Chemistry of Cleaning 10
Understanding Product Ingredients 14
The Future of Cleaning 27
Meet the Characters of the Cleaning Court 28
About Us 30
STEM Toolbox 31
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) recognizes that your
understanding of the science behind cleaning…
An introduction to
the science of how
things get clean
EXPLORATIONEXPLORATIONEXPLORATIONCLEANCLEAN®
Contents
What Does Clean Mean? 2
The History of Cleaning 4
How Cleaning Works 8
The Chemistry of Cleaning 10
Understanding Product Ingredients 14
The Future of Cleaning 27
Meet the Characters of the Cleaning Court 28
About Us 30
STEM Toolbox 31
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) recognizes that your
understanding of the science behind cleaning…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has enhanced and expanded its “Exploration Clean” online experience to further help teach middle-school students the science and chemistry behind cleaning. New features include:
A new, interactive surfactant game – "Get the Dirt"
Updated Science of Soap ebook
Ingredients reimagined as Characters of the Cleaning Court
This site relaunch is the next step in building educational modules for children describing the…
July 25, 2019
What is the history of soap? And where did cleaning come from?
This history of soap is a long one, dating back thousands of years to Ancient Babylon. Humans have built on that knowledge to create the soaps and detergents we use to clean dishes, laundry, our homes and ourselves today.
Evidence has been found that ancient Babylonians understood soap making as early as 2800 BC Archeologists have found soap-like material in…
February 8, 2019