Every day, gardeners across the world flush away a valuable and sustainable source of fertilizer for their plants — urine. Urine is a good source of nitrogen and other minerals and, providing it is used correctly, is completely safe. Using urine as a fertilizer saves money, fossil fuels (used extensively in the production of chemical fertilizers) and water  Read more... (413 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Personal Benefits

* Exceptional washing results, even at low temperatures

* Suitable for all white and colourfast laundry

* Plant based formulation

* Respects and naturally cares for your skin

* Not based on petrochemical ingredients

* No optical brighteners (see below for more info*)  Read more... (315 words, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

You certainly can’t clean without soaps and detergents, but ever wondered what the difference was between them?

Soaps and detergents both act to reduce the surface-tension of water so that it is able to wash dirt and grime away more effectively. They also both help to lift the dirt and grease particles off during cleaning. However, there are some important differences between them and different situations when they should be used.  Read more... (626 words, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)

Biological detergents usually refer to dishwashing and/or laundry detergents (i.e. Cascade Complete) that are efficient at breaking down fat and protein molecules. These detergents usually contain an enzyme (lipases and proteases) that helps breakdown particles of food and hard to remove burnt ‘crusties’ on dishes or hard to remove food/oil stains from clothing. Here is an explanation from gscechemistry.com:  Read more... (159 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)

The use of soluble silicates is manifold. Approximately 50 % of produced soluble silicates are further processed to derivatives; the remaining 50 % are used directly with detergents and pulp and paper as the predominate application areas.
Soluble silicates are solid inorganic compounds used in a large variety of household cleaning products. Soluble silicates are widely used in regular and compact laundry detergents (powder, tablets), automatic dishwashing detergents (powder, liquid, gel, tablets), toilet cleaners, and surface cleaners. Thus, soluble silicates provide a number of functions including sequestration of water hardness enabling surfactants to function effectively, bleaching, pH buffering and corrosion prevention. In Europe, in the year 2000, the total use of soluble silicates in these applications were estimated to be approximately 188 000 tonnes.  Read more... (1374 words, estimated 5:30 mins reading time)

For most clothes and household textiles, BIOLOGICAL or NON-BIOLOGICAL DETERGENTS will give excellent washing results, and are both particularly suitable for whites and colour-fast colours.

* Biological detergents provide improved stain removal, especially at lower temperatures, because they contain enzymes, often of different types which assist with the removal of, for example, protein, starch and fat-based stains, such as blood, egg, chocolate and gravy.  Read more... (618 words, estimated 2:28 mins reading time)

* Is your dirty car driving you crazy? Wish you could take care of it RIGHT NOW, without having to drive to the car wash or pull out the hose, mop, rags and detergents?  Read more... (698 words, estimated 2:48 mins reading time)

so what’s an ecowash? – a waterless car wash & polish

unlike traditional car washing processes, an “ecowash” does not require water. instead, we use a unique 2-in-1 wash and polish technique: our process uses an exclusive polymer compound which lifts the dirt from the surface of the paint and encapsulates it in a lubricant. the dirt is then removed with a soft cloth – all without water and without a scratch!  Read more... (227 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Nanotechnology Makes Waterless Car Wash Possible

Nanowerk News) Carpages, a UK motoring search engine carries a story about a dry, waterless nanotechnology car wash product:  Read more... (338 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

The anti-car wash: Rejuvenate Auto15-minute Waterless Wash & Wax

No more hose hassles, messy buckets or soap-filled sponges that leave swirl marks. No more drive-thru car washes that sandblast your finish. With Rejuvenate Auto, you just spray and wipe down your vehicle. It’s faster. It leaves your car cleaner. More protected. It creates a beautiful, long-lasting shine. And instead of creating scratches — it fills them in.  Read more... (230 words, estimated 55 secs reading time)

If you have ever wanted a clean car as well as lower water bills, lower car wash bills and a lower carbon footprint, the waterless car wash is the solution you’re looking for.  Read more... (587 words, estimated 2:21 mins reading time)

Water is now a precious commodity. This is thanks to people for their use of water without the thought of possible undesirable consequences. Today people all over the world are starting to scramble for preservation of water. The use of water has been limited to the most important things such as drinking. They are now trying to avoid the use of water in insignificant things like car washing.  Read more... (532 words, estimated 2:08 mins reading time)