Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products: Are They Really?
You probably get the occasional urge to do some intensive cleaning. But getting everything sparkling clean usually meaning having to go out and buy a bunch of cleaning products. When given the choice, do [...]
Ecodesign: What Exactly Does That Mean?
The limited amount of available and renewable resources on our planet is making our current model of “extract- fabricate-dispose” increasingly unviable. Ecodesign is the approach to designing products so that they are more respectful [...]
Drying Show-Down: Paper Towels Vs Hand Dryers Make your bets!
Most of us know that the risk of spreading bacteria is much higher on wet or moist skin than it is on dry skin (which explains why drying so essential in good hand hygiene). [...]
How long do pillows last? Do they need to be washed? If so, how often?
According to studies, nearly one-third of the weight of your pillow is made up of dead skin, mites and microbes. Among these microbes (about 30 in all) you can find MRSA, C. difficile and [...]
What to Look for in a Good Floor Finish
Floor finishes are primarily used for two reasons: to add shine to floors and to protect them from wear. This may seem straightforward enough, but selecting the right floor finish can actually be quite [...]
All about Chocolate!
For some, Easter used to be a major religious holiday that ended the 40 days of deprivation of Lent. But over the years Easter has become more of a family reunion...featuring lots of chocolate, [...]
How to Keep People Healthy during the Peak Season
This virus is spread primarily from one person to another via the airborne route of transmission. When a person with Influenza is coughing and sneezing they are expelling tiny droplets into the air which [...]
What are noroviruses?
What are noroviruses? The term “norovirus” is the official name for a group of viruses that cause gastroenteritis. They are also called caliciviruses (because they belong to the virus family Caliciviridae). They used to [...]
How to control the Spread of Scabies ?
Scabies is a skin disease caused by an infestation of the human itch mite, which burrows itself under the skin. Scabies can spread rapidly; usually via prolonged skin-to-skin contact with another person. On occasion, [...]