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Kinds of Soil and Appropriate Cleaners Many different kinds of soils get deposited on many different kinds of surfaces in the average house. Dust and mud, spilled foods or beverages, or personal careproducts that are spilled or wiped off human bodies ontosurfaces are common soils. Usually water will dissolve many of these soils but often a surfactant such asdetergent needs to be added to dissolve the special soil. The water and/or the added cleaning ingredients may damage many surfaces from which the soil needs to be removed.Greasy soils on surfaces come from food, cosmetics, cooking fumes, burning of certain fuels for heat, andother sources. They're hard to dissolve unless the wateris hot, and/or more detergent is used, and/or alkali is added (as baking soda, ammonia, TSP). Petroleum solventsalso help dissolve grease, but they are very flammable and the fumes are dangerous to breathe, so directionsmust be followed exactly. Stains may be caused by natural(i.e.-blueberries) or artificial (i.e.-soft-drink) food coloring; by inks; by dyes in paints, crayons, candles, cosmetics, and manyother products. Sometimes stains can be removed byimmediate action to remove the staining material(blotting, washing or spotting) (see Stains). Stains that "set" often do permanently dye the surface, and then thesurface itself needs to be refinished, replaced, or the stain covered up as by furniture placement. Surface soil that "sets" a long time, builds up,and/or is hardened as by heat, may need long soaking (ifsurface can be soaked) and scraping with some type ofscraper or abrasive that will not damage the surface.Sometimes all the deposit of hardened soil cannot be removed without also partially removing or otherwise damaging the surface.It's usually much easier to remove soil from hard, smooth surfaces where it stays on the surface, (vinylfloor, appliance, sink) than from soft absorbent surfaces where it penetrates into the material (upholstery,carpets). Sudsy cleaners will have to rinsed off. Rinsing off any water-based cleaner, without getting any wetter thannecessary, helps to remove extra soil. Use the mildest method recommended for the surface first. Use only as much cleaning product as actually needed to prevent damage to the surfaces, and pollution of the water supply and environment. Clean with chemicalproducts only when necessary, not because of habit and routine.Using more chemicals than actually needed wastes money, and increases pollution of our water supply. This article was written by Anne Field, Extension Specialist, Emeritus.This information is for educational purposes only. References to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned. This information becomes public property upon publication and may be printed verbatim with credit to MSU Extension. This file was generated from data base 02 on 06/24/03. Data base 02 was last revised on 12/04/98. 15006Michigan State University ExtensionHome Maintenance and Repair - 01500304 12/04/98

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