Household Cleaning Products

What does an active ingredient do in a cleaner?

• Helps the main job happen

• Only adds nice color

• Only makes it smell good

• Only keeps it on the shelf

What does an inactive ingredient do in a cleaner?

• Supports how well it works

• Does the main cleaning job

• Hurts the cleaner’s power

• Makes big bubbles only

Sodium carbonate helps cleaners by acting as a what?

• Color that paints sinks

• Perfume that adds smell

• Sticker that labels bottles

• Builder that boosts cleaning

Alkaline cleaners are good for breaking down what?

• Paper and pencils

• Fresh fruit and juice

• Soft toys and cloth

• Fats, oils, and grease

Sodium metasilicate helps do what on metal surfaces?

• Prevent corrosion and clean

• Make metal bend easier

• Paint the metal purple

• Hide metal under foam

Which is often used to clean glass and leave no streaks?

• Plain dry paper only

• Isopropyl alcohol or glycol ethers

• Heavy mud and sand mix

• Olive oil with sugar

Citric acid or vinegar on metal helps to remove what?

• Fresh flowers smell

• Air from balloons

• Oxidation and tarnish

• Sunshine from rooms

Abrasive powders for tile and grout help scrub what?

• Soft clouds in sky

• Fresh bread crumbs

• Warm bath bubbles

• Stubborn stains in tiles

Acid cleaners can help remove what from metals?

• Shiny sparkles only

• Water that is clean

• New paint and stickers

• Tarnish and some deposits

Disinfectants do what to germs?

• Move them to corners

• Put them to sleep

• Feed them tiny snacks

• Completely kill them