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  2. Water softening - Wikipedia

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    Water softening is the removal of calcium, magnesium, and certain other metal cations in hard water. The resulting soft water requires less soap for the same cleaning effort, as soap is not wasted bonding with calcium ions. Soft water also extends the lifetime of plumbing by reducing or eliminating scale build-up in pipes

  3. 9 Household Items You Should Never Clean With Vinegar

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    "Cleaning vinegar usually has a higher concentration of acetic acid compared to regular white vinegar." White vinegar contains about 5 to 7 percent acetic acid, while cleaning vinegar has a higher ...

  4. Salicylic acid - Wikipedia

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    William Turner, in 1597, repeated this, saying that willow bark, "being burnt to ashes, and steeped in vinegar, takes away corns and other like risings in the feet and toes". [31] Some of these cures may describe the action of salicylic acid, which can be derived from the salicin present in willow. It is, however, a modern myth that Hippocrates ...

  5. Parts cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Aqueous parts cleaning industrial washer. Parts cleaning is a step in various industrial processes, either as preparation for surface finishing or to safeguard delicate components. One such process, electroplating, is particularly sensitive to part cleanliness, as even thin layers of oil can hinder coating adhesion.

  6. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]

  7. Detergent - Wikipedia

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    Detergents. A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. [1] There are a large variety of detergents. A common family is the alkylbenzene sulfonates, which are soap-like compounds that are more soluble than soap in hard water, because the polar sulfonate is less likely than the polar carboxylate of soap to bind to calcium and other ...

  8. You Can Use Vinegar and Baking Soda To Remove Rust - AOL

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    This will give the vinegar and salt enough time to react with the rust and loosen its grip on the surface. Step 4: Scrub Off the Rust After soaking, take a metal brush or steel wool pad and scrub ...

  9. Effervescent tablet - Wikipedia

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    "Cleaning tablets" are formulations carrying detergents for cleaning. They may be used in laundry, in cleaning of specific machines or containers, in cleaning of dentures and contact lenses, [17] etc. Some tablets used for dyeing eggs for Easter are effervescent. There also exist effervescent tablets for making carbonated drinks or soda water.