I would like to know what the active ingredients are in household grease removers. The new one on the market now "oz-kleen Grease monkey" is apparently non toxic, would the active ingredient be accetic acid?
or Limonene?
If it does not smell like vinegar then it is not acetic acid. White Vinegar is 5% Glacial Acetic Acid, in fact all vinegars are acetic acid.
Were you thinking of citric acid? And yes orange oil, lemon oil, and lime oil can be used to cut grease.
Well I guess I had better include more answers since it appears you are getting some bad information Acetic Acid in fact is one of the BEST grease cutters as well as one of the best all around house cleaners. Vinegar remember is acidic acid. Citric Acid is also an excellent cleaner and it is the main ingredient in Kool-Aid, the cleaning agents found in Kool-Aid are CITRIC ACID, PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, SALT.
VINEGAR
Vinegar cleans like an all-purpose cleaner. Mix a solution of 1 part water to 1 part vinegar in a spray bottle, this solution will clean most areas of your home.
Vinegar is a cleaning product, a disinfectant and deodorizer.
Improperly diluted vinegar is acidic and can eat away at tile grout.
Never use vinegar on marble surfaces.
The vinegar smell disappears when it dries.
Here are some uses for vinegar in your house; I have also included a couple of examples of citric acid in the cheaper and safer form of lemon Kool-Aid. Must be lemon TO PREVENT COLORING.
To cut grease simply add white distilled vinegar to any cheap liquid dish detergent.
To clean a grease splattered oven door window, saturate it with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Keep the door open for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping with a sponge.
Wipe grease off exhaust fan grids, the inside of your oven, or anywhere grease gathers with a sponge soaked in white distilled vinegar.
To make cleaning the grill easier, spray a solution of half water and half white distilled vinegar on the cooking surface.
Make your own window cleaning solution by combining 1/2 cup non-sudsy ammonia, 1 cup white distilled vinegar, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch in a gallon of water. Or in a 1 qt. spray bottle add 2 Tbsp. distilled vinegar, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. rubbing alcohol. Shake to mix and use to clean any glass.
And yet another windo cleaner formula for grease and wax on windows, don’t be afraid to try all the window cleaners and there are more then these three.
Remove the wax residue left by commercial window cleaners with a solution of 2 cups water, 1-cup white distilled vinegar and 1 teaspoon of liquid soap or detergent.
Remove fireplace soot and grime with undiluted white distilled vinegar. Use a brush to scrub and a towel to blot up the wetness and dirt.
Clean your grill by spritzing white distilled vinegar over wadded up aluminum foil and scrubbing the grill vigorously with it.
Clean scorch from bottom of skillets or pans; cover scorched or burnt foods with white vinegar and let soak until loose.
If you have a fabric softener dispenser on your washer fill it with white vinegar instead of the more expensive fabric softeners. The citric acid in lemon kool aid also works. If you have no dispenser just add to last rinse, kool aid should be added to rinse not dispenser.
Once a week or so you should add a package of Kool-Aid (the citric acid) to your washer and your dishwasher and run it through a cycle to clean soap and lime deposits, you can also use vinegar (acetic acid)
Brass Or Copper Cleaner
Make a paste out of white corn meal and white vinegar. Coat the tarnished brass with this paste and leave on for five minutes. Wipe off with a soft clean cloth and tarnish will be gone. Buff with a soft clean cloth.
Calcium and Lime Deposits
Equal parts of vinegar and baking soda will cut calcium and lime deposits.
If it does not smell like vinegar then it is not acetic acid. White Vinegar is 5% Glacial Acetic Acid, in fact all vinegars are acetic acid.
Were you thinking of citric acid? And yes orange oil, lemon oil, and lime oil can be used to cut grease.
Well I guess I had better include more answers since it appears you are getting some bad information Acetic Acid in fact is one of the BEST grease cutters as well as one of the best all around house cleaners. Vinegar remember is acidic acid. Citric Acid is also an excellent cleaner and it is the main ingredient in Kool-Aid, the cleaning agents found in Kool-Aid are CITRIC ACID, PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, SALT.
VINEGAR
Vinegar cleans like an all-purpose cleaner. Mix a solution of 1 part water to 1 part vinegar in a spray bottle, this solution will clean most areas of your home.
Vinegar is a cleaning product, a disinfectant and deodorizer.
Improperly diluted vinegar is acidic and can eat away at tile grout.
Never use vinegar on marble surfaces.
The vinegar smell disappears when it dries.
Here are some uses for vinegar in your house; I have also included a couple of examples of citric acid in the cheaper and safer form of lemon Kool-Aid. Must be lemon TO PREVENT COLORING.
To cut grease simply add white distilled vinegar to any cheap liquid dish detergent.
To clean a grease splattered oven door window, saturate it with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Keep the door open for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping with a sponge.
Wipe grease off exhaust fan grids, the inside of your oven, or anywhere grease gathers with a sponge soaked in white distilled vinegar.
To make cleaning the grill easier, spray a solution of half water and half white distilled vinegar on the cooking surface.
Make your own window cleaning solution by combining 1/2 cup non-sudsy ammonia, 1 cup white distilled vinegar, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch in a gallon of water. Or in a 1 qt. spray bottle add 2 Tbsp. distilled vinegar, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. rubbing alcohol. Shake to mix and use to clean any glass.
And yet another windo cleaner formula for grease and wax on windows, don’t be afraid to try all the window cleaners and there are more then these three.
Remove the wax residue left by commercial window cleaners with a solution of 2 cups water, 1-cup white distilled vinegar and 1 teaspoon of liquid soap or detergent.
Remove fireplace soot and grime with undiluted white distilled vinegar. Use a brush to scrub and a towel to blot up the wetness and dirt.
Clean your grill by spritzing white distilled vinegar over wadded up aluminum foil and scrubbing the grill vigorously with it.
Clean scorch from bottom of skillets or pans; cover scorched or burnt foods with white vinegar and let soak until loose.
If you have a fabric softener dispenser on your washer fill it with white vinegar instead of the more expensive fabric softeners. The citric acid in lemon kool aid also works. If you have no dispenser just add to last rinse, kool aid should be added to rinse not dispenser.
Once a week or so you should add a package of Kool-Aid (the citric acid) to your washer and your dishwasher and run it through a cycle to clean soap and lime deposits, you can also use vinegar (acetic acid)
Brass Or Copper Cleaner
Make a paste out of white corn meal and white vinegar. Coat the tarnished brass with this paste and leave on for five minutes. Wipe off with a soft clean cloth and tarnish will be gone. Buff with a soft clean cloth.
Calcium and Lime Deposits
Equal parts of vinegar and baking soda will cut calcium and lime deposits.
References :
Material Science Engineer, 25 years in Oil, Chemical Industries, Five years Custom Blending, Compounding & Formulating Chemicals and Cleaners in my own company.
Comment by Eklektikos — April 15, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
It can be a citrus degreaser, a hydrocarbon solvent or a glycol ether. Just the word "non toxic" doesn’t mean it is always a "natural" item.
Acetic acid does not "cut grease" at all so no luck there.
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Comment by voicefromparis — April 15, 2010 @ 7:33 pm