Great Art Starts With Clean Equipment. There’s a lot that goes into good workstation prep for tattoo artists, but before you stock the area, you need to sterilize. But did you know that before you sterilize, you need to clean? Why must instruments be cleaned before being sterilized? According to the CDC, “Cleaning should precede all disinfection and sterilization processes. … [Read more...] about Tattoo Equipment Cleaning Recommendations
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Defining Free Rinsing Detergent
Q. Your website and literature often describes your detergents as free rinsing. What does free rinsing detergent mean? A. A free rinsing detergent means it will rinse away very easily or freely. This is vital to critical cleaning applications. Analytical glassware, medical device implants or biopharm process lines are just a few examples where clean, residue-free surfaces … [Read more...] about Defining Free Rinsing Detergent
How To Clean Shears and Trimmers That Have Cannabis Residue
Q: We are looking to clean stainless steel shears and trimmers that have cannabis residue. We have heard great things about your detergents. Will they work here? A: Yes, absolutely. Ensuring that between batches, equipment is robustly cleaned to avoid cross contamination is essential to ensure your product stays pure. The way it should be. We would recommend soaking, … [Read more...] about How To Clean Shears and Trimmers That Have Cannabis Residue
Removing Capsaicin Residue
Q: We have capsaicin residue we are encountering. It is proving challenging to remove, and irritating to our technicians. Please help! A: In addition to adding a little spice to food and drink, capsaicin is used in pharmaceutical preparation for its analgesic properties. We can it clean via two cleaning mechanisms: emulsification or oxidation. If you are indeed … [Read more...] about Removing Capsaicin Residue
Laboratory Cleaning: Alcojet Detergent not Dissolving in Washer
Q. Alcojet is not dispensing/dissolving in my lab washer. Do you know why this would happen? A. When this happens to clients, the most common cause is putting Alcojet® Low Foaming Powdered Detergent into an already wet dispenser cup. The caking effect is made worse if the Alcojet powder does not immediately dispense before running the washer. This causes the wet Alcojet … [Read more...] about Laboratory Cleaning: Alcojet Detergent not Dissolving in Washer