Furniture polishes, chemicals

Dustblock formula actually repels dust. Cleaning, dusting, and polishing are all completed in seconds. You ve heard the claims of various furniture polishes. Is there actually a chemical basis to dusting ... 

Chemical modification of the wax can improve smear resistance (5). Silicones, which do not harm furniture finishes (6), are incorporated as film-forming ingredients in furniture polishes. The lubricant properties of silicones improve ease of application of the polish and removal of insoluble soil particles. In addition, silicones make dry films easier to buff and more water-repellent, and provide depth of gloss, ie, ability to reflect a coherent image as a result of a high refractive index (7). Wax-free polishes, which have silicones as the only film former, can be formulated to deliver smear resistance (8). Another type of film former commonly used in oil-base furniture polishes is a mineral or vegetable oil, eg, linseed oil. 

The leading manufacturers in the polish categories are S. C. Johnson Son, Inc., Reckitt Coleman, Sara Lee, Scotts Liquid Gold, Turde Wax, and Alberto Culver for furniture polishes S. C. Johnson Son, Inc. and L F Products for household door polishes S. C. Johnson Son, Inc., Pioneer-Eclipse, Spartan Chemical, Hillyard Chemical Co., and Butcher Co. for industrial and institutional door polishes Turde Wax, Armor All, First Brands, Kit Products of Northern Labs, Meguiies, Blue Coral, and Nu-Finish for automotive polishes and Kiwi for shoe polishes (68—72). 

If the patient has ingested a petroleum distillate (e.g., kerosene, gasoline, or petroleum-based liquid furniture polish), regurgitated hydrocarbons can be aspirated readily and cause chemical pneumonitis. 

Activated charcoal and/or emesis may be indicated in some hydrocarbon ingestions in which absorption may produce systemic effects. Agents such as asphalt, tar, heavy lubricants, vaseline, and mineral oil are considered relatively nontoxic and do not require removal. Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents or any hydrocarbon or petroleum distillate with a potentially dangerous additive (camphor, pesticide, and heavy metals) in some cases may be treated with activated charcoal or emesis. Petroleum naphtha derivatives, gasoline, kerosene, and mineral seal oil (or signal oil) as found in furniture polish and oil polishes produce severe and often prolonged chemical pneumonitis. These compounds are poorly... 

Polishes encompass a broad spectrum of products, including furniture polishes, shoe polishes, floor waxes, and metal polishes. Many of these are water-based products, and cleanup entails washing with water that is poured down the drain. Toxic chemicals contained in these products and released as wastewater include chlorinated hydrocarbons, acrylates, surfactants, preservatives (including formaldehyde), glycol ethers, silver, and phthalates)32 ... 

Peanut seeds contain about 50% oil and 25% protein and provide about 2600 cal/lb. The compounds found in peanuts are used in paints, varnishes, lubricating oils, leather dressings, furniture polish, insecticides, and nitroglycerine. Soaps are made from the saponified oil as well as several cosmetic bases. The protein fraction is used in the textile fibers Ardil and Sarelon. The shells are used in plastics, wallboard, abrasives, and as a fuel. The chemicals furfural, xylose, cellulose, and mucilage are obtained from peanuts. The tops are used for hay, and the press cake is used for animal feed and fertilizer. 

A wide range of perfumes, predominandy based on synthetic ingredients, are used in household products. They are used to make cleaners smell more pleasant than their chemical ingredients. Some of the cleaners that usually contain fragrances in their compositions are softeners and laundry detergents, dishwashing products, floor cleaning products, furniture polish, and bathroom cleaners. Air fresheners also contain perfumes in their formulations. 

Uses Silicone fluid for vinyl and rubber treatment for auto care products, chemical processing, coatings, paints, inks, foundry products furniture polish lubricants, mold release agents, paper and printing, textiles, fibers and threads defoamer Properties Cl. liq. Gardner color 1 insol. in water m.w. 3780 sp.gr. 0.96 vise. 50 cps... 

Polishes are used to decorate, produce a gloss, or provide surface protection. They can be abrasive, deposit a film, or remove tarnish. Depending on the application (e.g., furniture, metal, shoes), polishes may contain resins, oils, waxes, and solvents as well as abrasives, surfactants, water, pigments, fillers, and tarnish-removing chemicals. Similar in composition to polishes, liquid fillers disperse pigment and inert materials (silicates, clays, calcium carbonate, carbon black) to fill pores and imperfections in surfaces prior to further coating. 

Furniture, hard surface clean/polish with trigger sprayer/chemical and cloth 100 fE 8.40 min... 

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