How to clean your freezer

Unless your freezer is overflowing with ice, it’s easy to forget about cleaning it. Every once in a while though you do need to clean your freezer as sometimes food does drip out of containers before freezing and then the door get accidentally left slightly open. Before you know it there’s a gooey mess at the bottom of the freezer and everything starts getting sticky. It’s also a good idea to clear all food that is passed it’s time in the freezer.

When you remove the food from your freezer it’s a good idea to put it all together in one place out of the sun. If you can put them all in a cooler box that would be ideal. At this stage you can switch the freezer off at the plug.

If yours is the type of freezer that needs to be defrosted, you will need to start by putting a towel on the floor at the open door. Replace this towel as often as you need to. To speed up the defrosting process you can put a pot of hot water inside the freezer to heat it up and melt the ice. Do not scrape the ice away with a knife or spatula as you might accidentally puncture the casing of your freezer and this will cost a fortune to repair. When all the ice is defrosted you are ready to give it a clean.

A great freezer cleaning product to use at this stage is one from the Delphis Eco range. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures this eco-friendly range of cleaning chemicals under license to the UK from their factory in Midrand, South Africa. I would recommend the Anti-bacterial Sanitiser. Dilute 50ml of this green cleaning chemical in a one litre spray bottle filled up with water. Spray the cleaning solution onto the surfaces of your freezer and wipe with a clean cloth. When you have finished you can switch on your freezer and repack your food.

For more information on this and all the other freezer cleaning chemicals that are manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals please visit www.blendwell.co.za. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

Industrial Cleaning - Engine Cleaning - Heavy Duty Degreaser

Cleaning engines is no light weight task and requires some seriously cleaning power. This is not the easiest thing to do when you also want to do your best for the environment. It will be necessary to use a water-based degreaser for this job.

Blendwell Chemicals can help you make the best environmental choice. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures the Delphis Eco range of green cleaning products under license to the UK. In the Delphis Eco range you will find a cleaning chemical called Heavy Duty Degreaser. This eco-friendly cleaning product carries the SABS 1828 mark.

For cleaning engines I would recommend that you dilute this cleaning product 1:10. So for 5 litres of cleaning solution you should mix 500ml of Heavy Duty Degreaser with 4,5 litres of water and then you are ready to get cleaning.

For more information on this industrial cleaning chemical and any other cleaning products we manufacture please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals. We have a factory in Midrand, South Africa and we are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

How to clean - Hospitality

The hospitality industry needs to have very high standards of cleanliness. Those who own or run restaurants, hotels, guesthouses, etc need to ensure that their level of hygiene never lets them down.

Blendwell Cleaning Solutions has a brilliant range of hospitality cleaning products called the h-range that is specifically designed to cater for any environment where food might be handled. The h-range is HACCP compliant.

Tourists expect to have a clean and hygienic place to stay as well as safe and high quality food to be prepared hygienically. Many of our tourists are from overseas where their standards of cleaning can often be higher than ours so it’s important to not disappoint them.

For more information on cleaning in the hospitality industry please visit our website at www.blendwell.co.za/Food_Industry_Cleaning_Products. The Blendwell Cleaning Solutions factory can be found in Halfway House, South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical manufacturer.

Industrial Cleaning - Black Bin Cleaner

Industrial cleaning often requires some very strong cleaning chemicals. Quite often these cleaning chemicals can be harmful to the environment and it may be better to opt for something that will have less impact on the environment and the people who use the cleaning chemical.

I would like to recommend a Blendwell Chemicals cleaning product called Black Bin Cleaner.  This industrial cleaning chemical has a very strong phenolic smell to help mask bad odours. This product is not a disinfectant but rather can be described as a deodoriser. It can be diluted easily in water depending on your requirements.

Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Industrial_Cleaning_Chemicals for further information on this and any other industrial cleaning chemicals. We have a factory in Midrand, South Africa and we are your best local cleaning chemical manufacturer!  

HACCP Compliant Cleaning Chemicals

Blendwell Cleaning Solutions manufactures a large range of cleaning chemicals. Part of our range is the h-range of cleaning products. These cleaning chemicals are specifically designed to be HACCP compliant and be the perfect choice for when you need food safe cleaning products.

We have different types of cleaning products in our h-range namely, hand cleaners, high acid/alkali cleaners, chlorine disinfectants, Quarterary Ammonium Compounds (QAC) disinfectants, general disinfectants and cleaners.

For hand cleaners we manufacture Hand Cleaner H, Hand Soap Plus H and Pearl Hand Cleaner H. QAC Cleaners include Sporquot H and Quot HF. The chlorine disinfectants are Bleach H, Powder Chlor H and Chlor HF. High Acid/Alkali Cleaners are Aciddox, Acid Clean H and Alkali H. In the category of general cleaners and disinfectants we manufacture Multi H, Neutra H, Alko H, Superdish H and RinseAid H.

With all these cleaning products in our HACCP compliant h-range we definitely have the right product for your food safeenvironment. Please visit www.blendwell.co.za/Food_Industry_Cleaning_Products. Blendwell Cleaning Solutions has a factory in Halfway House, South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemic al manufacturer.

Green Cleaning with Eco-Lyte!

Recently I’ve been discussing the awesome new Eco-Lyte NTL. This green cleaning product is a powerful disinfectant and I’d like to also tell you about Eco-Lyte DG. Eco-Lyte DG is used for cleaning i.e. it is a detergent.

Eco-Lyte DG is a detergent that leaves no residue and creates no foam. This green cleaning product can extract and remove soiling, syrups, fats, proteins and biofilms. It works brilliantly on all sorts of surfaces like glass, stainless steel and even fabrics. This eco-friendly cleaning product extracts and coagulates organic and biological matter for surfaces without suds. This environmentallyfriendly cleaning product helps you to wash really fast without needing to rinse. Eco-Lyte DG can be used in CIP process as a replacement for caustic soda. Because this cleaning product is completely safe for all users it requires no special handling or safety equipment.

For more information on the Eco-Lyte range of eco-friendly cleaning products please visit www.blendwell.co.za. Blendwell Cleaning Solutions manufactures a huge range of cleaning products from our factory in Halfway House, South Africa.

We are your local cleaningchemical manufacturer!

How to clean green

Bathrooms and toilets are always a challenging area to clean. You can never to be too clean in these areas and you want to be really sure that your cleaning products are standing up to the task at hand. If you are concerned about environmental issues this can be even more of a challenge.

Delphis Eco’s Washroom Cleaner can give you peace of mind. This amazing green cleaning product carries the EU Ecolabel. By carrying The Flower this cleaning product is able to perform equal to or better than the top 5 traditional cleaners in this category. Not only that, it is also green.

Green Washroom Cleaner is ideal for using in toilet and washroom areas without leaving any streaks. It lifts dirt and grime and is able to reduce the presence of bacteria in these areas.

This product is normally used at a dilution of 1:150 which means that very little of the cleaning product is actually used however this in no way affects the effectiveness of this cleaning product.

For more information on Washroom Cleaner and all other green cleaning products please contact Blendwell Chemicals. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

What is HACCP?

HACCP is an acronym for hazard analyisis and critical control points. It is a preventative approach to food safety that addresses all aspects of handling rather than only finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to seek out unsafe processes and has been found to be much more effective in keeping food safe.

There are seven principles which HACCP follows. These are:

1. 1. Conduct a hazard analysis

2. 2. Identify critical control points

3. 3. Establish critical limits for each critical control point

4. 4. Establish critical control point monitoring requirements

5. 5. Establish corrective actions

6. 6. Establish procedures for ensuring that the HACCP system is working as intended

7. 7. Establish record keeping procedures

HACCP is instituted in dairies, food processing plants, hospitality industry, fish, poultry and meat industries and fruit, wine and vegetable farms. How utensils, tables, equipment and containers are cleaned is an integral part of working with HACCP principles. The cleaning products that are used in the food industry need to be specialized to ensure that they do not contaminate any food. Colour-coding of utensils and equipment for different areas is an important part of HACCP.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of HACCP compliant cleaning chemicals. For more information on these cleaning products please visit www.blendwell.co.za Blendwell Chemicals has a factory in Midrand South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

How to clean up for school

School bags are one of those things that amaze me. Have you ever noticed how quickly a kid can ruin a school bag? Or is it just my kids? If your kids have one of the hard type school bags a wipe inside and out should go far.

Fabric bags often have boards that cannot get wet inside them to give them shape. This means that you cannot throw these bags in the washing machine. You can however take a soft brush, a cloth and some cleaning solution to clean it out. First hold the bag upside down over a bin and give it a good shake. Let all those bits of who knows what fall out and check that none remain.

Using a cleaning product like Blendwell Chemicals Sanclean is a great idea because this cleaning product is a detergent and disinfectant. It will also leave the bag smelling good. Wearing gloves take 100ml of Sanclean and fill up a small container to make one litre of cleaning solution. For corners and the bottom of the bag use the soft brush dipped in your cleaning solution to clean those areas. The flat parts like the sides and top you can mostly use the cloth. You could also use the brush for areas where there are some marks. Make sure not to soak any areas of the bag that could be where the hard board is. Leave the bag in a warm place to dry out preferably on your washing line.

If your child has a hard fabric pencil case it should be cleaned the same way. A soft fabric pencil case can be cleaned by putting it in the washing machine. Of course the washing machine may not be able to get everything out but you can do some spot cleaning with the Sanclean solution that you may have left over and then re-wash in the washing machine. A box type pencil case will need to be wiped inside and out with a cloth dipped in your cleaning solution. All stationery can be wiped down with a damp cloth to get rid of any stickiness or residue.

For more information on Sanclean and any of the other Blendwell Chemicals cleaning products, please go to www.blendwell.co.za Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a huge range of cleaning products and has a factory in Midrand, South Africa. We are your local cleaning chemical supplier.

Clean Vinyl Floors

The best type of polish to use to clean vinyl floors is a liquid polymer polish. You can use Blendwell Chemicals Sureshine. Sureshine vinyl floor cleaner comes in two different varieties. You can use either 14% or 20%. This polish is great to use because it gives the floor an amazing shine but is also a non-slip coating.

As always be sure to wear safety eyewear, gloves and suitable clothes and shoes. Apply Sureshine to the floor with a mop in a very thin layer. This cleaning product should not leave puddles on the floor as this will not give you a desired finished result. Wait approximately half an hour between each layer. If using Sureshine 14 you may need to do 3-4 layers and if using Sureshine 20 you will need to do 2-3 layers on your floor. Each of these layers must be as thin as possible. When the floor is completely dry you can buff with a polishing machine but this may not be necessary.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures Sureshine vinyl floor cleaner as well as many other cleaning chemicals.

Feel free to contact us today to find out more about the wide range of cleaning chemicals available. We manufacture in Midrand, South Africa and we are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

How to clean your patio

My patio has been subjected to a fair amount of mud, dust, dog hair and mess from the last braai. The combination of all these things makes this not quite the easiest mess to clean. Start off by sweeping away leaves and grass that might have built up. You can probably sweep away a fair amount of dried mud and dust too.

The drippings from the braai or any other food that might have ended up there may be the trickiest to remove. Use rubber gloves and safety eyewear.You can use a product like Blendwell Chemicals Wac GP Liquid to clean the whole patio. Pour about 50ml of Wac GP Liquid into a bucket and fill up with 5 litres of water. Then pour some of this solution onto an area of the patio and using a stiff bristled broom brush the area clean. Once you have done this over the whole patio hose down with clean water and leave to dry. You’ll be enjoying your clean patio in no time.

View our online catalogue for a list of all our home cleaning products.

Blendwell Chemicals is a manufacturer based in Johannesburg South Africa. For information on this and other products please visit www.blendwell.co.za We are your local cleaning chemical supplier!

Getting grease off of fabric

When it comes to heavy duty grease and grime ordinary washing powder will not be able to do the job – no matter how good it is. Oil and grease can cause havoc with your washing and it is best to wash very greasy items separately.

It is even better to use different fabric cleaning chemicals. I recommend overall wash from Blendwell Chemicals. This cleaning product is high in alkalinity and therefore able to deal with heavy grease. This fabric cleaning chemical is not designed to wash normal fabrics on a regular basis. But if you have a particularly oily table cloth you can use overall wash once in a while. Because it is designed to get grease off of fabric it will degrade more delicate fabrics, if used regularly.

For more information on this fabric cleaning product contact us. Blendwell Chemicals sells to resellers and contract cleaners and has an enormous cleaning product range. 

We manufacture our cleaning chemicals at our factory in Johannesburg, South Africa and we are your best local cleaning chemical wholesaler.

Do you know about our HACCP range?

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of HACCP compliant cleaning products. We call this range of cleaning chemicals H-range. HACCP cleaning products are needed to ensure safety in all aspects of the food industry.

HACCP compliant cleaning products need to follow some basic rules in order to comply. H-range cleaners contain no fragrances. Fragrances can contaminate food products so it is important to avoid all fragrances. HACCP cleaning chemicals also need to be extremely effective at killing germs and bacteria without leaving any traces on the food products.

In order for a factory, farm, food preparation facility or kitchen to be HACCP compliant it is not enough to just use the right cleaning products. How products are used and behaviour and practices within the facility will make it HACCP compliant. Watch out for our upcoming blogs on how to be HACCP.

Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of HACCP Compliant Cleaning Chemicals.

Cleaning Bathrooms

When it comes to cleaning bathrooms, the toilets and basins will need the most cleaning and depending on your facility this can be several times a day. Walls and windows will need cleaning less frequently.

Blendwell Chemicals Wac GP Cleaner will be a great option for cleaning bathroom walls. You can dilute this cleaning chemical 1:100 and then wipe the mixture onto the walls with a cloth. Your walls should be sparkling in no time.

For the windows, you can try Blendwell Chemicals Window Cleaner. This bathroom cleaning product is very strong and needs to be diluted. Dilute 1:10 with water. It is easier if you use this bathroom cleaning chemical in a spray bottle. You can spray the windows and don’t forget the mirrors with this bathroom cleaning product and wipe with a dry clean cloth.

To find out more about our range of bathroom cleaning chemicals contact Blendwell Chemicals today.

Private Label Cleaning Chemical Manufacturing

Blendwell Chemicals does private label cleaning chemical manufacturing. Private label manufacturing is also sometimes called toll manufacturing and own label manufacturing.

It means that we are able to manufacture cleaning products for your own brand. We can help you every step of the way. We can manufacture according to your formulation or our own formulations. Blendwell Chemicals also has experienced chemists on staff and is able to create a new product for you if you know what you want your cleaning product to do but you have not seen anything like it in our very extensive range.

Your cleaning product can be made and then packed into bottles that you provide to us. Another option is to use our bottles and put your own labels on. Your cleaning products can be as unique as you want them to be. Blendwell Chemicals is able to make your cleaning product your way so that you can focus on selling it.

Blendwell Chemicals factory is ISO9001 registered and we are able to manufacture a diverse range of cleaning chemicals. Please visit our website to find out more about our private label cleaning chemical manufacturing.

Industrial Engine Cleaning

When it comes to industrial engine cleaning there are a couple of choices you can make that are water-based engine cleaners. You would want to choose a water-based degreaser for this job as there is much less impact on the environment with a water-based cleaning chemical.

You can choose a product like Blendwell Chemicals Wac GP Cleaner. The industrial engine cleaning chemical is a wonderful product to always have available. It has so many uses depending on what you are wanting to clean. When cleaning engines you are going to need to use this cleaning chemical at a high dilution rate to ensure that the grease and grime from the engine is really cleaned away.

I would recommend that you use this industrial engine cleaning chemical by mixing one part of Wac GP Cleaner to five parts of water and then this solution is ready to clean away the grease and grime.

For more information on Wac GP Cleaner or any of our other industrial engine cleaning chemicals contact Blendwell Chemicals now.

Basin Cleaning Chemicals

Cleaning the basins in your washroom facilities should be a pretty straight forward – even if they are really dirty. Basins are usually made out of ceramic but in some environments they may be stainless steel.

For ceramic basins, you can use a basin cleaning chemical such as Blendwell Chemicals Ammonia Cleaner. This cleaning product has a light abrasive quality to it so that it can remove extra dirt. First, wet the basin and use a cloth with a little Ammonia Cleaner dabbed onto it. Then rub all areas of the basin and don’t forget to wash the taps. When everything is clean, take another wet cloth and wipe away all the left over cleaning chemical. Your basin should be sparkling!

If the basin you are cleaning is stainless steel, you will not want to use a basin cleaning chemical with an abrasive in it as this will scratch the basin. You can use a product like Blendwell Chemicals Wac GP Cleaner. This cleaning product is a multipurpose cleaning chemical that can be used for so many different applications.  Mix Wac GP Cleaner with water. An ideal ratio to use for a bathroom would be one part cleaning product to 60 parts water. Use a soft cloth to clean the basin with this mixture.

For more information on basin cleaning chemicals please contact us. We offer a huge range of cleaning products at our factory in Midrand, South Africa. We are the best local cleaning chemical wholesaler.

Industrial Floor Cleaning

Industrial Floor Cleaning can take a whole lot of hard work! This is no easy task. There are a few different cleaning chemicals you can use depending on how dirty the floor is to begin with.

If you have no problem with using a highly caustic industrial floor cleaningchemical then you can opt for a product like Conclean. Caustic floor powders are not very pleasant to use but they are very effective at quickly removing grease and oil from floors.

You will want to mix this cleaning chemical with hot water at a ratio of 1:5 and work it into the floor with a stiff broom. Wash this industrial floor cleaning chemical away after use. Make sure you have used safety gear like goggles and gloves when using this cleaning chemical.

Please check out our industrial floor cleaning chemicals and contact us to place your order. 

HACCP Cleaning Chemicals

In an environment where food is prepared it is really important to follow proper cleaning procedures using the correct food safe cleaning products. Food can be easily compromised by so many things.  All items that are washed in your automatic dishwasher need to come out thoroughly clean.

Superdish H is one of the cleaning chemicals manufactured by Blendwell Cleaning Solutions as part of their HACCP compliant cleaning chemicals range. It is a highly concentrated, heavy duty cleaning product. This food safe cleaning detergent has been designed to be used in all industrial dishwashing machines. It is low foaming and has awesome fat busting abilities. This product is recommended for use in all food related industries e.g. restaurants, canteens, meat factories, bottles washing facilities, etc.

For more information on food safe cleaning chemicals please contact us today!

Industrial Cleaning - Pine Gel

There are some areas that need more cleaning than others. Industrial cleaning chemicals are not solely for workshop areas but any area where cleaning needs to be more powerful.

For really dirty bathrooms, floors or even animal sleeping areas, there is a Blendwell Chemicals cleaning product that I would recommend. Pine Gel is a fabulous industrial cleaningchemical that is able to deodorise, sanitise and clean in one process. This cleaning chemical contains pine oil which acts as a natural disinfectant that has excellent germ-killing properties. This makes this cleaning chemical that perfect choice for spaces that need a little extra cleaning power.

Pine Gel is a thick green gel that mixes easily with water and can be diluted to various ratios to suit whatever you are cleaning. It can also be used throughout your home.

For more information on the many industrial cleaning chemicals that are manufactured by Blendwell Chemicals please contact us.

The Blendwell Chemicals factory can be found in Halfway House, South Africa and we are your local cleaning chemical manufacturer!