Clean Premises
 Solvent Cleaners
Cleaning Agents or Chemicals
 Detergents
 -Soapy Detergent – comes in flakes for
washing delicate fabrics and powder for
washing soft fabric.
 Synthetic Detergent – made from organic
chemicals derived from petroleum. These
are used extensively in housekeeping. It is
used for cleaning task and for washing up
the floors. It may be in forms of powder,
liquid, gel, or crystals.
 Acid Cleaner
 -Acids used as cleaning agents vary from
mild acid (acetic acid) to strong
concentrated hydrocholoric acid.
 Guide for using the following acid cleaners:
o Use critic ad acetic acid for
cleaning metals.
o Use diluted hydrochloric acid
in removing lime scale from
sanitary wave.
o Use oxalic acid for removing
stubborn water stains from hard
floors and sanitary wave.
o sealers contain color pigments
 Alkaline Cleaners
 -Cleaning agents used in laundry
and are particularly good for
removing grease. Very strong
alkaline materials are known as
caustic materials and are extremely
Sodium carbonate (washing soda) is
used to soften water and remove
light grease marks.
 Sodium hydroxide (caustic
soda) is used for removing grease
from grills and blocked drains.
 Sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is
used for whitening and removing
stains from hard and soft surfaces.
 -Cleaning agents are used extensively for
dry cleaning and for stain removal. They
have strong fumes and should be used in a
well-ventilated room. They are ideal for
cleaning windows, mirrors, and picture
frames.
 Methylated spirits, turpentine, white spirit,
and acetone are used for removing stains of
hard and soft surfaces.
 Floor Seal
 -A floor seal can be either solvent- or
water-based.
 Oleo-resinous. It is a clear solvent-
based used on wood cork and
magnesite floors. It consists of oils,
resins, and solvents.
 One pot plastic. It is made up of
synthetic materials. It is used on
wood, cork, and magnesite floors.
 Pigmented sealers. These
which provide color and also
strengthen the sealers. They are
used on wood, concrete, and stone
floors.
 Abrasives
 =They are used to remove very stubborn
stains of various surfaces.
 Fine abrasives –
jeweller’s rouge (a pink oxide of
iron used for shining silver).
 Hard abrasives – sand
paper, fine ash, pumice stone, and
steel wool are commonly used
abrasives.
 Chemicals Purpose Proper Usage

1. Wood To polish wood surface, Spray it sparingly and

Polish leather and imitation
leather surface.
2. Insecticides To be used in fumigation
and to eliminate insects
and pests.
3. To be sprayed in the
AirFreshener room in order to
/Deodorant removal of foul odor in
guestrooms, comfort
rooms or any area with
foul odor.
4. It is used to disinfect
Disinfectant toilet bowls, urinals, sink
like lysol and other areas that are
together with most vulnerable to
sprayer bacterial contamination.
Phenol
Halogen
evenly on the surface.
In as much the chemical
toxic to avoid spraying
unto food items.
Remove the food items.
Remove food within
affected areas during
the fumigation.
Use sparingly.
Dilution will depend on
the degree of
disinfection.
Pure lysol maybe
applied to urinals and
toilet bowls since these
areas already contain
water.
Use brush to clean and
disinfect bowls and
urinals then rinse
afterwards. For other
surfaces, apply with
cloth