Sunday, 10 July 2011

Interim update of my repeat (hopefully last) trial

Currently, my stains are sitting pretty at home drying. They are due to be washed off tomorrow. Can't wait to see the results! :D

Just an update about the protein stain. The one I used initially - Milo drink, was rejected because the proteins were highly soluble in water, which left me scrambling for another suitable stain. After yet further research (!!), I decided on using meat juice, which supposedly had a mixture of both soluble and insoluble proteins, depending on the type of meat. To extract the meat juice, I squeezed a huge slab of thawed beef steak (in an plastic bag) and collected the juice that flowed out. It was absolutely disgusting, gruesome and bloody! Yucks ... the things I do in the name of Science! I'll be putting the pictures up very soon, so watch for them - they are indeed a sight to behold! After having said that, the beef steak was actually delicious! Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of my dinner.

One more thing I forgot to mention is that I've changed the terminology of my cleaners from so-called 'natural' cleaners to 'home remedy' cleaners. As Ms Tan so rightly pointed out (Thanks, Ms Tan! :D), only 3 of my cleaners were actually 'natural' - baking soda, lemon juice and vinegar. Hydrogen peroxide is strictly speaking not, although some dubious web-sites did classify it as one. >< The things these 4 agents do have in common are that they are all recommended home remedy cleaning agents, which are environmentally friendly. In case you are wondering, 3% hydrogen peroxide is actually not toxic as its name suggests, and is environmentally friendly as it breaks down readily into its components - oxygen & water! In fact, it is recommended as the greener alternative to chlorine bleach.

That's all for the time being. See you soon!


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