Because of its high protein content, it has also been used to inexpensively and illegally fortify foods (which is what happened in the 2008 Chinese infant formula scandal). Melamine is a widespread chemical compound, used in everything from dry erase boards to sound insulation on bullet trains to your grandparents’ formica table. No wand-waving here: The “magic” of the eraser is simply melamine, a nitrogen-rich organic base that in its solid state is a powerful-yet-delicate abrasive. In a separate post, explained how Magic Erasers functioned (citing parent company Proctor and Gamble’s Scientific Communications Manager in part): Clean Magic Eraser “dupes” and found them to be just as effective as the branded version. Side-By-Side TestingĪ and BuzzFeed both tested generic Mr. Clean “Magic Eraser Bath with Febreze Lavender Scent” contained a surfactant (“Foaming Cleaner To Fight Soap Scum”), a “processing aid” to stabilize the surfactant, and, obviously, lavender Febreze fragrance - we imagine most sharers of the post were aware that scented sponges and original sponges were different, and that they did not expect fragrance or bath-specific surfactants in regular Mr. “Extra Durable” Magic Erasers also contained only “melamine resin foam.” However, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser’s absence of other cleaning solvents was primarily the point. Ingredients for “Extra Thick Magic Cleaning Sponges” did not appear on the listing page, but presumably they were also composed of melamine resin foam Mr. The foam has a notably hard microbubble structure, which gives it an abrasive quality that has been utilized in the development of cleaning products. A copolymer containing melamine, formaldehyde, and sodium bisulfite produces a foam with sound-absorbing and flame-retardant properties. Butylated melamine resins, made by incorporating butyl alcohol into the melamine–formaldehyde reaction mixture, are fluids used as ingredients of paints and varnishes. The freed nitrogen takes the place of oxygen in the surface air surrounding the material, which prevents the material from burning.
When exposed to heat, melamine degrades and releases nitrogen. This application is based on the compound’s high nitrogen content. Melamine has also been incorporated into a variety of flame-retardant materials. Melamine is a chemical that is used to make plastics and foams that work well as flame retardants, soundproofing material, and sponges: Under “Ingredients,” only one was listed:
Over on, a page for “Magic Eraser Original” included a “SmartLabel” link. Clean Magic Erasers would likely cost you nearly $120 (or more, depending on the variety). It was true you could buy 100 of the unbranded “magic sponges” for $13.69 (the price fluctuated), and true that 100 Mr.
Clean Magic Erasers to around $120 - or $112 before tax and shipping. Stacked up against the $13.69 per hundred ($0.14 per sponge) price of the unbranded version, was largely accurate in rounding the price of 100 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers were priced at $0.77, $1.25, and $1.33 respectively for an average of $1.12 per Magic Eraser. Cost of ‘Extra Thick Magic Cleaning Sponges’ Clean is literally just branded melamine sponges and you can buy 100 of them for only $13 compared to the $120 you would spend on magic erasers. Things that I wouldn’t have cared less about as a young adult but now Enrage me: Mr. Gloves are also a good idea, since scrubbing your fingers repeatedly with an abrasive substance is the kind of exfoliation you don’t want to mess with.Alongside screenshots of Amazon listings for “Extra Thick Magic Cleaning Sponges” ($0.14 apiece) and Mr. The ‘struts’-the points at the bottom of the triangle-catch on the soil and drag across the surface, similar to a windshield wiper.” That’s why they recommend spot testing, and avoiding use on super delicate, glossy, or finished-wood surfaces. “When activated with water, the individual triangles become about as hard as glass. “At a microscopic level, the air pockets look like tiny upside down triangles,” explains Morgan Brashear, P&G’s Scientific Communications Manager. Unlike, say, a detergent that breaks down stains, melamine is actually using teensy air pockets to scrape the stains off. “As a foam, melamine is both porous and hard and acts like an extremely fine sandpaper,” says Jessica Ek, Director of Digital Communications at the American Cleaning Institute. Melamine’s unique abrasiveness is what makes it such a powerful cleaning agent.
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