Life On The Job


Cleaner: Shannon Lush (as well as Fine Arts Restorer, Artist and Author)

Shannon Lush

Introduction

Shannon Lush is an Australian best-selling author who specializes in titles that simplify (or 'demystify') tasks such as cleaning and household management.

Born in Sydney, she is an art restorer and home economist. Her break into the public scene began when she started giving stain removal advice on ABC Radio in 2004.

She later compiled a number of these solutions in the form of her first book, Spotless (Co-Written with Jennifer Fleming) which was released in 2005 and became the Australian number one best-selling book of 2006.

Spotless
(Source: Booktopia)

She has since released five other books in Australia, all of which have reached best-seller status. Her latest book, Stainless (Co-Written with Trent Hayes) was released in 2010 and serves as a how-to book in understanding Shannon's stain removal techniques. She has also released three overseas titles, including non-English translations of Spotless. (Source: Wikipedia)

books

YouTube: Stainless by Shannon Lush
https://youtu.be/W1LrJ_HJpTY

 


Links:

Shannon Lush's website

Shannon Lush website
Lush Household : Lifestyle

Lifestyle

A Current Affair - April 2012

Current Affair

Also, 2011; 2010

 

 

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Activities

Offline: Cleaning Kit comparison

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1. Look at the following website:

Cleaning Kit

2. Shannon has the following things in her Cleaning Kit:

  • Bicarb Soda – an alkaline and mild abrasive. Also a natural cleaning agent. When mixed with white vinegar cleans hard surfaces very efficiently.
  • White Vinegar – a mild acid. When mixed with bi-carb soda a chemical reaction occurs.
  • Methylated Spirits – an alcohol solvent, which removes pen marks
  • Lavender Oil – when mixed with water it becomes a mild cleaner and deoderiser – good for finger marks on walls and general light cleaning. Also an effective air freshener and personal insect repellent. Mix 1 teaspoon per litre of water
  • Lemon Oil – extracted from the peel of the lemon, very good at keeping spiders and other insects at bay and also for stain removal
  • Tea Tree Oil – an oil extracted from the tea tree bush. It’s used as an anti-bacterial. Also good at getting sticky marks/labels off jars etc.
  • Oil of Cloves - cold pressed oil from the dried flower bud of the clove tree. A useful mould inhibitor and insecticide. To lift mould from shoes add a quarter of a teaspoon of oil of cloves to 500ml bottle of Baby Oil. Daub onto leather with pantyhose and wipe mould away.
  • Unprocessed Wheat Bran – a light abrasive and absorbent, when mixed with white vinegar and placed in a pair of pantyhose makes an effective cleaner for soft toys, dusty lamps, sisal flooring and more
  • Tea – Contains tannic acid which cleans timber. Make up a teapot with 4 or 5 tea bags and pour into a bucket of boiling water. Mop the timber with pantyhose dipped in the tea.
  • Pantyhose – Mildly abrasive fibres become more abrasive as they get wet – this won’t damage surfaces but cuts through grease and grime. To make a pantyhose mitten just wrap the hose around your fingers and fold the open end over your finger tips to form a glove - this can then be washed and re-used. This is a very good dust lifter when used with lavender oil and water.

3. Ask your family what they have in their cleaning kit. Make a list.

4. Compare the total price of Shannon's cleaning kit to the one used at your place. Is there a difference? Which one item from Shannon's list do you think you could persuade your family to use?

5. Look at Lush Household and see if there are other cleaning things you would like to learn about!

6. Read the following article from the Sydney Morning Herald 3 June 2017 and describe how Steve is following Shannon's ideas.

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