Experiment: Sugar Content in Ripe Bananas
Bananas. Ya gotta love’ em. They’re delicious. They’re healthy. They’re among the world’s most commonly consumed fruits. When we found a potential science experiment using our Glucose Test Strips and bananas, we had to jump [...]
Spring Leaf Science Activity
Spring is the perfect time to get outside, breathe the fresh air, and try some fun outdoor science activities that we haven’t been able to do all winter! We’ve got the perfect spring science activity [...]
When Should You Test Wine pH?
Beginners in the wine-making field have a lot to learn when it comes to creating the perfect batch of wine. Your path will start with trial and error, learning the brewing process, ingredients and flavors, [...]
Science Experiment: Soap and Shampoo pH
Today, we’re going to perform an experiment comparing the pH of soap and shampoo using various brands. We want to find out which soap and shampoo is the gentlest, if shampoo is gentler than soap, [...]
Meet Our Team: Sam Neumann
Meet Sam Neumann, another young new member of our production team, who joined us part-time and has quickly stepped up to fill some of the difficult production positions. Making cards is no easy task. A [...]
What Is Your Kombucha pH Telling You?
A while back, Cultures for Health did a Tech Talk blog post for us about how kombucha is made. We asked them to give us some insight on this popular drink because in recent years, [...]
Science for Chocolate Lovers
If you’re a chocolate lover, then today, we’re bringing you the best possible science experiment you could ever imagine. Chocolate tasting science! We’re combining our PTC taste test strips and chocolate into one fabulous experiment [...]
Common Health Inspector Issues and Ways to Avoid Them
We sell a lot of sanitizer test strips (chlorine, QAC, peroxide) into the foodservice industry, and we frequently get calls from folks who have a health inspector at their facility with questions they can’t answer, [...]
Universal pH Indicator
We manufacture several different pH strips, including a Universal pH test paper. This is a product we have been manufacturing for a long time now, and the chemistry is pretty interesting. In our past post, [...]
Acid & Base Reactions: Inflate A Balloon
Here’s one just for fun because we love chemistry! Today, let’s inflate a balloon using only baking soda and vinegar. This is a perfect indoor activity during these cold winter months. We’ve done several activities [...]
Humidifiers & Moisture
Winter can be an especially dry time of year, drying out your skin, hair and mucous membranes. This is why your skin get can itchy, your hair full of static, and your throat scratchy or [...]
Meet Our Team: Jordan Singer
Meet Jordan Singer, a young new member of our production team, whose fun, light-hearted spirit and quick learning ability is appreciated throughout the office. Jordan works well with everyone and can do all aspects of [...]