Key Takeaways
You ca n’t quite wrap your head around exactly what aMagic Eraseris . get ’s be real — these thing are weird . They ’re wanton - as - melody , almost marshmallow - esquespongesbut - not - really - sponge . So , what are they ?
We talked to Morgan Eberhard , a older scientist with Mr. Clean , the company that lay down Magic Eraser . She explains that Magic Erasers are made from melamine resin foam that ’s surrounded by atmosphere pocket that look almost like tiny triangles . When we wet them , those tiny air pockets become about as toilsome as spyglass , she says .
So when you scrub up surfaces with the Magic Eraser , the " points " of the triangle catch on the stigma you want to dispatch — whether it ’s a scuff mark , goop scumor an stinky buildup of soil and grime — and drags them across the surface like a windshield wiper arm .
" What many people might not substantiate is that there are no other added chemical in the Magic Eraser , " Eberhard say . " They give you a powerful clean and jerk with water alone . "
But what makes the magic is the " marshmallow - esque " sissiness we mentioned earlier . The melamine resin foam the Magic Eraser sponges are made of is super soft on the surfaces they ’re cleaning .
And what can you really clean with these matter ? Eberhard says just about anything . " Oven door , stovetops and microwave oven raft to dried - on paint on drinking glass and hard water point on your bathtub and cascade chalk . "
Here are a dozen more ways you could use it to pick .
