Some brands need color indicators

[mwmalinowski]

e.g. Sklar Edge TC has the sub-bullet "Dual Gold Finger Rings"

Sklarhone should have "Dual Black Finger Rings"

etc.

[mwmalinowski]

We have a file that lists the handle colors for our premium scissors. https://db.tt/hS0LWInv

[mwmalinowski]

To be clear: the colored boxes in the first column are visual markers within the document and do not indicate the colors of the instrument.

[sklar-sherryp]

Additional colors have been added. Please review.

A link to the above file has not been included in the data-style-guide because I found it to be more confusing than helpful. Too much information. I think if we indicate what colors the handles are in the guide it will be more easily understood. (??)

[mwmalinowski]

@sklar-sherryp, I agree that the premium line comparison spreadsheet could be confusing in the context of the style guide. I provided it to you simply because it was available data from an industry comparison project; not because I felt that all of its information should be included in the style guide.

I think we should add color information under the Brand heading for our chemical products. The color is usually listed on the MSDS as "Appearance:"

If you want I can find the chemical colors I used in my Owens project, but most (if not all) of those colors were chosen after considering the appearance listed in the MSDS.

[mwmalinowski]

It's worth double checking these against the MSDS but here's what I had from my Owens project:

• Sklar Kleen (powder)
  • Material = Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate
  • Color = Blue
• Sklar Kleen (liquid)
  • Material = Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfonate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate
  • Color = Translucent Amber
• Sklar Disinfectant Wipes
  • Material = Isopropanol, Two Dual Chain Quarternaryammonium Chlorides / Non-Woven Cloth
  • Color = Blue
• Sklar-Cide HLD
  • Material = Glutaraldehyde
  • Color = Green when Activated, Clear when Unactivated
• Sklar Polish
  • Material = Citric Acid Powder
  • Color = White
• Sklar Lube
  • Material = Lubricant
  • Color = White
• Sklar Instru-Guard Lubricant
  • Material = Polymeric Lubricant Concentrate
  • Color = Milk White
• Sklar Instru-Guard One Step
  • Material = Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Metasilicate, Methanol
  • Color = Translucent Green
  • [Note: technically I had written 'Clear Green'; not sure if there was a specific reason for using 'Clear' instead of 'Translucent'. Here I used 'Translucent' to be more consistent with other color naming that has been done thus far]
• Sklar Disinfectant
  • Material = Isopropanol
  • Color = Clear
• Sklar Spray-Zyme
  • Material = Lipase and Protease Enzymes
  • Color = Caribbean Green
• Monsel's
  • Material = Ferric Subsulfate
  • Color = Mustard Yellow
• Lugol's
  • Material = Iodine, Potassium Iodide
  • Color = Deep Yellow

The following isn't a Sklar brand, but its color and materials were hard enough to track down that I felt it worthwhile to include them here:

• Aplicare Adhesive (as in 96-7624)
  • Material = Ethyl Alcohol, Benzoin
  • Color = Greenish Brown

Note that I generally only worry about the active ingredients

[sklar-sherryp]

Should the word "material" be used or "ingredient"?

Should both "activated" and "unactivated" colors be shown? (I used the word "unactivated" versus "inactivated" based on what is on the MSDS.)

[sklar-sherryp]

Additional research still needed for a few cleaning product materials. Those items have been left blank temporarily.

[sklar-sherryp]

Completed materials for cleaning products.

Materials that appear vague are a result of the product not containing hazardous materials (and therefore not requiring an MSDS) and minimal labeling information.