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Mold
Silent Menace in Your Home: Mold
Hannah Keeley offers this first installment in her Healthy Home series about hidden dangers in your home — and what to do about them.
Waxing
Buying the Right Car Wax
Inexpensive products outperform some more costly brands in CR’s tests.
Hardwood Floors
10 Truths About Wood Floors
Protect your planks!
Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
Kids Cleaning
Is Your Child Too Young to Clean?
Assign appropriate jobs by age and maturity.
Radon
It's Fall - Hunting Season for the Indoor Killer: Radon
Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
IICRC
Why Hire Certified Cleaning Services?
The IICRC provides a consumer referral service to locate trained and certified cleaning and restoration firms and technicians.
Remediation
Protect Yourself When Removing Mold
What to wear when removing mold from your home.
Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning for Guys
Room-by-room green cleaning and sustainable living tips for men (and women too).
Dishwasher
Dishwasher Trouble?
If your dishwasher is leaving spots on the glasses or detergent clumped in the dispenser, the Soap and Detergent Association offers a list of common problems — along with their solutions.
Rugs
Treat Your Rug Right
How to care for high quality area rugs.
Upholstery Cleaning
How to Protect Upholstery From Damage
By showing it a little TLC and implementing these IICRC suggestions, our furniture can continue doing what it does best - supporting us and looking good!
Killing Germs
Are You Winning the Battle with Biofilm?
Scientists are finding germs are apparently smarter, tougher and more organized than anyone ever imagined.
Professional Cleaning Services
Hiring the Best of the Best Professional Cleaners
In today’s fiscal climate, there is no shortage of often ill-qualified people offering to clean and restore your valuable possessions, but how do you determine who truly knows what they are doing – i.e., how do you tell the “Masters” from the “Jacks-of-all-Trades”? In a word: Certification.
Mold
Mold Can Cause Serious Health Problems
It's dark, it's dangerous, and it's alive....
EPA
New Web Site in Chinese Addresses Home and Environmental Concerns
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a new consolidated Chinese-language Web site as part of its ongoing effort to provide environmental information in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste Products
Look around your home for these items that tend to become household hazardous waste. Plus, try a few recipes for homemade alternatives.
Motivation
The Lighter Side — Pumping Dirt: Cleaning Your Way to a Sleeker Physique
Pumping dirt is the new exercise craze combining aerobics, calisthenics, weight lifting, and, yes, housecleaning.
Motivation
Achieving Moms Learn from Chaos
When life gets overwhelming, here are tips to turn it in your favor.
Green Cleaning
Cleaning Green
With green cleaning, prevention is key. The less dirt you track inside, the less need for cleaning products.