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Indoor Air Quality
Five Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home
The good news is that the most difficult and expensive measures are not always the most effective – nor are they always necessary.
Stone Floors
Understanding Natural Stone - and How to Clean It
Knowing your stone is key to cleaning it.
Termites
Termite Trouble
Fighting the termite battle on the home front.
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.
Carbon Monoxide
Silent Menace in Your Home: Carbon Monoxide
It’s silent, colorless, odorless and tasteless, but it can be fatal.
Hotels
How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hotel
Be choosy about your temporary home away from home.
Hand Sanitizer
Hand Sanitizer is No Beverage
SDA: Common sense needed in discussions over hand sanitizer use.
Smoke
Smoke Damage - A Menace to Civilization: What to Do?
Where there's fire, there's usually smoke. Although experts do their best to contain a fire, they are all but helpless in controlling the billowing clouds of smoke that fire creates. What can you do once the damage has been done?
Food Safety
Food After a Power Outage: Safe or Toxic?
After the storm, is the food in your refrigerator still safe to eat?
Stone
Stone Care Tips - Before and After the Party
Protecting your stone surfaces — countertops, walls, vanities and floors — is a must before and after entertaining.
Professional Cleaning Services
The cleantrust Alternative to Do-It-Yourself House Clean-up
Many of today's homes are built with products difficult to clean (stone, ceramics, specialty woods). Also, carpet or leather and upholstered furniture can be expensive to replace if irreversibly damaged by harsh chemicals or techniques.
Kitchen Cabinets
10 Care Tips for Hardwood Cabinets
Though found in kitchens and bathrooms, hardwood cabinets are not immune to water. Here's how to care for them.
Crafts
Cleaning Up After Crafts
How to minimize the mess your pint-size Picassos make.
Cleaning Science
New Enzyme Alternative to Bleach - Keeping Whites Whiter Naturally
Anyone who has washed or worn white clothes knows that white shirts stop looking white after a few washes and start to turn a shade of gray. A new laundry-detergent enzyme helps prevent this from happening, without the use of bleach.
Carpet Cleaning
Carpet Cleaning 101
Most carpet today is made with synthetic fibers, such as nylon, polyester, or olefin, and may be cleaned with common methods such as hot water extraction. Other fibers may require special attention.
Disinfecting
ATL Tests Homemade Disinfectant
Do homemade green cleaners disinfect? Antimicrobial Test Labs (ATL) puts one recipe to the test.
Stain Removal
Pet Meets Carpet (and Furniture)
Damage to textiles from pet accidents only worsens as time goes by. Find out how to take the appropriate action early on.
Green Living
Green Up Your Household
Dr. Arthur Weissman offers tips that can protect your health and surroundings — and just might save you money!
Cleaning Science
Carpet and Fabric Spots from Acne Creams
Skincare and other household products containing benzoyl peroxide can put bleached spots on carpet and fabrics.
Stain Removal
Carpet Spot Removal 101
Stain-resist treatments provided on most carpets are designed to repel most acid-based dyes in many, but not all, foods and beverages. With proper patience and prompt attention, most common household spills can be removed.