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• Mold

  Treating Shower Mold

  Mold loves a moist environment.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Carpet Cleaning ABCs

  Mastery of the basics will help ensure your carpet stays clean and healthy.
• Laundry Detergent

  Washing Baby Clothes: Not What You Might Think

  The University of Michigan Health System offers information that might just save you money.
• Laundry

  Sorting Secrets

  There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
• Vacuuming

  Vacuum Cleaner Testing at Consumer Reports

  When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.
• Washing Walls

  Washing Flat Paint or Enamel?

  Attack a wall with the right approach.
• Food Safety

  Study Reveals Reusable Shopping Bags Could Harbor Bacteria, Including E. Coli, Coliform

  Reusable bags are particularly susceptible to contamination since remnants of meats and dairy products which may seep out of packaging remain in bags unless washed out, resulting in bacterial growth.
• Carpet Cleaning

  What is the Standard Drying Time When Carpet is Cleaned?

  Just-cleaned carpet should dry within six to eight hours or less, and should never stay damp more than 24 hours, or microbial growth and odor may occur.
• Laundry

  Laundry Logic

  Don’t throw money out in the wash. No need to rely on professional cleaners when you learn laundry basics.
• Spring Cleaning

  Upswing in Spring Cleaning, Says SDA

  More people are Spring Cleaning. Find out how and why.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Using Proper Carpet Cleaning Products Pays Off

  How do you keep carpet looking great? Easy. The simplest way to protect your carpet investment is preserving its quality using products with the green and blue label of the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval Program (SOA).
• Dish Detergent

  Tea Stains and Chalky Residue, Begone

  New phosphate-free dishwashing detergents use environmentally preferable, yet effective formulas for reducing scale and removing food residue.
• Child Safety

  Laundry Room Safety: When Washing Clothes, Close Your Detergent After Use

  ACI Survey: 12% of Americans "sometimes, rarely or never" seal detergent containers immediately after use.
• Healthcare

  In the Hospital, Wash Your Hands!

  This order goes to every single person who may come in contact with you.
• Enzymes

  Laundry Detergent — How Enzymes are Changing Your Wash

  Adding enzymes to laundry detergents provides consumers with the cleanest wash yet.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Go for the Deep Carpet Dirt

  Your carpet's fibers, whether natural or man-made, dictate the method you should use for regular deep cleanings.
• 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.
• The Cleantrust

  Risks of Water, Fire, and Mold Damage

  Life is full of surprises, and not all of them good! Depending on the severity of the incident, picking up the pieces and putting things back as they were can be a challenge many homeowners would rather avoid.
• Laundry

  Washday Helpers

  What improves your laundering, from enzyme prewashes to fabric softeners.
• Handwashing

  Nation Gets a "C" for Hand Washing

  Clean Hands Week provides a refresher course in handwashing.

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