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• Laundry

  Attacking the Laundry Monster ... and Living to Tell About It

  Create a laundry system to tame this frequent task.
• Laundry

  Laundry Color Tips

  What to do to prevent color loss.
• Motivation

  Sweet Success

  Try the old spoonful of sugar to sweeten your to-do list.
• Laundry

  Airing Dirty Laundry Issues

  A 1999 University of Arizona study found 25% of home washing machines were contaminated with fecal bacteria. Several factors were implicated in contributing to the contamination of the washers.
• Stain Removal

  Consumer Reports Tests Reveal Which Stain Treatments Really Work

  Which stain removers work best at removing a variety of stains? CR tested them on coffee, blood, wine, sebum, motor oil, and grass stains.
• Stain Removal

  Spots and Stains

  Treat them right to persuade them to go away.
• Laundry

  Laundry Do's

  Ten tips from Marcia Ramsland.
• Fire Safety

  Could Your Notebook Computer Start a Fire?

  Quick tips: How NOT to use a "laptop" computer.
• Laundry

  Laundry Logic

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

  My Favorite Laundry Tips

  Quick tips for making laundry duty faster, easier, and cheaper.
• Laundry

  Laundering of Clothing and Household Linens - Does It Kill Enough Germs?

  Is your clothing and bedding really clean? Find out if low temperature washings really get rid of the germs.
• Homemade Cleaners

  Natural Cleaning Products

  Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.
• Laundry

  Back to Black: Keep Darks from Fading

  Learn how to keep blacks black, protect bright colors in the laundry, and get rid of melted chocolate on your clothes.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organize for a Restful Vacation

  Have you ever come home from vacation more exhausted than when you left?
• 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.
• Bathroom

  Uncovering Bathroom Pet Peeves

  He said, she said.
• Drying Clothes

  Line-Dry Your Laundry

  A few tips smooth out this money-saving trick.
• High Efficiency Washers

  High-Efficiency Washers - Tougher On Stains But Gentler On Clothing

  Clunky washer got you down? Try a new high-efficiency machine.
• Schedule

  Cleaning On Your Schedule

  Three simple steps to keeping your home clean on a daily basis.
• Enzymes

  Laundry Detergent — How Enzymes are Changing Your Wash

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

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