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• Laundry

  Lighten Your Laundry Room Load

  With an organized and well-designed laundry room, it’s almost effortless to launder even the largest loads.
• Drying Clothes

  Line-Dry Your Laundry

  A few tips smooth out this money-saving trick.
• Radon

  Living Greener And Breathing Healthier Air

  Living "green" is about more than just energy efficiency and recycling; it's also about giving your family a healthier home.
• Health

  Love Your Furry Friends Without Getting Sick

  Pocket pets can transmit salmonella to people. Here's how to handle them safely.
• Dish Detergent

  Low-Phosphate Dishwasher Detergents That Work

  Consumer Reports tests find four recommended products consumers can use under new low-phosphate laws.
• Organizing Strategies

  Magazine Mayhem! Need to Organize Your Glossy Publications?

  Tame the periodical zoo.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Majority Hold Door Open for Asthma Triggers

  More than 70 percent could better manage asthma triggers, EPA survey finds.
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Messy Times And How To Handle Them

  At-home parties and other get-togethers can nearly triple the weekly cleaning time spent by women.
• Green Cleaning

  Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
• Maid Services

  Motivating the Hired Help

  Getting the most from your outside cleaning service may boil down to your own managing and motivational skills.
• Organizing Strategies

  Multitasking: Getting More Done, Saving Time

  Ever wonder how some people get organized, schedule chores, and get several tasks done at once?
• Laundry

  My Favorite Laundry Tips

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

  Nation Gets a "C" for Hand Washing

  Clean Hands Week provides a refresher course in handwashing.
• Homemade Cleaners

  Natural Cleaning Products

  Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.
• 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.
• Cleaning Product Ingredients

  New Source for Cleaning Product Ingredient Information - SDA Ingredient Central

  Webpage provides direct access to information on cleaning product ingredients.
• Organizing Strategies

  No-Trouble Travel Packing

  Ten tips get you ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice.
• Radon

  Nonsmokers Can Get Preventable Lung Cancer — at Home?

  You can't see it. You can't smell it. But you can take steps against radon in your home, starting with an inexpensive test.
• 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.

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