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• Toys

  Experts recommend making sure you can clean toys before buying them.

• CADR

  Look for these numbers when comparing portable room air cleaners.

• Window cleaner

  Consumer Reports offers an inexpensive, homemade cleaning solution.

• Needlework

  When cleaning this, it pays to be gentle.

• MCS

  Here’s what multiple chemical sensitivity means.

• Marble

  Solid as a rock? Not quite, if it’s unsealed marble.

• Lead paint

  If it’s in good shape, it just needs regular cleaning to avoid hazards.

• Acetone

  That bottle of nail-polish remover has more than just one purpose.

• Platinum

  Expensive fluids or professional cleaning aren’t necessary. Try this.

• Alabaster

  Don't even think of getting that vase wet. Here's what to do.

• Rug, area

  These efficient dirt collectors need regular cleaning to stay in good shape.

• Mattress

  Turn and vacuum twice a year for better sleep — and better health.

• Quilt

  This is another cleaning challenge with no one-answer-fits-all solution.

• Microban®

  It’s how advancing technology helps people keep bacteria at bay.

• MSDS

  What’s a Material Safety Data Sheet, anyway?

• Garbage bags

  What to look for on product labels. Plus, tips on re-using plastic shopping bags.

• Scrubber, scrubbing pad

  The darker it is, the more likely it is to scratch and damage a surface.

• Skunk odor

  A tomato-juice bath isn’t as effective as this home remedy, several experts say.

• Videocassette recorder (VCR)

  Fighting back against dust is a priority with this electronic component.

• Bathtub

  Enamel or plastic? Know before you clean.

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