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- What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
- Treat them right to persuade them to go away.
- Learn how to keep blacks black, protect bright colors in the laundry, and get rid of melted chocolate on your clothes.
- Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.
- It's dark, it's dangerous, and it's alive....
- What's the secret to better car care? Mary Findley offers tips for keeping your vehicle looking its best.
- Step by step, here's how to remove your existing vanity and set up the new.
- Proper vacuuming is the easiest and most effective way to keep carpet clean, while having a positive impact on the cleanliness of your home and the air you breathe.
- When you get down to it, a hard-surface floor is easy to care for.
- The HIRE Act, if passed, would provide hefty tax deductions and breaks for consumers who purchase qualified building products and home furnishings.
- Nancy Bock addresses how to prevent mineral deposits on glassware and how to remove mold on tent fabric without ruining its water resistant properties.
- When Consumer Reports talks, people listen.
- Interim vs. deep cleaning: when to call in the pros.
- What you don’t see can hurt you. Invisible to the naked eye, a world of microorganisms (living things so small you need a microscope to see them) lives in soil, on your skin, in your mouth, on the floor, doorknobs, cell phones, walls, computer keyboards, or countertops — pretty much everywhere.
- Keep electrical cleaning appliances from becoming hazardous.
- Organizing isn’t always about overhauling that room or digging everything out of a closet. Sometimes it is the simple, small steps that keep you organized.
- Is it safe to do physical work when your back is hurting?
- To do lists can help you get things done and accomplish your goals. Here's how to make and keep effective to do lists.
- Whether you hire a service to clean your carpet or you do it yourself, be sure to precondition it.
- Cooking outdoors was once only a summer activity shared with family and friends. Now more than half of Americans say they are cooking outdoors year round. So whether the snow is blowing or the sun is shining brightly, it’s important to follow food safety guidelines to prevent harmful bacteria from multiplying and causing foodborne illness.

