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• Cleaning Leather

  Leather Needs Your Help

  How to keep your leather furniture looking its best.
• 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.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Maintaining High-Traffic Carpet Areas

  What steps should you take to maintain carpet in a high-traffic area?
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

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

  Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
• 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.
• Cleaning Product Ingredients

  New Source for Cleaning Product Ingredient Information - SDA Ingredient Central

  Webpage provides direct access to information on cleaning product ingredients.
• 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.
• Laundry Detergent

  On Laundry Detergent

  The Soap and Detergent Association lays out the options for getting your clothes clean.
• Window Cleaning

  Painless Window Cleaning

  Professional Window Cleaning Tricks
• Toilet Bowl Brush

  Pick a Brush Four Out of Five Janitors Recommend

  Maintain a pearly white toilet rim.
• Safety

  Poison Prevention Pointers for Spring

  It is important to keep safety in mind as you begin your spring cleaning and gardening.
• Pregnant Women

  Pregnant Women: Beware the Litter Box — and the Garden

  You may not notice should you contract toxoplasmosis, sometimes found in kitty litter and other sources in or around the home. But the parasite is dangerous for your baby.
• Dishwashing

  Pricey Dish Soaps are Not Better at Cleaning

  Despite the variety in dish liquid scents, colors, prices, and claims, each one works about as well as the next one.
• Handwashing

  Public Handwashing Takes a Hike

  More adults (85%) than ever were observed washing hands in public restrooms. Which gender was more handwashing conscious?
• House Cleaning Tips

  Ready for Guests?

  They’re coming. But don’t panic. With a little planning, you’ll look like you have it all together and make visitors feel genuinely comfortable in your space.
• Stain Removal

  Remove Red Wine Stains

  Spilled wine should be cleaned up quickly.
• Fire Retardants

  Removing Forest Fire or Wildfire Retardants

  Technical tips on removing fire retardants.

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