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- Indoors and outdoors, here are steps you can take to protect your children.
- 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.
- Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.
- How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.
- Cleaning your home is essential for maintaining a sanitary and pleasant environment. So the last thing you want to do is to introduce harmful chemicals in a place you are trying to make safer.
- Common laundry detergents may perform better at stain and dirt removal than higher priced ones.
- Finding ways to be more energy efficient and eco-positive isn’t just good for the environment — it can be good for your home, your family and your bottom line.
- Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States, however not all floods are alike. Some floods develop slowly, while others such a flash floods, can develop in just a few minutes and without visible signs of rain. Additionally, floods can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, affecting entire river basins and multiple states. What can you do after the flood?
- Consumer Reports helps homeowners choose deck treatments that can "weather" summer and winter.
- A cleaning tool that needs regular cleaning.
- Look around your house and yard for inventive ways to accent flowers for your home.
- Learn how to keep blacks black, protect bright colors in the laundry, and get rid of melted chocolate on your clothes.
- Convenience, performance, and sustainability drive new innovations, including ultra-concentrated laundry detergents.
- While motivation to clean often comes easier in the Spring, with sunny days, warmer weather and nature in bloom; the right attitude, tools and know-how truly make the difference.
- There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
- Breaking a favorite item is disheartening, especially when you don't know how to fix it. One important tip to remember is that not all adhesives are created equal.
- Relative humidity levels rising above 50 percent stimulate the growth of mold, mildew, bacteria and other biological allergens, which generate musty odors and can aggravate allergies.
- A safety alert from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- According to two studies, flushed toilets spew aerosolized plumes of moisture, bacteria and viruses over many bathroom surfaces.
- Do smaller cleaning and repair jobs now to prevent big expenses down the road.

