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• Cosmetics

  Understanding the Role of Preservatives in Household Products

  This article describes the role preservatives play in a product's life cycle, where preservatives are found, and how manufacturers choose preservatives and set preservative levels.
• Fireplace

  Fireplace Safety Tips

  Be sure to take a few safety steps before stoking the flames.
• Vacuuming

  Carpet Cleaning Tips - Vacuuming

  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.
• Laundry

  Sorting Secrets

  There's more to the sorting game than just keeping dark garments away from the gleaming whites.
• Health

  How to Find a Clean and Healthy Hospital

  It’s easy to assume hospitals continuously sanitize or disinfect almost every square inch of space, but this isn’t necessarily so.
• Vacuuming

  Vacuuming Tips: High and Low Cleaning

  Tackle more than the floor with this multi-talented tool.
• Ants

  Get Rid of Ants

  The most common home invader spoils the sugar and may be destroying wood in the walls.
• Wood

  How to Care for Wood Furniture

  Tips to make your wood furniture last for generations.
• Carpet Terms

  Carpet Terms

  Basic terminology to help you become more educated when it comes to your carpet purchase and installation.
• Furniture

  For Dummies® — Cleaning Outdoor Furniture

  Wooden, resin or iron garden furniture — do you know the best way to care for yours?
• Bathroom

  How To Install A Bathroom Vanity

  Step by step, here's how to remove your existing vanity and set up the new.
• Water Filtration

  Selecting the Right Water Treatment System for Your Family

  Carbon filter? Reverse osmosis? Water softener? Ultraviolet system? Find answers here.
• Nursery

  Organizing Baby's Bedroom - Use Creativity Not Cash!

  Using organizing products you already have can make furnishing and organizing your kids' rooms less expensive.
• Water Saving

  EPA Says: Save 10,000 Gallons in 10 Minutes

  Did you know that easy-to-fix household leaks could waste at least 10,000 gallons of water per year (and 10 percent of your water bill)?
• Simplifying

  Take Back Time for Yourself

  The right kind of time spent on yourself provides a launching pad for the things you want to do with your life.
• Pets

  For Dummies® — Keeping a Pet-Friendly Home Clean

  A clean home is a comfortable home — for both you and your pet.
• Hardwood Floors

  Keep that Warm Glow on Your Hardwood Floor

  Clean hardwood floors according to the type of finish.
• Spring Cleaning

  Consumer Spring Cleaning Survey Reveals “Dirty” Little Secrets

  Consumers are eager to clean windows, blinds, curtains, clothing, closets & drawers: 72% of households spring clean every year, ACI survey shows.
• Laundry

  Laundry Do's

  Ten tips from Marcia Ramsland.
• Motivation

  Your Housecleaning Style

  Are you a clean freak or a more easy-going type? Customize your cleaning habits to your personality and self-expectations.

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