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• Green Cleaning

  How to Choose a Green Cleaning Product

  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.
• Carpet Extractors

  How to Choose and Use a “Home” Carpet Extractor

  There are a variety of carpet cleaners on the market and four factors to consider when choosing a unit for your home.
• Laundry

  Laundry Boosters

  Special care products to make fabric cleaning easy, fast and economical.
• Essential Oils

  Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?

  Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.
• Organizing Strategies

  Organize Your Cleaning Supplies 1-2-3

  The only tools and products you need are the ones you use, and organizing your cleaning supplies will make it easier to find what you need.
• Furniture

  For Dummies® — Cleaning Outdoor Furniture

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

  Do Toilets Sneeze?

  According to two studies, flushed toilets spew aerosolized plumes of moisture, bacteria and viruses over many bathroom surfaces.
• Organizing Strategies

  Car Organization 101 – Banish The Car Slob

  If your area of organizational weakness is the car, learn how to corral the clutter to keep your car clean.
• Child Safety

  Laundry Room Safety: When Washing Clothes, Close Your Detergent After Use

  ACI Survey: 12% of Americans "sometimes, rarely or never" seal detergent containers immediately after use.
• Smoke Alarms

  Be a Detector Detective

  Tips for keeping smoke and CO detectors on active duty.
• Vinegar

  Does Vinegar Really Kill Germs? A TURI-IEHA Report.

  TURI's lab tests whether vinegar is truly an effective germ killer.
• House Cleaning Tips

  Clean Like a Man — Top Tips for Men

  These are housecleaning basics, retooled to be as guy-friendly as possible.
• Asthma And Allergies

  Asthma-Easing Checklist

  Clearing your home of asthma triggers.
• Deep Cleaning

  Deep Cleaning Starter

  You shouldn’t merely scratch the surface. Do the thorough job that makes your home do more than shine.
• Spring Cleaning

  Spring Cleaning Tips from IEHA

  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.
• Cleaning Strategy

  Happiness is . . . Shiny Floors and Tidy Toilets?

  SDA reveals results of Clean Surface Satisfaction Survey.
• Emergency Planning

  The Less-Stress Emergency Trip

  Prevent a world of small worries while you deal with the big ones.
• Washing Walls

  Wall Washing Secrets

  You don't have to give attention to your walls often, but when you do, here are some best-practice tips from Jeff Campbell.
• Odor Control

  How to Make Your Home Smell Good - The Right Way

  When you smell something foul, you may be tempted to reach for a can of air freshener. However, that will only mask the odor. Instead, learn how to remove odors the right way.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Mud Mania: Cleaning Muddy Carpet

  Carpet cleaning advice for those really muddy, dirty carpet situations.

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