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• Lamb's-wool duster

  This professional’s tool could save you money.

• Laminate countertop

  Cleanup is a snap, but be careful to prevent surface damage.

• Lampshade

  Cloth shades should be cleaned carefully with dry methods. Spot clean with wet methods only when absolutely necessary.

• Litter box

  Scoop daily for your cat’s health — and for the sake of your nose.

• Lock

  Once-a-year maintenance that should take less than 5 minutes. Promise!

• Lye

  Be careful — as your nose has warned you already, this is a powerful and caustic substance.

• Marble

  Solid as a rock? Not quite, if it’s unsealed marble.

• Mattress

  Turn and vacuum twice a year for better sleep — and better health.

• Microban®

  It’s how advancing technology helps people keep bacteria at bay.

• Microwave oven

  A convection oven is a much tougher cleaning proposition.

• Mildew

  It’s a persistent, worthy enemy of the healthy housekeeper.

• Mineral scale

  That white or beige crust is coming from your tap water.

• Mirror

  A clean mirror is a nice reflection on you!

• Mud

  Spatters, spatters everywhere? Whatever you do, don’t spread them around.

• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

• Needlework

  When cleaning this, it pays to be gentle.

• No-wax floors

  The name is a bit of a misnomer.

• Odor

  Don’t cover up, clean up. Here’s how.

• Oil spill

  Act quickly, or these spots can be a real nightmare to clean.

• Organic chemical, compound

  Any substance that has carbon molecules in its structure.

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