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Dish Detergent
Tea Stains and Chalky Residue, Begone
New phosphate-free dishwashing detergents use environmentally preferable, yet effective formulas for reducing scale and removing food residue.
Laundry
How Does Your Water Affect Your Laundry?
Your water supply may require extra measures for best results.
Laundry Detergent
On Laundry Detergent
The Soap and Detergent Association lays out the options for getting your clothes clean.
High Efficiency Washing Machines
Save Suds, Water and Energy
Specially designed laundry detergent and high-efficiency washing machines can reduce water and energy use to as low as 20 percent of that consumed by the conventional load of laundry.
Laundry
SDA Offers Fast Facts on Fabric Care
Online fact sheet focuses on using laundry detergents the right way.

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Blogs

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Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Green Living
Green your darks, lights, and whites
Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.
Organizing Strategies
September Signals a Change in Seasons
As the season changes, we consider getting warm clothes out of the closet. But September is also a great opportunity to organize the closet.
Humidifier
Crane Cool Mist Humidifiers
These humidifiers are attractive, easy-to-use, safe, and provide needed moisture to dry indoor air and to treat cold and flu symptoms naturally.
Saving Money
Closet Cash
How an organized closet can pay you back.

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HC-Pedia Entries

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Builders
Chelating agent
A "builder" that gets dissolved minerals out of the way of laundry detergent.
Detergent
Detergent
A cleaning agent that, unlike traditional soap, works well in hard water.
Bleach
Chlorine bleach
This laundry aid is also an effective disinfectant, but be careful.
Hydrogen peroxide
The pharmacy antiseptic makes a good, inexpensive spotting agent because of its mild bleaching action. It's also an effective germ-killing agent.
Soap
The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.

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House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
Laundry
Talking Dirty Laundry With The Queen of Clean
Strategies and tips for cleaner laundry from the Queen of Clean that includes a complete stain removal guide.
Green Cleaning
Cheaper, Greener, Cleaner: Ceiling to Floor Savings
Easy-to-follow recipes for inexpensive, homemade cleaners that are better for the environment and for your health.
Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning for Dummies
Provides sustainable and healthy solutions for every room in the house - from the kitchen and bathroom to the laundry room and garage.
Squeaky Green
The Method guide to detoxing your home room-by-room.

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Laundry
Clean Like a Man - The Laundry
Tom McNulty provides quick tips on how to do the laundry "Like a Man".
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Spot Removal
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
Baking Soda
How To Clean With Baking Soda
When it comes to household versatility, baking soda is king. Here are just some of the many cleaning uses for sodium bicarbonate.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Home-Made Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaners - Retail Green Cleaners
In this video series, experts Allen Rathey, president of The Healthy House Institute (HHI), Professor Liz Goldsmith of Florida State University (FSU) and University of Massachusetts lab scientist Heidi Wilcox, explain how to remove tough spots and stains from carpet using green cleaning methods. Different carpet types, prevention, home-made and retail green products, and specific green cleaners and tools that work are covered in depth.