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Braving the Bleach
Tips you need to know before using bleach or bleach-containing products.
Laundry
Whitening Your Whites
How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.
Laundry Detergent
On Laundry Detergent
The Soap and Detergent Association lays out the options for getting your clothes clean.
Safety
Save Your Shins and Other Needed Body Parts
Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.
Oxygen Bleach
Oxi-type Bleach Stains
Stain removal products containing oxygen bleaches must be used correctly or bleach spots may result.

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Green Living
Green your darks, lights, and whites
Summer might be one of the easiest times to "go green" in your laundry room.
Automatic Soap Dispenser
simplehuman Automatic Liquid Soap/Lotion Dispenser
While some technology can be a real letdown - this automatic liquid soap/lotion dispenser did not disappoint. Find out why.
Laundry
Laundry: Somebody Has to Do It
How to do laundry the right way and reap the benefits.
Car
Road Trip!
Whether you’re taking a driving vacation or just spending a lot of time driving around to all of the kids’ summer activities, the family car starts to feel like home. It also can get just as dirty and disorganized as any busy home!
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.

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Bleach
Chlorine bleach
This laundry aid is also an effective disinfectant, but be careful.
Bleach
Bleach
It's not just from a chlorine bottle anymore.
Fungicide
Fungicide
Mildew and mold are fungi. Bleach, borax, and other common chemicals effectively fight outbreaks.
Laminate countertop
Cleanup is a snap, but be careful to prevent surface damage.
Dilution
Dilution
Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning
Simple ways to clean better and healthier.
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.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
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.
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.

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Shower
How To Clean a Shower
If the grime in your shower looks like something that would be more at home in a horror flick than in, well, your home, it’s time to take control.
Carpet Cleaning
Green Carpet Cleaning - Using 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.
Laundry
Clean Like a Man - The Laundry
Tom McNulty provides quick tips on how to do the laundry "Like a Man".
Bathtub
How To Clean a Bathtub
Whether you shower in it or use it for long, luxurious baths, there’s nothing clean—or relaxing—about a tub full of grime, mold, or mildew.
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.