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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.
Oxygen Bleach
Oxi-type Bleach Stains
Stain removal products containing oxygen bleaches must be used correctly or bleach spots may result.
Safety
Save Your Shins and Other Needed Body Parts
Develop safety habits that get your home clean without doing you in.
Green Cleaning
Natural House Cleaning
We only have one earth. Love it, and when you clean, think “green” or natural.

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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.
Simplifying
Bonding at Meal Time
Getting your family together for a meal can be a difficult without organization and planning.
Toilet Paper
Save Big by Switching Toilet Paper
While toilet paper might not be the first thing on your mind, switching toilet paper can save you money.
Simplifying
Planning for school success
Getting back into the back-to-school routine can be difficult, but starting early and planning ahead can make things easier.
Carpet Cleaning
How often should you have your carpets professionally cleaned?
Can you get the same results by doing it yourself?

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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.
Mildew
Mildew
Usually just another name for mold.

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Haley's Cleaning Hints
Over 1,000 clever, inexpensive solutions help readers clean, deodorize, unclutter and organize their homes.
House Cleaning Tips
How to Clean Practically Anything
Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.
Chores
Mrscleanjeans' Housekeeping with Kids
At last — there is the ultimate household help book, not about cleaning up after kids, but with them.
Composting
Composting for Dummies
Step-by-step guide to turning household waste, yard clippings, and more into free, nutrient-filled compost and mulch.
The Complete Household Handbook
A comprehensive guide to cleaning, maintaining and organizing your home.

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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.
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.