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• Dust Mites

  Multiple Bodies Found in Nation's Beds

  Dust mites are not only found in beds, they are virtually everywhere.
• Kids Cleaning

  5 Tips for Cleaning With Younger Kids

  If they’re going to be underfoot anyway, they may as well clean the baseboards!
• Cleaning Strategy

  Do I Dust or Vacuum First?

  Answers to this and other important housekeeping questions from cleaning expert Don Aslett.
• Cleaning Products

  Soaps Vs. Detergents

  What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
• Soft Water

  Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

  Use soft water and you'll do less hard scrubbing.

• 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.
• Pets

  Pets Live Here Too

  You love your pets, but you don't want your home to look like a zoo. How to keep your home clean yet pet-friendly.
• Spring Cleaning

  What do you intend to clean this spring?

  What modern homes need in a good spring cleaning.
• Pest Control

  Creepy-Crawlies

  As temperatures get cooler, insects and other pests start looking for someplace warm and dry.
• Disinfecting

  Q & A: To Disinfect or Not Disinfect?

  Q: I purchased an all-purpose cleaner at a janitorial supply store that doesn't require rinsing, but I noticed that it makes no claims about killing germs. Do I need to use a germ-killing cleaner for regular cleaning of the kitchen and bathroom in my home? Or do I only need that occasionally? - Carolyn E.

• Degreaser

  Degreaser

  A wide range of cleaning liquids, from mild to caustic.
• Lye

  Lye

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

  Alkalies

  Best for removing grease and oil.
• Bleach

  Bleach

  It's not just from a chlorine bottle anymore.
• Dilution

  Dilution

  Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?

• Clutter

  Clutter Control

  Jeff Campbell turned his time-and-motion attention to the problem that plagues so many contemporary households: mild to utter chaos.
• Dust

  The Secret Life of Dust

  Details the often overlooked subject of dust and its impact on humans and the planet.

• Pet Clean-Up Made Easy, 2nd Ed.

  Tackle any pet mess, any time, in a snap—from stains and smells to fleas and fur-balls.

• How to Cheat at Cleaning

  Gives time-slashing techniques to save time on cleaning.

• Real Simple: Cleaning

  Room-by-room strategies for cleaning every room in your home.

• 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.
• Bathtub

  How To Clean a Ring From Your Bathtub

  Save hand-washing houseguests the horror of having to stare at a line of dirt and dead skin ringing the bathtub.
• 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.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Green Carpet Cleaning - Prevention, Preparation, and Resources

  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.
• 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.

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