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Essential Oils
Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?
Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.
Green Cleaning
Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning
How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.
Wood Paneling
Clean Wooden Wall Paneling Like a Pro
Sealed wood is easy to clean since you're really cleaning the finish — not the wood itself.
Green Cleaning
Milder Alternatives
Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
Homemade Cleaners
Natural Cleaning Products
Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.

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Motivation
How to Make Cleaning Fun - Q&A
A paraphrased transcription of a recent media interview on "How to Make Cleaning Fun" ...
Spring Cleaning
Take it outside (starting with the garage)
How to clean up the garage and use the spring weather to take care of essential home repairs.
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.
Organizing Strategies
Book Review - A "Pretty Neat" Guide
Organization is not about perfectly labeled boxes or sparkling bare surfaces, but having a system that keeps stress to a minimum and helps us get the most important things done.
Steam Mop
Review: HAAN Slim & Light Steam Mop
How does this simple steam mop fare against messes? Find out!

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HC-Pedia Entries

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Cleaning Terms
Emulsification
A process that helps cleaning products break down and suspend fats and oils.
Iron Skillet
Iron skillet
Here is one instance where lots of scrubbing can actually be harmful. Do it the easy way!
Respirator
N95 respirator
An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.
Asbestos
Asbestos
What it is, and what to do — and not do — about it.
Alkaline
Alkalies
Best for removing grease and oil.

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Books & DVDs

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Clean Care Seminars' Specialized Carpet & Upholstery Spotting
An in-depth book for carpet spot and stain removal.
Speed Cleaning
Old-fashioned housecleaning is time-consuming. Try Speed Cleaning.
Is There Life After Housework? 2nd Ed.
A revolutionary approach to cutting your cleaning time 75%.
HELP! Around the House
Subtitle: A Mother’s Guide to Getting the Family to Pitch in and Clean Up
My House Is Killing Me!
A step-by-step approach to identifying, controlling and often eliminating the sources of indoor pollutants and allergens.

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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.
Organizing Strategies
How To Organize a Desk
Does your desk look like a robber rifled through it just before a hurricane hit the room? Organize it so that it gets under control and stays that way.
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.
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.