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• Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?

  Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.

• Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning

  How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

• Clean Wooden Wall Paneling Like a Pro

  Sealed wood is easy to clean since you're really cleaning the finish — not the wood itself.

• Natural Cleaning Products

  Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.

• Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.

• Iron skillet

  Here’s one instance where lots of scrubbing can actually be harmful. Do it the easy way!

• Emulsification

  The process that makes so many cleaning products effective.

• Asbestos

  What it is, and what to do — and not do — about it.

• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

• Alkalies

  Best for removing grease and oil.

• Clorox Disinfecting Wipes

  Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes are pre-moistened, disposable towelettes that clean and disinfect non-porous surfaces.

• Sargent Steam BrZ2

  Chemical-free cleaning is a huge advantage when it comes to creating and maintaining a healthy and comfortable environment for allergy and asthma sufferers — and, maybe everyone else too.

• Restore Spray & Clean

  It cleans, it shines ... it's tough on grease?

• Restore Toilet Bowl Cleaner

  Tom McNulty tests Restore's toilet bowl cleaner against two other brands and a friend's tough rust and hard water deposits.

• Simplicity Synergy Upright Vacuum

  This upright vacuum has two motors to enhance performance, and a high-end filtration system.

• Home Essential Center

  Always know where to find your essentials (keys, batteries, flashlights, candles, matches, etc.) with this gorgeous wooden storage & photo unit.

• Benefect®

  The first and only botanical disinfectant in North America.

• Heaven Naturals All Purpose Household Cleaner

  A plant-based cleaner for use on most washable surfaces, and for aromatherapy.

• Method Dish Soap

  Liquid dish soap or automatic dishwasher cubes with functionality, health appeal and style.

• Weiman® Leather Wipes

  Wipes that moisturize, protect, and enhance the shine of leather surfaces.

• Clean Care Seminars' Specialized Carpet & Upholstery Spotting

  An in-depth book for carpet spot and stain removal.

• Speed Cleaning — Expanded Edition

  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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