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Green Cleaning
Milder Alternatives
Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.
Toilet
Winning the Battle of the Bowl
Four steps to cleaning your toilet bowl effectively.
Cleaning Strategy
Do I Dust or Vacuum First?
Answers to this and other important housekeeping questions from cleaning expert Don Aslett.
Laundry Detergent
On Laundry Detergent
The Soap and Detergent Association lays out the options for getting your clothes clean.
Laundry
Whitening Your Whites
How an egg timer gets your whites cleaner, plus more important tips about chlorine bleach.

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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.
Vacuuming
How often should you vacuum?
Vacuuming more often can not only improve your health but also make your carpet last longer.
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.
Food Safety
Safe Feasting
Planning ahead can prevent five situations from causing food poisoning.
Motivation
Dreamers and Doers
Putting motivation and direction in your corner, whatever your personality type.

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Bottle
Bottle
A bottle brush on a long wire handle is an indispensable tool.
Dilution
Dilution
Proper dilution is key to making cleaning concentrates work best, but how do you figure out those ratios?
Sprayer
Spray bottle
Keeping a clean house would be a lot harder without these handy tools.
Stain Removal
Juice spill
Even ugly blotches will come out completely using the right methods.
Ammonia
Ammonia
An excellent degreaser, but use in a well-ventilated area.

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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.
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.
Time Saving
No Time to Clean
Don Aslett's secrets of saving time spent cleaning.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning
Simple ways to clean better and healthier.
Haley's Cleaning Hints
Over 1,000 clever, inexpensive solutions help readers clean, deodorize, unclutter and organize their homes.

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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.
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.
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.
Leather
How To Clean Leather Seats
Leather seats are expensive. Keep them looking that way with a little cleaning and conditioning.
How To Clean a Toilet
The gross-out factor of cleaning a toilet cannot be underestimated—but the gross-out factor of not cleaning a toilet is even worse. Better clean the toilet.