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Stainless Steel
Stain Free Stainless
The lowdown on the kitchen sink.
Homemade Cleaners
Natural Cleaning Products
Raid the kitchen and laundry room for safer alternatives to cleaning chemicals.
Vinegar
Does Vinegar Really Kill Germs? A TURI-IEHA Report.
TURI's lab tests whether vinegar is truly an effective germ killer.
Windows
Assailing Aluminum Frames
Narrow enough to escape frequent notice, aluminum window frames need cleaning, too.
Green Cleaning
Six Ways to Use Essential Oils for Healthy Housecleaning
How to make your own formulas for a more natural approach to cleaning.

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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" ...
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.
Window Cleaning
Cleaning windows: Shedding daylight on a dirty subject
How to choose the best squeegee and use it to make window cleaning quick and easy.
Spring Cleaning
Survey: Love or hate cleaning?
How much do we really like or dislike cleaning?
Organizing Strategies
September Signals a Change in Seasons
As the season changes, we consider getting warm clothes out of the closet. But September is also a great opportunity to organize the closet.

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Vinegar
Acetic acid
The main active ingredient in vinegar.
White vinegar
Think of it as an inexpensive mineral scale remover. It's not the best solution for most cleaning situations.
Vinegar
Not an all-purpose cleaner, though it does have several effective uses around the house.
De-scaler
De-scaler
These products help remove crusty scale from plumbing fixtures and other surfaces.
Rust Remover, Plumbing
These products help remove crusty scale from porcelain fixtures and other surfaces.

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Vinegar: Over 400 Uses
Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.
Speed Cleaning 101
Cut your cleaning time in half.
Haley's Cleaning Hints
Over 1,000 clever, inexpensive solutions help readers clean, deodorize, unclutter and organize their homes.
Organize Your Office In No Time
An organized office and more productive day is just a book away.
Clean Like a Man
A straight-talking cleaning manual for men.

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DIY
Green Cleaning All-Purpose Spray
HC Producer series winner Leslie Reichert demonstrates how to make your own DIY green cleaning all purpose spray.
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.
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.
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.