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• Make Household Chores Easier With Softened Water

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

• Bathroom Basics

  We know: This isn’t your favorite task. No need to dread what really must be done…

• How Does Your Water Affect Your Laundry?

  Your water supply may require extra measures for best results.

• Milder Alternatives

  Recipes for homemade cleaners from Hannah Keeley.

• Laundry Day Tips

  Better cleaning and care secrets.

• Water

  This is the universal solvent for cleaning.

• Surfactant

  It makes water wetter!

• Soap

  The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.

• Hard water

  Water chemistry has an important bearing on many cleaning tasks.

• Shower stall

  Preventing the buildup of soap scum and water deposits is a lot easier than removal later.

• Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner

  The Ladybug XL Steam Cleaner is a great steam cleaner that will allow asthmatics to clean virtually every surface in their homes, with plain water and without using chemicals.

• Restore Automatic Dish Detergent

  Tom McNulty puts this automatic dishwasher gel's "super-concentrated" claims to the test.

• Stain-X Poly Clean Wood Floor Cleaner

  This pH balanced wood floor cleaner cleans up.

• Stain X Neutral Clean Floor Cleaner

  Does it meet the mark of less work, more clean?

• Dyson DC07 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor weighs in on this bagless model with features designed to reduce common vacuuming headaches.

• Mohawk FloorCare Essentials - Carpet Care Kit

  Quickly and effectively clean up spills and other carpet stain emergencies.

• Showers-n-Stuff

  Highly Effective General Bathroom Cleaner.

• Eco Products Superior Bathroom Cleaner

  A safer all-natural biodegradable cleaner for bathroom surfaces.

• Kaboom Shower, Tub & Tile Cleaner

  Removes soap scum, dirt, hard water buildup and rust without using harsh acids, ammonia or phosphates.

• Method Dish Soap

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

• Haley's Hints on DVD

  Everything from laundry advice to clever stain removal, ideas for pest control, as well as hints on cooking, painting, sewing tips and household storage.

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cleaning

  Simple ways to clean better and healthier.

• Clutter Control

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

• How to Clean Practically Anything

  Consumer Reports provides hundreds of timesaving solutions for all around the house.

• Clean Care Seminars' Specialized Carpet & Upholstery Spotting

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

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