The Easiest Way to Clean Your Washing Machine
Your washing machine cleans your clothes, therefore you should clean your washing machine. It’s a simple concept, but not one we think about too often. The washing machine doesn’t always…
How to Get Pumpkin Stains Out of Clothing, Fabric, and Hard Surfaces
Photo: 220 Selfmade studio (Shutterstock) No matter how you choose to carve your pumpkins and what you choose to do with them, you’re going to end up with a mess.…
Avoid These Common Car Washing Mistakes
Once you’ve invested in the necessary supplies, washing your car yourself—as opposed to taking it to a car wash—can save you money. But beyond that, it also gives you more…
Why You Shouldn’t Use Dish Soap in Your Washing Machine
There’s a reason why some social media cleaning “hacks” are only surfacing now, decades after domestic scientists and home economists developed many of the products and techniques still used today:…
You Don’t Need to Separate Your Laundry (With One Common Exception)
Separating whites from colors was once a necessity. We separated whites so we could bleach them, and washed colors in cold water to protect them from running and fading. Clothes…
How to Choose Between Laundry Detergent Liquid, Powder, or Sheets
Some of the first mass-produced laundry detergents were bars of soap that were used with a washboard and washtub. Powders and liquids became the detergents of choice for modern washing…
You Don’t Need a Separate Stain-Removing Spray for Your Laundry
Photo: Pinkasevich (Shutterstock) When it comes to laundry supplies, the number of products we have, verses the ones we actually need don’t necessarily match up. And with storage space in…
Avoid These Mistakes When Storing Your Cleaning Supplies
Photo: Yulia Prizova (Shutterstock) Over the years, you’ve probably accumulated quite a few cleaning supplies. And whether you prefer using one or two multi-purpose products, or have a variety of…
How to Tell If a Detergent is Actually ‘Mild’ Before You Buy It
Photo: TarasBeletskiy (Shutterstock) If your online search history is littered with questions on how to clean a variety of surfaces and items, you’ve probably noticed that many of the instructions…
Man Orders Laptop During Flipkart Sale, Gets Detergent Bars Instead
After opening the package, the custome claims they found packets of detergent bars.New Delhi: Having ordered a laptop for his father from an e-commerce website, a person was left disgruntled…