Your Phone Is Even Grosser Than You Think
We touch our phones some 2,617 times a day (that includes every swipe and tap). We take them with us everywhere: bathrooms, gyms, subways, and buses. They’re like an extra…
Three Surprisingly Practical Uses for Dryer Lint
Cleaning your dryer’s lint trap after every load is a must if you want to keep the machine running efficiently and safely. Scraping out that pile of bluish-grayish-pinkish fluff is…
The Dryer Maintenance Tasks You Should Do Every Month
Photo: Mark Brandon (Shutterstock) If your dryer suddenly stops working or starts running too hot, you’ll be left with either soggy or shrunken clothes. Worse, a malfunctioning dryer can actually…
How to Remove Pet Hair From Your Washing Machine and Dryer
Photo: stockfoto (Shutterstock) As much as we love our pets, sometimes our furry friends provide us with more than love and affection: They also leave hair all over our homes…
Five Things in Your Home You Should Probably Replace Right Now
Photo: Thanaphat Somwangsakul (Shutterstock) Even if keeping a clean home is important to you, there’s a lot to stay on top of. There’s the obvious: taking out the garbage, unloading…
Fabric Softener Is Bullshit
Photo: Sergey Lapin (Shutterstock) We’ve already covered why you should stop using dryer sheets—now it’s time to vanquish the next unnecessary step in your laundry routine: fabric softener. I know,…
Never Dry These Clothing Items on High Heat
Photo: Pixel-Shot (Shutterstock) Even though I’ve been doing my own laundry for 20-odd years, and laundry is at minimum a thrice weekly household duty of mine, there are some—okay, a…
7 Slightly Weird But Useful Ways You Should Reduce the Amount of Crap You Throw Away
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Did you know hair is compostable? With the caveat that it should not be chemically treated (colored) or contain a glut of mousse, gel, or hair spray,…
8 Cheap Fidget ‘Toys’ Your Pop-It Loving Kid Will Play With
Photo: Viktor Osipenko (Shutterstock) One of my most traumatic childhood memories was a Halloween party in elementary school. We went to a haunted house in the library, were blindfolded, and…
How to Keep New Towels From Shedding Everywhere
New, freshly washed towels are great…until you use one and find yourself covered in lint. Even after you wash them again (and again), this problem can persist. Blame this frustrating…