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• American Cleaning Institute
• Stain Removal Chart

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• House Cleaning Tips
• Laundry
• Spot Removal
• Stain Removal
• Wrinkled Clothing

Quick tips from Nancy Bock, Vice President of Education for the American Cleaning Institute^® (formerly The Soap and Detergent Association):

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• Pin it up. Install a bulletin board on the wall. It’s great for pinning socks until their mates are found. Also, post a stain removal chart, instructions for addressing common laundry problems, and the guide to fabric care symbols.

• Hang out. Keep plenty of hangers in the laundry room, so clothes can go from the dryer to the hangers. This helps prevent wrinkles.

Stain Removal Chart:

www.cleaninginstitute.org/clean_living/stain_removal_chart.aspx

Addressing Common Laundry Problems: www.cleaninginstitute.org/clean_living/laundry.aspx

Fabric Care Symbols: 

About Nancy Bock

Nancy Bock is Vice President of Education for The Soap and Detergent Association.

The Soap and Detergent Association (www.cleaning101.com), the U.S. Home of the Cleaning Products Industry^SM, is the non-profit trade association representing manufacturers of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products; their ingredients; and finished packaging; and oleochemical producers. SDA members produce more than 90 percent of the cleaning products marketed in the U.S. The SDA is located at 1500 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005.