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• Static Electricity

  Static Control

  Studies have revealed that static electricity does not become a problem with most people until the relative humidity drops below 40 percent.
• Cleaning Services

  How to Choose a Great Home Cleaning Service and Ensure You Get Top Notch Service

  Okay, so you are ready for a service to clean your home. Good for you! But, you may ask: “How can I trust someone in my home, or better yet, with a key to my house?”
• Cleaning Products

  Soaps Vs. Detergents

  What exactly is soap? What is detergent? Many home cleaning products are classified as either soaps or detergents. Interestingly, many people really don’t know what these everyday words mean. However, it’s a good idea to take the time to learn, so you can understand their basic similarities and differences.
• Spring Cleaning

  Economic Conditions Stimulate Change in Spring Cleaning Behaviors

  SDA survey shows effectiveness, cost and convenience are top factors in consumers’ cleaning product choices; economy has influenced household cleaning habits of nearly 8 In 10 Americans; 68% still regularly engage in Spring Cleaning; consumers increasingly seeking sustainability benefits in products.
• Health

  Keeping Loved Ones Safe in Hospitals - Prevent Infections by Being a Good Visitor

  When a hospital becomes a 'Home Away from Home' for family members or significant others, help keep them safe by being a prepared visitor.
• Stain Removal

  Color Restoration for Carpet Stains and More

  Carpets receive the greater part of daily household abuse: pet stains, drink spills, food stains, soil, sun-fade, bleach discoloration and lots more. So before you discard the old floor covering for a new one, consider an alternative that’s a lot easier on the pocketbook – professional color restoration.
• Consumer Reports

  ShopSmart Poll: Only 7% of Women Hate Cleaning Their Homes; Spend Five Hours Per Week Cleaning

  According to a Consumer Reports ShopSmart Poll, the bathroom is the least favorite place to clean, and people prefer vacuuming.
• Cleaning Services

  Hiring a Carpet Cleaner? Check Out "Seal of Approval" Service Providers

  The Carpet and Rug Institute recognizes Service Providers that use proven products and processes to clean carpets.
• Organizing Strategies

  You're Just One Excuse Away from Organization

  Organizing means pitching out clutter. It also means ditching the excuses that keep you disorganized.
• Healthcare

  In the Hospital, Wash Your Hands!

  This order goes to every single person who may come in contact with you.
• Organizing Strategies

  Extreme Garage Makeover

  Studies show an estimated 32 percent of people who own a two-car garage can only get one car inside because of the clutter. Here's what to do.
• Hospitals

  Dirty Hospital? Fight Back

  The hospital wasn't clean, or your meds were consistently screwed up? The place just isn't safe? Get mad! Complain! Here's how.
• Organizing Strategies

  Reduce Paper Clutter - Get Rid of Paper Records You Don't Need

  Even if your file cabinets aren’t overflowing, chances are you’re saving more than you need. Here are tips on fighting document overflow.
• Pets

  How to De-Skunk Your Pet

  Remove “eau de skunk” from your pet using a simple formula.
• Organizing Strategies

  Home Space Organization

  Here are more ways to organize your space for productivity and other benefits.
• Toilet Paper

  Consumer Reports: Save Up To $130 a Year by Switching Toilet Paper

  Quilted Northern, Charmin and Cottonelle top toilet paper tests.
• Toilet Sneeze

  Do Toilets Sneeze?

  According to two studies, flushed toilets spew aerosolized plumes of moisture, bacteria and viruses over many bathroom surfaces.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Are You Using Seal-of-Approval Products?

  The CRI Seal of Approval program identifies effective carpet cleaning solutions and equipment. Only the best pass the test.
• Carpet Cleaning

  Maintaining High-Traffic Carpet Areas

  What steps should you take to maintain carpet in a high-traffic area?
• Professional Carpet Cleaning

  Need Your Carpet Cleaned by a Professional?

  Find a service you can trust by contacting the IICRC.

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