Heloise demonstrates cleaning tips for wine and gravy spills. Click the image to watch this short video.

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Stain Solutions

• Lipstick on Napkins
• Getting Rid of Pet Hair
• Decked Out for Holiday Portraits Follow these tips for choosing portrait worthy fabrics and advice for hand versus machine washing.
• Stain Removal Chart
• Removing Soot and Smoke Odor from Fabrics

Guard against Germs

As the holiday shopping frenzy escalates, the germs that cause colds and flu want to get in on the action, too. They're lurking in the crowd, just looking for opportunities to catch you off guard. What's one of the best ways to stay healthy for the holidays? Wash your hands frequently.

• Avoid Harmful Germs while Holiday Shopping!
• Wipe out Those Flu Germs
• Holiday Hygiene Follow these tips to stay healthy during the holidays.
• Clean Beds for Good Health Here are some ways to freshen up the bed.
• Food Safety for the Holidays The holiday season, when so many celebrations revolve around food, is a time when the risk of foodborne illnesses increases. And, since their symptoms can often be mistaken for the flu, it’s important to take the risk “off the table”!

Clean Ideas for a Sparkling House and Decorations

• Countdown to the Holidays - A Checklist to Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays
• Quick Holiday Spruce-Ups Tips for avoiding a harried holiday season. Get a handle on the holidays with great ideas for keeping dirt and chaos under control.
• Holiday Party Disasters - Solved! Holiday entertaining is fraught with potential disasters. But a cool head and the right products will keep a mini-crisis from becoming a major problem. Here are some quick and easy remedies.
• A Brighter Holiday At holiday time, we all dream of a hearth and home that's sparkling clean and guest-ready, 24/7. Before the real world of shopping and socializing intervenes, check out some of these household cleaning tips for the whole family from the American Cleaning Institute.
• Cleaning Resolutions for the New Year