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Surfactants
Stephen Mudge and Paul C. DeLeo
2013
Q. My New Year’s resolution is to stop smoking. But how can I make my rugs, furniture and draperies stop smelling like cigarettes?
A. Open up the windows and let the fresh air in. For items like throw blankets, pillow covers and curtains that can be laundered, wash them or take them to the drycleaners. Vacuum the floor and carpet, window treatments, upholstery and lamp shades. Then spray fabric refresher on all the fabric surfaces. Smooth surfaces, such as mirrors, floors and…
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Q. Our family really loves pumpkin – pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup have all been part of our Thanksgiving meal. Inevitably, we get pumpkin stains on our tablecloth and the cloth napkins we reserve for special dinners. How do I get these stains out?
Scrape off any excess pumpkin and then flush under cold water to loosen the stain. Pretreat with a prewash stain remover. Launder in the hottest water that's safe for the fabric, using chlorine bleach, if safe for…
In English
El cuidado infantil es esencial para millones de padres y cuidadores que trabajan en todo el país. Diseñados para servir a todos los miembros de la comunidad de cuidado infantil, desde proveedores y empleados hasta niños y padres/cuidadores(as), los materiales incluidos en el kit de herramientas L de Limpio reflejan las pautas de salud…
Before you call in a plumber, there are a few things you can try to remove a clog.
Soap, our first line of defense against harmful germs, actually hasn’t changed much in thousands of years. What may surprise you, though, is that a lot of what we call “soap” today isn’t soap at all.
April is Financial Awareness Month and there are small things you can do every day to save money on cleaning.