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Safer Ways to Clean Your Kitchen
A very easy-to-use resource for finding safer cleaners is the EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning. It independently analyzes top cleaners’ ingredients and ranks them in an A-F grading system, while also designating the safest products with a verification seal. The EWG breaks down the cleaners into categories. Among EWG-Verified dishwasher soaps and pods are the Branch Basics fragrance-free tablets and…
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Clean Up Your Tap Water
You have several options, but before you buy be sure the filter or system is certified. The gold standard certification for water filtration products comes from NSF/ANSI, two independent groups that establish thresholds for pollutant removal. And let me just say: I wish I had gotten a certified system. In 2020, concerned about lead and PFAS in my water, I…
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How to Clean a Mattress (and Why)
Health benefits aside, a clean mattress can also help prevent pest infestations. That’s why it’s important to pay as much attention to it as you might your couch, and focus on how you clean your mattress, as well as how often. Back when most mattresses could be flipped over, the conventional wisdom was that you should turn it twice a year,…
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How to Clean Your Dryer Vent
Even if you’re diligent about emptying the lint screen, small fibers will get through the trap and into your dryer vent. Left unchecked, this lint can slowly snowball, to the point where an errant spark could lead to a serious conflagration inside the vent. That’s why it’s critical to clean the dryer vent every few months or so, depending on…
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I used ChatGPT Voice and Vision to spring clean — and it even told me how much some of my ‘junk’ is worth
Every year around this time when the temperature shifts above freezing and the sun seems a little brighter, I start thinking about spring cleaning. While I love springtime, I really don’t like cleaning out the clutter that my family of five has accumulated over the winter. Seasonal cleaning is about getting organized, making space, and maybe even making a little…
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How to Clean Your Coffee Maker
Minerals in your home’s water can clog your coffee maker’s tank and tubes. If it gets bad enough, the machine could stop working completely or its brewing performance could be compromised; excessive steaming and increased brew cycle times are two telltale signs of trouble. The removal of this mineral buildup is called descaling. If your machine has a cleaning indicator,…
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How to Safely Clean Your Smartwatch Without Ruining It
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I wear my Apple Watch continuously, only removing to to charge it or when I’m showering. I wear it to sleep and to work out, under heavy sweatshirts, on the beach—basically anywhere and everywhere. As you can imagine, the device gets dirty. But as you might also imagine, I have…
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The Best Way to Clean Your Makeup Brushes
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Over the years, I’ve accumulated dozens of makeup brushes, which means I’ve also spent far too much time cleaning them. Dirty brushes can screw up your glam, but can also cause breakouts and distribute bacteria and whatever else lurks in your makeup bag across your skin. In worst-case scenarios, you…
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How to Clean Every Part of Your Peloton
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I teach a handful of cycling classes every week, and after each one, I grab a spray bottle of cleaner and a paper towel from the back of the studio and give my stationary bike a wipe-down. It only makes sense: The whole point of being on it is to…
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The Easiest Ways to Clean Brick Walls
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Whenever a new friend comes over, one of the first things they say to me is that I am “so lucky” to have an exposed brick wall in my apartment. This is true, for the most part, because it’s pretty and cozy and has that classic New York vibe. It’s…
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