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  • Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Washing Whites

    Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Washing Whites

    Home decor colour trends come and go, but classic white linens — like bedding, towels, and tablecloths — never go out of style. Sure, being a neutral colour helps, but there’s a certain comfort that comes from being able to look at white bedsheets or a washcloth and immediately know whether they’re clean.


  • 12 Things You Should Be Disinfecting (but Aren’t)

    12 Things You Should Be Disinfecting (but Aren’t)

    There’s a difference between cleaning and disinfecting, which means there are different times you’ll need to do both, as well as different products you need to use. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, disinfecting kills germs that remain behind after standard cleaning, and the agency recommends using EPA-approved products or diluted bleach…


  • Never Use Bleach on These Surfaces

    Never Use Bleach on These Surfaces

    Bleach has a ton of uses outside of lifting stains from white clothes, but there are some dos and don’ts we should all remember. You already know to never mix bleach with any other cleaners or disinfectants, as it can release dangerous vapors, but there’s more that you should avoid.


  • 13 Things Bleach Can Do Aside From Lifting Stains

    13 Things Bleach Can Do Aside From Lifting Stains

    We all know bleach is great for stain-lifting and disinfecting. Its active ingredient, sodium hypochlorite, quickly attacks and denatures the proteins in micro-organisms, killing bacteria, fungus and viruses. And according to the American Cleaning Institute, it’s the oxidizing properties of bleach that convert unwanted dyes and colours (aka stains) into colourless, soluble particles that can…