We love our woollen jumpers, silk scarves and cashmere cardigans. They’re super comfortable, easy to wear and usually last a long time. That is until a protein-loving clothes eater comes along and starts to chew tiny holes in our often-expensive clothes. Moth larvae love nothing more than to feast upon soiled, natural fibred clothes in […]
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If you’ve knocked a candle onto the carpet, you might think that your carpet has reached its end and is bound for Madame Tussauds. The wax will be flooding the fibres, the aroma will be delightful, but the carpet will be dying slowly! But theatrics aside, your carpet can actually be saved from this waxy
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Whether you’re giving your laundry a rest from the strong agitation of the washing machine, or you’re an avid traveller who needs to clean their pants, cleaning your clothes in a sink can be a great way to wash your items. Washing clothes by hand in a kitchen or bathroom sink is incredibly straightforward. It’s
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When you’re about to tackle your morning marathon, the last thing you want to do is stick your toasty toes into yucky damp trainers! So, how can you dry your trainers quickly? Easy. Either use some newspaper, a fan, a shoe dryer, some rice or a tumble dryer to dry your shoes! But don’t run
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A dirty, rusty iron can be quite a headache! The iron won’t look its best, it might not work effectively, and the grotty patches on the soleplate might damage your creased laundry. Yet, there’s a simple cure! You can use paracetamol to clean the iron’s soleplate. Find out what you need to do to revive
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The kitchen is one of the most moisture filled areas in a home. Lots of steam is created as you cook, boil water in the kettle, and when you open the dishwasher after a cycle has ended! Instead of opening a window and releasing this steam outside, this moist air is often left to circulate
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When it comes to whitening clothes there are so many options you can try. You can do pre-washes, post-washes, and you can buy specific clothes whitening products… But wouldn’t it all be so much easier if you could just purchase a washing powder, or detergent, that was specifically designed to clean and reinvigorate white clothes
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Whether you’ve got a brand-new washing machine that needs setting up or you’re moving an existing washer to a new spot, you need to level the appliance before you use it to do laundry. Failing to level your washing machine means that you’ll have an extremely noisy machine to contend with. It may also vibrate
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Washing machines tend to get a bit pongy after a while. And the cause of this odour is usually a big build-up of bacteria inside your machine! But did you know a really cheap and quick way to make sure your washing machine smells fresh, and is free of germs, is to clean it with
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Your washing machine that’s been in storage for a while may appear absolutely fine on the surface. It might even look as good as new! But the sad truth is, your washing machine started to fill up with horrid germs, smells and bacteria as soon as you left it in its new home. And if
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