If you’re a fan of homemade or natural cleaners, you might have come across uses for isopropyl alcohol. These include odour eliminators, stain removers, jewellery cleaners, and more. But it’s not super common for us to have isopropyl alcohol laying around at home, and is far more likely that you’ll have rubbing alcohol. Can you […]
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Hanging washing outside to dry is always the best option if it’s available. Not only is it free, it’s eco-friendly and better for your home too. Of course, it can be difficult to know if you can hang your washing out if the weather is unpredictable. So, if you find yourself asking, “should I hang
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Slippers are great for keeping our feet warm at home and for shuffling out to the bins, but they can start to get a bit manky after a while. They’re also unlike normal shoes in that they often don’t wear down the same, can have fluffy linings, and we generally wear them barefoot. All this
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Although many of us are happy to just pick up cleaning products from our favourite brands without much consideration of what’s in them, sometimes you might need to dig deeper into their ingredients. One potential concern might be the product’s pH level – the measure of whether it’s acid, alkaline, or neutral. Specifically, you might
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When you have to wear insoles or orthotics, the last thing you probably think about is how to clean them. But once they start to get a bit whiffy, you’ll certainly want to know the best way to do it! So, let’s cover how to clean insoles. The method below will be suitable for everything
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Washing machines can unsurprisingly get pretty dirty over time. After all, we use them to clean our clothes, so any dirt and debris they remove can get trapped in the machine itself. Like all other cleaning appliances, washing machines need cleaning themselves every now and then. One such issue is scrud, which isn’t always obvious
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Long-term smoking can cause stains on a range of surfaces, from walls to textiles and clothing. Whether you’re a smoker or you’ve bought something second-hand from a smoker, knowing how to remove nicotine stains from fabric is a useful skill. And that’s what we’ll cover in this article. Read on to find out how to
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Getting wax on your walls may not be an everyday thing. But if a candle sputters or your kid decides to get artistic, cleaning it off is a must. Provided you work quickly but with care, you should be able to remove wax from a wall without it leaving a mark. So, let’s find out
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Wool is great for keeping you warm in the colder months, making it the perfect fabric for coats. But you’ve probably heard many horror stories about people shrinking their favourite wool items by washing them incorrectly. While coats don’t need as frequent washing as other items, this still leads us to wonder how to wash
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Although tattoos are known for their permanence, this mainly comes from how they’re done rather than the inks used. That said, the ink itself behaves like any other kind of ink, so you should act quickly if you notice a stain. Let’s cover how to get tattoo ink out of clothes, so you’ll hopefully have
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