Used in cosmetics and many cuisines around the world, coconut oil is much more welcome on your face or in a recipe than on your clothes. Like most oils, coconut oil can be tricky to get out of fabric once it’s in. Tricky, but not impossible. As long as you act in a timely fashion […]
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To those with dentures, denture tablets are of course indispensable. But the tooth – sorry, truth – of the matter is that they can be of tremendous help all around the house, regardless of your dental status. Because of the chemical composition of denture tablets, cleaning a wide variety of items is relatively easy. This
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For cod’s sake, you cry as you realise that, like a right sprat, you’ve gone and got fish grease all over your nice white shirt. It’s enough to give you a splitting haddock. There are two general sources of fish oil as far as your clothes are concerned. One is from fish oil capsules, the
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Those who, like me, can’t bear the whole ironing ritual, have been looking to the future, scanning the gadget horizon for something, anything, that will take the iron from our weary grip and do the beastly task for us. Perhaps it could also guide us to a comfy chair, plump up some cushions, then bring
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Colour run. It sounds a lot more dynamic than it actually is. Sounds almost exciting. It’s not. It’s what happens when you mix a load of laundry that really shouldn’t be together in a washing machine. The result is a transfer of colour from garment to garment. There are techniques you can employ to combat
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So, you’ve got your nice white shirt washed in time for your big day, and it’s been in the dryer for a couple of hours so whip it out, wang on the iron and away you go. Not so fast, because what’s that on your shirt? Black marks? As Marvin Gaye was prompted to ask
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Sometimes, the usual wash isn’t enough. If clothes have been through an especially bad time, then they may be crying out for a clean that gets rid not just of dirt but of bacteria too. You may be dealing with clothes that were worn by somebody suffering from an infectious ailment like E. coli or
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Limescale’s a pain, huh? Not only does it look horrible, it can result in higher utility bills as heating elements become clogged and rendered less effective. There are places in the UK that are renowned for their limescale. Places like Bath, for instance. The Romans called it Aquae Sulis, which means ‘Cripes, unbelievable limescale’, maybe.
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It’s always a real bummer. You have a favourite shirt that you tend to wear more than all the other candidates on the rail. But, just like a short-lived pet, it starts to go downhill pretty soon into your relationship with it. What’s happened? Is it you? Is it the shirt? It’s not either. A
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Black clothes are cool. Just ask Johnny Cash. Or Coco Chanel. Or just about anyone in The Matrix. What’s not so cool is when out of the blue, things turn red. It’s enough to brown anyone off. The black clothes turning red phenomenon usually manifests itself as blotches of discoloration suddenly appearing against the jet
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