Cleaning Tips
Learn how to use chemistry to solve cleaning problems. Remove stains, polish tarnished metals, get the most out of your cleaner, and successfully remove grease and grime without gassing yourself.
How to Remove Rust Stains
Rust stains can be a challenge to remove because the stain consists of tiny iron oxide particles, plus some treatments actually set the stain rather than remove it. Use a little chemistry know-how to successfully remove a rust stain.
Rust stains can be a challenge to remove because the stain consists of tiny iron oxide particles, plus some treatments actually set the stain rather than remove it. Use a little chemistry know-how to successfully remove a rust stain.
How to Remove Ball Point Pen Ink
Ball point pen ink is not a something that you can usually remove with simple soap and water, but there is an easy and inexpensive way to remove pen ink from surfaces or clothing.
Ball point pen ink is not a something that you can usually remove with simple soap and water, but there is an easy and inexpensive way to remove pen ink from surfaces or clothing.
Using Laundry Detergent in the Dishwasher
You could put laundry detergent in your dishwasher. Should you? Probably not. Here's why.
You could put laundry detergent in your dishwasher. Should you? Probably not. Here's why.
Clean Copper and Brass
Use these easy instructions to combine common household ingredients to make your own copper, brass, and bronze cleaner.
Use these easy instructions to combine common household ingredients to make your own copper, brass, and bronze cleaner.
How to Make Natural Toothpaste
It's fast, easy, non-toxic, and fluoride-free! Use these instructions to make your own natural toothpaste.
It's fast, easy, non-toxic, and fluoride-free! Use these instructions to make your own natural toothpaste.
How to Polish Silver without Touching It
Why use elbow grease to remove tarnish from silver when all you need to do is dip it in this easy-to-make nontoxic solution? I've also included some tips for preventing tarnish in the first place.
Why use elbow grease to remove tarnish from silver when all you need to do is dip it in this easy-to-make nontoxic solution? I've also included some tips for preventing tarnish in the first place.
How to Make Your Own Soap
These are the instructions for making your own gentle hand or face soap. It's work, but worth the effort!
These are the instructions for making your own gentle hand or face soap. It's work, but worth the effort!
Laundry Detergent Recipe
It's easy to make your own laundry detergent, plus the cost of using it is about a tenth the price of using store-bought laundry detergent. Here's how you make this cleaner yourself.
It's easy to make your own laundry detergent, plus the cost of using it is about a tenth the price of using store-bought laundry detergent. Here's how you make this cleaner yourself.