Summer is coming, even though honestly it doesn’t feel like it, and on the winds of early summer ride the new line of viruses to make the few sunny days we have into an unpleasant hell. The new virus to strike is the Norovirus, which currently has been filling infirmaries in Scotland. If the virus has struck places such as Dumfries and Galloway, it’s bound to crawl to London sooner or later. Continue reading
10 Ingenious Uses of White Vinegar
May 16, 2012
Vinegar is a sour liquid that is normally used for flavouring salads and cooking. It is one of the irreplaceable products in every cuisine. Moreover, it has been used for more than 10 000 years, and has proved to be of great importance to every housewife. The thing is, though, that white vinegar can be used for other purposes except for cooking and flavouring. Continue reading
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A Toilet Seat That Can Clean Itself?
May 14, 2012
When will this stop being the method to combat sticky toilet seat situations?
Apparently that’s a thing. Who would have thought that a toilet would develop an innate sense for personal hygiene? Although this might seem somewhat innovative to some, public toilets with a few technological upgrades to allow a clean experience for each new visitor have existed. Sure, the predominant number of these wonder toilets cluster predominantly in the USA, but one must emphasize on the fact that someone is addressing the issue of poor hygiene in public restrooms and in a few years time, these innovations could be globally spread. Continue reading
The Keyboard – a Nest of Bacteria
May 14, 2012
A recent research from Swinburne University of Technology’s Environment and Biotechnology Centre proves that maintaining your keyboard clean reduces health risks. Ten computers in a shared laboratory were chosen randomly and sampled once a week over a month. They were stuffed with coliforms and staphylococci (coliforms – a bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of water and foods; staphylococci – a common food poisoning cause). Continue reading
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Tagged bacteria, computer keyboards, facts, parasites
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3 Green Cleaning Recipes
May 11, 2012
Green cleaning has become very popular in the recent years because people have realised how dangerous store detergents are. You cannot use chemicals for housecleaning and expect to live in a healthy environment. These products emit toxic fumes and pollute the air in your house. Moreover, they cause skin irritations and allergies, and I won’t even mention what might happen if a drop of such a product sprays in your eye. Continue reading
Is Having a Cleaner Better for My Home?
May 11, 2012
Arguably, this is one of the fundamental questions every home owner is asking themselves before they schedule a cleaning service for their home. This is a valid question to debate, because it would mean to spend a lot of money without the benefits that a cleaner might have for your home. So is it good or is it a bad investment. Continue reading
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Tagged domestic cleaning, house cleaning, maid, professional cleaning
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Basic but Important Dish-Washing Tips
May 10, 2012
Dish-washing is a chore that no one looks forward to. It can be really disgusting and that is why most people take cover when the family dinner is over. They put their plate and glass into the sink and hide somewhere to avoid the question “Would you wash the dishes?”. Continue reading
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Interesting Fact about Cleaning
May 10, 2012
Did you know that the first Vacuum Cleaner was patented as a “suction cleaning devise” in 1901 by Hubert Cecil Booth? It was’t exacly portable – Booth’s first vacuum was a wagon and long hoses were pushed into a house to suck up the dirt.
An American janitor James Spangler made a smaller version in 1907, one that a person could acctually carry around while cleaning up. His brother-in-law, William Hoover, bought Spangler’s invention and started Hoover Vacuum Company.
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4 Must-have Tools for Cleaning A Smartphone
May 9, 2012
Smartphones find their way into some of the dirtiest places around you. They always seem to find every dust and dirt particles in your pockets or at home. The screen is another horror story, which I know a lot of people avoid talking about. When it comes to the hygiene of smartphones, not many have confronted the problem, which plain and simple, is that their smartphones are dirty. Continue reading
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Tagged cleaning a smartphone, electronics, germs, how to, iPhone, smartphones
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