Have you ever had to deal with an evil smell at home? How did you remove it? Which is the worst household odour in your opinion? Do you think that bad smells are a serious problem? Continue reading
How to Keep Allergies Away from Your Children
May 18, 2012
According to some specialists allergies are the curse of the 21st century, because every fifth person suffers one. They are very unpleasant because their symptoms are sometimes very embarrassing. Some of the most commonly met signs of an allergy are runny noses, skin irritations, watery eyes, diarrhoea, skin rashes, and sneezing. Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning Tips 'n' Tricks, Domestic Cleaning, Green Cleaning
Tagged allergies, bacteria, cleaning services, cleaning tips, dust
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Extraordinary Uses of Bicarbonate of Soda
May 17, 2012
Bicarbonate of soda or baking soda, as most people call it, is an everyday product that is primarily used in the kitchen for cooking and baking as a leavening agent. It has the property to react with the acidic components in doughs and release carbon dioxide, and it is what makes batters expand. This magic product has been known ever since ancient times, and in the recent years it has become popular with other extraordinary uses, too. It is an irreplaceable part of some housewives’ everyday lives. Continue reading
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Tagged bad odours removal, baking soda, cleaning tips, extraordinary uses, laundry detergent
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5 Ways to Avoid the Norovirus Bug
May 16, 2012
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
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Tagged domestic cleaning, hand hygiene, health, how to, protect yourselves, smart tips, virus
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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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