Cleaning

Has your expensive transparent smartphone case become yellow and gross? Instead of running to the store and wasting money on a new case, a quick home method will clean the cloudiness from the silicone and restore its original transparency in just half an hour.

Did the kids decorate the wall or sofa with a permanent marker? One product we all use in the summer breaks down the ink instantly and will save you from repainting.

Did you open the dishwasher and discover that the dishes are still dirty? Here are the mistakes we make in the kitchen - from the placement of the cleaning tablet to the biggest myth about rinsing plates.

We wash the bathtub, clean the toilet, and change the sheets, but there are places in the house that most of us hardly think need cleaning. Studies conducted in recent years show that bacteria and fungi can establish themselves even inside the shower head, bath toys, the dishwasher, and the toothbrush holder. This does not mean that the house is dangerous or that you need to disinfect everything...

Dust accumulates quickly, the slats are delicate, and using too much water or the wrong cleaner can do more harm than good. Here is how to do it right, step by step.

Water stains, fingerprints, and dust accumulated in tracks can make cleaning exhausting. Here is how to use baking soda and toothpaste to clean glass and window tracks - and what is important to do before starting.

We all know this moment: you enter the bathroom, look in the mirror, and discover a dark and annoying stain on the edges. You take a cloth, spray generously with cleaning agent, and start scrubbing vigorously, but the stain simply refuses to disappear.

Cola is in almost every refrigerator, but it is definitely not used only for drinking. Thanks to its acidity, sugar, and ingredients, one can find quite a few surprising uses for it, from the kitchen to household cleaning.

From the kitchen floor to the windows, women across the web have started turning the act of cleaning into a real operation: pouring quantities of water, adding a generous amount of detergent, scrubbing, rinsing, and rinsing again — until the whole house looks like it has been washed with a hose. These videos, which show the "before and after" moments and the foam being washed off the surfaces...

There are items in the house that we make sure to clean almost every week, and there are those that remain off the chore list simply because they look clean. However, according to microbiology and cleaning experts, one of the smallest and most everyday objects in the bathroom can become a hotbed for bacteria, mold, and fungi. If you have never given a thought to your toothbrush holder, it might be...

It turns out the kitchen sponge is the most bacteria-laden object in the house, carrying more germs than a toilet handle. Research shows that regular dish soap doesn't clean it, but simply redistributes bacteria.