Home Cleaning

Can disposals handle ice? Is any food waste okay to go down the drain? Does the water temperature matter? (Yes, no, yes.)

We're kicking off the spring cleaning Cure with the kitchen sink — a small target that pays you back with a big impact.

Using disinfectant products isn’t an automatic free pass to a germ-free life. You have to use disinfectants correctly to reap the benefits, including staying healthy.

Here are three somewhat unusual tools that make it easier to accomplish a really deep clean. Plus, they'll give the kind of instant morale booster that motivates you to keep going.

Odds are you’ve heard by now that your phone is… well, kind of disgusting. Here are some quick statistics: According to TIME, most cell phones are dirtier than a toilet seat—and in one study, high schoolers phones were found to have more than 17,000 gene copies on their phones’ screens. Phones are gross (even if you don’t bring your phone into the bathroom).When it comes to getting rid of germs quickly, most of us reach for a container of disinfecting wipes.

Thanks to Thumbtack, an app (and a site) that connects you with local professionals, my hardwood floors have never been shinier.

If you stockpiled disinfectants last year at the beginning of the pandemic, now’s a great time to check your stash.

Thank you, mom, for introducing me to these!

Stars — they're just like us!

It can ruin the surface and, if you forget to wipe it dry and turn on a burner, you release toxic gas into the air. Yikes.

A new report reveals the top songs in cleaning playlists.

Numbers 4, 6, and 7 will prove to be especially useful.

Cleaning just got interesting.

Here's what we could find out about the hack.

Pizza toppings are one of life’s greatest debates, but what everyone can agree on is that the cleanup is never as fun as the eating part.

Get your cleaning supplies ready because this weekend you're turning your attention to one thing in your home that you quite possibly have never cleaned before.

Nothing's worse than sharing a space with someone who doesn't carry their weight in housekeeping duties.

And great news: Some of them you can find online!

Here are seven ways everyone (even adults) can use it around the house.

No, a steam mop is not a great idea, according to the experts.

Warning: Satisfyingly gross images within.

According to experts, some parts of our infection prevention routine are still as important as they were last spring. Other practices aren’t as significant as we thought.

The stuff has more than 2,000 five-star reviews on Amazon. Here's what we thought.

Bonus: It'll save you money, space, and plastic waste.

Unlock the secrets of people with perpetually clean houses.

Bonus: The covers are interchangeable, so you can switch things up when the seasons change.

In the age of robot vacuums, it's easy to admit that modern housekeeping requires far less effort than it did for previous generations. That's why this one exception — of something new that we have to clean more that our parents did — stands out.

Without extra tools or wasted storage space, you'll get the clean floors you dream of.

We consulted a group of cleaning and sexual health experts to field your burning questions about sexual hygiene at home. No inquiry was off limits — we got down and dirty with it so you don’t have to!

Not all cloths are created equal. Which one you grab from your stock ultimately depends on what you’re cleaning.

I’ll admit, I wondered if it was one of those infomercial-style gadgets that sounded awesome but would end up unused in a closet. But I got it home and here's how it went.

Here are some tips every air fryer owner should know for battling the baked-on food, sticky greasy messes, and lingering odors that might plague your favorite new appliance.

Sure, the toothpaste splatters might be gone, but it's far from crystal-clear. Here are three ways to fix your technique.

You might think it's time to invest in a new one. But not so fast!

Here are 5 reasons I think this might be the best microfiber mop you can buy.

I've found a way to break the cycle, an almost surefire way to begin pushing the proverbial snowball.

Slime can leave you in quite a sticky situation, especially if you have messy — er, creative — kids like mine.

I had been opening drawers, digging through closets, and organizing basement corners I hadn’t touched in months — it was so obvious.

Usually the most rewarding cleaning tasks are those with the biggest visible payoff (think: vacuum lines). But taking care of hidden messes can have their own kind of fulfilling satisfaction.

We showed the TikTok to a plumber, and he had a way better suggestion.

We asked cleaning pros for the annoying (but 100% true) answers.

I've been discovering helpful housekeeping tips from one of the best places you can learn from: a stay-at-home mother of over 30 years.

Form *and* function all in one elegant package.

People love to say "it's about the journey, not the destination." And that's true. But you're allowed to celebrate the destination, too.

The living room — or whatever you call it — is the most important room to prioritize when it comes to making sure you feel comfortable, calm, and content.

Catch-up days can make you feel like you're on top of the world, if you do them right.

If it's been a while, make today the day you freshen it up.

Morning pick-ups and weekend cleaning sprees are great habits to maintain a home that stays spotless. But they're not the most important.

Do you do this too?

In theory, it should work — but there are some caveats.

Do you do this, too?

I'm envious of people who can follow through on all their home DIY projects. But in my envy, I realized that all the most successful DIY projects have one thing in common.

There are only two mistakes you can make when it comes to selecting art for your home.

The eco-friendly picks have us pumped to get our homes ready-for-the-‘gram clean.

If the new year is your cue to begin tidying up, you still need another incentive to finish the job.

It's important to remember that cups and socks and crumbs are just an inevitable part of life sometimes.

You need both in your cleaning arsenal.

Not to say there isn't benefit in being impulsive sometimes. But you still have to do a little work to fine-tune your instincts.

I'm extremely visual and sensitive to my surroundings and much of what I do naturally around the house has to do with maintaining aesthetic order for my peace of mind.

Real quick, before you get too far into the year or into any organizing or DIY projects, do this one-hour exercise.

It turns out it's great at cleaning Pyrex dishes with burnt-on stains.

It's time for an upgrade.