natural cleaners

Store-bought cleaners like bleach, ammonia, drain cleaners, toilet cleaners, and more are the cause of thousands of household emergencies each year.

Vinegar is an amazing and versatile cleaner for all kinds of applications around the house. However, because it ...

A recent letter from a reader who used borax to solve her dishwasher woes got me thinking about ...

Fruit flies are perhaps the most annoying of household pests. They barge right in and make themselves quite ...

Several years ago, my son gave me the bounty from the two fruit trees that pretty much rule ...

It pretty much kills me to spend money for things I know I can make myself for less ...

Dear Mary: What is a safe disinfectant for colored clothes, such as underwear and bath towels? I can't ...

Growing up in Boise, Idaho (shoutout to all my Gem State readers), my parents had a percolator. I ...

Not long ago, I got a request from reader Kelly R., for a DIY recipe for furniture polish. ...

Cornstarch is a low-cost, readily available, humble miracle found in the baking aisle of just about every supermarket ...

I love simple DIY household cleaners, not only because they're so much cheaper than their commercial cousins but ...

Kitchen cabinets are for storing dishes, not grease. Unfortunately, wood cabinets -- painted or natural with a clear ...

Over the past month or so, I've been on a tear to discover all I can about citric ...

Fabric softeners are designed to reduce the amount of static in synthetic fibers and make laundry come out ...

Spring cleaning is a rite of passage: clearing out the cobwebs and cabin fever and opening up your living ...