Author Archives: Jessica Ek

World Refill Day

Join millions of people around the world taking action on World Refill Day, June 16. Using reusable products can be a great way to reduce the need for single-use plastic. Properly cleaning your reusables goes a long way toward helping them last. Here are our tips for taking care of...

Common Laundry Questions

We get a lot of questions about laundry! It may seem like a straightforward task but there are different instructions and products that could cause confusion. There are several factors to consider if you want to keep your clothes clean and in good shape. Today, we’re answering some of the...

Home Organization Tips with Safety in Mind

Home organization is not only a way to make your living space more comfortable and functional, but also a way to protect your health and safety. Many household items, especially things like medicine, batteries, and cleaning products, can pose hazards if they are not stored and used properly. Here are...

The Stubborn Six – Our Worst Stains and How to Remove Them

We get a lot of questions about how to get stains out of clothes. And we get it. Stains can be a real pain. That’s especially true if they happen to be one of the stains we dubbed on National Laundry Day as the stubborn six. These stains are notoriously...

The Real Dirt on Laundry Stripping

Laundry stripping is the process of soaking fabric, usually sheets or bedding, in a mixture of borax, washing soda, and powdered laundry detergent. The fabric is soaked for several hours in hot water, and the high alkaline environment helps break down grease, calcium, and other residues. While laundry stripping can...

Tips for Organizing Small Laundry Spaces Safely

Some of us have full laundry rooms in our homes and others use communal laundry facilities. However, if you’re like 46% of American households, you fall somewhere in between, with an in-home washer and dryer tucked in a closet or within another room in the home. In which case, it...

The 8-Dish Rule and Other Dishwashing Tips Everyone Should Know

For National No Dirty Dishes Day, we’re bringing you our best tips and tricks for cleaning those dishes in a way that saves money, time, water, and energy. Bookmark this and share it with your friends! The 8-Dish Rule Do you have enough dishes to run the dishwasher? The decision...

Spring Refresh without the Sneezes

Spring is a season of renewal and rejuvenation, but for many people, it also means the onset of allergy season. Here are some tips for bringing in the springtime mood without the spring allergy triggers: Choose allergy-friendly plants: Some plants are better for allergy sufferers than others. Choose plants like...

Reducing Laundry Microplastics

Happy Earth Day! For the last 50+ years, this has been a time to mobilize in support of maintaining our home, Planet Earth, for the sake of human and planetary health for generations to come. This year, the theme is Planet vs. Plastic, which has direct implications for your laundry....

Celebrating Cleaning Innovations

Happy World Creativity and Innovation Day! Today, we celebrate the power of human ingenuity and the incredible ways in which it has shaped our world. One area where this ingenuity shines brightly is in the development of cleaning products. As new products and processes are developed, they help keep our...

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