Just because something looks clean, it doesn’t mean it is clean. Take appliances, for example. You can’t see germs like Salmonella or E.coli, but they could be hiding in plain sight, particularly where you do your cooking and store your food. Here are some of our favorite articles on cleaning...
Happy Thanksgiving from Our Nest to Yours
All of us at Clean and Happy Nest wish you the happiest of Thanksgivings. Whether you’re hosting or traveling, we have everything you need to stay clean and healthy during what can sometimes be a chaotic time of year. Find out helpful laundry solutions for holiday stains. Go through our...
What’s on Your Checklist?
On National Checklist Day, it is suggested that you (a) make a checklist, (b) check everything off the list, and (c) celebrate! Lists keep you organized and help bring a sense of accomplishment. By completing a cleaning checklist, your home will be healthier and safer for your family, plus you...
National Child Health Day
It’s National Child Health Day – a reminder for us all to focus on the health and safety of our kids and families. In addition to keeping germs, bacteria, and allergens at bay in our homes through routine cleaning, here are some other proven ways to help ensure our youngest...
Talk to Your Teens
As part of a recent online challenge, teens were putting laundry packets in their mouths. This self-harming behavior may have seemed funny to some, but it can be quite unsafe. Liquid laundry detergent packets are highly concentrated and can be harmful to eyes, skin or when ingested. Symptoms related to...
Through Their Eyes: Hidden home dangers
Young children explore their surroundings by touch and taste, and accidents can happen in an instant. It’s important to always store potentially dangerous products up and away from kids. Have you crawled around at your little one’s level to spot all the potential hazards? Common household items can pose a...
Enter to Win a $2,500 Gift Card Simply by Taking the KEY Pledge
You’ve got until the end of the year to enter ACI’s KEY Pledge Laundry Safety sweepstakes. Simply take the online pledge to keep your laundry room safe, and you’re entered! How can you be the key? Keep liquid laundry packets out of the reach of kids and tell others about...
How to Store Liquid Laundry Packets
Liquid laundry packets are convenient and easy to use. But look at them through the eyes of a small child: they’re bright, squishy and, let’s face it, kind of cool. Unfortunately, they’re also dangerous for small children who may be tempted to put them in their mouths. Liquid laundry packets...
7 Tips for Keeping Your Cleaning Products in A Safe Place
Keep your cleaning products locked away and out of reach from young kids. That’s Parenting 101, right? You don’t need to read this post to know that. But we’re all busy, and homes are complex, dynamic places where things don’t always stay in their place. Here are some extra precautions...