ACI has kept up with changing the formulations in sunscreen to provide ways to clean sunscreen oversprays and spills from wood, tile, and leather.Summer's here, and with it, the increased awareness of, and need for, sunscreen. We need the protection, but our tile floors? Not so much. Fortunately, there are easy ways to clean up [...]
The CleanMax Zoom 200 gets the job done more effectively and without costing hundreds of dollars more.Richard Wilson, president of Brittany Maids in Atlanta, Georgia, for twenty years was frustrated with his nationally known, name brand vacuums. His fifteen cleaning teams were equipped with vacuums that he found to be subpar. He was tired of [...]
The threat really isn’t what is in your home, but what you might bring into your home from the outside, particularly in light of the fact infected people may infect others before they even realize they are sick.The threat really isn’t what is in your home, but what you might bring into your home from [...]
To avoid what is known as the toilet “plume,” the traditionally accepted practice has been to close the lid. Unfortunately, that’s not as effective as you might think.Ask anyone his or her least favorite room to clean and chances are you’ll hear “the bathroom.” And, really, who wants to clean the icky toilet, scrub the [...]
We track a lot of icky stuff in on the soles of our shoes, so it’s a good practice to remove your shoes at the doorIn an episode of the TV show “Sex and the City,” fashionista Carrie Bradshaw went to a party where the hostess asked the guests to remove their shoes. Carrie balked [...]
Not to offer up more work, but there’s another item you should add to your “to dust” list at least once a month: houseplantsYou know the routine … You dust the coffee table, bookshelves and mantel only to look at them the next day and, you guessed it, there’s the dust again. Dust, pet hair [...]
Leather – which comes in three varieties – requires some special attention when cleaning and getting out stains Whether it’s the loveseat in your den or the seats in your car, leather is a popular choice. It looks nice and is comfortable (except when you’re wearing shorts on a hot summer day). According to the Institute [...]
Sometimes, harsh chemicals aren’t always the answer. And those can be tough on your pipes, not to mention the environment.Considering their daily use – and sometimes abuse – it’s no wonder our kitchen and bathroom drains get clogged. Thanks to toothpaste, soap, shampoo, hair, food and who knows what else, it can be challenging for [...]
Probably one reason so many people dread cleaning is because they realize some serious picking up and straightening will precede the dust cloth and mop.Cleaning is an easier chore when the house is tidy and you’re not trying to dust a coffee table piled high with magazines or vacuum a bedroom when the floor is [...]
Just because the dog takes a sip out of it now and then doesn’t mean you relish the thought of getting on your hands and knees to give the toilet a proper scrub.What item in your house do you hate to clean the most? Yes, the toilet. Just because the dog takes a sip out [...]
