We’ve all been there–after a while, your shower curtain eventually gets those gross dark mold spots at the bottom, especially if you live in a humid area. Is this possible to fix? Or do you just buy a new curtain? All that, and more, in this article. The most successful and popular methods of removing…
Hey friend, it IS possible to remove the fleas from your house, but there’s going to be some work. You’re here because you’re wondering if shampooing your carpets will do the trick–it turns out there’s a lot more to it than that. To remove fleas, studies and anecdotal evidence show that shampooing the carpets isn’t…
This question has bothered me for a long time, you can read the back of your laundry detergent container and it usually tells you how many pods to use, but how many pods do you really need to use? Most large loads need only one pod. Most people use two laundry pods for a large…
Soap kinda has the same texture as some deodorant, right? It should work, right? What’s the harm? Well, maybe more than you think! In a pinch, a little bit of bar hand soap can be used as a substitute for deodorant. Non-antiperspirant deodorants typically contain sodium stearate, which means they are actually soap. However, deodorant…
I’ve kind of lived my life thinking that things like gasoline, shampoo, and laundry detergent don’t expire, and they just kind of sit there, ready to work forever. It’s not until the past few years that I’ve learned that life is a bit more complicated than that! Shampoo has a shelf life of anywhere from…
If you store your laundry detergent in your garage, you may be concerned about what your laundry detergent will do in cold weather. To help you out, I tested a few types of laundry detergent to see what happens: Some liquid detergent freezes around the freezing point of water, while others do not, such as…
So many things “expire”–laundry detergent seems like something that shouldn’t, because it’s just a detergent, right? Well, it turns out that like most things, laundry detergent can lose its effectiveness over time. Tide laundry products have shelf lives of 12-15 months, while EarthBreeze has a shelf life of 18 months. These companies claim that the…
It happens to all of us, you’ve run out of hand soap, and you are thinking, hmm… what would happen if I use my shampoo for hand soap? Don’t worry my friend, I’ve got you. It’s completely acceptable to substitute hand soap with shampoo on occasion. However, shampoo contains silicone coatings that are meant to…
I’ve been doing a lot of research about laundry substitutions, and it turns out that you can substitute a lot of things for laundry detergent! Although washing machine manufacturers recommend not using any detergent or soap except those specifically designed for washing machines, it is possible to use foaming soaps in very small quantities as…
It’s a puzzle! If you’re using something that is supposed to make your clothes cleaner and your whites whiter, why is there blue dye in it? To be clear, detergent manufacturers try every color there is out there, but blue remains one of the most popular colors for soaps and detergents. Why? After looking through…
