After being cooped up for months, it seems unfair to also go without a summer vacation. However, many of the risks of COVID-19 can be amplified while traveling. By choosing your destination wisely and taking some precautions, you don’t have to only stay #safeandcleanathome; you can also be safe and...
Home Safety Tips from Physician Assistants
It’s #PoisonPreventionWeek and a good time to take another look at the important issue of home safety. Health care professionals know how fast accidents can happen in the home, especially with little kids. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the PA Foundation to help spread the word about home safety....
Don’t Forget (to Clean) the Small Stuff
We chose the photo of this tidy living room to accompany this post to show you that while your home may look clean, some of the hardest to reach areas may not be as clean as they seem. We, like many of you, don’t always have time to clean the...
Doing These 5 Things Can Help You Avoid Catching a Cold
While the weather outside may be frightful during the winter months, by doing a few simple things, you can be sure your health stays delightful. Germs that spread cold and flu can be passed to you, your kids, and others through contact as trivial as opening a door or grabbing...
How to Clean Toys
For families with kids, the holiday season brings a whole lotta joy and a whole lotta toys. As younger kids mature each year, they’re ready for a new chest of playthings. Our recommendation to parents is to donate the gently loved toys to local nonprofits or offer them up to...
How to Spot Junk Science
Today is National S.T.E.A.M. Day – time to inspire kids to focus on the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. Since so much science is involved in the formulation and evaluation of the cleaning products we use, the American Cleaning Institute wants to help children of all ages...
The Dangers of Dust (and Tips & Tricks for Getting Rid of It)
Dust is one of the biggest ongoing challenges we face when cleaning our homes and a danger to a clean and happy nest. While that might seem like an overstatement, the average home collects 4 pounds of dust per year, and that dust contains – among other things – microscopic...
How to Stay Clean During a Natural Disaster
While we can’t control when natural disasters will affect us, we can take charge of how prepared we are to handle them. One website that offers great advice for creating plans for everything from evacuations and staying in touch with loved ones to safeguarding documents and pets is https://www.ready.gov/september. Cleaning...
Sudsy and Soapy’s Teachable Cleaning Moment
For those of you who have kids heading off to school for the first time, it can’t hurt to give them a quick primer on how and when to wash their hands at school. The American Cleaning Institute’s fun Hooray for Handwashing video, coloring sheets, and music teach pre-school kids...
Keeping Kids and Their Best Friends Safe at Home
Sometimes as adults, we forget that little ones running around our homes – our kids and our pets – see things at a different eye-level. The American Cleaning Institute wants to quickly remind you of some danger zones, so that you can keep your cutie pies clean and happy at...