Keep your carpet looking good by acting fast when you spot a stain—whether it's a drink someone spilled, mud your dog tracked in, or (gulp) other types of pet messes. Below, our guide for handling ...

Washable fabrics: Work from the back of the fabric, flushing it with cold water, then apply an enzymatic laundry pretreat (see the CR Quick Take, below, for a top-rated choice) and wait a few minutes.

I watched an interesting piece on The Today Show this morning featuring Heloise and her tips for making clothing last longer. She shared ways to remove certain stains and how to get longer wear from ...

Even if you find laundry day remotely therapeutic, those nasty, unexpected stains can make cleaning your family’s clothing and linens a drag. To keep you from throwing out those stained items (we know ...

What’s a stain remover, anyway? Laundry detergent in a spray bottle? Consumer Reports ran lab tests to find out. Our results found that the best laundry stain remover, the OxiClean MaxForce, gets rid ...

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You're being responsible slathering on that sunscreen and protecting your skin with SPF. And then, well, the oily sunscreen goes rogue and winds up not only on your skin but on your clothes too. Not ...

From ashes to zinc oxide – here’s a stain-removal guide. Remember to spot-test garments and surfaces to check for colorfastness. Rinse all items thoroughly. A is for ashes: To remove ash buildup on ...

A bad stain can ruin your day, or worse, your favorite piece of clothing. But, it shouldn’t be that way. Most stains are removable — it’s all about smart treatment know-how (plus a little patience and ...