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Homemade Oven Cleaner That Actually Works (Baking Soda & Vinegar)
The best homemade oven cleaner is a bicarbonate of soda paste left overnight, then wiped off…
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The Pink Stuff: Best Uses (and What Not to Use It On)
What The Pink Stuff paste cleans brilliantly, ovens, pans, grout and taps, and the shiny surfaces…
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Does Bicarbonate of Soda Actually Disinfect? What It Can and Cannot Do
Bicarbonate of soda is a brilliant cleaner and deodoriser, but it does not disinfect. What the…
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How Dirty Is Money? What Studies Found on Cash and Coins
Banknotes carry thousands of bacteria, but UK polymer notes and copper coins are more hygienic than…
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Are Reusable Water Bottles a Germ Trap? What the Swabs Show
Swab studies find millions of bacteria on the average water bottle, mostly on the lid. What…
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Can You Eat Food That Has Gone Mouldy? (Cut It Off or Bin It)
With hard cheese and firm veg you can cut the mould off. With bread, soft fruit,…
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Do UV Phone Sanitisers Actually Work? The Evidence
UV-C phone sanitisers do reduce germs, but only when the wavelength, dose and coverage are right.…
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Should You Wash Raw Chicken? What Food Scientists Say
Every food-safety body says do not wash raw chicken. Here is the science on why washing…
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Is Your Phone Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat? What the Studies Say
What the studies really say about phone germs versus a toilet seat, what is living on…
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Homemade Carpet Cleaner Solution: Recipes for Machines and Hand Cleaning (UK)
Low-foam homemade carpet cleaner recipes for machines and hand cleaning, matched to synthetic and wool carpets,…