These are items that don't need to be dry cleaned, even if it is suggested that they do. We’ve been taken to the cleaners. Consumers are beginning to understand that clothes with “dry clean only” ...

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Many pricey, delicate textiles are better off being cleaned at home in the washing machine or the sink—even if the label reads “dry-clean only.” Here are all the fabrics you don’t actually need to ...

If you haven't had the pleasure of being wowed by a wet-dry vacuum's ability to vacuum and mop floors (and some rugs) simultaneously, let me tell you, these hard floor cleaners have quickly become one ...

The federal government is banning a toxic dry-cleaning chemical, leading people to wonder whether it’s safe to dry clean their clothes. The chemical in question is perchloroethylene, commonly referred ...

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