Hello, and welcome to Wax Season! “Wax what-now?” WAX SEASON! Oh, do you not know Wax Season? Well sure, that’s fair…

This week, a plaintive reader email:

The other day I caught myself, mid-sentence, saying these very seasonal words to some friends, “Maybe next weekend…

Have you ever stopped to think about why you buy the kind of laundry detergent you buy? Probably not! Well, maybe at…

I would apologize for the weirdness I’m about to subject you to, but you’re here reading a cleaning column so…

There are all kinds of ways to prevent pit stains — those yellow, cardboard-feeling stains that befoul many of our…

Here is the most actually important thing to know about grease and oil stain removal: If you put a grease stained…

A reader has cats … and a typical cat problem <whispers> cat pee.

This week, a reader is looking for a very specific dishwashing glove recommendation. Sure thing, coming right up!

Maybe you’re curious about hand-laundering. “Could it really be so easy?” you’re perhaps wondering (yes!). Or maybe…

If you are a person who regularly wears a bra, I have to tell you something terrible: You are probably not washing…

Please, I am begging you: Stop washing your car with dish soap.

The heat of summer can create a symphony of smells in your home. This week, one reader has a question about her…

This week, a reader writes with a question about towels that tends to come up more often in summer, and can plague…

A poor reader this week has a rather unfortunate dishwasher situation:

My husband and I just returned from an amazing 16 day Mediterranean highlights trip of a lifetime … but now I have…

Ask a Clean Person and Style Girlfriend are teaming up to bring you the latest on what to wear for spring and…

This week’s Squalor is inspired by this reader letter:

Cleaning a watch band is a 5-minute proposition, tops. But before you can clean your watch band there is a critical…

A fact of my very clean life that often surprises people is that I’m not a germaphobe. I just don’t get super…