For some people, their car is their baby. For others, their car is their baby that they annually unbury from a healthy layer of crumbs, grime, and road residue. No matter how you feel about your car, getting it in tip-top shape shouldn’t take hours of scrubbing. To...
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Outdoor Spring Cleaning: Decks, Patio Furniture, Lawn Mowers, and More
As you take to the outdoors this spring, you may find that your yard is in need of some serious TLC. Once you’ve compiled your outdoor spring cleaning checklist, it might seem like an endless number of chores. From maintaining the exterior of your home to keeping your...
Cleaning Guide: How to Get Your RV in Tip-Top Camping Shape
As you prep for that special summer camping trip, you may feel tempted to put off cleaning your RV. After a long season of disuse, restoring your RV back to its former glory can seem like a lot of work. Between specialized areas like the kitchen, the intimidating...
7 Laundry Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner
Between stains, spills, grime, and gunk, the laundry struggle is real. Good news—today, everyone is sharing helpful laundry tips that lighten your load come laundry day. DIY solutions, quick tips, and expert advice, all rolled into one. These hacks are perfect for...
Designing a Laundry Schedule that Works for You
Death, taxes, and laundry. It’s one of the constants of life. Sometimes, finding the perfect balance between running out of socks a day early and spending hours in the laundry room can feel impossible. To keep up with your work, personal life, and other housekeeping,...
Clean Boats and Waterways: An Ideal Pairing
Spring breezes, clear skies, and blue waters are calling. As boating fanatics prepare to take to the water this summer, there’s one crucial caveat to keep in mind—boat maintenance. Regularly cleaning your boat isn’t just about keeping it tidy. Without regular...
How to Clean Grills with Baked-On Gunk
Summer is on the way. It’s a time of sunshine, sports, and, of course, barbecues. The flip side? It’s also the time for grill maintenance. If you pop open the hood to find blackened residue covering the grates, you’re not alone. Between greasy residue and baked-on...
Exploring the Negative Impact of Traditional Laundry Detergent (and What You Can Use Instead!)
The green movement is making waves. As millions of people commit to living a more eco-friendly life, many common household products are being scrutinized. Laundry products are no exception. Today, the green community has spread the word: traditional laundry detergents...
Greenwashing: How to See Past the Green-Tinted Glasses
As the environmental movement has grown, so has its evil twin: greenwashed marketing. Today, greenwashing is everywhere, from fashion to food to cleaning products. In North America, 72% of business executives agree that their company has “overstated their...
Characteristics of a Green Cleaner
These days, everyone is going green. As more people realize the benefits of eco-friendly living, they’ve been changing the way they travel, the way they shop, and the way they clean. Green cleaners are all about helping you clean in the most environmentally-friendly...
How to Get Pet Urine Out of Hardwood Floors
Stains are a common hazard with furry friends. Pet urine is a cleaning hassle no matter where it ends up, but hardwood floors are a particularly bad place for your pets to miss the litter box. Urine is acidic, so it can break down the finish of hardwood surfaces. It...
How to Wash a White Hat
Between mud, dirt, and sweat stains, your favorite white sun hats, visors, and baseball hats get put through the ringer. White hats of every style can get scuffed, smudged, and stained. So, when your favorite white fedora falls into a muddy puddle, don’t panic. With a...
Cruelty-Free Laundry Detergent
Charlie’s Soap is an eco-friendly laundry detergent brand. To us, that means we’re also cruelty-free.Though the world’s been getting more sustainable, it’s still difficult to find cruelty-free products–and laundry detergent is no exception. If you’re looking to leave...
What Makes Charlie’s Soap Better?
Since the beginning, Charlie’s Soap has been defined by an unfailing commitment to our values and our people. Charlie’s Soap has been a name brand in sustainable cleaning for over forty years. With Safer Choice certification from the Environmental Protection Agency on...
Are Charlie’s Soap Environmentally-Friendly Cleaning Products Safe?
The world has been getting greener. In the past few years, more and more have made the eco-friendly switch. But all this green living has revealed that some "environmentally-friendly” products are still stuffed with harmful irritants, damaging chemicals, and even...
What’s the Difference Between Hypoallergenic and Regular Laundry Soap?
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Get Ready for the Guests: The Ultimate Holiday Cleaning Checklist
Festivities, family, and food. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For those organizing the festivities, hosting the family, and cooking the food, it can also be the most stressful time of the year. Between preparing meals, receiving party-goers, and getting...
How to Clean Mud Stains Out of Clothes
How to Clean Mud Stains Out of Clothes Fall is here, and it brought its stormy weather messes with it. The next time your kid comes in with muddy clothes after playing in the rain, don’t panic. With a little help from Charlie’s soap, mud stains will be a thing of the...
How to Clean Your Kid’s Shoes
Childhood is a time for kids to explore the world around them—the muddy, slimy, messy world. Shoes are some of the most likely clothing items to collect dust, dirt, and stains, not to mention germs and sweat. Keeping them clean can seem impossible, but don’t...
How to Remove Chocolate Stains
Smores, ice cream sundaes, chocolate chip cookies: some of your kid’s favorite treats are also the messiest. Chocolate that begins in tiny, toddler hands ends up in unexpected places. Every parent knows how it goes: the mess starts with the shirt, and eventually, it’s...
October Social Media Giveaway
It’s that time of year; the kids are back in school, days are getting shorter, and the holidays are sneaking up on us again. To celebrate this annual craziness, we want to hear your war stories about the biggest messes your kids have ever made. We’ve got prizes for...
Do I Really Need to Separate Whites and Darks?
It’s an age-old fear: you go to move your linens from the washer to the dryer, only to discover a singular red sock snuck through and turned the entire batch pink! Sorting whites and darks is a practice as old as laundry. It’s meant to prevent the discoloration of...
Teach Your College-Bound Kid to Do Laundry
At this time of year, thousands of high school graduates are gearing up to head to college. College brings many exciting experiences—but living independently for the first time can be a massive adjustment. As a parent, you may be concerned about your kid surviving out...
How Often Should You Clean Laundry Baskets or Hampers?
Ah, laundry baskets, the way station where dirty clothes swap germs. Seriously – laundry bins take on a lot of dirt, grime, and bacteria. Whether you have a top-of-the-line home-decor minimalist laundry sorter or a simple drawstring hamper bag, your laundry basket...





















