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How (And How Often) to Clean a Lunch Box
School is back in session, and for many parents, that means preparing a bagged lunch. From planning out your student’s meals to adding a sweet note for a finishing touch, we know that you put the effort into your kid’s lunch. However, few parents think about cleaning...
How to Clean a Car Seat
There’s one warning every parent should receive before taking their child on a road trip; sticky toddler hands can do untold damage. Unsurprisingly, car seats often bear the brunt of the blow. Car seats are supposed to keep your kids safe, but, over time, they can...
How to clean baseboards: The most overlooked part of your cleaning routine
Few people have baseboards on their routine cleaning checklist. They’re easy enough to ignore—but clean baseboards can give your entire house a facelift. Baseboard cleaning is a great way to kickstart your spring cleaning projects. If it’s been a while since you’ve...
How to Remove Wax from a Tablecloth
A nice, candlelit dinner party. Your best white tablecloths. What could go wrong? The short answer—everything. Long-time cleaning veterans know that tablecloths bear the brunt of wear and tear, and candle wax is no exception. Cleaning wax from fabric can be a painful...
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 Get Laundry Detergent Stains Out of Clothes
If your laundry came out of the washer looking worse for wear, you’re not alone. It’s paradoxical, but many laundry detergents can leave a stain on your clothes. Full of added dyes, optical brighteners, and other fillers, subpar detergents can leave lots of residues...
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...
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 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...
How to Remove Crayon From Walls
6 Methods for Removing Crayon from Walls As your preschooler knows, art has no borders. While you sponsor their creative endeavors, you’ll likely end up with dozens of little masterpieces—some of which might be all over the white walls of your living room. Until your...
How to Wash Stuffed Animals
A Guide to Washing Stuffed Animals Where kids go, their favorite stuffed animals are sure to follow. As every parent knows, stuffed toys live in the splash zone, exposed to all the grime and germs that are a part of a child’s daily life. Clean stuffed animals may seem...
7 Secrets to Great Smelling Laundry
We’ve all been there - you pull your laundry out of the dryer, and somehow your clothes smell worse than before you put them in the washer! The reason this happened can be a bit of a mystery - but fear not - we’ve got the secret to great-smelling laundry. An April...
How to Treat Common Baby Stains
At Charlie's Soap, we realize just how busy life can be for mothers. Not only must moms care for their children and keep the household in order, but many also work full-time. Because moms are so busy, Charlie's Soap takes great pride in helping them any way we can. ...
How to Wash Shoes with Charlie’s Soap
Who doesn't love a new pair of shoes? Whether it be going to the gym to work out or dressing up for a nice dinner, new shoes are always a great touch. Yet, new shoes quickly get dirty and lose much of their original shine with just a few light outings. It's a good...
How to Wash Water-Proof Clothing
Outdoor fabric technology has gotten highly sophisticated over the past couple of decades. Today, equipment manufacturers make waterproof clothing for just about any outdoor activity. From heavy snow gear for skiing to lightweight materials for running, waterproof...
Washing Delicates Separately, Is it Necessary?
When it comes to doing laundry, the goal is to work efficiently while also getting your clothes properly clean. Nonetheless, it can be too easy for busy parents to cut corners on specific essential steps with laundry. There has been some discussion if you need to be...
How to Start Sustainable Habits in 2022
As we make our way into 2022, it's a great time to "hit the reset button" and start fresh. While many people make New Year's resolutions about personal health, Charlie's Soap wanted to shift awareness to protecting the environment. While most of us know we should...
How to Create a Laundry Schedule in the New Year
Working on laundry is one of the never-ending tasks. Even after collecting all your dirty clothes in the house, you will have another batch by evening. Not to mention if you have a big family, especially during the holidays! That said, handling laundry can be...
How to Wash Duvet Covers and Shams
Everyone loves a fresh, clean bed – but how much do you know about the work that goes on behind the scenes? One of the biggest misconceptions people have is not understanding how to wash duvet covers and shams. Yeah, we know. They seem like they stay pretty clean,...
The Best Way to Air-Dry Your Clothes in the Winter
As an environmentally-friendly brand, Charlie's Soap encourages you to air-dry your clothes when possible. It goes without saying, air-drying your clothes greatly reduces the amount of energy you consume each year with a machine dryer. While air-drying your clothes is...
How to Remove Thanksgiving Stains: 4 Common Tips
The holiday season has finally arrived. While excitement is building, these celebrations can pose problems when it comes to keeping a clean home. With Thanksgiving coming up, you need to prepare for some tough stains. Whether it be turkey gravy or red wine spills, it...
Why are Some Stains Harder to Get Out than Others?
In today’s society, even the simplest products have a good deal of science behind them. To this end, all the cleaning products we know and enjoy were at one time developed by scientists. Even with so many products at our disposal, people wrestle with the fact that...
How to Get a Turmeric Stain Out
As a favorite household cleaner, Charlie’s Soap has been called upon to treat the most difficult of stains. Yet, certain stains seem to give people more trouble than others. Of these, Charlie’s Soap gets a lot of inquiries about cleaning clothes and fabrics stained by...
Washing Workout Clothes vs. Normal Clothes
With all the different fabrics on the market today, choosing the right laundry detergent can be quite a challenge. This notion grows even more complicated when it comes to cleaning workout clothes. To maximize the benefits of your workout routine, you need to be as...