Pressure washing is a great way to get the exterior of your home in tip-top shape. From your whitewashed fence to your deck, pressure washing can strip away layers of built-up grime and make nearly everything look as good as new. The downside? Pressure-washing...
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How Often Should You Actually Be Replacing Your Pillows?
Your pillows go through a lot. Over time, they are exposed to sweat, dead skin cells, and body oils. Even with proper care, pillows get worn down over time. But unlike other bedding, we often don’t think about replacing our pillows. Even when they show visible wear,...
Transform Your Laundry Room Into an Efficient and Organized Space
Laundry day can be hectic. Between sorting, washing, pressing, and folding, laundry can seem like an endless cycle—and that’s not even mentioning the hassle of delicate fabrics, pre-treatments, soaking, and air-drying. If you’re trying to make your routine more...
Detergent Showdown: Powder vs. Liquid vs. Sheets
The right detergent deep cleans your clothes, eliminates stains, and leaves you with a long-lasting freshness. However, the wrong detergent can harm your fabrics, contribute to caked-on grime, and leave you with detergent stains. That’s why the age-old debate keeps...
The Dirtiest Things in Your Kitchen You Need to Clean Right Now
The kitchen is one of the most used rooms in the house. Even if you’re locked in with a daily cleaning routine, there are plenty of ways that germs, dirt, and grime can build up. Food, bacteria, mold, mildew, and worse may be lingering in unexpected places. That’s...
How to Clean Your Robot Vacuum: A Step-by-Step Guide
Automated cleaning is here, and it can be a serious time-saver. Robot vacuums are officially changing the game. You just press a button, put your feet up, and relax as it does your cleaning for you. Constant clean floors in a convenient disk? It doesn’t get better...
How to Carefully Wash Cashmere at Home
Cashmere is a wardrobe essential because of its super-soft and ultra-cozy texture. It is made with delicate natural fibers that give it a luxuriously soft feel. Cashmere is perfect for light and heavy sweaters, scarves, and mittens but requires extra care while...
How To Make Laundry Smell Good with Charlie’s Soap
We’re not shy about it: Charlie’s Soap products are unscented. From our all-purpose cleaners to our stain solutions, Charlie’s is free of fragrances, perfumes, and essential oils. It’s one of the many ways our detergents are gentle on both you and the planet, and the...
Give the Gift of a Clean Home this Valentine’s Day
It’s the season of love—and frantically searching for the perfect Valentine’s Day gifts. Whether you’re showing love to a partner or family member, choosing the right gift may take weeks of back-and-forth. If you’re looking for a gift that goes beyond flowers and a...
How To Remove Chocolate Stains From… Everything
Alongside giant teddy bears, cards, and candles, chocolate is a go-to gift for Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, chocolate stains are also notoriously difficult to remove—and they spread quickly. After popping open a heart-shaped box of treats, you may find chocolate...
Money-Saving Tips for Sustainable Laundry Detergent
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in our day-to-day lives. There is a push to make a truly sustainable future as we are more conscious of the environment and look for ways to add eco-friendly practices to our routines. The laundry detergent industry is...
When is it Time to Try a New Laundry Detergent?
Finding the right detergent can be an endless process. Does it provide a deep clean? Is it good for your fabrics? Does it fit your budget? It can be easy to hem and haw between different options—just to end up stuck with a lackluster cleaner for years. If you’re not...
How to Clean Garbage Disposal in 4 Simple Steps
For many, garbage disposals are a must-have in the kitchen. While they make the dishes a breeze, garbage disposal can quickly become a hotspot for germs and food debris. The disposal's nooks and crannies can collect leftover food particles, which can eventually lead...
How to Prevent and Remove Salt Stains This Winter
As one of the oldest tricks in the cold-weather arsenal, salt abounds during the winter months. From the first to the final snow, salt is generously added to sidewalks and roads. While it does help reduce slippery ice, salt can stick to your clothes and shoes—often...
Sustainable Resolutions For a Cleaner, Greener Home in 2024
The new year is here! As we wave this past year goodbye, it’s the perfect time to brainstorm goals for the future. In an increasingly eco-conscious world, it’s no surprise that many are looking for ways to create a sustainable 2024. If you’re considering...
Best Ways to Clean Surfaces During the Flu Season?
Sweater weather is here, and it has brought its annual cesspool of germs with it. It's sad but true; winter is when germs thrive. As the chilly weather continues, colds, flus, and other illnesses are sure to circulate through your community. Now's the time to ready...
Cleaning Carpets: How Often and How To
No matter the time of year, your carpets just can’t seem to catch a break. Mud, dust, spills, stains—your carpets have seen it all. To manage the mess, it’s important to give your carpet some love on the regular. Whether it’s a large area rug or wall-to-wall carpet,...
Winter Refresh Tips for a Healthy and Clean Home
It can be easy to get caught in a cycle of spring cleaning and fall purge, but your home needs special wintertime attention, too. Winter weather has the tendency to creep into your home. Rain and snow accumulate in carpets and rugs, contributing to the development of...
The Benefits of Hypoallergenic Cleaners for Allergic Moms and Sensitive Pets
Run-of-the-mill cleaners are full of chemicals that can aggravate sensitivities. From bleach to brighteners (and every additive between), big-name cleaners are an allergy attack just waiting to happen. That’s where hypoallergenic cleaning solutions come in....
A Green and Clean New Year with the Best Sustainable Cleaning Products
As the new year approaches, many are thinking about their daily habits. How much household waste do we produce? What are we doing to meet our green goals? Whether you’re an old-timer or you’re just starting your sustainability journey, the new year is a great time to...
Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas: A Sustainable Holiday with Charlie’s Soap
Holidays bring family, friends, and good memories—but they also tend to bring a ton of waste. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, household waste increases by as much as 25%. For those who are eco-minded, the gift-giving season is about reducing that carbon footprint...
DIY Holiday Cleaning Gift Baskets with Charlie’s Soap
The holidays are here! No matter what this holiday brings you, we’ve got the perfect gift to help you celebrate sustainably. The gift-giving season is the perfect time to help that special someone stock up on green cleaning essentials. If you’ve been on the...
Holiday Cleaning Hacks: Getting Your Home Guest-Ready
It’s official—we’re entering full prep mode for this holiday season. This time of year brings cheer, chilly weather, and—for many—overnight guests. When you’re hosting out-of-town visitors, it can be easy to get overwhelmed with everything that you have to prepare....
A Greener Thanksgiving: Eco-Friendly Cleaning Before and After the Feast
Thanksgiving is coming and it’s bringing family and friends, trademark dishes, and favorite holiday traditions. For those on the prep and cleanup squad, Thanksgiving also brings a boatload of work. In anticipation of guests from near and far, many scrub the house from...























