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  2. 9 Household Items You Should Never Clean With Vinegar

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    Never use vinegar to clean anything with bleach. "Mixing chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite) with vinegar (acetic acid) is not recommended, at all, due to the potential chemical reaction that ...

  3. 8 Things You Should NEVER Clean With Vinegar - AOL

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    Stone countertops. Homemade cleaners with vinegar can burn or etch stone surfaces, like marble, granite and limestone. If you're hunting for an effective homemade cleaner that won't damage ...

  4. To rake, or not to rake? What to do with the leaves in your ...

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    Allowing some leaves to remain on your lawn can benefit both the yard and various insect populations. "If you have just a few leaves, such as 20 percent of the lawn covered, you can just ignore them.

  5. Cleaning agent - Wikipedia

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    Purposes of cleaning agents include health, beauty, removing offensive odors, and avoiding the spread of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. Some cleaning agents can kill bacteria (e.g. door handle bacteria, as well as bacteria on worktops and other metallic surfaces) and clean at the same time. Others, called degreasers, contain ...

  6. Stain removal - Wikipedia

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    This is a common method used in households to remove a variety of stains. Depending on the stains composition, the stained material is left to soak in a container of warm or cool water and solvent. Such solvents can include laundry detergent, bleach, peroxide, vinegar, or a cleaning product with enzymes.

  7. Bleach - Wikipedia

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    Clorox brand bleach. Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color from (i.e. to whiten) fabric or fiber (in a process called bleaching) or to disinfect after cleaning. It often refers specifically to a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite, also called "liquid bleach".

  8. Yes, You Can Clean With Apple Cider Vinegar—Here's ... - AOL

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    Due to its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, apple cider vinegar works like most commercial cleaning agents—without any harsh chemicals. When combined with water or baking soda, it ...

  9. Ficus benjamina - Wikipedia

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    Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig [3] or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. [4]