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Easy Greening: Hair Removal

It's bathing suit and tank top season and that means unsightly-hair awareness. Unfortunately most salon waxes are petroleum-based, store-bought depilatories contain ingredients thought to be possible …

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Getting Rid of Candle Soot

I live in an apartment in Georgia. My walls are covered in soot. If I take a rag and wipe any wall in my apartment it comes back completely black. I was told after the apartment's vents and filt…

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Non-Toxic Moth Ball Alternatives

I receive a lot of e-mail from frustrated readers who have learned about the National Toxicology Program's designation that moth balls are potential carcinogens, have removed moth balls from their ho…

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