Dish soap does so much more than just clean Growing up, I remember mom treating dishwashing liquid like it was some kind of magic cure-all. Didn't have any nail polish remover? Use dishwashing liquid! Ran out of detergent for your delicates? Ag...

Your everyday laundry detergent should be a tough, all-fabric cleaner that does as well on a baby's burp cloths and leaky diaper stains as it does on his big brother's baseball uniform.  But how do powder detergents and laundry liquids differ...

Mixing bleach and ammonia is extremely dangerous, since toxic vapors will be produced. The primary toxic chemical formed by the reaction is chloramine vapor, with a potential for hydrazine formation. Here's a look at the chemical reactions invo...