Before a baby bottle is filled with breast milk or formula, it should be sterilised, even or especially if it is new. Placing the bottles in boiling water for a few minutes is sufficient to sterilise them. The baby bottles can then be stored like other glasses and cups until they are needed.

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Rat poison helps control rat and mouse populations, but is also toxic to pets and humans. Rat poison, also known as rodenticide, kills rats by causing the blood vessels to burst, causing the rats to bleed to death internally. Death does not occur immediately, but often only after ingestion of several portions of poison. Should it happen that some rat poison is spilled in the household or within reach of pets, children and adults, it is important to remove it as soon as possible.

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Children love stuffed animals and take them everywhere with them. Therefore, stuffed animals get a lot of stains in the course of their lives, including from glue. Depending on the type of glue, it can be difficult to remove it from the stuffed animal.

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Sodium lauryl sulphate is found in soaps, shampoos and toothpaste. This chemical provides the lather when the product is used. Sodium lauryl sulphate is also found in pesticides and some insecticides and can cause eye and skin irritation. To avoid contact with this chemical, you can make your own soaps at home for little money. These homemade sodium lauryl-free soaps are not only good for sensitive people, but can also be personalised to make a special gift.

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How do you clean a shower whose brilliant white has taken on a blue tinge? And what causes this blue cast in the first place? When a bright white shower takes on a blue cast, it is due to copper deposits from the copper pipes in the water supply. The water transports corroded copper out of the shower head. With the steam, the copper settles on the tiles and shower walls and discolours.

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