"What was your big break?" It's a question people often ask of celebrities, but at Allure, the beauty professionals and brand founders are the celebrities. In My Beauty Break, we'll dig into the behind-the-scenes details — the money, the aha!…
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Get Your Dishwasher Squeaky Clean With This One Ingredient
Your dishwasher may not come to mind as an important place to clean, but, it holds germs just like any other area of your kitchen. The good news is that cleaning this spot doesn’t have to be a pain. Just…
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This fruit is your secret weapon to having a clean home
If you’re sick of using cleaning products that leave your home smelling like a science lab and your head pounding, you’ve likely thought about natural alternatives that you can use. But, it’s not just classics like lemon and baking soda…
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How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don’t)
You’re rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you: run it under the tap and pop it in? spit on it and do the same? use the cleaning solution your optometrist insists you use? replace…
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How to clean your menstrual cup and how often you need to clean it
Menstrual cups are one of the ingenious solutions that are healthy for our bodies and better for our environment and pockets in managing our period. The little silicone cups are folded and inserted, then catch period blood and are easily…
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How often do you really need to clean your face mask?
If you’re one of the many people wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, you may have wondered just how you’re supposed to keep them clean. Not only are face masks exposed to germs every time you leave your…
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The Easiest Way to Clean Burnt Pots and Pans
Chances are you have at least one blackened pot or pan in your cupboard. Thankfully, you don’t need special products to make your cookware look almost as good as new. Many stains can be removed using items you already have…
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You Shouldn't Use Alcohol to Clean Your Hands. Ever.
Finding cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer can be difficult during the coronavirus pandemic. You may be tempted to use whatever you have at home, like rubbing alcohol or even liquor, if you can’t find certain items online or in the…
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How to clean the bundle of germs that is your phone
You’re washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs—your phone. Tests done by scientists show that the virus can live…
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Despite virus rout on markets, hygiene firms clean up
This week’s virus-related markets slump has hammered companies worldwide but some winners have emerged as an anxious public clamours for face masks, hand sanitizers and cleaning products. Thermal imaging cameras are also proving hot as authorities step up monitoring for…
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