Ah, the humble kitchen sponge—a silent hero in the war against dirty dishes and saucepans with stubborn stains. But if you’ve never considered how to clean a sponge itself, we have some bad news: It’s ...

You’d be reasonable to assume that cleaning products are the one thing in your home that you don’t have to clean. However, you’d be wrong. Sponges have been proven to be a breeding ground for bacteria ...

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who has been slacking. As surreal as it might seem, regularly cleaning your sponges can be the best way to avoid spreading germs around your home and cookware.

There are a lot of tools in my kitchen that I use on a daily basis, if not multiple times a day — my chef’s knife, cutting board, paring knife, skillet and box grater, just to name a few. But one ...

Ever since the invention of the sponge — that magical tool for cleaning dishes, pots and surfaces — humans have grappled with a paradox: How to clean a sponge itself? On a recent episode of The ...

Sponges may seem like a no-brainer tool to use for cleaning up certain messes or surfaces, but turns out they actually might be more harmful than you realize. We all have sponges lying around the ...

Doing the dishes might be one of the most hated household chores in the country (at least, according to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute), and I get it. I’m also about to make that ...

Mmmkay, listen up: You need to clean your Beautyblender and makeup sponges way, way more frequently than you currently do (which I’m guessing is, um, once or twice a year max?). Seriously—take it from ...