The Best All-Purpose Cleaner, Electric Blanket, and More

The Best Nonslip Traction Shoe Grips—and more—in this week’s Sweethome newsletter [View this email in your browser] If you’ve been reading us for a while, you know we don’t want to contribute to unreasonable chemophobia. However, the most surprising thing I learned in our new [all-purpose cleaner guide] is that you don’t need a disinfectant in your spray—and, in fact, overuse of disinfectants may contribute to disinfectant resistance and antibiotic resistance downstream. This guide has it all—litmus tests, homemade soap scum, and a pick that we think will please germ freaks and environmentalists alike. —Ganda Suthivarakom [The Best All-Purpose Cleaner] After [over 60 hours of research] and more than 500 swipes with paper towels on five different stains and four different surfaces, we think [Puracy Natural Multi-Surface Cleaner] is the cleaner to get. [The Best Nonslip Traction Devices] After slipping and sliding on trails and streets around Anchorage, Alaska, here are [the best ways] to stay upright, whether [walking], [hiking], or [running]. [The Best Handheld Vacuum] More than 100 hours of research [over the past five years] proves the [Black+Decker Max Lithium Flex Vacuum BDH2020FL] has power and versatility that no other handheld vac can match. [The Best Deals We Can Find] Because we think we can make a small difference by being picky, here are [some great deals] on solid pieces of gear. Let’s be friends... [Like us on Facebook ] [Follow us on Twitter] [Follow us on Pinterest] [Follow us on Instagram] [Subscribe to our YouTube channel] Getting this email for the first time? Subscribe to receive it weekly [here]. Copyright © 2017 The Sweethome (part of The New York Times Company), All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for Sweethome's weekly newsletter. Wait, you don't remember? Our mailing address is: The Sweethome (part of The New York Times Company) 142 Henry Street, 1W New York, NY 10002 [Add us to your address book] [unsubscribe from this list] | [update subscription preferences]