Y ellow toilet seats are the worst. Toilets are meant to be sat on, after all, and no one wants to come in direct contact with a yellow seat. But as hard as you might try to keep your seats ...

Why is this so bad? Well, dish sponges are pretty gross. They were the germiest item in homes swabbed by NSF International in a 2011 study, with 75 percent of the sampled sponges and rags in ...

For those uncomfortable with using sponges, alternatives include scrub brushes, silicone brushes, single-use metal scrubbies, dishwashers, hot soapy water soaks, and frequent laundering of dish rags.

It turns out, dish sponges are pretty gross. They were the germiest item in homes swabbed by NSF International in a 2011 study, with 75 percent of the sampled sponges and rags in people’s homes ...