I ran across a very interesting website called Corrosion Doctors at www.corrosion-doctors.org/. "The mission of this popular Web site is to improve the general awareness of what corrosion is all about, from complicated processes that are at play even behind the...

Question from CC How do you eliminate the smell of mothball? I have a question about moth balls. I have an old cedar chest from my childhood that I'd like to use, but it still has the smell of mothballs in it left over from the early 1960's. There are some vintage...

Updates:  Read these more recent articles: Is Stainless Steel Toxic?:  Read This Before Throwing Away your Pots and Pans  Does Stainless Steel Leach into Water? Since I receive so many questions on this blog pertaining to products made from stainless steel, I thought...

Question from Eva Hello Debra, i have re-read all of the laundry posts, i have found laundry detergent by Ecos that is soy free, to your knowlege, is there also a fabric softener that is soy free? My 2 childner have dairy, soy, fragrance etc.. sensitivities so i have...

Question from Eva I am sensitive to perfumes and herb oils so it has been quite the journey for me to find organic and suitable skin care line that i could use daily. Five days ago i purchased Facial mist Rare Minerals from Bare Escentuals and i broke out in hives...

Question from Gloria Simala I would like to know how to remove soot from clothing caused by a wood burning stove. Debra's Answer I've never done this. Readers, any suggestions? [button link="http://debralynndadd.com/q-a/remove-firewood-soot-from-clothing/#end"...

Question from Hope Hi there, Does anyone have an opinion on the safety of a fiberglass tub with a gel coat? Many fiberglass tubs, showers, and pools are made with a gel coating integrated into the surface, made of polyseter resin. The gel coats can also contain...

Question from Hoping for Better I'm new to the concept of outgassing. I've had allergies for years, and they did seem to get worse when I bought my memory foam mattress in the 2004/05. I finally broke down and went to an allergist, who will be testing me for allergies...

Question from Judith As always, thanks very much, Debra, for your wonderful website. I have learned so much from it. My question is how would you clean up a spill of petroleum lamp oil from a kitchen floor and wall. We have inherited several beautiful oil lamps from...

Question from Lace Blue-McLean Question: what to do with my left over orange pulp. We received a bag of oranges for the holidays and went to town juicing most of them. Now I am left with alot of pulp. Any recipes? I know it is good for the compost pile but would like...