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Soap + Water = Love

The basics of wet cleaning—and why it’s safe for those dry clean only clothes.

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A Dirty History

As long as people have been wearing clothes, they’ve been cleaning them. From clay to lye to kerosene, see how cleaning has changed.

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What’s So Bad About Dry Cleaning?

We explain the traditional dry cleaning process, including the chemicals and the problems it causes for the environment.

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Need a Scary Halloween Costume?

Try going as Perc. From the way it seeps through concrete to its cancer-causing properties, we explain everything you never wanted to know about the tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene).

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Other Perc-Free Methods

Besides wet cleaning, scientists have developed other perc-free processes such as Liquid CO2 and Liquid Silicone. We’ve got the 411 on how they work on your clothes and the environment.

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