Bath Shower Home Design

Philosophia/Aflo/Score by Aflo/Getty Images / Today How to Clean Your Bathtub Shower You may keep your bathtub and shower clean with a weekly once-over (or maybe even daily with a squeegee), but over time, hard water deposits , soap scum, mold, mildew and more build up. There’s nothing pretty about the science project growing in your bathroom, but you can cut through the grime with these five easy steps. We promise they’ll make your bathtub shower shine brighter than Mr. Clean’s head. Step 1: Prep & Spray Remove the shampoo, conditioner, body wash or soap, razors and other toiletries from the area. Then, spray the surface area of the unit with an all- purpose bathroom cleaner , concentrating the solution in extra dirty and tough-to-clean spots like the soap holder, bathtub corners , tile grout and the tub ring. Let the cleaner sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Step 2: Scrub the Dirt Away Scrub the shower stall with a soft-bristled brush, starting at the top of the leftmost wall and worki...

CHAPPED SKIN The Best of the Balms Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch. ''Kevin, stop that!'' Kevin looks up at you with a frown. Telling him to stop scratching his dry, chapped little arms isn't much help. What do you expect him to do? his frown seems to ask. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to soothe Kevin's chapped skin--and a dozen more things you can do to keep it from recurring. First, it helps to understand that water is what keeps the outer skin layer soft . Chapped skin is a result of dehydration. It frequently runs in families and is most common during the late fall and winter months in northern states, although any child can get it anytime, no matter where he happens to be. MEDICAL ALERT   When to See the Doctor If your child is itchy over a wide area of his body, or if his skin is cracking, seek professional help, says Rodney S. W. Basler, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Nebraska Medical Ce...

Guest Author - Bonnie Sayers From the first moments that I became a Mother about eleven years ago I chose every magazine for parents of babies to subscribe to. I received an offer to purchase The Doctor’s Book of Home Remedies for Children . This book is from the Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books . The last 25 plus pages are an extensive Index to find help in treating Jellyfish stings to swimmer’s ear. The first eight pages are the Contents broken down by the letters of the Alphabet. Simply look under C to find Canker Sores and tips for taming the kid who is hooked on video games under V. I have Eczema and found strategies to stop the itching that work well for me also. When Nicholas learned of Chicken Pox from watching an episode of Arthur he insisted that the freckles on his body were indeed chicken pox. I flipped to page 85 to read some of the symptoms to try to explain what he should look for. Under A there are many sections that I have sought out time and again, lik...