Try increasing the amount of detergent depending on the hardness of your water you would need more or less detergent.  Increase the temperature or use bleach for whites.  Or use a color safe bleach for colors.  Also try using a bluing agent to brighten up laundry too, Some popular bluing agents are Mrs. Stewart, Bluette, and Reckitt’s blue.

1. Bleach (includes automatic dishwasher liquid)

2. Acids (tile or toilet bowl cleaners, urine or vomit are acidic as well)

3. Hair dyes (dyes…)

4. Alkaline based cleaners (like drain cleaner, or oven cleaner)

5. Kool Aid or other fruity drinks or teas (if its red or pink look out)

Use prevention as the best cleaning technique spills any of these items will present extreme to impossible stain busting challenges.

Here are some other general carpet cleaning tips:

Blot or scrape up if the spill is thicker than a regular liquid (cat vomit etc.), remove as much as you can this first.

Never scrub or rub a spill, you will end up spreading and pushing the stain deeper.

Apply water or stain remover from the outside in on the stain and blot up…

If you use a stain remover test a small spot first in an unseen area to be sure its safe on your carpet.  However if you act right away most stains can be cleaning with water and a small amount of dish detergent mixed in, then rinse with plain water.

Here are some ideas to help reduce the amount of hair in the house.  Unfortunately they all involve extra work.  I love my pets but hate all the extra hair in the house.  The first step is to groom or brush the pet outdoors, a simple but effective way yo reduce pet hair.  Cover pillows and mattresses with dustmite covers, which are also resistant to hairs getting stuck to them.  Use a HEPA filter in your living areas (family room etc) and use a vacuum with HEPA or a high level of filtration, cheap vacuums don’t pick up the finer particles of dust and or hair as well.

When dusting use a slightly damp cloth to more effectively remove the hairs.  Also a big help is the removal of carpets and installation of hard floors.  Its far easier to see the hair, although you will end up vacuuming more (seems like I have to vacuum almost everyday or every other day).  But you will have a cleaner and more dust and hair free home.

I clean houses for a living, and the best way to clean a glass cooktop is to purchase a bottle of Weiman Glass Cooktop Cleaner. Squirt a generous amount onto the cooktop and spread around with a wet paper towel then wipe off with a dry paper towel until the cooktop shines. For cooked on stains, VERY CAREFULLY use a paring knife or other knife with a sharp, straight edge held almost parallel to the surface to scrape the residue from the surface before removing the cleaner with the dry paper towel. You may have to use more cleaner or wipe it away and reapply it to get everything. This works extremely well, and I have had clients ask me how I get their cooktop so clean.