Love Life爱生活: August 2015

Monday 24 August 2015

“门面”功夫要做好

客厅是一个家庭的门面，千万不要“失礼”

客厅是家庭的“门面”，是招待亲朋好友的区域，也是一家人聚集的空间，更是到家后必经的第一个动线，因此这个“门面功夫”一定做得好，做得巧，才见得了人。

先把小物收拾好再打扫

小物先整理

“我最讨厌一只手拿扫把，另一只手还要忙着收拾散布在桌面和地上的小物、垃圾和玩具，到底要顾哪一边？”

Try This：扫地前先将影响打扫的小物和玩具先收到盒子里，再将垃圾丢进垃圾袋中，这才开始打扫。

丝袜套扫把有助清除蜘蛛网和灰尘

驯服纷飞尘埃

“打扫时一碰到乱飞的灰尘，我打喷嚏都来不及了，哪还有心情打扫！”

Try This：丝袜的静电效果可以让灰尘不乱飞，下次打扫不妨将不要的丝袜套在扫把上，再清扫天花板和橱柜的蜘蛛网和灰尘。

永远从高处往下清理，因为灰尘是由上往下掉的

从上扫到下

“每次只想扫个地，扫完后却发现茶几脏了，于是开始擦拭茶几，擦拭完又发现电视柜布满灰尘，用扫帚扫一扫灰尘，竟发现地上脏了，没完没了的，谁来救我？”

Try This：高的地方如天花板和柜子上方要先清理，接着再往下擦拭电视柜、茶几、沙发，最后才是扫地、抹地或吸尘。

EnviroHome Cares For Your Life

Sunday 23 August 2015

卫浴也爱美

卫浴清洁保养并不难

美白、去角质、磨皮不再是肌肤的专利，卫浴也要做这些美容保养，而且最好是每周一次哦！

每次入厕后，记得喷一喷多用途清洁剂于马桶再冲水

马桶要美白

经常被忽略的马桶外侧底座，只需使用清洁剂刷洗一遍，并用清水冲洗，最后用抹布擦干即可，但马桶冲水处的污渍可就没那么容易了！

Try This：将卫生纸铺在马桶内壁上，再喷洒EnviroHome Multi-Purpose Cleaner环保家园多用途清洁剂，静待1小时候后用水冲掉，再用刷子轻轻刷洗即可，严重的污渍可能需要浸泡过夜，才冲水才行。

温馨提醒：每次如厕后，喷一喷多用途清洁剂于马桶内，再冲水一次，确保卫生间干净无菌，避免污渍堆积。

镜子的边缝部位不妨用牙刷来清洗

瓷砖要去角质

浴室的墙面和地面一般采用瓷砖，这是因为瓷砖不仅防水，也比其他材质更易于清洁。经常碰到水的墙面和瓷砖并不脏，但鲜少接触水的部分可能会累积水迹或发霉。

Try This：用刷子刷洗大面积的部分，再用牙刷清洗边缝部位，至于瓷砖上的肥皂污迹，可用热水先冲洗一下，待皂垢溶解后，再用刷子轻轻擦除。

报纸的印刷油墨能让玻璃镜面瞬间恢复明亮

玻璃要有光泽

积尘后“暗淡”的玻璃窗，只要用报纸擦拭就能瞬间恢复明亮光泽。这是因为报纸中的印刷油墨具有除污的功效，报纸越新颖，除污力越强！

Try This：使用湿抹布清洁玻璃窗表面的污垢后，可别忘了用报纸由上往下擦拭，让玻璃窗明亮，且不会沾染毛屑。

洗涤产品能让水龙头的镀铬表面失去光泽

水龙头要磨皮

洗澡过程容易将各式各样的沐浴乳、洗发露、护发素等沾染到水龙头上，这些洗涤用品会让水龙头镀铬的表面变得没有光泽。

Try This：每周一次，将天然配方的EnviroHome Multi-Purpose Cleaner多用途清洁剂喷洒于柔软的抹布上，再轻轻擦拭水龙头。

温馨提醒：清洗水龙头时，切勿使用酸性清洁节或钢丝刷，以免破坏水龙头表面。

EnviroHome Cares For Your Life

Friday 21 August 2015

为衣柜瘦身

学会放弃才能真正掌握收纳的精髓

衣柜整理后很快又乱，是因为你只做到将所有有用和没用的物品归位而已，却没有为衣柜做“排毒”！记住，收纳并非整理的第一步，收纳物品前一定要学会丢东西，只有将那些“舍不得”、“有一天可能会用到”、以及“很有纪念性”的东西统统抛开，留下真正需要的物品，才能创造一个无杂物的舒适空间。

清理衣柜要诀：

1. 杂物先移除：杂物不应放置在衣柜里，必须另寻适合的空间

2. 旧衣捐赠：将过时不穿的旧衣物拿去回收站

3. 分门别类：再将衣服分门别类整理摆放

折叠起来占空间的外套和夹克最好统统挂起来

Try This：成套的衣物应挂一起，怕皱的衣服可卷起来收好，外套和夹克折叠起来占空间，直接把它们挂起来，将少穿的放置在左侧，常穿的挂在右侧

根据衣服的长度进行整理，可以腾出许多空间

Try This：吊挂的衣物如夹克、洋装、外套等依照长度的不同进行整理，并将装有小衣物的盒子置放下方，善用多出来的空间

整理抽屉里的小物时，不妨利用整理盒或隔板来做区分

Try This：裤带、袜子、内搭裤、内衣裤等小衣物可以用面纸盒，或纸袋等分隔放置。如果衣柜的深度较深，还可区隔成前后两格，前侧收纳常穿的衣物，后侧收纳少穿的衣物

将裤头交叉放置比较不占空间

Try This：折叠裤子时，裤头同一方向会很占空间，建议将裤头交叉放置，而放置在抽屉里的衣服，应用直立式折叠法来增加空间，并且可以看清楚收纳的衣物

温馨提醒：

收纳整理需要持之以恒，养成以下3大习惯就不怕整理不好喽：

1. 物品要有固定摆放得地方

2. 以方便取出物品为目的来整理

3. 使用后应物归原位

EnviroHome Cares For Your Life

干净的床褥确保睡觉时肌肤不会沾染尘埃和细菌

堆布满衣物的杂乱床铺不仅影响睡眠品质，更是尘螨和细菌的“温床”。当你倒头就睡时，脸部和枕头或床垫将进行一场极度亲密的接触，也让那些“寄居”的微生物有机可趁。若不好好维持干净舒适的床和寝具，用再多的保养品也徒然。

受到空气湿度和体温的影响，床垫需要“透气”

Step 1：打扫前，应将床上的所有东西挪开，让床铺透气。

定时使用吸尘机清除残留在床垫上的尘埃、皮屑和毛发

Step 2：床单、被罩、枕头套应勤于更换，容易寄生尘螨的枕头、棉被和床褥也要定期晾晒。更换床单、被单和枕头套时，不妨用吸尘机或微湿的抹布，将床垫上残留的皮屑、毛发等清理干净。

多用途EnviroHome Multi-purpose Cleaner可将床垫上的污渍清除干净

Step 3：床褥上有血渍、尿渍或宝宝呕奶的污渍，可将多用途清洁剂喷洒于抹布上，轻轻擦拭尿渍处，接着用干布将湿处吸干，再用吹风机吹干，才不会发霉，产生异味。天气好的话，可以放到太阳下曝晒

将少用的物品收藏在床底下即可节省空间，并且避免堆积灰尘

Step 4：床底容易藏污纳垢，建议使用扁头吸尘机清除床底下的灰尘，再将少用的物品整齐收藏于床底，节省室内空间，也可避免床底积累灰尘

温馨提醒：不要特意保留新床垫得塑料薄膜，避免睡觉过程人体所排出的水分无法散发，并且附着在床单和褥子上，使人不舒服，进而增加翻身次数，影响睡眠品质。

弹簧床垫最好每隔2至3个月就调换一次正反面和摆放方式

Did You Know？

一般来说，8至10年的床垫弹簧就已进入衰退期，再好的床垫用上15年也该“退休”，否则弹簧将无法为身体提供良好的支撑，使人越睡越累，一觉醒来腰酸背痛。此外，全新的弹簧床垫在使用的第一年间，应每隔2至3个月调换一下正反面和摆放方式，让床垫的弹簧受力平均，之后只需每隔半年再翻转一次即可。

EnviroHome Cares For Your Life

Thursday 20 August 2015

When it comes to sleep, it's not the quantity, but quality that matters

We spend 1/3 of our life, just sleeping! That is why sleeping is so important. When it comes to sleep, it's not the quantity, but quality that matters. Here are some easy way to get a better sleep, why not give it a try?

Make your bedroom a technology-FREE zone

1. Blue Light Affect Sleep
Exposure to blue light emitted by screen on electronic devices at night will "trick" your brain into thinking that it is daytime, and keep you stay awake.

Do it:　Turn off all your electronic devices, make your bedroom a technology-free zone -keeping them out of the bedroom, especially out of the bed.

Photo credit by Dailymail.co,uk

2. Blue Wall Gives The Best Sleep
According to The Dailymail, a new study shown that people who sleep in blue bedroom tend to get longer sleep -nearly eight hours a night. Yellow and green follow close behind.

However, it's the best to avoid purple. Purple room was determined to be the least restful room color, where sleeper obtain on average 5 hours and 56 mins sleep per night.

Do it:　Switch the wall color of bedroom to blue, make the room look more peaceful. Keep in mind, painting your wall blue won't be the only thing that help you sleep well at night, you may also consider sound, touch and smell when creating a sleep sanctuary.

Slightly open the window during bedtime, so that we can sleep better in fresh air

3. Sleep In Right Temperature
If your bedroom is either too hot or too cold, you sleep might suffer. Study showed that the best temperature for sleep should be around 18-21 degrees Celsius.

When you fall a sleep, your body temperature drops to it's lowest level, so keeping your bedroom cool may lead to better sleep.

Do it:　 Fresh air can have a cooling effect, which make you feel relax. Open the windows for 30 minutes before sleep to freshen the air and close them (or at least slightly open), so that you can breath fresh air at night.

EnviroHome Cares For Your Life

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Face washing is the most necessary part of your skincare routine. It may seem simple, but if you do not clean your face properly, it could be more harm your face than helping it. When you over-washing, it will strip away your skin's natural oil and exacerbate skin dryness.

As a general rule, you should wash your face twice a day. Why?

Don't forget to remove sunscreen especially those claim to be water resistant and sweat resistant

It's important to hit your pillow with a make-free face. Thus, you should thoroughly clean your face, remove all the dirt, excess oil, sunscreen, makeup and environmental pollutants before you're going to bed.

Even you're not wearing makeup, you have to use a makeup remover to remove waterproof sunscreen properly.

I know you had clean your face at the night time, however, washing face in the morning can help wake your skin up while remove unwanted skin contactants such as dust, mold, debris, other environmental irritants, and eliminates skin-producing oils.

Sleeping in makeup on may harm your skin, so clean your face before bed

As a busy working women, you need:

- Wash face and take "makeup off" at the same time

- Cleanse and hydrate all skin types

- Non toxic, hypo-allergenic formula

- Gentle yet effective facial cleanser

Introducing EnviroHome Facial Cleanser, which completely free from synthetic fragrance, mineral oils, parabens, bubbles and color, and made of natural ingredients to green your beauty routine.

EnviroHome Facial Cleanser made with 100% natural ingredients that will cleanse your face naturally

How can EnviroHome Facial Cleanser help you?

1. Almond oil and Jasmine oil are excellent emollient (softening and soothing to the skin) and help to nourish and revitalize the skin.

2. Mineral salt, deep sea water extract and coconut oil cleanse and draw out impurities from the deeper layers of the skin, absorb excess oil and help hydrate the skin.

3. The powerful antibacterial properties of lemon extract, coconut oil and mineral salt help in cleaning clog pores while prevent acne and blackheads.

4. Geranium oil and rose oil help to maintain the skin's PH balance and improve skin elasticity. At the same times, this essential oils help to soften scars and wrinkles.

5. To use it long term, EnviroHome Facial Cleanser will improve your skin texture, making it look smoother and brighter.

Don't forget to wash your hand before washing face

Usage: Apply small amount of EnviroHome Facial Cleanser onto your palm and gently massage onto face using circular motion and rinse off with water. Use twice a day.

How to organize your bathroom?

Try This：Build a shelf or drawers under the sink to store small essentials like makeup and toiletries and keep them in dry condition. Or, add a tension rod under the sink for cleaning supplies.

Don't miss out under-the-sink storage space

Try This：Installed a hanging shower caddy or shower rod in shower wall for extra hanging space for bath ball, scrub gloves, scrub towels and toiletries.

Include a shower caddy to save space

Try This： Put a rack on top of the toilet bowl to store towels, tissues and laundry to add more space for the bathroom.

Use the space over the toilet bowl for storage

Try This：Mirror can make the space look large, but you're advised to install a cabinet mirror instead of a normal mirror to maximize your storage space.

Mirror make a small room look larger

Try This：Bathroom ledge is a good storage space for those stuffs that you don't often use. Add a small plant or diffuser on the ledge helps to freshen up your bathroom.

Small plant is a great ideal to dress up your bathroom

Reminder: Store things according to color or material can make your bathroom look even tidy, it is the best to do it on shelves.