The white woodwork on or around your stair railings, doors, windows or fireplace may be hidden underneath a smudgy coat of obstinate finger marks and clinging dust.

One secret to restoring woodwork to a brilliant white is to use a dye-free cleaner, such as Bon Ami Cleanser.

Applied with a sponge, brush, or cloth and a little water, Bon Ami can restore woodwork or work wonders in removing smudges in a white kitchen.

Bon Ami can dissolve and rub away the stains and uncover the original whiteness on most kitchen surfaces.

White tile, grout and other bathroom surfaces can be kept white, if cleaned from the start with a cleaner without dye. Make sure to keep the bathroom properly ventilated to prevent mildew that can cause discolorization.

Painted white furniture, floors, enameled surfaces and a long list of other white surfaces can look as white and fresh as new if cleaned with Bon Ami Cleanser that people like so well for cleaning the kitchen and bath.

Don't forget white shoes. Grass and mud stains that accumulate on white shoes can disappear if cleaned correctly. Bon Ami will uncover the original white and make shoes look new.

The most economical way to keep white paint white, white shoes white and white kitchen and bathroom surfaces white is to use a white, dye-free, household cleanser, such as Bon Ami, according to Judy Woolfolk, a certified home economist for the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company. (NAPSI)