cleaning products

[yonksgirl]

What is you favorite cleaning product? I can not stop buying them I love them it is such a high for me I am :crazy: ! I guess we all have our things LOL

[suzieq728]

I know how you feel. I go down the aisle for laundry detergent, and come out with a whole bunch of stuff LOL.

But the one thing I can not live without is Clorox Cleanup.. I swear by the stuff....

[Deana]

I love Pine-sol. It has so many different uses and I love the scent.

I also am addicted to my swiffer wet mop. I use it every night, even when I don't need to.

[jana]

I haven't used "normal" cleaning products for quite a few months now, and I love it! It's amazing how well castille soap, vinegar, peroxide, baking soda, and some elbow grease can work!

[yonksgirl]

Originally posted by jana
I haven't used "normal" cleaning products for quite a few months now, and I love it! It's amazing how well castille soap, vinegar, peroxide, baking soda, and some elbow grease can work!

I would miss all the good smell that has to be the best part!:D

[jana]

Yeah, I think it kinda depends on the smell/cleaner, though. Most of them are so strong they make me sick (especially ones with bleach! :sick: ). And you can buy liquid castille soap in different scents (I love the peppermint) and/or add essential oils to make your own scent. :)

[Mrs. July]

My house is always stocked with Clorox Whipes, 409, Swiffer cloths, Pledge and my Wet Jet.;)

[Lisa]

My house always has, Clorox Clean-Up, Murphy's Oil Soap, Pledge and CLR for my bathtub. Lately we also have been using carpet cleaner for the housebreaking of Cosmo. :)

[empty nester]

My favorite new products are:

Mr Clean Erasers for a multitude of cleaning problems.

Clorox bleach pens for grout and clothing problems

Cushy Cupboards shelf liner to make old scared cupboards look new again.

Swifters for tile and wood floors

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[yonksgirl]

Mr Clean Erasers for a multitude of cleaning problems.

Oh I love them!

[callygirl]

Emptynester, what are cushycupboards?

[empty nester]

They are a new shelf liner, not rubber....so won't stain or bunch up when you slide items.

www.cushycupboards.com

[Kale]

Not that they are a faithful company(to thier ex so called lifetime members) but I love thier products and couldnt live without.. Shaklee only Cleaning product in that I mean no laundry(cost too much not worth it ) ,strictly windows dustin stains cleaning bathrooms and kitchens thier products have no chemicals all biodegradable and cleaning is less time consuming cause they do not have magnetic or other additives to attract dust.Windows and tv screens stay dust free longer everything does.It also has many other uses like dog fleas and skin burns etc..
I also use "BarKeepers Best Friend" Love it just found out about it (forum) and dont know how I lived without it.It takes stain right off counter top s and cleans bathrooms and sinks ,everything wonderfully! and it is a savings from the cherrypit cleaner from Shaklee I use to buy.Dont get me wrong I still love that product but it is more cost efficient to use BKBF and works wonders!
Kale


:D

[Jo Beth]

I haven't seen anyone say anything about Oxy Clean. I has worked for me. I like the pre wash spray best, but I do have the powder too. However I did get red wine on a NEW shirt ( of course it couldn't be a old shirt) I tried my Oxy Clean and it does look better but I still see faint stain. Does anyone have any ideas on a good cleaning product I can use to work on my wine stain?
PS. I too have and like Cushy Cupboard shelf liner. It is a very nice shelf liner.

[Turtleheadfred]

I love Kaboom for the shower (great on hardwater, soapscum, rust, well - everything! and it's non-toxic), Clorox Cleanups, Swiffer Dry cloths (woodfloors), Spic N Span liquid, Clorox Bleach Pen,..

Yeah, I'm one of those, LOVE CLEANING STUFF PEOPLE TOO! (You'd think my house would be immaculate wouldn't you?!):rolleyes:

[empty nester]

I also like Oxiclean.

Does anyone have a favorite brass cleaner? Mine all take elbow grease and still not looking as good as new.

[Jo Beth]

I don't polish my brass. But I do find great cleaning supplies at home depot and Bed bath and beyond. They will surely have something for you
jbm

[Jo Beth]

Hey Empty Nester

Do I have someting for you.After I wrote my last reply I decided to add a post about my new favorite silver cleaner. It is called "The speedy Plate". It cleans silver without any elbow grease. Any way when I got up to get the directions on it to share with all of you .....low and behold .....it says it also cleans BRASS!
You ask where I got this great little item... QVC (I am a closet QVC shopper) so don't tell anyone.
Anyway the way it works it like a science experiment. You put this plate in hot water and add WASHING SODA (not baking soda) stir, then add silver or BRASS to the water and watch the tarnish dissapear. It takes minutes not hours.

Try seeing if there is a web site for Speedy Plate, if not you can go on QVC.com and shop (but look out, it could get costly)
jbm

[empty nester]

What is "washing soda?" And, how would this work with my brass lamps and door knobs?

[jana]

To answer your washing soda question, washing soda (sodium carbonate) is very similar to baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), but it is a stronger base. Washing soda will consume 2 equivalents of acid where baking soda will only consume one. You can find it in the laundry detergent aisle.

I'd be willing to bet that the speedy plate is made out of aluminum. You can clean tarnished silver the same way with aluminum foil, boiling water and baking or washing soda. It's an electrochemical reaction.

Lay the aluminum foil in the bottom of your sink or in a tub/pan, add a few inches of boiling water and some baking or washing soda. Make sure the silverware (or whatever) is in contact with the foil, and the tarnish should come right off. You will smell a sulfur/rotten egg smell as the reaction occurs and hydrogen sulfide gas is released.

I'm not sure if the above method works on brass (and probably would not work with lamps or door knobs unless you could completely submerge them), but I know that acidic things like ketchup, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, and vinegar are good brass cleaners.

[empty nester]

Thank you Jana. Are you a chemist?

[jana]

Heh nope, but I learned about it in a chemistry class I took...can't remember whether it was high school or college.

[Turtleheadfred]

Hey Jana - same concept, but saw on a show last night (How Clean Is Your House) where they used an aluminum foil pan with boiling water and Tide... worked like a charm! ;)

And to think I've been polishing my little fingers to the bone all this time!:eek:

[Jo Beth]

Wow Jana

This is the 2nd time I have come across you on this web site and you have amazed me both times!

I do believe that my "speedy Plate" could be aluminum. My washing soda is by Arm and Hammer.

I think we should just have a Just ask Jana web link, for the next time I need to know something!
Or maybe a site telling unusual cleaning ideas that really work like this one. Or home remedies for cleaning your house?

Do you like any of those ideas?

JBM

[jana]

Aww, you flatter me! :o Thanks! :D

I don't think I have any good cleaning sites bookmarked, but I use a lot of non-chemical products to clean. I can't stand the smell of bleach and other stuff like that, so I tend to use more natural (and cheap!!) things in my house.

I buy non-chlorine bleach for the bathroom, which is just super-strong hydrogen peroxide. (I think it's something like 20%, vs. the 2 or 3% first aid peroxide.) That gets rid of black & orange mildew and stains pretty well for me.

I don't buy that power dissolve stuff for the dishes; just about anything comes off when I just soak it in water. The only things I can't soak are my cast iron pots/pans, but I just run hot water over them and scrub a little with a plastic brush and everything comes right off, especially if they're well-seasoned.

That actually works for a lot of other things, too - just water! I wash counters and tile/linoleum floors with hot water...if they're especially dirty, I will add vinegar or castile soap (the liquid kind).

For windows and mirrors I use a mixture of vinegar and rubbing alcohol. No streaks! The vinegar does the cleaning, and the alcohol makes it dry fast.

If I need to do some scrubbing, I make a paste of baking soda & water or baking soda & peroxide (works well in the bathroom). Sometimes I'll do baking soda & vinegar for that science-experiment foaming!

Oh, yeah. I forgot tea tree oil! TTO has natural antibiotic properties, so it's great for the counters and cutting boards in the kitchen. I just add a couple drops to a spray bottle with hot water. It's probably the hardest to find out of all the things I use, but that's only because they don't carry it at, say, Target. I get my tto at a health food store, and I know you can buy it online as well. I also use tto on cuts & scrapes. Usually I dilute it in another oil (olive & almond are what I have) because straight tto can sting sometimes.

I think those are most of the cheap, easy "home remedies" I use around the house pretty often. :)

[empty nester]

Thanks Jana, I will try some or all of your tips. I use vinegar and water and miracle cloths to do my windows and mirrors, but the alcohol trick is interesting.

Also, I use tea tree oil for an antibiotic, but would not have thought about the kitchen.

[Jo Beth]

I just learned about tto I for the dreaded toe nail fungus. I use it twice a day. It seems to be working :) No more pedicures for me:(
jbm

[empty nester]

Sorry JoBeth about your nail fungus. I love pedicures and would hate to give that up.

I found a product at Big Lots last month, that I want to share with the HomeTalkers.....Bab-O. It is similar to the clorox pen, but comes in a lg. bottle for only .99, I think it works better and you can't beat the price.

[Turtleheadfred]

Hey! Thanks for the tip Nesty! I've got a Big Lots near me so I'll have to check that out because I love my Clorox Pen! And .99 cents is a heck of a deal! :D