clean, clean, clean! (your favorite cleaning products)

[cloudsoup]

what cleaning products work the best that you've found?
whether it be for counters, floors, bathroom, etc...

i've heard that water, vinegar, and baking soda mixed together
is a great home made cleaning solution. has anyone tried
mixing their own stuff?

i was recently looking for the best product to shine floors with.
we have vinyl tile flooring (the old speckled kind) in our bathroom
&kitchen and no matter what i do, i can't get them to shine!
and of course, i'm not spending a fortune on heavy duty home
depot products...  any suggestions?

[chickauhtree]

I do not have a favorite cleaning product, I guess the best is bleach.  I am looking for the best cleaning products aswell.  I can not find anything to clean floors. It is like no matter what the floors stay dirty.  The key to easy cleaning on floors is once it is clean or once the floor as been laid then the floor needs to be sealed with a floor sealer

[Lindaroof]

Gotta love that magic eraser!

[jneff0603]

I just found my new fave bathroom cleaner! It's Arm & Hammer with OxyClean and it's great- spray on let it sit and wipe with a sponge! I didn't realize how much dirt was left on the shower until I used it lol. I don't have any suggestions to make floors shine- I too have old speckled tiles- but my bf told me an old boot camp trick from the Army on getting them super white....Comet. Just wet the floor (I do this in sections) sprinkle with Comet powder and use those thin green scrubber- sponges to scrub in circles. Rinse with a clean wet mop. It's hard work, and time consuming, but it really looks great afterwards and has the added bonus of burned calories! I love the Magic Eraser too for counters and walls--how DOES it work?! It's amazing!

[angie828]

I have used vinegar on my floors and litter boxes.  Or you may wish to try hydrogen peroxide.  That works well and kills many germs.  I love mixing my own.  It does save money and it is much healthier.

[cloudsoup]

oh wow, i hadn't thought of peroxide...

i keep hearing about these magic erasers! i want to
know what the heck they're made of (besides magic )
i've yet to purchase any, but it sounds like they're
worth the price.

i do like comet quite a bit. i mixed it with windex
recently, just to see what would happen! it worked
pretty well. i hope i don't accidentally make a bomb
or something with all my experimenting  

[mgint]

i use store brand with clorox added use windex for cleaning glass and pledge for dusting house.

[tiffkk09]

i love 409 all purpose cleaner w/lemon, my apt has flat paint and with having a young child its bad, and  very hard to clean, this is the only thing i found that does not rub the paint off

[cynbrat]

My favorite cleaning product is my Shark - and tap water.  I have tile floors in the living/dining/kitchen/Florida room and a cat: after I swipe that Shark machine over my floors, I know it is already sanitized without using any harsh chemicals.  You can wash the micro-fiber cloths in the washing machine and they are ready to go after they are hung dry.  Steam cleaning is the best and the healthiest because you are not breathing in any of those toxic fumes from all those cleaning products.  I don't use my Shark on my bamboo floors (w/c are in the bedrooms);  I use my vacuum and then a Swiffer dust cloth to pick up the cat hair and whatever the vacuum doesn't manage to pick up. Steam isn't good on hardwoods for some reason.  But on any kind of tile and other materials like slate, etc. it really does the job.  Makes for a less stressful cleaning day! 

[mrsbluesmith]

Bleach, Ajax, Arm & Hammer, lemon-scented Pinesol and Borax.  "thumbsup"

[Cuppycake]

what cleaning products work the best that you've found?
whether it be for counters, floors, bathroom, etc...

i've heard that water, vinegar, and baking soda mixed together
is a great home made cleaning solution. has anyone tried
mixing their own stuff?

i was recently looking for the best product to shine floors with.
we have vinyl tile flooring (the old speckled kind) in our bathroom
&kitchen and no matter what i do, i can't get them to shine!
and of course, i'm not spending a fortune on heavy duty home
depot products...  any suggestions?

You can make a great soft scrub by mixing baking soda and a touch of dish liquid (you can also add a hint of bleach if needed. Mixing vinager, rubbing alcohol , and water ( allot of people add a drop of blue food coloring as well) makes a fantastic glass and floor cleaner. Never mix bleach with any type of acid such as ammonia or vinegar.  It will causes toxic fumes that can kill you.

 

[Cuppycake]

I love the magic erasers also! You know they make  mop now too!?

[JGBH7]

You guys should check out the company melaleuca.  They are a non-toxic cleaning supplies and more company and I think they do an amazing job of cleaning AND they are non-toxic.  I just recently switched when a friend of mine reccommended it.  You may have to know someone who has it already to sign up, I'm not sure...

[brendy1990]

i use a lot of windex.

[ancmetro]

     "FABULOSO" in the liquid form with the "heavenly sent scents" options. Very cheap product goes a long way. Available at Walmart stores. In other stores, this brand name is very difficult to find.