Household products you recommend

Mt61 - I believe the almondy one is for wooden floors.
I think I saw it recently in Dunelm so probably it's still about.

Elbow grease

Maggiemaybe

I like the Method range too, and love the smell of them. They last for ages. I have a pomegranate spray in the kitchen, watermelon in the bathroom, and my favourite, the wood floor cleaner (just splash a bit on, go over it with a dry mop) that leaves the rooms smelling of marzipan.

Saying that, I don’t think you can better vinegar in warm water and crumpled newspaper to clean glass, vinegar in water again for wooden furniture, and bicarb to get rid of nasty smells and burnt on food.

Oh can you still get the floor cleaner? I haven’t seen it for a while, you are right it’s smells of almonds.

I know this is an old thread but as people are still using it I thought this little article might be of interest.

Forms with excellent customer services:

www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2025/apr/24/companies-best-customer-service

I reported a post this morning that resurrected an old thread. This is often done by a new name (spammer) who is actually advertising, rather than recommending a product they’ve used.
It may be a useful thread, but had lain dormant for 6 years.

I imagine calendargirl reported a post in March which GNHQ have deleted.

I use Waitrose own brands of most things but after a while using their dishwasher tablets my mugs were stained and glasses opaque. I bought Ecover instead when it was on offer and the difference was amazing.

Why does an old post have to be reported? I've just read the whole thread and learned a few new tricks! I don't remember it from first time round!

Sorry didn’t read it before posting.
This should end .
I do not mind this product not being perfumed,

I use koh and really like it for cleaning.
Spray leave for 3 minutes and wipe off. I really like this for the cooker hood. It has no perfume.
I use it around the home on different surfaces and find it good.
Some very difficult stains may need you to also use a scourer
which is not a problem for me. I have used this for the last couple of years and do not mind that it is not okervu ed

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You should Install Woozoo Fan For your home, Highly Recommended.

Reported.

Old thread.

baking soda and hydrogen peroxide mixed to a paste will remove almost any stain - but check for colourfast first, removed dried in blood from clothing and vomit stains off a mattress

I like flash in the squeezy bottle that gives a measured dose. Neat or diluted. It cuts through grease.
Also Cillit Bang with bleach.

Arthritic hands make it impossible to work the squeeze mechanism on all sponge floormops I’ve tried. Are there any easy ones out there? Must be a sponge one!

I bought Koh from their website. It was delivered swiftly. I haven’t seen it in the shops.

I've just read miep1s post - it is a product, not what I was using which was hard graft.

Method cleaners.

DD has just recommended Koh for cleaning my oven, Oldfossil - can we buy it in this country?

My supply of Elbow Grease has resulted in a sore shoulder and elbow .
Can I buy a fresh supply anywhere?

On the recommendation of my sister I ordered a product called Koh, advertised online. It’s very eco-friendly and scentless ( you can add a drop or two of essential oil - but I actually prefer it scent free as both DH and I are allergy-prone.) The liquid comes in a cube shaped pack with a little tap on - as DH remarked, it looks like a rather disappointing wine box. You get one spray bottle which you refill. I have found it to be highly effective and use it on practically everything.

If you get mold marks on grouting in the shower. When dry get neat bleach and old toothbrush and give a little scrub at the grout with the bleach. Don't rinse off just leave over night, next day all gone and just give a quick rinse before using shower

Oh, I thought the Elbow Grease recommendation was a joke! I’ve been using the free stuff for a long time.

Yes to the HG, SirChenjin - I think it is indeed magic.

Oven Pride makes oven/shelves cleaning almost enjoyable.

For dissolving grease spots on clothing and removing sticky label residue I recommend lighter fluid.

HG Mould Remover Spray - black mould on grouting, silicon sealant (an indeed everywhere you get black mould) completely disappears within about 30 mins. It's either very clever chemistry or dark magic, but I intend to be buried with the stuff in case there is an afterlife.

Thanks Miepl for the Elbow Grease recommendation. I bought a spray bottle of it yesterday for 89p. It has de-gunked the top of the kitchen cupboards very easily (for someone with short arms and poor reach).

Not necessarily for cleaning, although there is a long list on Fb from time to time saying what it can do, I find WD40 a useful thing to keep to hand, it takes sticky labels off like a dream and, when I used it to unstick a swivel tap, it brought the stainless steel of the tap up to a beautiful shine,