Apparently using polish is now considered old fashioned.

I loathe the smell of cleaning products, they give me a headache and also set my eczema off. Polish in particular has this effect.

I used to do the Pledge trick when MiL was about to arrive for a visit. I was reminded of this last Christmas when I was browsing for gifts at the local garden centre. They were selling scented candles that gave your home a ‘just polished’ aroma. 😂

Sorry, I am a bit confused. I didn't know what Zoflora was but, on checking it out, I have learnt that it is a disinfectant. Is there also a polish as someone mentioned 'linen' scent which I would rather like. Please could someone explain its uses to me. Thanks.

I use Wood Silk on all my wood. The likes of Mr Muscle (or Asda equivalent) are confined to non wood, mirrors, etc.

Tuaim

Sorry, I am a bit confused. I didn't know what Zoflora was but, on checking it out, I have learnt that it is a disinfectant. Is there also a polish as someone mentioned 'linen' scent which I would rather like. Please could someone explain its uses to me. Thanks.

It's been around forever, but Mrs hunch (a TikTok or Instagram 'influencer') has made it popular with the young.

The main product is a concentrated disinfectant with floral scent. There are numerous different ones, including the linen one. I don't think it's poisonous to dogs - we used to use it when our (late) dog had an accident. He lived to be 15, and the disinfectant didn't see him off.

There is now an expanded range of items. I don't use it much, but run a capful of the linen one through the washing machine now and again, and used to put bicarb and vinegar down the plughole and follow up with a cap of Zoflora when it got smelly. I don't need to now, as when we got the kitchen done the plumber fixed the pipework so that water didn't gather at the bottom and go stale. Otherwise I have it on hand for when my daughter visits with her dog, but he's past the age of accidents now.

That should be Mrs Hinch, not hunch

Doodledog

Tuaim

Sorry, I am a bit confused. I didn't know what Zoflora was but, on checking it out, I have learnt that it is a disinfectant. Is there also a polish as someone mentioned 'linen' scent which I would rather like. Please could someone explain its uses to me. Thanks.

It's been around forever, but Mrs hunch (a TikTok or Instagram 'influencer') has made it popular with the young.

The main product is a concentrated disinfectant with floral scent. There are numerous different ones, including the linen one. I don't think it's poisonous to dogs - we used to use it when our (late) dog had an accident. He lived to be 15, and the disinfectant didn't see him off.

There is now an expanded range of items. I don't use it much, but run a capful of the linen one through the washing machine now and again, and used to put bicarb and vinegar down the plughole and follow up with a cap of Zoflora when it got smelly. I don't need to now, as when we got the kitchen done the plumber fixed the pipework so that water didn't gather at the bottom and go stale. Otherwise I have it on hand for when my daughter visits with her dog, but he's past the age of accidents now.

Thank you very much for this. I'll check it out on my next trip to the supermarket. Good to know.

Woodsilk for me on my proper wood but mucrofibre on anything that isn't.

Unfortunately Zoflora don't do polish. They do all the disinfectant and bathroom cleaning products and things like toilet rim blocks. I like the Zoflora disinfectant as you can dilute it in water so have it as strong or weak as you want,x

I’ve never really understood the need for strongly scented cleaning products. Surely if your home is clean, it won’t smell and all scented products will do is mask ‘nasty niffs’.

I particularly dislike fruit-scented cleansers - why would you want your lavatory to smell of strawberries?? Dh bought some kitchen cleaner that smelled of apricots and it was just awful. I got so I felt sick whenever he used it and made him throw out the rest of the bottle.

I use a damp cloth for most things although I’ll check out Woodsilk, thanks to the recommendation here. In the kitchen I use mainly unscented products for cleaning. For windows I’ve discovered a source of old-fashioned pink Windowlene and that’s better than anything else plus I do like the smell of that!

I still use spray polish wipe it in with one cloth and give it a good rub with my micro fibre mitt. Love having shiny wood and mirrors . But never use polish on my TV . Just a wipe over with a clean micro fibre mitt. Use white vinegar on windows and floor cleaner on my kitchen and shower room floors. Antibac wipes in my shower room and kitchen. And bleach in my loo.

Once a month Dettol washing machine cleaner , Sainsbury's dishwasher cleaner , and drain unblocker down my kitchen plugs holes , shower room basin and shower base.

I wish I’d ditched the polish before last weekend. We’ve a big Laura Ashley coffee table, one of those with all the little drawers and storage for all DH’s LPs that he never uses but refuses to get rid of under our front room windowsill, and I’ve a habit of hopping onto it to open the window. I did that last Tuesday at speed, forgetting that I’d given it a rare going over with the Mr Sheen on Sunday. My front leg slid forward, my left leg cracked into the table top and I still have the lumps, bumps and bruises a week later. I wouldn’t care, I grew up with that cautionary public information film where grandma polished the floor and put down a rug as the happy young couple arrived at the door with the new baby……it used to give me nightmares!

Ouch!
My friend had a cleaner who polished the bath with Mr Sheen!

Aaaargh! 😂

I use as few cleaning products as possible. Apart from woodsilk on wood furniture once a year, all I ever do is dust with a feather duster, and wipe marks off with a wet cloth. Cream loo cleaner and lime descaler - we have very hard water and that is it.

I cannot see the point of all these multiple cleaning products and even less need for all the chemical scents they add to them.

Sorry me again! Does anyone know a type of polish that gets rid of water stains which I have on a bed side cabinet? I've tried mayonnaise. OK for a short while but not a long term fix. Thanks.

Tuaim - If it is a wooden cabinet (not painted) you could use a kernal of a walnut or a brazil nut. It worked for me when I got rid of a water stain on a teak coffee table.

Doodledog

That should be Mrs Hinch, not hunch

This made me laugh out loud (bit rich coming from me, Queen of the typos) I imagined a hunched up old woman polishing to save her life!

Talking of artificial scents (stinks!) is anyone else bemused by all the current TV ads for ‘FRESH!!!’ scent boosters to add to your laundry?
Since when did ‘fresh’ = added artificial pong?

I had to let my beloved piano go because it was too big to fit in this flat. I always used lavendar polish on both the piano and some precious pieces of furniture . It is a very Zen moment, and all of the effort, putting the polish on and then later rubbing i down. coming into the house after doing the piano, everywhere smelt beautiful and reminded me of my mother granny and grandad. Everything would gleam and smell beautifully so made my efforts seem very worthwhile.

Witzend

Talking of artificial scents (stinks!) is anyone else bemused by all the current TV ads for ‘FRESH!!!’ scent boosters to add to your laundry?
Since when did ‘fresh’ = added artificial pong?

I mentioned this on another thread a while back. Couldn’t understand why every other advert was for things to make our clothes or house smell of something. I tend to use a miniscule amount of washing up liquid to clean the bath and vinegar for lots of other things . I no longer use fabric conditioner; can’t believe I used it for so many years. I don’t wear perfume any more because it gives me a headache.

I always go for unscented products if I possibly can.

I do love lavender wax polish though, it lingers for ages, and I think there’s something quite evocative and lovely about the smell- quite different to artificial scents.

Can’t remember when I last used polish, just a damp microfibre cloth does it for me. I use a lemon floor cleaner and unscented window cleaner. I can’t abide any kind of smelly to make the house ‘fresh’ just open windows and doors and let fresh air in.

We’re all different aren’t we, the scent of anything lavender makes me heave, ditto vanilla or roses, artificial scents are often sickening.