Apparently using polish is now considered old fashioned.

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

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.

That should be Mrs Hinch, not hunch

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.

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

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 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. 😂

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 do just dust using a microfibre cloth these days, although I worry about microfibre being bad for the environment when you wash it.

Zoflora is poisonous to dogs, isn’t it?

I use Woodsilk on the walnut bookcases, as the carpenter who made them advised it, and everywhere else I use Purdy and Figg.

The cleaner is a fan of Zoflora though, and mops the hard floors with it once a week. I suspect she uses it so that her clients know she's been if they are out at the time - a bit like the old Pledge trick 😂

M0nica

I have all old brown furniture, quite valuable antiques some 20 years ago. My furniture all gets a coat of polish one a year. That is all that is needed. I use a spray wax polish with no silicone. It is called 'Woodsilk'.

Never use a silicone based spray on good wood fumiture it ends up dulling the finish.

Yes, that's the one I use on retro teak furniture, it has beeswax and oils in it.

I too haven’t used polish for years, wet or damp cloth is all I use but then the only wood I have is an unpolished natural wood table

Oh Calendargirl I agree. The advertising gurus try to sell smelly products to make our houses smell " so fresh".... as opposed to - what - stale?
Windows open let in fresh air ( the clues in the name)

I had a friend who also used the spray polish trick, a quick spritz in the air a few minutes before her DH came home from work, he assumed she’d been flat out cleaning all day!

I think there are so many adverts nowadays for air fresheners, bathroom ‘anti pong’ stuff, carpet and fabric ‘refreshers’, scent boosters for the laundry….

Just open a few windows.

I have all old brown furniture, quite valuable antiques some 20 years ago. My furniture all gets a coat of polish one a year. That is all that is needed. I use a spray wax polish with no silicone. It is called 'Woodsilk'.

Never use a silicone based spray on good wood fumiture it ends up dulling the finish.

We tend to use Method for damp dusting. I hate Zoflora with a passion. I have quite a thing for bleach - love the smell. I used to use Me. Sheen but when DH took over a lot of the cleaning he threw it away- he said it left a sticky residue I had not seen this. I'm in charge of the kitchen , loo and bathroom so I get to use lots of Dettol products and Harpic for the loo. Open windows whenever possible and expensive diffusers.

I think less polish is used because fewer people have solid wood.
You shouldn’t use anything like Mr Sheen or Pledge on wood.
It has silicones and other nasties that build up and leave a film.

I use Wood Silk on the wood but only every couple of months, I just dust inbetween polishes.
A homemade vinegar spray for bathrooms and glass and a natural spray for everything else.
For anything really stubborn I use “the good one” natural paste.

When I see the huge array of stuff in the supermarket it’s quite overwhelming.

I agree re the awful smell left behind with some of these products,I’d rather smell dog than febreeze.

I might look out for that make, GrannyGravy.

I was quite astonished when I used a new bottle of Method spray in the bathroom and ending up choking, not able to catch my breath.

Sorry that was to Callistemon213

I bought in bulk at the beginning of 2023, so using up what I have.

I am really impressed by Purdy and Figg, the starter kit is three small natural oils which you mix with water into the spray bottle provided.

I use beeswax spray on my oak and pine furniture and a damp microfibre cloth on everything else.

I used to use spray pledge 50 years ago after I'd hidden any dirty dishes in the oven ,I sprayed the rooms with it and my late MIL always said ,someones been working hard....lol
😁

My MIL advised me to hide dirty dishes in the oven if someone was coming.
I never thought of the Pledge idea.

Some wooden furniture has a lacquer finish and polish can make it smeary.

I use a spray with beeswax and oils on some mid-century teak furniture as it nourishes it. I was advised to use teak oil but the spray is much easier, but not every time I dust.

I only use natural cleaning products, Method, Purdy & Figg or M & S.

After using Method cleaners for years, I found that recently they made me choke. Method has been taken over by a large conglomerate, I think, and the formula has changed.

I like using polish