mountains

It's early Saturday morning, and I am going through my cleaning products. Some I love and some I tolerate since I could not find anything better. I enjoy a clean house but what I enjoy even more are products that cut down my cleaning time with amazing results (and thus, more time on CC ).

Lots of great cleaning products out there, but here's my short list of products that really "wow" me:

1. Dawn Power Dissolver - Spray on burnt-on, baked-on, greasy dishes (think lasagna), leave for 15 minutes or so, rinse, wash with regular dishwashing soap, and viola - good as new.
2. WOW stainless steel cleaner - I have stainless steel appliances which can be a pain to a clean. WOW (no pun intended, honestly) really makes cleaning them a breeze now.

I'm still on the lookout for more amazing cleaning products. I'd love to hear your favorites.

patsmom

Unfortunately, my kitchen still has Formica countertops in a light peach color that stain VERY easily. If I set a coffee cup down on it that's wet on the bottom from coffee drips, it leaves a ring. If I drip any kind of red sauce on it, it stains. If a blueberry or strawberry leaves juice on it, it stains. If an aluminum pot or pan grazes it, it leaves gray scratch marks. The only thing I've found to remove these stains and marks is Clorox Liqui-gel. I squirt a little bit directly on the ring or stain, let it sit for a few seconds, then wipe it up and it works like a charm. It's non-abrasive so it's perfect for Formica.

flatlander

Krud Kutter rocks. Gets up everything from stains on the Corian countertop to gunk on the stove. Bonus: It doesn't rip my skin to shreds like some other cleaning products.

Mudder's_Mudder

Agree with Dawn. I'm without a dishwasher at the moment because we're in the midst of extensive remodeling. I haven't washed dishes by hand for years, tried a few different dishwashing solutions, and swear by Dawn. Peerless.

My absolute highest recommendation for Mr. Clean Eraser. I use it on my ceramic range cooktop and can attest to its miraculous power to get any mark off when nothing else will. I couldn't live without it. Oh, and it's gentle too. My DIL has used it to get marks off of vinyl flooring.

For bathrooms: all the Kaboom products.

zip100

I've got hard water, so bathroom cleaning is a particular problem for me. I think I've tried just about all of the bathroom cleaning products including Kaboom. I've found white vinegar works as well if not better than all of them. It's now the only cleaner I have under my bathroom sink. Good for the environment too

mountains

zip100, We have hard water, too, and cleaning bathrooms is a nightmare, and I've tried a lot of products. I'll try the white vinegar. Thanks.

Kelowna

Make sure gloves and mask are on when using those :-)

twinmom

We recently redid a bathroom and the walls are tiled halfway up. Despite using an exhaust fan when we shower, we are getting mildew on the corners of the paint where the tile meets the painted wall. I am hesitant to use anything with bleach as I don't want to take the color out of the paint. We did use green sheetrock so I am surprised by this. Ideas?

julia_525

I'm a fan of the Swivel Sweeper.

soozievt

I don't think I can contribute to this thread as I rarely clean my house! (am on CC too much.....good excuse!)

mountains

soozie - Thus, my post ! I hate cleaning the house, so the less time I spend doing it with amazing products, the more time I have doing stuff I really like.

lorelei2702

I spent half hour at the store looking for Dawn Power Dissolver and found no such thing.....where is it, with what products, what part of the country, etc.?

I have awful grids on stove...ugh.

soozievt

mountains, but at least you actually DO clean the house! I can't claim the same.

Marilyn

White vinegar and baking powder - takes coffee stains off the coffee pot and mugs like a charm. And the fizz when you combine them takes you back to grade school volcanos!

lindz0722

My absolute favorite cleaning product is Greased Lightning. I use it on my clothes for pretreating stains before washing, but I think you could use it on countertops and tiles too. It gets out really tough stains.