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Cleaning experts (Aka Moms) clued us in on their favorite versatile essentials! for a sparkling clean home!
Cleaning house doesn’t have to be a turn off — all you need are the right tools for the right job!
Whether you’re fixing up the bedroom, bathroom or kitchen, there’s probably a lot of work to do. So, Replina consulted cleaning experts (Aka Moms) who shared their favorite products and tools to get your house spotless in a jiffy.
1. Microfiber Cloths
Presenting the SimpleHouseware micofiber cleaning cloths
“Microfiber cloths cut my cleaning time probably around 20 to 30%, and they are reusable,” quoted by a favorite mom of ours. “They are very absorbent; not only for dirt, but for liquid.”
A microfiber cloth can absorb up to eight times its weight, making it the perfect, eco-friendly cleaning solution. Hint: You might want to buy these in bulk since you’ll be using them for everything!
The microfiber cloth will come in very handy for any cleaning task you have in your home. Think of it as an all purpose cleaning rag.
2. Spray Bottles
One thing is very clear. Buckets should not be allowed anywhere near your house when it comes to cleaning your home because dunking a cloth repeatedly into contaminated reused water and a whole host of product mixtures will only get your house dirtier.
Instead, we advised people to invest in a few spray bottles and transfer all products into them as soon as they buy them.
Besides, it gives you spill-proof method of cleaning and ensuring right the right amount of cleaning products gets to where it should be.
3. Vacuum Cleaner
Every home needs a functional and versatile vacuum cleaner. This time round, we recommend the Bissel Canister Vacuum
A good one that can suck the dirt off everything from rugs and floors to even the walls from all kinds of edges and corners.
It is just a necessary tool for really getting your house clean. Sweeping and dusting, none of that is going to get your house as clean as it needs to be compared to using a vacuum cleaner.
4. Mircofiber Hand Duster
This fluffy and soft duster captures all the dust settling on your table, sofa and bookshelves in a single easy fell swoop. Lightweight and flexible, it’s super comfortable and easy to use around tight, tricky squeezy spot. Its reusable head is definitely washing machine friendly, although it’s best if you simply just hand wash it in cold running water.
If you need something to reach tall and tricky places, OXO’s 3-in-1 Extendable Duster, which extends to a very useful 8 feet, collapses to a cute 3 feet, and comes with three interchangeable brush heads, is also highly rated and highly reviewed.
5. Cleaner Degreaser
We describes this powerful degreaser as “for your whole world and everything possible”. Bathroom and kitchen dirt are both primarily grease. So what better product to clean grease with than a degreaser?
This highly acclaimed and rated Cleaner Degreaser by Krud Kutter promises to just fit the bill for all your dirty greasy kitchen and bathroom.
Mixing the bio-degradable, green cleanser with water in a five to one mixture for regular cleaning will do the trick. Soak this in the microfiber cloth above and you are ready to bust any grease. To remove annoyingly nasty stains from carpets and tables, insert full-strength non-diluted Krud Kutter on a rag and apply it to the stain, step on it and repeat until the problem is gone..
6. Disinfecting Wipes
We just simply love the Clorox Disinfecting Wipes. They’re safe and simple to use on a huge variety of surfaces, Plus, they just smell clean and disinfectant after a single wipe.
This does not surprise us that it got into this list as we would 100% recommend for every household to have one placed in an easily accessible place such as your dining table or kitchen.
7. Squeeze Mop
Ah, the everyday common household mop. Except this is not your usual everyday mop that you expect your grandma to use.
This extendable Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Squeeze Mop allows for deep penetrating action to get the grime and dirt trapped in grooves and surfaces out in no time.
8. Cleaning Vinegar
It is no secret that vinegar is not just used for cooking. It has very strong cleaning properties that can get those stubborn stains out from floors and many surfaces. Not only is it natural and bio-degradable, it does the job as well; even better; than chemical cleaners.
This Green Gobbler ULTIMATE VINEGAR will definitely be all the cleaning vinegar you will ever need in your life. Trust us, you’ll thank us for that.
9. Dustbuster Handheld Vacuum
What, another vacuum? Yes indeed as we felt this deserves a very special mention in the list of cleaning products that you absolutely must have.
This BLACK+DECKER Handheld Vacuum is perfect for the modern house lover who does not want to be bounded by a very evil chord following you around.
A quick bonus is that this can even be used in your car! How neat.
Bonus: iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum
A bonus mention that we felt tie in very neatly with the modern family (It’s already the 21st Century!), is this robot vacuum cleaner. by iRobot (No affiliation to that movie).
The highly acclaimed, multi-functional and fully automated cleaner will easily cut your cleaning troubles in half! This is the perfect gadget for the ultimate lazy cleaner (such as ourselves).
It can auto-charge and auto-clean based on the preset schedule which you have the power to control through the app. Welcome to the future my friends.
