Favorite cleaning supplies?

[peach]

Dish soap-

Dishwasher detergent -

Hard floor/mop cleaner-

Glass/window cleaner-

Tub and sink cleaner-

Toilet bowl cleaner-

Wood/furniture polish-

Other/misc-

[peach]

Dish soap- Classic Dawn

Dishwasher detergent -Cascade liquid, or when I am feeling like splurging those Finish tablets with the red ball in the center

Hard floor/mop cleaner- I like using vinegar and hot water. Or Murphy's Oil soap.

Glass/window cleaner- Windex smells too strong to me, so I like the Method stuff or the knockoff version of it.

Tub and sink cleaner- I use an all purpose cleaner I buy at the health food store - it's an organic/all natural product that smells minty. i use it for my countertops too.

Toilet bowl cleaner- Lysol with bleach

Wood/furniture polish- I like any liquid/oil that you pour onto a rag. Hate spray products like Pledge, they make me cough.

Other/misc- I like baking soda for a really nasty sink, and for my flat top stove. I also make my own laundry detergent and add tangerine oil to make it smell good. And I don't use dryer sheets at all.

I have a classic dry swiffer that I use for cat hair. I hate disposable products like swiffer but it works like a hot darn on all the cat hair that the broom misses.

[auntie]

Dish soap- Dawn, any but the hand lotion kind.

Dishwasher detergent - They all suck since being reformulated. Quantum tablets suck slightly less than other brands. I add a 1/2 tsp of TSP to get my dishes and flatware actually clean.

Hard floor/mop cleaner- Bona for the hardwood, my kitchen has a small section of <gasp> linoleum, I use whatever on that. It's horrible and needs to go.

Glass/window cleaner- Perfect Glass

Tub and sink cleaner- Scrubbing Bubbles

Toilet bowl cleaner- Usually Scrubbing Bubbles Tub/Tile, sometimes store brand bowl cleaner sometimes just a cup of chlorine bleach.

Wood/furniture polish- Guardsman. The full on polish a few times a year and the spray in between.

Other/misc- I use a electronics spray for dusting my office and other electronics.

I like Tide w/Bleach Alternatives for my laundry, Gain for towels and Arm & Hammer Sensitive for DH's clothes. I use Masters Soap for stains mostly, although I will use an enzyme soak for organic based stains. DS volunteers at a local RR, trust me, nothing is as dirty as a steam locomotive.

I like the Hoover Premium/Professional Detergent solution for my steam cleaner.

[boiler717]

Dish soap- method

Dishwasher detergent - Finish Quantum tablets. Only thing that works

Hard floor/mop cleaner- bona

Glass/window cleaner- windex

Tub and sink cleaner- embarrassing confession, I can't remember the last time I did this. I have Clorox wipes I use in between the weekly cleaning lady. A long time ago I had some Method cleaner.

Toilet bowl cleaner- see above. I have Clorox wands for emergencies.

Wood/furniture polish- pledge multi-surface. Probably my favorite ever!

Other/misc- Clorox anywhere for stainless and my old kitchen counters (can't use on marble)

[cza]

Dish soap- Blue Dawn

Dishwasher detergent - Finish tablets/packets

Hard floor/mop cleaner- vinegar & blue dawn

Glass/window cleaner- Method glass cleaner

Tub and sink cleaner- bathroom sink= Method bathroom spray
kitchen sink= barkeeper's friend

Toilet bowl cleaner- any angle squirting bleach gel cleaner and Method bathroom spray

Wood/furniture polish- Method wood

Other/misc- homemade laundry soap, Method daily granite, and these cloths are my favorite www.rubbermaid.com/Category/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?Prod_ID=RP091506

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[munkii]

Dish soap- Dawn

Dishwasher detergent - Cascade pellets (right now we're using the Sam's Club version)

Hard floor/mop cleaner- Bona or Mrs. Meyers all purpose

Glass/window cleaner- Mrs. Meyers all purpose

Tub and sink cleaner- Mrs. Meyers all purpose

Toilet bowl cleaner- Lime Away

Wood/furniture polish- maybe I'll find one in this list

Other/misc- Weiman Stainless Steel Wipes are a must-have. Also, when I had a ceramic cooktop, only the Scotch-Brite cooktop cleaner worked for me.

[pickle123]

Dish soap- I don't really have a preference, right now we are using Mrs. Meyers.

Dishwasher detergent - Finish tablets, Finish is the best!

Hard floor/mop cleaner- We have laminate and use the special cleaner from the store.

Glass/window cleaner- Windex

Tub and sink cleaner- Mrs. Meyers all purpose

Toilet bowl cleaner- I have some cheapy brand, not picky about this.

Wood/furniture polish- pledge

Other/misc- I agree that the stainless wipes are awesome! I love my Magic Erasers too.

[emoflamingo]

Dish soap- Blue Dawn

Dishwasher detergent - Cascade packs

Hard floor/mop cleaner- water & vinegar

Glass/window cleaner- I just use windex

Tub and sink cleaner- Kaboom! because we have awful hard water.

Toilet bowl cleaner- Clorox ToiletWand

Wood/furniture polish- don't use it

Other/misc- Method All-Purpose in pink grapefruit

[emjacobs]

Dish soap- Ajax or Dawn

Dishwasher detergent - Cascade Packs

Hard floor/mop cleaner- Water, Vinegar, and Alcohol.

Glass/window cleaner- Windex with Vinegar

Tub and sink cleaner- Homemade concoction

Toilet bowl cleaner- Clorox Toilet Wand

Wood/furniture polish- Wipe with a dampened rag

Other/misc- When in doubt, Vinegar

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Nov 29, 2012 1:09:34 GMT -5 peach said:

Dish soap- Dawn or Watkins

Dishwasher detergent - Cascade gel packs. It's all that seems to work for me.

Hard floor/mop cleaner- I rotate between Murphy's Oil Soap and dishsoap water with a splash of vinegar.

Glass/window cleaner- 2 cups rubbing alcohol to one tsp. dishsoap in a spray bottle. Fill rest with water. Cheap, easy and works well. It also seems to keep my windows cleaner longer. Otherwise

Tub and sink cleaner- equal parts dishsoap (dawn seems the best) and vinegar. Spray and scrub. Method Scrub is okay for a quick clean but it doesn't deep clean all that well.

Toilet bowl cleaner- I like plain old bleach. Otherwise whatever crap showergel/shampoo I have on hand to use up for a quick clean.

Wood/furniture polish- Murphy's oil soap

Other/misc-

Clorox Wipes! Lemishine for the dishwasher. Tide laundry detergent. I try to keep the cleaning supplies simple lately. I also love my wall mounted soap dispensers in the shower. Cuts down on the stuff to clean around, less drips, rings and mess.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Dish soap- Palmolive Eco+

Dishwasher detergent - Cascade Complete

Hard floor/mop cleaner- I'm still using up a gigantic bottle of swiffer juice we bought at Sam's - putting it in the freedom mop - but as soon as that freak of nature is gone (2 months, maybe) I'll switch to Dr. Bronners

Glass/window cleaner- Windex or GlassPlus

Tub and sink cleaner- Arm and Hammer something or other in a yellow bottle

Toilet bowl cleaner- Clorox gel

Wood/furniture polish- Old English lemon oil

Other/misc- I got nothing

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Dish soap and Dishwasher detergent - Ecover. They're supposed to have a green product, worrying about the effects of their products on water life, etc. Whether it's greenwashing or not, I don't know. I've never noticed a difference between any of these products, so if one is better for the environment, I'll go with that one.

Hard floor/mop cleaner- I use Bona on my wood floors a couple of times a year. Other than that, I just use a little Dr. Bronner's liquid soap in some water.

Glass/window cleaner- Don't even talk to me about glass. See my post on the cleaning board. I'm just about done cleaning glass and am thinking about just hiring it out

Tub and sink cleaner- Vinegar/water/tea tree oil mixture + Magic eraser for the scum in the bathroom. Previous owner left approx. 1,000,000 bottles of Comet under our kitchen sink, so I'm using that until it runs out on the kitchen sink (5 years later and I still have a few bottles). Not something I would choose, but I didn't want to just throw it in a landfill. Works well, I'd just feel better about using baking soda/vinegar.

Toilet bowl cleaner- Mrs. Meyers or a vinegar/water spray on mixture.

Wood/furniture polish- Make my own with beeswax/turpentine/tint and polish once a year. Otherwise, just a damp rag for dusting.

[cajungal]

Dish soap- Blue dawn

Dishwasher detergent - The cascade gel packs

Hard floor/mop cleaner- Method Squirt in Mop if I'm not using the steam cleaner

Glass/window cleaner- Method

Tub and sink cleaner- Method or Bar Keepers friend for the stainless sink

Toilet bowl cleaner- The Clorox ones that snap onto the handle

Wood/furniture polish- Pledge Multi-surface

Other/misc- Method Daily Granite, Vinegar, and Weiman Stainless cleaner. Will have to check out the wipes

[sierramist03]

Dish soap- apple dawn

Dishwasher detergent - cascade powder

Hard floor/mop cleaner- I use a bunch of stuff actually...I use swifter, bona, Murphy's oil and a steamer...not at all at the time of course

Glass/window cleaner-windex with vinegar

Tub and sink cleaner- scrubbing bubbles

Toilet bowl cleaner- I use whatever

Wood/furniture polish-pledge, old English

Other/misc-