Cleaning Products You Miss.....

[aamassther]

I miss Lux dish washing liquid, Bowlene powder toilet cleanser, Miracle White, and the original Lestoil.
We used Lux in our bath water as kids, I still remember the scent in the bath. Great for dishes too.
Bowlene would get the rust off of anything in seconds flat.
When Miracle White had phosphorous in it, it was great in our hard well water, kept clothes from looking yellow.
When Lestoil had petroleum solvents in the formula it was great for anything greasy and dirty. We used it to get collar stains out before the advent of Spray N Wash. Oh yea, there's another. I miss the original Spray N Wash too.

 

[dirtybuck]

Hans,

It was called Freewax, and we used it somewhat religously on the den floor in our house in El Paso. I remember on a trip to KC in the 70's, my dad was looking for it to tell my aunt how it got rid of and killed bugs (very good on roaches), but no such luck in finding it.

I also miss the original versions of Dash, Bold, and Cheer. I really liked the scent Cheer had and the way it cleaned (especially whites).

In dish liquids, who remembers white Ivory Liquid and the "it even whips" commercials? Oh, the pranks we used to pull with that stuff. There was also Peach Thrill ("it leaves your hands with a peaches and cream complexion"), Swan, Chiffon and Lux Liquid.

One item I completely DESPISED was Janitor In A Drum. The scent was God awful and always gave me a headache.

 

[suds14]

The 2 products I miss most are LaFrance and orignal April Fresh Downey.

Other products I miss Dash in the red box, top job, origial spic & span in the box, Ivory shampoo.

David

 

[rp2813]

Original Wisk.  I liked the scent and consistency of it.

 

I still buy Spic & Span powder, even though it's not the same as the original.  Since his stroke, Dave has occasional "containment" issues and I like S&S because there's no need to rinse.  I recently found liquid S&S at the 99c Only Store.  It has a couple of different scents.  At that price I couldn't pass it up.  I think it's not being accepted by the average consumer because the orange coloring of the liquid takes on a brownish tint when mixed in a bucket that's any color other than white. 

 

Re: Future, I remember my cousin used it on her vinyl floor covering back in the 70's and it caused immediate yellowing.  She complained and got new floor covering free of charge.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

One I really miss

Original Finish powder. Not the crap out there today but the old formulation made by Ecolab.
WK78

 

[whirlpolf]

Mop Mate by Amway

Just love it. Nothing comparable here. The smell is just so "janitorial", it reminds me of school buildings (without the grumpy janitor alongside): Soapy yet wax-like in a way. Somewhat "bluish" just by the smell, yet so ozone-like and glassy (hard to describe smells though).

The ease of use, the shine it gives. It was worth every DM Pfennig (back then), every EU cent (now as it can't be had anymore).
Where can I get some?

 

[maytagbear]

I'm with Kevin313!!!!

REAL Ivory Liquid!!! Stuff sold today is NOT the same, either "ultra" or regular.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[teknikleespekng]

Spic N Span powder. My Mom used that all the time. Nice scent and no real need for rinsing. I use Spic N Span in the bottle.

Glass Wax. I still have 1/2 a can. Bought it about 15 years ago. Wanna laugh? In the winter I have used it to stencil my windows. I used a stenciling sponge with a little glass wax and held the stencils on the window. When the holidays were over I would just buff it out

Wisk. I agree the new formula is caustic. I bought a bottle about 8 years ago and it took the silk screening off of one of my son's shirts. ATE RIGHT THROUGH IT. Needless to say I returned the bottle for a refund.

I also miss standard formulas. I cant stand these concentrated formulas - especially when washing dishes by hand. I can find regular Dawn in a little bottle at Walmart, but I regularly use Ajax with Lemon.

 

[xpanam]

Sani-Flush and Finish

whirlykenmore78. Are you talking about the Finish that had a list of approved DW manufactures? It went from the top to the bottom of the box. And was a blue and white power. I am not surprised that Sani-Flush is gone. Dose anyone know what was in that stuff? When you put it in the toilet it look like the water was boiling.

 

[stan]

Anyone remember

"Big Walley"
God only knows what it had in it... They didn't tell us then, it was in a can and sprayed out a foam.
It was a red whie and blue can, with a cartoon character of a muscle man.
The slogan was " takes off the dirt, and leaves the paint"

 

[stan]

Sorry

Mis spelled "Wally"
LOL

 

[polkanut]

Another toilet cleaner that I miss is Vanish Crystals.  It had a very sanitary smell and was also approved for hospital use.  It was made by the S.C. Johnson Co., Racine, WI. 

 

[twinniefan]

My list

1.Flash powder cleaner.
2.Ezi-Kleen spray on cleaning foam.
3.Rinso.
4.Bon Ami.
5.Air-O-Zone air freshener.
6.Frend pre-wash stain remover.
7. Phase 2 Torrent laundry detergent.
8. All the old large size boxes of laundry detergents,damn these concentrates.
9. D.X. disinfectant.
10. R.M. Gow's laundry detergent.
11. Care laundry liquid.
12. White Snow powder cleanser.

 

[danemodsandy]

Steve:

While I can't say whether Bon Ami is still distributed in Oz, it's still very much available here in the States.

And a damned good product it is, too.

http://www.bonami.com/

 

[retromania]

I had forgotten about so many of the products mentioned here. I miss Texize products. There was a Texize plant in Greenville, SC about 35 minutes from here.

 

[danemodsandy]

Andy:

Texize is still around - they just don't make consumer products any more. Their product line is now strictly commercial cleaning supplies and hospitality industry products. They sold off all of the consumer brands a long time ago, and some are still made by the purchasers. I saw Janitor in a Drum at Dollar General only last week, though I have less than no idea if it's still the same formula Texize made. [this post was last edited: 5/15/2013-14:02]

 

[supersuds]

Boiling clean with Vanish!

Am I the only one who remembers that Vanish jingle?

I used it up in the 1990s. One of the last cans I bought was solidified into a lump. I called the S.C. Johnson 800 number and the lady (who had a charming Wisconsin accent) made an adjustment without any argument...can't remember whether it was a refund or a free coupon. Not too long after that it stopped being available. I wonder if a short shelf life is one of the reasons they stopped making it.

I also miss the blue All-Tempa-Cheer, Fab in the blue box with Lemon Freshened Borax, and the short-lived Clorox detergent from around 1990.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

And what happened to PUNCH Laundry Detergent?

-- Dave

 

[circlew]

Big Wally

I sure remember this product, as it was out when my cousin Kenny was about 11 or 12. When Kenny was little my Aunt Margaret called his private part "Wally" (she is from Scotland). Needless to say when this ad came on he got a red face.

 

[labboy]

Original Clorox 2, Electrasol

Loved the smell of original Clorox 2 powder. Also loved how it worked along with how great Electrasol worked.

While we're on it, were Electrasol and Finish powder the same just with different labeling? From what I remember they were both made by EL and were white powders. Just curious.

Bob