vacerator
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reminds me of the old Oxydol with the green crystals.
Cleaning Products You Miss.....
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lordkenmore
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I'm not sure I miss anything in the sense of "what a great product, and I wish I could still buy it and use it!"
But out of sentiment, I miss Cheer of ca. 1980. I know the name survives, but one assumes it's not the same product my mother used. The box certainly isn't the same. I also miss Fresh Start, another one my mother used for a period.
But out of sentiment, I miss Cheer of ca. 1980. I know the name survives, but one assumes it's not the same product my mother used. The box certainly isn't the same. I also miss Fresh Start, another one my mother used for a period.
I miss spray Jubilee. You could put a shine on anything and just wipe it off and buff with an old towel quickly. It would make your vehicle shine like it just came out of the showroom. Many people used regular furniture polish to make their car or bike shine but Jubilee spray was wax and didnt melt off the first rain on your vehicle. Plus you could use it on the black trim that regular wax got into it and made a mess. If anyone knows if there is some anywhere, let me know, please
norgeway
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I think most would agree
Any of the products in the 50s and 60s were way better than anything made today, especially washing and dishwashing detergents.In my area, Super Suds was a big seller, but real Wisk in the old metal cans smelled and cleaned wonderful, that junk that purports to be Wisk today just doesn't cut it, it smells ungodly!
Any of the products in the 50s and 60s were way better than anything made today, especially washing and dishwashing detergents.In my area, Super Suds was a big seller, but real Wisk in the old metal cans smelled and cleaned wonderful, that junk that purports to be Wisk today just doesn't cut it, it smells ungodly!
polkanut
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I'm glad that Stanley Home Products are still the same even though they're now owned by Fuller Brush. I love using Degreaser for laundry pre-treating, and Try-It for general household cleaning.
ilovewindex
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Trend or Rinso... I remember the big boxs and the smell
Surf from the 80's... Loved that Stuff
Purex when it came in a wierd shaped bottle
FRESH START was my favorite.. Just not the same now... In the Belt drive it went.. I made mom believe i was deathly allergic to tide every time she brought it home... (or any other laundry soap i hated, I also did this with BOUNCE as well)....
Cling Free Dryer Sheets.... I think they where the ones that where PINK and looked like foam.. They smelled so good
Publix Dryer Sheets on a Roll.. Another favorite of mine from the 80s to the late 90s, Publix had the best smelling dryer sheets
Spray and Wash... I tried to eat some as a kid..... It looked like snot, it was very bitter and yeah (I ate many chemicals unbenounced to mom, Im still here) you couldn't eat it... We called it PRAY and Wash...
We used whatever was on sale for Dishwasher soap or dish soap..I remember when sunlight gel and sunlight dish soap got confused in the Whirlpool Power Clean... Bubbles every where
Fantastick was always around, so was scrubbing bubbles and soft scrub... I don't remember how the floors where mopped.. Endust in a red can... Windex..
We always had very basic stuff, unless it was like Amway for the tile floors or something odd...
Oh and I remember she tried the first round of Eath friendly cleaners from Bi Lo in 1991... That whent over so well, they wound up ALL in the trash can a few weeks later
My actual mom was addicted to Pine Sol, Windex, Arm and Hammer, Snuggle, Shout, Ajax Dish soap and scrubbing powder, and Vinager/Water.... There where a couple odd things, but those where the main stays..
Surf from the 80's... Loved that Stuff
Purex when it came in a wierd shaped bottle
FRESH START was my favorite.. Just not the same now... In the Belt drive it went.. I made mom believe i was deathly allergic to tide every time she brought it home... (or any other laundry soap i hated, I also did this with BOUNCE as well)....
Cling Free Dryer Sheets.... I think they where the ones that where PINK and looked like foam.. They smelled so good
Publix Dryer Sheets on a Roll.. Another favorite of mine from the 80s to the late 90s, Publix had the best smelling dryer sheets
Spray and Wash... I tried to eat some as a kid..... It looked like snot, it was very bitter and yeah (I ate many chemicals unbenounced to mom, Im still here) you couldn't eat it... We called it PRAY and Wash...
We used whatever was on sale for Dishwasher soap or dish soap..I remember when sunlight gel and sunlight dish soap got confused in the Whirlpool Power Clean... Bubbles every where
Fantastick was always around, so was scrubbing bubbles and soft scrub... I don't remember how the floors where mopped.. Endust in a red can... Windex..
We always had very basic stuff, unless it was like Amway for the tile floors or something odd...
Oh and I remember she tried the first round of Eath friendly cleaners from Bi Lo in 1991... That whent over so well, they wound up ALL in the trash can a few weeks later
My actual mom was addicted to Pine Sol, Windex, Arm and Hammer, Snuggle, Shout, Ajax Dish soap and scrubbing powder, and Vinager/Water.... There where a couple odd things, but those where the main stays..
There was the Soft 'N' Fade for blue jeans that kept 'em from fading--I remember the commercial showing the pants marching themselves into the washing machine & coming out looking new...
Wonder if something like that is still around...
-- Dave
Wonder if something like that is still around...
-- Dave
Jubilee spray on to fluff and shine off. Plain old boxed powdered Tide that made me sneeze. Still use Ajax dish soap and Pine Sol. Use store brand windex now.
Sani-Flush powder potty cleaner!Liked how it fizzed when put in-then the bathroom smelled so good!
polkanut
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This is currently in my stash.
The original Spray 'N Wash ©1982 from Texize. Pic #2 has petroleum distillate listed as the first ingredient.
The original Spray 'N Wash ©1982 from Texize. Pic #2 has petroleum distillate listed as the first ingredient.
I will always miss Salvo, that was my all time favorite detergent. I also miss Sweetheart bath soap, it had a very lime scent and always had a clean feel when finished. Loved the stuff. Also miss the original Ivory dish soap.
Am I recalling correctly, Sweetheart fabric softener?
funktionalart
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Two standouts for me:
Tide Powdered Laundry detergent in the 60s. I sneezed every time I got near the box, but to this day, that smell is what I associate with REALLY clean clothes! We even used it to wash our hands after working on greasy car engines.
Johnson Future Acrylic Floor Finish: That acrylic bottled linoleum cleaner that I think has been gone from shelves since at least 1980. Or is it still around?!? Seems no one has lino floors anymore...but I used it constantly and loved the TV commercials with the camera staring up at that cool bottle on a bright white gloss linoleum floor.
Tide Powdered Laundry detergent in the 60s. I sneezed every time I got near the box, but to this day, that smell is what I associate with REALLY clean clothes! We even used it to wash our hands after working on greasy car engines.
Johnson Future Acrylic Floor Finish: That acrylic bottled linoleum cleaner that I think has been gone from shelves since at least 1980. Or is it still around?!? Seems no one has lino floors anymore...but I used it constantly and loved the TV commercials with the camera staring up at that cool bottle on a bright white gloss linoleum floor.
Glenn,
I don't recall Sweetheart Fabric Softener, though I won't discount that they might have made something like that. From what I remember it was a fairly cheap bath soap, and all together just wonderful. I still remember the lime smell, it wasn't strong just clean smelling. My Grandmother used to buy it, I'm not even sure it was a strong seller across the nation, probably more regional. Haven't seen it in nearly 35 years.
Barry
I don't recall Sweetheart Fabric Softener, though I won't discount that they might have made something like that. From what I remember it was a fairly cheap bath soap, and all together just wonderful. I still remember the lime smell, it wasn't strong just clean smelling. My Grandmother used to buy it, I'm not even sure it was a strong seller across the nation, probably more regional. Haven't seen it in nearly 35 years.
Barry
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