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I really like Simple Green--cleans well, eco-friendly, great for delicate jobs. Other faves are:

Old Dutch Cleanser
Bissell aerosol foam window cleaner
Resolve Spot Magic
CopperGlo
Cameo aluminum polish
 
the blue dot wins

I strongly prefer Ajax cleanser to Comet,having tested them side-by-side more than once.Ajax cleaned better,and didn't leave powdery grit due to its easy rinse formula.Bar Keeper's Friend,Shaklee Basic H, and Sparkle window cleaner are also marvelous cleaners,and Mr.Clean Magic eraser is THE BOMB.
 
Got to try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Keep hearing fantastic things about it. Another cleaning product that gets rave reviews, but a lot of people are complaining they can't find it anymore, is SpicnSpan pine cleaner.
 
Here's a quick vote for Bon Ami scrubbing cleanser, and for generic chlorine bleach.

For sensitive surfaces, warm water mixed with a bit of dish detergent, sprayed or soaked on and wiped off with a sponge.

The chlorine bleach of course gets used anywhere that sanitation is important, e.g. in the kitchen and WC.

BTW, the minerals used in Bon Ami used to contain thorium. Yes, that thorium, the radioactive stuff that can be refined and used in next-generation reactors to make electricity. Just think of all the potential gigawatt-hours that went down kitchen sinks....
 
Primer on elemental Flourine....

"Fluorine is the most reactive of all elements and no chemical substance is capable of freeing fluorine from any of its compounds. For this reason, fluorine does not occur free in nature and was extremely difficult for scientists to isolate".

Ok back to cleaners. Sorry to have gone off on a tangent and hijacked a thread.

:-)

It's Elemental - The Element Fluorine

The Element Fluorine - Basic Physical and Historical Information
education.jlab.org
 
My favorites

1)Maria- every other Thursday

In between,

-The Magic Eraser takes the little schmutz here n there off just about anything.

-Rubbing alcohol and lint free kitchen towels. Great for glass, countertops, bathroom fixtures. It's cheap, its "anti-bacterial" (the most over-used, unnecessary advertising ploy to date)and dries to a streak-free, odorless shine.
 
My list

Comet & ammonia...nice gas fumes (j/k--no ammonia)
Bleach...disenfects everything...
Pine-sol...for when I miss camping in the woods...
Murphy's Oil Soap...love the stuff
Bon Ami- it's ok, but doesn't clean my copper bottom pans very well
(Have used salt and lemon juice with better results)

The BESTEST window cleaner in the world, is
vinegar & water solution, and newspaper. It is the ONLY way to clean windows, etc. that doesn't leave steaks. Screw windex & papertowels. I don't care what their bottles say. They always streak!!!
 
How could I ever forget..............................

Ezi-Kleen! aerosol spray cleaner.
Does anyone else ever get really annoyed when companies stop making the products you really like?
 
*Products You (I) Really Like*

For me, it's shampoos. I find one I like, that works well for me, and 6 months later, it's either reformulated, or discontinued!

Textra. For Oily Hair Only. Silkience.

REAL Prell Concentrate, not this unpleasant imitation stuff.

I LOVE the scent of Clairol Herbal Essence (the 70s stuff, not the "When Harry Met Sally" stuff.) but it's only so-so on my hair.

Right now, I am using Head and Shoulders "Intensive Treatment" (in the solid blue bottle.) It's ok, but not great.

A few years ago, just for "shiggles and gits", I wrote a list of all the shampoos I could remember using, and I came up with about 20 brands, many gone the way of the Tyrannaosaurus Rex.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
I wasn't sure if Prell shampoo was still around. Singer Aretha Franklin stated in an article that Prell was her favorite brand of shampoo.
 
I have a stash of Crystal Vanish for toilets, love to pour some in the bowl and deodorize the bathroom air and then give the bowl a thorough scrubbing.
 
That smells good...

I like pine oil cleaners for the same reason. The way they deodorize the air while you clean.
 
Prell is still around, but it's fake stuff. Not made by P&G any more and it doesn't smell right.

I have a bottle of vintage Prell. Mmmmmmm. That's what clean hair smells like.

veg
 
hair today,gone tommorow

I have often lamented over shampoo reformulations or discontinuations,and could also count many,many examples of such.Who remembers Dimension shampoo in the triangular yellow bottle.First,they ruined it,then discontinued it.Or the original Faberge wheat germ oil and Honey extra body formula,or Protein 21, or Gee,Your Hair Smells Terrific,etc.,etc....
 
It's scandalous!!!

The way they change some of these classic products and act like people won't be able to tell the difference. They've done the same thing to some classic fragrances, too.
 
A lot of people, a lot of opinions

My favourites over here are :

1) Flash Spray with Bleach (can be used for kitchen or bathroom as it can be used to effectivly clean cookers and bath tubs)

2) Fairy Washing Up Liquid in origional scent or Apple (it tackles dirty dishes no problem as well as being useful for anything else such as spot cleaning carpets, work surfaces door frames etc)

3) Shake 'n' Vac fresh smelling powder that you lightly sprinkle over the carpet and leave for 10 minutes before vacuuming this leaves the room smelling sweet for a few hours

4) Shop Branded Bleach for cleaning sinks, toilets, hard floors and soaking whites in if ive run out of vanish in wash wash booster.

Thought id put an input, not many uk people have posted in here so I thought I would

Take Care,
 

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