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Can anyone give me some tips on OS Cleaning products??

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Hello all you lovely lovely people :hello:

I've just finished a spot of cleaning and have noticed I've almost run out of the bathroom cleaning mousse I usually use. Now being new to MSE and starting to learn the OS ways, I was hoping some of you lovely people can give me some ideas of what I can use as alternatives to that will not only save me money but be a bit kinder to the environment aswell as my OH's asthma?

I am one of the suckers gets the flash wipes/anti-bac sprays/special oven cleaner/ kitchen spray with bleach/seperate bathroom cleaner etc... and I know deep down they all do pretty much the same thing but I am a bit of a clean freak and get completely sucked in by them! I have plenty of trigger bottles under my kitchen sink so will happily re-fill them with your lovely OS concuctions once they've all reached the end of their little lives... I just need to know what to fill them with??!!

Thank you all so much

LG xx

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  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,757 Forumite
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    Try here for starters

    There are lots of ideas, but in general most people seem to either go down the stardrops for everything route, or vinegar, soda crystals, soap & elbow grease!

    One thing I do is buy cotton dishcloths rather than disposable ones, and wash them when I'm running the WM or DW through a cleaning cycle. I'm sure it has saved me loads over time! Otherwise I'm in the vinegar/soda crystals/bicarb/borax/soapnuts/salt/elbow grease camp :D
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    Stardrops stardrops stardrops stardrops stardrops stardrops...... :grin:
  • louboutingirl
    louboutingirl Posts: 129 Forumite
    edited 21 July 2009 at 9:43PM
    greenbee wrote: »
    Try here for starters


    WOW! That is the most amazing link ever!

    Now, my newbie-ness is going to shine through and I'm sure I'm going to get pelted with rotten tomato's for asking, but... What is Stardrops? :huh: (as I run and hide behind the sofa)

    LG x
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    Don't worry - it took me ages to find them! You can use stardrops for anything (dish and clothes washing included) - cleans the bathroom and kitchen really well - is about 60p (though probably gone up since I last stocked up. Usually found in places like Savers or Bodycare but I think some supermarkets still do them. It's a yellow liquid in a clear bottle like washing up liquid.
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 17,757 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    WOW! That is the most amazing link ever!

    Now, my newbie-ness is going to shine through and I'm sure I'm going to get pelted with rotten tomato's for asking, but... What is Stardrops? :huh: (as I run and hide behind the sofa)

    LG x
    Try here :D
  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    I've just finished a spot of cleaning and have noticed I've almost run out of the bathroom cleaning mousse I usually use. Now being new to MSE and starting to learn the OS ways, I was hoping some of you lovely people can give me some ideas of what I can use as alternatives to that will not only save me money but be a bit kinder to the environment aswell as my OH's asthma?

    Try this thread - Save Zilions on Cleaning Products ;) I'll add this thread to that one later.

    Penny. x
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
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