HELP: What Cleaning Stuff do I really Need got Half of Tesco under my Sink!!

twinklybev

Help - Can anybody tell me exactly what basic cleaning products I really need &............ ARE the own brands any good?

I'm terrible for buying for all these seperate products & seem to have 1/2 of the supermarket's cleaning products under my sink & can never find the right one anyway if a spill something LOL!!

I'd like to SAVE money
Help the Environment by cutting down on all this &
Lighten the Load when I go Shopping!!

Any experienced shoppers/housewives/househusbands out there Advice welcome!!!

shogs

Simple - Stardrops & microfibre cloths. Maybe a bit of bleach and I also have zoflora in a spray bottle with water for antibac but that is all I really use. Can get all the above in tesco/asda. There is a huge thread on startdrops and seeing the light so do a search (although sure some one more techie minded will add a link). Shogs

Lucie_2

STOP! Before you go out & buy anything else, use up what you've got already.
I have stardrops neat & diluted, a spray of 1/2 white vinegar & 1/2 water, bleach & washing up liquid. That's about all I ever use.

angchris

stardrops, microfibre cloth and bleach is all you need!:j use up the stuff you have first and you dont need to buy anymore:D

Pink.

Hi twinklybev,

These older threads might help:

urgent! - basic cleaning kit

Save Zillions On Cleaning Products

Also have a look in the Cleaning Section of the Mega Index thread for lots of cleaning product alternatives. Though as Lucie has said, do use what you have up first.

Pink

lil_me

Yes I am working through my tescos/asda cleaning section which ended up in my cupboads at the minute so I know how you feel. My first OS challenges are my cosmetis, toiltries, food and cleaning cupboard to be used up! Stardrops cleans better than all of them, I bought some to try. Maybe I'll have enough room under the sink for the stardrops when it's all used up (thats a double cupboard aswell and packed to the door)

jcr16

i have a bottle of stardrop's, bleech , white vinegar , clothes , soda crystals and some odd cleaning products that i bought a while back that i am using up.

Mr_Proctalgia

I have Stardrops, Sugar soap, Ajax ('cos I have a pot sink) and some bleach in the Loo - and loads of different microfibre clothes. Like the other posters I am working through some of the older non OS stuff but to be honest a lot has been chucked as the spray bottles were more use to me than the contents.

HTH

mustafa_say_ving

I too am a stardrops convert ,microfibre cloths too.Although I must admit I still use window spray on bathroom mirrors:shhh:

lynzpower

I am working through some of the older non OS stuff but to be honest a lot has been chucked as the spray bottles were more use to me than the contents.

SO TRUE :T

adrienneadrienne

I don't understand what stardrops is - help please!

We have a lot of painted surfaces, the JML Magic Eraser is brilliant at getting rid of scuff marks. You just use water with it.