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Purdy & Figg cleaner

harlequinnyc
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edited 5 March 2024 at 4:40PM in Old style MoneySaving
Tempted by the promise of cleans everything smear free and leaves your house smelling like a spa but a ridiculous price. Anyone with good chemistry knowledge: could I make my own with:-
Isopropyl alcohol
essential oil (or zoflora?)
white vinegar
water?
Thanks.

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  • JIL
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    I have read some good reviews about purdy and fig but it's so expensive. 
    I'm not a chemist so cant comment on that.

    However I have recently discovered fabulosa 

    https://myfabulosa.co.uk/collections/all

    I am impressed at the price, the fragrance and the effectiveness. I'm sensitive to many household products but this has been really good.
    I know it may not be as "green" as purdy and fig, but a little goes a long way and the baby powder scent is gorgeous.

  • TheEmerald
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    edited 7 March 2024 at 9:02AM
    Baking powder and white vinegar mixed made an excellent job of cleaning my badly neglected hob.Left it on for 20 minutes and I could not believe how effective it was.

    If you prefer a perfumed product add lemon/lime juice. 

    The baking powder I am currently using is BB January 2007!!!! The vinegar costs about 40 pence so very economical.




  • JIL
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    Baking powder and white vinegar mixed made an excellent job of cleaning my badly neglected hob.Left it on for 20 minutes and I could not believe how effective it was.

    If you prefer a perfumed product add lemon/lime juice. 

    The baking powder I am currently using is BB January 2007!!!! The vinegar costs about 40 pence so very economical.




    I use baking powder, washing up liquid and hot water, left for 20 mins to clean my airfryer. Works really well.  
  • JIL said:
    I have read some good reviews about purdy and fig but it's so expensive. 
    I'm not a chemist so cant comment on that.

    However I have recently discovered fabulosa 

    https://myfabulosa.co.uk/collections/all

    I am impressed at the price, the fragrance and the effectiveness. I'm sensitive to many household products but this has been really good.
    I know it may not be as "green" as purdy and fig, but a little goes a long way and the baby powder scent is gorgeous.

    Thank you everyone.  I have tried Fabulosa, being cheaper than Zoflora but I didn't find the smell lasted as much.

    I'll try making my own concoction and see how it goes  :)
  • redofromstart
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    I've used Neat rather than P&F - similar concept. It smells very nice, the metal spray bottles are great but it isn't actually that great at cleaning tea stains for example.  
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