One daily battle I have at home with the children is keeping their hands clean. They are forever outside, collecting mud under their fingernails, or inside using arts and craft materials. I’m constantly asking them to wash their hands whether it’s after using the toilet or before they have something to eat. Dettol have come up with a great solution, Automatic Hand Wash.
How cool is this? I just love the sleek silver dispenser and no more messing around pressing fiddly hand soap pumps, just pop your hands underneath and a blob of soap drops onto your hands!
This is perfect for my children to use and leaves no excuse for washing their hands. I know my little boy would often say he couldn’t push the pump down on a normal soap dispenser but with this it’s so simple. The hand wash is anti bacterial too, just what you need for muddy hands. Both my children have been using this daily and I can definitely say they have been washing their hands more willingly. When the soap runs out, you can simply buy a refill pack and it just pops inside, in place of the empty bottle.
I’ve also been liking the Power & Pure Multi Purpose Kitchen spray from the Dettol range. With active oxygen and killing 99.9% of bacteria, this foamy spray is great for all round use in the kitchen. This easily dissolves grease, dirt and soap scum, and I’ve had great results on my hob, draining board and around the sink leaving them shiny and clean.
Also in the range is a Surface Cleanser spray which has no odour and is great for surfaces you want to place food directly on such as in the fridge. Power & Pure Advance Bathroom wipes have a lovely mountain fresh fragrance. They are large wipes and with 80 in a pack will last a while. These are ideal for giving the bathroom sink a wipe round and over the taps. I also used these around the bath and across the tiles. They are so handy for a quick clean and being disposable means they are hygenic and not collecting germs like cloths can sometimes.
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Always get someone else to do it. 😉
To get dust out of the air and freshen a room twirl a wet towel around a few times!
Try and keep on top of it,if you don’t then you just don’t know where to start.
Clean regularly and then you don’t have to spend a whole day or weeken catching up!
I use Dettol Mould & Mildew Remover for cleaning grout on bathroom tiles. Just spray on and leave to soak, then a quick clean and the results are amazing.
I try to do a bit every day so it never gets to bad. In particular the oven I clean quite regularly before it all gets dry and difficult to clean
Don’t do all the cleaning by yourself, motivate the people you’re living with to keep the house clean so you can all focus on your daily activities!
Keep on top of it!
Never put off cleaning because it soon backs up
Supervise the hubby and kids and sit back a watch lol
Don’t be dirty! 😀
Keep on top of it, never too much trouble then.
start straight away as soon as you get up , the quicker you make a a start the quicker you will finish x
keep on top of it
Don’t get it dirty in the first place
Don’t get it dirty in the first place!
little and often that way it doesn’t build up
Clean your home on a regular basis. Plus if you’ve got kids, you can give them chores to do around the house.
as soon as there`s any mess clean it up straight away
I do a big clean once a week and do little bits daily tidying up after the kids
When cleaning the microwave , put a squeeze of lemon juice in a mug of water and zap it for a couple of minutes. The steam loosens all the dried on food and the lemon makes it smell nice!
I steam most things as its cheap and safe for the pets.
Wipes are a great and easy way to clean up spills and keeping worktops clean
Top cleaning tip: clean up quickly — don’t leave it, because things that have been left are harder to clean.
Clean as you go it’s less work in the long run xx
use a toothbrush for all the tiny places
clean as you go
Do a little everyday to keep on top of things
Little and often! Or, better yet, get someone else to do it. 😉
Get your kids to help out from the start, including taking responsibility for their room and putting washing in the laundry etc. Make them aware when their clothes are still in a heap on their floor that they don’t get washed and picked up on their own!
Our house is so clean I’m convince my wife spends all day catching specks of dust before they get chance to settle!
use baking soda to remove grease
Use a lemon wedge and a bowl of water in the microwave on low for 30 seconds to help loosen stains and improve the smell!
Utilise vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, as these two,ingredients clean most things
get someone else to do it!
when cleaning the oven, baking powder works a treat … no strong odours too
Don’t rush it
I always have a schedule. so I know when to do what!
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Bicarbonate. Of soda mixed with water is good to use after cleaning your oven x
Clean as you go along, makes things easier and saves time x
Clean as you go along, makes things easier and saves time x
Get the mrs to do it
Tidy up behind you.
My best cleaning tip is to put de-scaler down the toilet and leave it for an hour or more when u go to clean it with toilet brush all marks just wipe off with no effort and it looks as good as new.
Clean as you go!
Use old muslin clothes to wipe down no more streaky shower screens
always polish before hovering or sweeping.
Keep on top of it
get the kids to help
Tidy as you go (or get someone else to do it for you!) 😉
Use a mixture of vinegar & washing up liquid to get soap scup marks off a shower screen
Make a weekly list of jobs and split it into different days. Tackling little jobs here and there is the best way to keep on top of the cleaning without feeling overwhelmed and having to do it all at once!
Keep on top of your cleaning
Clean little and often to keep on top of it.
Keep on top of it !! and Never go to bed with a messy kitchen!
Baby wipes are great for dusting and general cleaning – I use them for everything!
Get my hubby to do it! 😉
have a routine
White Vinegar on taps and plugholes, it’s great!
little and often and use an old toothbrush to get in small places
Get a cleaner 😉
Clean little and often!
I try to keep on top of the cleaning by cleaning regularly. I try and get the family to help tidy.
clean up straight away.
Get someone else to do it for you!
My best tip would be to work from the top of a room downwards and be methodical.
Clean up spills straight away
Little and often. My husband has a habit of leaving things (ie empty crisps packets, receipts etc) in random piles around the house. I have a rule for myself that if I enter a room I have to tidy something up, this takes 2 seconds but saves the messiness building up to a big job that could take hours
A little bit of vinegar can make the sink shine!
clean up as you go saves time
Give the children chores to do and dont leave everything so it seems like a huge task.
Vinegar gets a lot of stuff off
Clean as you go and you will keep on top of it all
I always carry a toothbrush n my cleaning kit, very handy x
Be organised and methodical.
Use microfibre cloths instead of dusters, they pick up dust without the need of a spray.
Try to keep on top of things so your weekends are not filled with chores!
Encourage your kids to help you from an early age so that they know keeping things clean is everybody’s respomsibility!
pay a cleaner lol
My top tip is to keep on top of it and not let it all build up turning into a bigger job than it needs to be 🙂
Keep on top of it, don’t let the mess mount up.
I make sure to keep on top with an hour a day rather than a weekend blitz xx
we have a vinegar book which we use for lots of things
keep on top of it and clean as you go, some cheaper brands are just as good for different things as are natural alternatives
Do one job a day then it doesn’t seem so daunting
Do one job a day then it doesn’t seem so daunting
i use bi carb of soda to clean the bath
Try and be disciplined and do it every day….I recently got caught up looking after an ailing mu and left my own housework aside…it became at marathon….never again!
‘Little and often’ and ‘clean as you go’ will ensure you don’t end up in too much of a mess!
Do it regularly
If you dont like cleaning, do little and often. Break it down.
Dettol wipes make great dusters 😀
Buy a large cage for the kids x
Remember to empty and clean out your hoover to keep it fresh
do a little each day x
Use vinegar to descale kettle
Elbow grease!
use [products that you can trust and clean small and often so it doesnt become overwhelming
To do a small bit of cleaning every day, then it won’t be so daunting as one big task
do little and often, I normally do upstairs one day, then downstairs the next
Tackle a little every day, then you’re more likely to do it!
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Always great to have the kids help as I believe this will have a positive affect growing up.
even when you don’t feel like cleaning set a timer and do a 10 min blitz its amazing what you can get done
Do a little and often to keep on top of it. It can be too much of a chore if left.
Don’t allow a backlog to accumulate.
I find doing little and often helps, i try and do my bathroom every day as there are 5 of us so you can imagine how dirty it can get
Write lists of jobs you never get round to doing (like cleaning the leather sofa, washing windows, etc) and each week, do one of them on top of you regular cleaning.
Pour bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and boiling hot water down your drains to clear and freshen up.
Clean and tidy as you go along so you don’t have a whole ton to do at once, failing that do what I did which is marry a man who is borderline OCD!
often and keep on top of it
To stop bathroom mirrors steaming up, regularly rub a dry bar of soap over the surface and rub in with a clean cloth.
Marry into money and let the maid do it all 🙂
Clean as you go x
Clean in the ad breaks during tv, it’s amazing how much you can get done. Also get youngsters doing cleaning, it is a valuable life skill, especially when they move out and get their own place.
Little & often. Hubby cleans the kitchen everyday & I clean the sinks in the bathrooms on a rotating basis so that they never get out of hand & look like a big job. Same with dusting – a room a day.
clean little and often makes it much easier
Little and often is my motto when it comes to cleaning!
Soda Crystals in the washing machine, it softens the water and makes your detergent more efficient
clean a little at a time, as you go along so you don’t get behind
using toothbrush for those hard places round bathroom taps
Keep on top of it do some every day
Clean as you go so you are always on top of things.
Don’t make a mess in the first place is the best cleaning advice.
Clean windows with vinegar 😀
Clean up as you go along
I try to do a bit every day and then you don’t have to do a full day of cleaning
To clean the bottom of the iron, sprinkle salt on the ironing board and iron back and forth
Keep a basket in each room then anything that is out of place can be put in it and then you can just pick the basket up and carry to put away,
Always keep a packet of wipes handy to quickly spruce up dust, dirt, spills quick and easily
Don’t let it all pile up try your best to clean as the mess happens! 🙂
Little and ofren
Clean work surfaces after cooking and before preparing food.
Clean as you go – it’s when you let things mount up that problems can start.
If you are in a hurry, spray your bathroom tiles, basin etc with cleaner, switch on the shower to hot, switch off the fan, close the door and window and leave it to build up steam for a minute. The dirt just lifts off and wipes down really easily.
Clean as you go saves time later
vinegar and newspaper for cleaning mirrors and windows
Steam clean everything, its magic
if you haven’t got time to wash up straight away make sure you rinse the plates as it will be easier when you have got time
Pop on a pair of damp rubber gloves and wipe surfaces to remove pet hair easily xx
Use lemon juice where possible. Saves on using chemicals and also saves money
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Add Dettol to your water when Mopping, Makes your house smell Lush!!
Vinegar is great for getting things shiny and cleaning windows
Clean as you go xx
i swear by soda crystals
Have set days for cleaning each room and work from the top down
I deep clean one rom every week, and every weekend allocate myself a specific task or room ie clean the oven, or defrost the freezer
Use eco cloths, think I go ott with them
Clean as you go (don’t let spills dry)
Try and do some every day so you don’t end up having a load to do at the one time x
Washing powder is great for getting oven shelves clean and shiny. Leave them to soak and it does most of the hard work for you!
Use salt & ice swished around inside vases and glass wear to clean any scum or hard water off
Do it little and often…. oh, and always have your hands full when going to another room! Theres always something to take and put away x
Try and tidy up as you go, I hate a massive pile of washing up so always try and wash up the pots and pans as I use them so after dinner I am not left with a massive tower of dirty plates, pots and pans!
use a good cloth then no streaks.
Lemon juice and washing liquid helps with a wonder of things
Cleaning the microwave YUK ! whizz through this by popping half a lemon in a glass bowl – heat on high for 3 mins and wipe away. Your Kitchen smells lemony fresh too 🙂
White vinegar on glass – it stinks but cleans a treat!
Peanut butter is great for getting sticky residue off from labels.
baking soda to clean the bottoms of pans
Little and often is the key! xx
I have about 15 packs of wet wipes around the house for all those little jobs! From dust to our pet duck poo!
Do little and often
Keep on top of the mess
Using dettol
Tidy/clean as you go to make things easier. Then pick 1 room a day to thoroughly clean
My top tip is to microwave half a lemon in a bowl for 30 seconds lovely fresh smelling microwave!
If you put on a rubber glove and rub around the affected area, couch, rug etc… you create static which picks up pet hairs.
try and keep on top of it everyday!
Use White vinegar to clean windows
do it frequently and stay on top
wipe as you go!
Vodka removes biro stains.
Lemon juice for super shiny taps x
Clean up as you go along & keep on top of things on a daily basis
Little and often to keep on top of it
Value cola removed stains in the bathroom and toilet
doing a little bit every day so the dirt doesnt build up
Each month I do a deep clean of a room – then through the month just clean up after use –
White vinegar is best – use it in every room
I listen to an audio book while cleaning, makes it so much quicker
Wash the bath in washing powder
Give sinks a counter tops a wipe down each day.
Do a little bit everybit everyday and do a load of washing and a little bit of ironing everyday.
Don’t throw away old socks, they make perfect cloths for dusting & cleaning & you can rinse them out & reuse them too
Always remember to wash surfaces when you spill something !
A little bit every day & you won’t feel like it is so much of a chore
Use clear vinegar to descale your kettle
Start at the top of a room and work downwards leaving the floor until last.
get yourself a cheap toothbrush and a spray bottle fill with bicarb and lemon juice great for between the tiles.
Little bits of cleaning is easier and longer lasting then all at once 🙂
do a little every day
Work in small sections rather than large areas all at once to spread the load. It`ll be done in no-time.
have someone else do it
Try and do it little and often so it doesn’t turn into a big job.
Use a tooth brush to clean in hard to get to areas
Delegate 😉
I am a cleaner by trade and my top-tip is to use baby oil to get stainless steel looking amazing!
Do a little bit in the morning before work (eg: half an hours ironing or cook dinner). It’s horrible at the time but lovely to come home from work and actually relax!
Clean little and often so it doesn’t become a massive chore over time
use natural products you create when you’re cooking! for example use lemon halves (after you’ve squeezed them for their juice in cooking) around the rim on the kitchen sink! smells nice and is effective too!
have a rota so you can share the workload and get different jobs each time
Baby wipes are great for stainless steel, especially cooker hoods
Smelly scouring pad? Don’t throw it away. Dampen it and drop some lemon juice or natural oil on it. Mcrowave for 30 seconds and voila, any nasty germs or smells will have been zapped. Plus your microwave smells nice!
Nothing beats keeping wet wipes all around the house..
toothpaste makes tap and sink drains very shiny !
Do it in the morning or early afternoon – then you can relax for the rest of the day without thinking about cleaning!
clean one room a day
Car polish on clean UPVC frames in the autumn makes it so much easier to clean off the winter grime 🙂
When cleaning teh kettle put half a lemon in mash it up with water then boil the kettle. Same with microwave half lemon in a bowl turn it on all the muck should slide of.
Don’t leave yourself too much to do in one go or you’ll get bored!
Clean as you go – makes it much easier to keep up! xx
keep on top of your cleaning then it isnt such a major task
Clean a room a day – this helps to keep on top of everything
Wet wipes make cleaning the bath so much easier!
white vinegar is great x
Employ a cleaner and never have to worry about cleaning your own home again
Little and often stops it being overwhelming
If your washing machine starts to smell of stagnant water do a hot wash empty and put some white vinegar where you would put detergent in and it will freshen it up!
elbow grease
Use a cloth for wiping surfaces.
Clean up as you go along; lemon juice keeps things nice and fresh; and don’t feel bad getting some help in if housework is something you dislike.
If it takes less than two minutes – do it now
Clean when you know someone is coming round. You can get so much more done. x
Use wet wipes for a quick clean
Do a little everyday
Decent music, having something to distract from the cleaning actually helps you clean better. It’s all about psychology !!
always clean often no one wants to do a 7 hour cleaning day at the end of the week x
if it takes less than two minutes just do it!
Dust first then hoover
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Do a small bit at a time as it won’t seem like such a huge task then, ask others to help out as well.
Don’t put it off and always try to keep on top of it
White vinegar and water to get rid of limescale
starting cleaning at hightest point and work down – so don’t dirty up area already cleaned
Remember that the dust doesn’t get any thicker after four years! (Quentin Crisp) *sighs*
White vinegar to get rid of stubborn limescale and mould! Works every time for me, especially being in a hard water area x
Clean up as soon as it needs doing then there is very little to do and you won’t get snowed under. I always keep an old toothbrush handy for those hard to clean areas such as around cooker knobs or at the base of taps on the sink
white vinegar around the types leave to soak removes all grime
detol wipes make great bathroom cleaners
furniture polish is great for getting rid of residue from stickers etc.
Bleach on grouting between tiles to whiten them up
put some Milltons or baby bleach in a spray bottle, spray on your tiles leave for 5-10 mins then wash away=clean tiles
clean in 5 minute bursts. its amazing how much you can get done in that time
Keep on top of cleaning by doing little and often
Get someone else to do it
vinegar and lemon juice are great for cleaning stained kitchen worktops
Clean as you go so it isn’t a mammoth task
It might sound obvious but try to keep on top of it, cleaning is so much easier when it’s done regularly. Antibacterial wipes are brill for giving things like the toilet and door handles a quick clean in between cleaning days
clean as you go so the task doesn’t end up being really daunting
Don’t leave it all to do at once
DO a little everyday as it makes it easier
as a new single mummy i find that keeping on top of the cleaning when i can helps as i dont have that much spare time, just when my baby is sleeping. i spray everything with dettol everyday!
When one of your kids, etc. gets sick, soak up as much liquid as you can with kitty litter. Helps a lot.
Have a spray bottle of water that contains a very small weak solution of bleach, and before leaving the shower, spray over the tiles to prevent grime and mildew
Use a steam cleaner.
A little bit at a time, concentrate on one room at a time rather than flitting from one to another
Put newspaper on top of kitchen cupboards and wardrobes so you only need to roll it up with all the dust and grease and throw away without any cleaning effort
Do a little bit every day so it doesn’t pile up
Get someone else to do the cleaning with me its Hubby lol. My top tip is antibacterial wipes to clean surfaces as they are great
Make friends with an obsessive compulsive cleaner and invite them over often.
saliva breaks down blood. blood stain? cut while shaving and spilt on your white shirt? spit on it, let it soak in and gently rub. wash as normal
rather than blitz the whole housee which can be off putting, do one room a day then cleaning doesn’t see, so challenging
Hoover the ceiling and spray corners / walls with lemon juice to stop spiders creeping in! 🙂
love dettol products make my home smell and look clean
do a room a day, makes it lighter task
Distilled white vinegar for removing limescale from stainless steel taps – brings them up lovely and sparkly!
Spray carpet stains with a mixture of white vinegar and water leave for a few minutes then blot! Works really well!
Clean as you go every day so your house will be speck & span!! Put scented flowers around the rooms..
Cover trays with foil before putting on things to bake – saves on washing up!
Spray the area you are going to clean and leave it for a while before actually cleaning it to make the dirt easier to come off
Keeping eyes closed and then the dust disappears
little and often, some jobs just build up and you keep putting them off.
Little and often – a couple of small chores a day leaves weekends free to be enjoyed
If you break a glass, get some bread to clean up all the little shards 🙂
tackle oe room every day to stop being over faced
Do the cleaning sooner rather than later
Watch obsessive compulsive cleaners always inspires me to do some housework
Crush a dishwasher tablet and mix with water into a paste. Apply to oven door or encrusted oven pans. Leave for a while then wipe off for amazing results.
I hate cleaning so little and often is my tip so it doesn’t build up!
Have a routine, that way everything gets cleaned and stays clean
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baby wipes are excellent for stains anywhere
Cut a lemon in half and put it in a bowl of water inside the microwave, and microwave for 5 minutes. The steam cuts through any grease and grime on the inside of the microwave and the lemon makes the kitchen smell lovely and fresh 🙂
Everyday value Baby wipes, dettol surface cleanser and Vinegar for kettle cleaning
Let everyone in the house help.
get the kids involved 🙂 mine love doing the hoovering and polishing 🙂
Baby wipes clean almost anything & dont forget vinger on the windows!
Keep on top of it.
I love vinegar and washing up liquid for windows, it’s amazing.
Don’t put it off.
Clean every day then it always looks fresh
Do one room at a time, top to bottom.
tidy as you go.
lemon juice or white vinegar works wonders on mirrors and windows
Keep on top of the cleaning do a little at a time, I also have a pack of antibac wipes handy to clean things like the bin, floor, fridge, cupboards, all sorts.
Have less items in the house
I try to do little bits every day and not let it build up. xx
Do not put it off!
Do little and often.
Use an old toothbrush to get in all those nooks & crannies that are hard to clean!
Clean alone, boot everyone out the house, blast some music and crack on, people only get in the way, offer distractions or cause more work x
Use cheap fizzy coke to clean the toilet – leave for an hour or so. ☺
to finish use baby oil on stainless steel to make it shine & prevent streaks & finger prints.
bicarbonate of soda brings things up lovely
Lemon cleans taps really well
don’t let it build up!
I scrub the kitchen sinks with washing powder and water they come up sparkling!
Disposable cleaning wipes for convenience
use toothpaste to clean rubber seals on fridges and on trainers
Add vinegar to greasy dishes as it helps cut through it
I love my Dettol wipes so convenient
Stick the children out in the garden!
buy a steam cleaner and give the house a good blast
Hairspray whenever you have ink stains.
clean up straight after yourself to avoid a build up of mess and dirt 🙂
always keep on top of it, that way its always quicker 🙂
Little & often. Stops it building up to the point where you have to spend all day cleaning! I used to use a cleaning chart too so I wouldnt forget to like dust the TV or something haha!
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