https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 21:49:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578734 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 13:03:31 +0000 blackbird 1578734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm loyal to Lysol, Cleaning Method, and 409. I want to kill all the germs!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578677 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 12:17:02 +0000 lady grey 1578677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magic erasers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578594 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 10:42:16 +0000 sandy 1578594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I'm only using the green cleaners I have. I like the Biokleen brand for all purpose cleaner and bathroom cleaner. Not much cleaning going on this first trimester </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578281 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:50:31 +0000 snowjewelz 1578281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sandy: Are you still using regular cleaning products while pregnant? I'm thinking maybe I should switch to vinegar ASAP so I'm not touching/breathing in the other stuff? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578154 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:18:35 +0000 hellobeeboston 1578154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. So many vinegar users, maybe I should use it more - doesn't it smell bad??</p> <p>I use a bunch of things but love the Babyganics cleaning wipes, they work so well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578094 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:26:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1578094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: that's how I clean all my produce! I soak them in vinegar and water for about 20 minutes. It works so well, I've heard!</p> <p>Although I'm not a member anymore, I LOVE the sol-u-mel from melaleuca. I am on my last bottle so I will run out sometime this year and I will be so sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578088 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:24:47 +0000 chopsuey 1578088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>vinegar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578063 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:01:29 +0000 JerricaBenton 1578063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: I seriously would have thrown out a few pans without Bon Ami! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578059 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:58:17 +0000 coopsmama 1578059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JerricaBenton: Those are the two cleaners I rely on most, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578054 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:51:27 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1578054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magic Erasers! I can clean just about anything with soap and water with one of those bad boys :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1578026 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:16:38 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1578026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: Yessss, same here. It drives DH nuts. I Windex evvvverything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577994 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:33:16 +0000 artsyfartsy 1577994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dawn and hot water! I'm weird about chemicals...not even in the "They're going to kill us and give us cancer" kind of way. I just feel like there is residue lingering with cleaners and it doesn't feel as clean to me! Hot water, dawn, baking soda, and vinegar are my favorites although I do use some cleaners. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577989 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:29:46 +0000 JerricaBenton 1577989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bon Ami and vinegar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577982 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:26:50 +0000 sandy 1577982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: oven cleaner should definitely work. Just let it soak in and leave it for a while. I also found that ceramic stovetop cleaners work well on just regular stove tops. It's a nice thick cream (kind of like softscrub) and you layer it on and leave it for a long time to work through the cooked on grease. Then wipe off and rinse. Sometimes you have to do it a few times to get through all the layers of grease but it works and looks great when done. I would get mine at Bed Bath and Beyond and it was citrus based and not as harsh smelling as soft scrub or oven cleaner. I also lived in many rentals in college and law school </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577271 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:09:25 +0000 Boheme 1577271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vinegar and baking soda. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577266 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:06:34 +0000 looch 1577266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Micro fiber cleaning cloths. Seriously, with just a little bit of water, you can scrub, dust, mop floors, etc! Then you can put them in the washing machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577263 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:04:23 +0000 pinkcupcake 1577263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: yeah, try easy off! I usually spray on a thick layer in the evening and let it sit overnight. At least 12-14 hours! It gets off almost everything!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577225 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:46:53 +0000 snowjewelz 1577225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: Cause for some reason even bar keeper's friend isn't even getting rid of all the greasy gunk on my stove top~! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577204 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:38:40 +0000 pinkcupcake 1577204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Yes, try Easy Off! I get the fume free version. I had to clean an AWFUL stove once for a rental unit, and it seriously got rid of everything and made it look brand new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577201 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:36:56 +0000 pinkcupcake 1577201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Great article! Thanks! I'm always looking for more natural cleaning methods, but I find that vinegar just doesn't get it clean enough for me. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577186 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:30:54 +0000 FaithFertility 1577186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I use vinegar to mop the floors, it is super safe and does not make the grout crack like bleach and cleaners do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577184 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:28:18 +0000 septca 1577184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oxyclean<br /> vinegar<br /> Soft Scrub with bleach (for my white enameled cast iron sink) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577178 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:24:07 +0000 PawPrints 1577178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vinegar for EVERYTHING! So much safer (and cheaper!) than chemical cleaning products, particularly around LOs. Baking soda is pretty magical as well. I love this list of 150 ways you can use vinegar around the house: <a href="http://www.rd.com/home/150-household-uses-for-vinegar/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rd.com/home/150-household-uses-for-vinegar/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577172 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:21:37 +0000 Ash 1577172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dawn &amp; vinegar! It's magic for the bathrooms!<br /> And I use Sams club antibacterial wipes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577167 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:19:11 +0000 Greentea 1577167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just use borax and vinegar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577159 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:15:10 +0000 snowjewelz 1577159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oo I should try easy-off! I love Bar Keeper's Friend too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577155 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:13:49 +0000 swurlygurl 1577155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Windex... haha. I use it to clean *everything* (kitchen counters, tile floors, showers and tubs, toilets - not the bowls, etc), which kills DH. He's always bitching at me for never using anything else. Idk, that's just what I grew up with, I guess!</p> <p>I need to expand my cleaning skills though, and use appropriate cleaners for appropriate surfaces! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-products-you-cant-live-without#post-1577152 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:07:16 +0000 pinkcupcake 1577152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Share your best cleaning supplies! :)</p> <p>My favorites -</p> <p>- bar keepers friend: this seriously gets rid of everything and makes surfaces look brand new.<br /> - easy off: the only thing I've found that will get rid of all oven gunk<br /> - Kirkland signature disinfecting wipes: I use these for everything<br /> - kids and pets: best pet stain / odor remover </p>