10 Cleaning Essentials For Anyone Whose New Year's Resolution Is To Be Less Messy
Accidents happen, but these cleaning essentials save the day.
There’s no escaping messes around the house. From spaghetti sauce stains to the dreaded red wine spill, to mud tracking, pet accidents, piles of crumbs, and dust bunnies that seem to appear out of nowhere. You can’t avoid messes, but luckily, you can clean them. These cleaning products will help you do just that.
Here are ten cleaning essentials for anyone whose New Year’s resolution is to be less messy.
Dupray Neat Steam Cleaner
Get a professional-grade steam clean at home with this device. The Dupray Neat is an efficient, ultra-reliable do-it-all cleaning and sanitation solution. It comes with all the tools you need to clean, detail, sanitize, and deodorize floors, mattresses, furniture, appliances, and other surfaces – completely chemical-free. This heavy-duty steam cleaner packs a punch for its size, and it’s portable. 17 accessories come with the machine including a selection of brush heads, pads, and cloths.
Folex Professional Carpet Spot Remover (2-Pack)
This spot remover allows you to live in your furniture, knowing you’ll be able to safely remove stains, should they inevitably happen. Folex removes pet accidents, grease, oil, ink, red wine, coffee, blood, rust, food, cosmetics, dirt, and grime – simply point and spray; no rinsing needed. The formula is water-based, non-flammable, and odour-free.
Method All-Purpose Cleaner Spray (4-Pack)
Method products combine thoughtful design with thoughtful ingredients. This powerful plant-based cleaner is made from corn and coconut (and is biodegradable!). It’ll cut through dirt, grease, and grime, leaving a pleasant scent behind. This cleaner works on counters, tile, stone, glass, granite wood, and other surfaces.
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Dish Soap
Mrs. Meyer’s dish soap cuts through grease while keeping dishes clean and bright. It’s biodegradable and contains plant-derived ingredients, with a garden-fresh lemon verbena scent. It also features aesthetically pleasing packaging that looks great in any kitchen. The best part? The bottle is refillable, so you can save on single-use plastics.
Goo Gone (2-Pack)
Goo Gone is the most trusted brand for removing all of those gooey, impossible-to-remove messes. It works on stickers, wax, markers, crayons, glue, tar, window decals, glitter, gum, labels, and other adhesives. The surface-safe formula removes the goo without harming your surface, and it’s formulated with citrus cleaning agents and a pleasant citrus scent.
Nature's Miracle Stain & Odor Remover
Nature’s Miracle is a must-have for any pet owner. This stain and odour remover has liquid enzymes that effectively eliminate stains and smells while discouraging pets from re-soiling the same area. It can be used on carpets, hard floors, furniture, and fabrics.
OXO Good Grips Hideaway Compact Toilet Brush
Finally, a toilet brush that isn’t a total eyesore in the bathroom — and it actually works. It has a tapered brush head with durable bristles for deep cleaning, and its oval-shaped handle ensures a secure and comfortable grip. A sleek canister discreetly stores the brush when it’s not in use. It springs open automatically when the brush is lifted, and has a drip tray with ventilation slots that allow water to quickly evaporate after use.
Available in four colours.
Whoosh Screen Cleaner Kit
When was the last time you thought about your tech hygiene? This cleaner is specifically designed to clean all of your electronic screens and make them shine like new. Use it to keep your smartphone, laptop, and other devices fingerprint and smudge-free. The refillable bottle allows you to buy the bottle once, and replenish it with refillable cartridges – saving you money and reducing plastic waste. This kit includes one 500 millilitre bottle and a microfiber cloth.
Scotch-Brite Heavy Duty Advanced Soap Control Dishwand Kit
Scotch-Brite’s dishwand helps remove stuck-on food, to get dishes clean. It’s safe on non-stick cookware, countertops, and even showers and tubs. It’s leak-resistant and features a soap control button that allows for precise soap dispensing. When it is time to change the head, simply swap out the worn one for a refill (five refills are included with this kit).
Available in two colours.
Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum
This Dyson vacuum intelligently adapts suction based on dust level and floor type. The Fluffy Optic cleaner head reveals twice the amount of invisible dust, while the Digital Motorbar cleaner head adapts to all floor types, de-tangling as you clean. The LCD screen displays power mode, run-time countdown, maintenance alerts, and picked-up particles for proof of a deep clean. A special sensor continuously sizes and counts dust particles, automatically increasing suction power when needed.
