Are Natural Cleaning Sprays Worth Buying? | Gear Heads
We spent weeks cleaning and disinfecting counters, appliances, cabinets, and more. Our mission? Find a natural cleaning spray we could count on.
Hannah’s Picks:
Method All-Purpose Cleaner, French Lavender:
Method Antibacterial All-Purpose Cleaner, Bamboo:
Lisa’s Picks:
Grove Collaborative Multi-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate Set:
Simplehuman Multi-Surface Cleaning Tablets, Geranium:
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Thanks for the comparison.
It would great to see a comparison of e-cloths, Norwex cloths, and other brands like Scotch microfiber, etc that you can find in big box stores.
Best acrylic bathtub cleaner is warm vinegar and dish soap
Great review as always! We've been a fan of Method cleaners for years, so we'll stick with them. Luckily, we can recycle the containers here.
Aside, it would be interesting to know what kind of audio monitoring ATK uses in editing. The quality is solid, though the overall level is often on the weak side. But there's a low-end rumble that I can't believe is getting missed during recording or the mix. At first I thought it was ground hum, but it undulates, so maybe it's HVAC bleed? It's subliminally off-putting, whatever it is. I hope it can be tracked down!
How about DIY all purpose cleaners? Like vinegar+water+a few drops of dish soap?
Thanks for the great information, ladies!
Nice, and it could have included a comparison in costs.
I use my son.
Are they considered sanitary, like in a bathroom too?
I'm using dish soap with water and a little vinegar. Works really well.
"I sure don't want a cleaning spray that gives me a deadline."
LOL, that is really not going to work well for me.
I will definitely give Grove a try! Thanks for this video.
I think the average consumer is going to be interested in the cost, in addition to it's effectiveness.
Hannah / Lisa team vids are my favorite.
Still I gotta wonder about good old fashioned warm water and soap or dish liquid…which I already have…
What about cleaners vs Norwex the microfiber cleaning cloth?
We started using the Simple Human tablets about six months ago, and we’ve never run into an issue of having to wait to clean. I think that may be because we use their spray bottle, which is fairly small. (It’s also a pretty good spray bottle). In addition to all the eco friendly stuff, it saves us a space under the sink.
What about Simple Green? I buy it in half gallon jugs and mix my own,it is effective and biodegradable. Not a fan of glass, especially around children or even adults for that matter.
I've never used a spray cleaner on the inside of a microwave. Just put a bowl half full of water in there and run it for 2 minutes and it steam cleans the inside and you can just wipe it out effortlessly
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Confusing.
I buy the Grove cleaners as well as their hand soap. Love them both!
Been using Method products for years. They're the best
why didnt you use the method concentrate eco friendly small glass jars you add water to in a spray bottle
Vinegar, baking soda, citric acid for every day. Stove cleaning is something else. Still haven’t found the best solution there. 🤔
How about Simple Green? Been using that stuff for years and years.
I'm still going to use my 50/50 vinegar water mix as my all purpose cleaner. (Chlorine and Lysol allergies).
Loved this video. As to your comment that glass is recyclable: I know you’re in MA. In MA glass isn’t recycled- it’s crushed down and used for landfill layering. That’s because of its weight and the fact that that here in MA we have not one company making bottles out of crushed/recycled glass. Super sad. 😢
I use vodka for most surfaces. I keep citrus peels in an old mayo jar and add cheap generic vodka (the stuff you find by the gallon for 7 dollars), let soak for awhile and decant into a spray bottle as needed. For glass I get concentrated vinegar from the refill store and shine using the Trader Joes Flyer. :).
I love Method too!
I want a cleaner that works and most of those natural cleaners don’t work.
We use vinegar for nearly everything in our house. I really wish you guys had included it here.