Best Household Cleaning Tools
The EasyWring Spin Bucket and Mop gives you the ability to control the amount of water applied to the floor, easier wringing, and quicker-drying floors. High-quality foot pedal designed to activate spin wringing, allowing the level of moisture to be controlled.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My Amazon review for my new O-Cedar Easy-Wring Microfiber mop: I need to qualify my review to disclose that I am blessed to be in a position to pay someone else to mop my floors. I can't tell if this is what she has been using this whole time but considering that I don't remember EVER buying a mop, much less a replacement head for it, there is no other less mortifying reality. Again, I'm hardly a mop expert but it appears to me that keeping the mop head (if that's what you even call it) only lightly damp allows you to exert more pressure to pick up more stubborn grime without creating puddles. Then to take off mop head, simply stand on some strands and lift handle up and the head pops right off. This, needless to say, is a testament to how easy the mop is to use (and how bad of a mother/grandmother I am.)."
"Update 8/07/16 After purchasing a new unit I found the mop was more efficient removing water than my previous one. Feb 11, 2016, A gentleman jarred my memory, about disassembling cleaning and greasing the internal moving parts to prevent seizing. I've moped and supervised many floors in my 20 plus years in the Navy, and In my life.I have never come across a mop that simplified my life as this one has. The pulley system began to seize causing the base of the foot peddle to break in half rendering it useless."
"I have dark cherry hardwood floors and a house that is practically all large windows with very few full length walls therefore the sun constantly "highlights" every speck of dirt, Black Lab hair, and paw print. It spins almost all of the water out so each mopping is done without pushing dirty water around as is the case with traditional mops and buckets. I also found there were certain positions which worked better...a wee bit of trial and error practice was required but after a couple of minutes I got in the groove and all worked well."
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Using these disposable duster pads is a lot easier than trying to get the dust out of a traditional duster."
"Generic (off brand) dusters do not compare to the Swiffer dusters."
"I put refills in my car and it is easy to pick up dog hairs from when I have my pup in the car."
"I been use this product for 7 years .....I like it cu easy to clean out the dust."
"Happy with this item, arrived on time, was as described and will do business with this company again."
"Used for work, Wife very happy able to find and get shipped to home."
"Swiffer dusters are a great way for a quick cleaning around the house."
"Love these.they dust well and easily, and they hold on to the dust."
Wet mopping cloths dissolve dirt and grime for good, trapping it in its core and locking it away. Starter kit includes 1 Sweeper, 7 dry sweeping cloths, 3 wet mop cleaning solution cloths.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"2) 3 'wet' floor mopping pads. 3) A pack of dry pads-7 total, that are packaged together in sealed plastic. What I do is take 2-3 heavy duty paper towels-not the cheapo towels or they won't do the job-put a little soap, water, etc."
"Instead I picked up all white dish towels from Walmart for $4 and $1 spray bottle."
"The Swiffer sweeper is great for when you don't want or need to get out the bucket and mop just to clean up a minor spill."
"I very recently purchased this Swiffer starter kit after deciding against replacing my sponge scrubber with a more traditional mop. There was just too much it couldn't pick up and I ended up "sweeping" everything into a pile in the center of the floor for collection after I went over everything with cloth #2. Unfortunately, once you're ready to scrub a tough spot, the handle really isnt sturdy enough to allow good force to be applied- it flexes- so anything dried/sticky didn't budge. After doing a once over with the scrubber edge I ended up removing the cloth and got down to my hands and knees to scrub up any remaining spots."
"I like this product a lot."
"My original one finally broke and now that I am no longer a Costco member this is perfection."
"The mop stem is made with such weak tensile strength that it snaps in two with any kind of pressure, and so to mop problem areas I have learned to put pressure on the flat part that touches the floor."
"Before they gave it the "new look" it used to fit under my piano and along the edges under my recliners, the new one doesn't fit."
Best Household Cleaning Brushes
The handle provides a soft non-slip grip, even when wet. With two types of bristles and a flexible neck, the bottle brush by Oxo is the ultimate weapon in cleaning skinny bottles and narrow jars. We're grateful for the opportunity to learn from your experience, and we'll make it better.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I ordered this specifically for cleaning my 17oz S'well bottle and it works perfectly for that."
"The brush head has stiff bristles at the end to clean out the bottom of your container. There is NO brush which will clean EVERY size container you have."
"The brush works great and I now use it for wine glasses, including narrow champagne flutes, as well."
"I have another bottle brush that I use for bottles and glasses, as it has a longer handle, the neck is thin and made of twisted wire, and it has firmer bristles."
"Gets bottles good and clean , handle is long enough too ....like the hole at top for hanging ."
"This is a nice brush that cleans bottles very well AND is made of materials that allow you to clean/sanitize the brush itself."
"It is versatile enough that I've tossed my other bottle brushes, some hardly worn because - the brush didn't have enough bristles to clean anything in the first place, the handle was too short, the brush head was too large to fit into narrow mouthed bottles, the head/handle didn't have enough flexibility to clean funny shaped bottles."
"So how to explain this bottle brush with six years (and counting) of unanswered complaints about it breaking in the same weak spot where handle and brush head meet?"
Best Cleaning Caddies
Casabella cleaning tools, kitchen and bath accessories and organizing products have received numerous design awards and industry recognition for beautiful design and high quality workmanship. Patented design nests on top of casabella 4-gallon bucket (model nos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this caddy to hold all my vitamins and supplements."
"I'm removing a star not because of the shipping issue specifically, Amazon threw it in a large box with a case of cans of dog food and some Kraft paper."
"We use one for home cleaning supplies and the other for storing automobile cleaning supplies."
"I'm a housekeeper in an over 55 community and have s cart that this cady fits perfectly, light weight but holds up well and you can fit four full dize bottles plus."
"Love how this nests with the Casabella bucket."
"Maybe I'll buy two more - one for my cleaning supplies and one for under the kitchen sink to hold various items that tend to scatter about."
"This is the perfect sized caddy for your cleaning products."
"I bought this caddy to stash my hair supplies in, they were cluttering up my bathroom counter and driving me nuts."
Best Household Cleaning Cloths
Whether indoors or outdoors, they can handle the toughest of grease, dirt, dust, and spills while remaining safe on all surfaces. 100% machine washable, super-soft microfiber cloths are ideal for cleaning, drying, dusting, and polishing within the home, garage, auto, office, and more.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased these because I thought they were the Vibrawipe brand that I had purchased about a year ago."
"I don't typically write long reviews for products, but I definitely wanted to take a few minutes to talk about these microfiber cleaning cloths. It's worth taking a few minutes to research how microfiber cloths pick up dirt and bacteria just so you can fully appreciate what these little cloths are doing with nothing but water. Here are some of my favorite uses: - Dusting (use it dry). - Mirrors (wet half of the towel to wipe down the glass and follow up with the dry half to dry). - Electronic screens (use it dry). - Stainless steel (clean with a wet one and follow up with a dry one). - Hardwood floors (mine fits my mop and I use dry ones for dusting and wet ones for mopping). - Soaking up spilled water. - cleaning cabinetry. - washing the car. To keep these cloths cleaning effectively, make sure you are washing them separately (when washed with other clothes they will pick up and hold on to lint which will be a hassle to get off) and in hot water."
"Also, occasionally one will get washed with regular laundry (in one case, a gray velour blanket - yikes!). The different colors allow me to separate uses; for instance, I use the blue ones for the bathroom (blue for loo), yellow for glass surfaces, and the green everywhere else."
"if you drop liquid on a carpet just grab a couple of these, mcrofiber is super absorbent, i place this on the spill and stand on it for a minute, it will soak it right out."
"I originally purchased these to clean my expensive monitors with the help of some distilled water and a camera cleaning bulb."
"It took significantly less effort to remove the wax than the terry towels I had been using."
"First of all I loved the fact that I could order a multi pack online and didn't have to go to the store for these."
Best Dusting Tools
Zwipes microfiber is a great new technology, with many applications that includes your automobile, boat, RV or motorcycle. From Glass, stainless steel, chrome, paint, plastic, and wood you can clean with a simple rubbing motion. It is especially effective for trapping particles with static electricity, thus eliminating the need for cleaners and detergents. Can be washed and reused hundreds of times, allowing you to save money on paper towels and costly cleaners.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased these because I thought they were the Vibrawipe brand that I had purchased about a year ago."
"I don't typically write long reviews for products, but I definitely wanted to take a few minutes to talk about these microfiber cleaning cloths. It's worth taking a few minutes to research how microfiber cloths pick up dirt and bacteria just so you can fully appreciate what these little cloths are doing with nothing but water. Here are some of my favorite uses: - Dusting (use it dry). - Mirrors (wet half of the towel to wipe down the glass and follow up with the dry half to dry). - Electronic screens (use it dry). - Stainless steel (clean with a wet one and follow up with a dry one). - Hardwood floors (mine fits my mop and I use dry ones for dusting and wet ones for mopping). - Soaking up spilled water. - cleaning cabinetry. - washing the car. To keep these cloths cleaning effectively, make sure you are washing them separately (when washed with other clothes they will pick up and hold on to lint which will be a hassle to get off) and in hot water."
"Also, occasionally one will get washed with regular laundry (in one case, a gray velour blanket - yikes!). The different colors allow me to separate uses; for instance, I use the blue ones for the bathroom (blue for loo), yellow for glass surfaces, and the green everywhere else."
"if you drop liquid on a carpet just grab a couple of these, mcrofiber is super absorbent, i place this on the spill and stand on it for a minute, it will soak it right out."
"I originally purchased these to clean my expensive monitors with the help of some distilled water and a camera cleaning bulb."
"It took significantly less effort to remove the wax than the terry towels I had been using."
"First of all I loved the fact that I could order a multi pack online and didn't have to go to the store for these."
Best Household Cleaning Gloves
Size: Medium |. Number of Items: 100. Ideal for almost any application including basic medical procedures, lab work, hair coloring, tattooing, food preparation, painting, cleaning, pet care, home improvement, hobbies, arts and crafts. Consistent quality and reliability - For over 40 years, The Safety Zone has been an industry leader, known for technical expertise, manufacturing processes and quality control - Guaranteed!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I usually by gloves from Costco but found these searching around Amazon when it wasn't convenient to go into the city."
"I found these would easily rip when tugged and were more prone to tears when used for longer durations of time (painting walls)."
"These are very useful gloves to have around the house for various things like cleaning and paint projects."
"I wear size 8 (or normally 7.5 for a snugger fit) latex surgical gloves at work (I work in a cleanroom environment) and Medium fits just right."
"I have small hands and goodluck finding Nitrile gloves in a size small at a local store."
"Although, not in the medical profession, these gloves are great and serve multiple purposes."
"BEST GLOVES EVER!"
"I copied this name brand at Kaiser hospital."
Best Household Mops, Buckets & Accessories
The EasyWring Spin Bucket and Mop gives you the ability to control the amount of water applied to the floor, easier wringing, and quicker-drying floors. High-quality foot pedal designed to activate spin wringing, allowing the level of moisture to be controlled.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My Amazon review for my new O-Cedar Easy-Wring Microfiber mop: I need to qualify my review to disclose that I am blessed to be in a position to pay someone else to mop my floors. I can't tell if this is what she has been using this whole time but considering that I don't remember EVER buying a mop, much less a replacement head for it, there is no other less mortifying reality. Again, I'm hardly a mop expert but it appears to me that keeping the mop head (if that's what you even call it) only lightly damp allows you to exert more pressure to pick up more stubborn grime without creating puddles. Then to take off mop head, simply stand on some strands and lift handle up and the head pops right off. This, needless to say, is a testament to how easy the mop is to use (and how bad of a mother/grandmother I am.)."
"Update 8/07/16 After purchasing a new unit I found the mop was more efficient removing water than my previous one. Feb 11, 2016, A gentleman jarred my memory, about disassembling cleaning and greasing the internal moving parts to prevent seizing. I've moped and supervised many floors in my 20 plus years in the Navy, and In my life.I have never come across a mop that simplified my life as this one has. The pulley system began to seize causing the base of the foot peddle to break in half rendering it useless."
"I have dark cherry hardwood floors and a house that is practically all large windows with very few full length walls therefore the sun constantly "highlights" every speck of dirt, Black Lab hair, and paw print. It spins almost all of the water out so each mopping is done without pushing dirty water around as is the case with traditional mops and buckets. I also found there were certain positions which worked better...a wee bit of trial and error practice was required but after a couple of minutes I got in the groove and all worked well."
Best Household Surfaces Scouring Pads & Sticks
It easily and thoroughly breaks up tough dirt, lifting it away from surfaces. Bathtub cleaner, textured surface sponge cleaner, wall cleaner, oven door cleaner, erases marks on light switches, doors & much more! Looks like a sponge, cleans like magic.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"He is an excellent repairer and will probably make use of these since he is so meticulous in cleaning up."
"The only downside to this original magic eraser, is they do fall apart easily."
"Yes they remove most stains off of walls and door frames (at least that is what I used them for) but they sure do not last long.."
"This is the definitive tool which professional detailers use for removing scuff marks from interior car plastic."
"What a great product!"
"I use them for everything from cleaning the kitchen sink to removing tea stains from my porcelain coffee cups."
"Case in point the glass doors to my shower had a film at the bottom that seemed impossible to scrub off."
"I thouht this item would be a gimmick that would not work any better than a wet towel but to my surprise it cleans extremely well especially little stains I had on my wall which I had a bit of trouble with using a variety of cleaners and a wet towel."
Best Household Cleaning Sponges
Scrub Daddy Colors is a scrubber, not a scouring pad. I rinse clean and won't cling to debris so I stay clean, bright and smell great after weeks of use.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"THIS PICTURE IS OF A 2 week old sponge when used for specialty items only, I still use it a few times a day. These can clean specialty glasses and other items that the dishwasher can't and it will get eggs off a stainless steel pan even after its gone thru the dishwasher and comes out baked on."
"I have read all the reviews of them not lasting after weeks, but that is the same as any sponge you buy from the store, with time they all are going to fall apart and/or break. I have found that with sharp knives it will cut the sponge and lead to falling apart, but a sharp knife will cut any sponge."
"I understand that they work well because they are more porous than a regular sponge, but they just don't last that long."
"I do wish they lasted a bit longer, but I love the fact that they can be thrown in the dishwasher for cleaning and they never have that sour smell that traditional sponges & dish cloths get."
"These things last me a while, save the headache of icky sponges, scrub extremely well AND makes my sink area look cute!"
"I love the product and that when the sponge is warm it's more flexible and when it is cold it is hard."
"They can be used all around the house to clean anything, including walls, countertops, tables, etc. Also they will leave tiny pieces of the sponge all over your dishes as they break down. Final Thoughts: If these sponges lasted for about a month or so each, they would be great. They are quite expensive to begin with and for that price you would expect them to last as long as they are advertised to do so."
"At first I was very pleased with the sponge, but quickly it started to disinigrate and specs of the sponge ended up all over my dishes!!!"
Best Household Squeegees
Ettore's Professional Progrip Window Cleaning Kit consists of one 12" Progrip squeegee, and a 10" Progrip washer. 12-inch Progrip Squeegee; long lasting silicone rubber blade with guaranteed non streak.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I cut my window cleaning time in half by taping the squeegee blade and sponge back to back (see my photo)."
"I'd invest considerable effort to clean all of the 7ft windows on my home, only to find later in the evening that I left streaks from improper drying."
"But most importantly, this Ettore window cleaner is the star of the show. I've wasted so much time in past years with paper towels, rags, and "window cleaner". If everyone knew about this, the "window cleaner"market would be crippled, haha."
"The scrubber has a nice thick fluffy 2-sided cloth cover with a very strong velcro closure so you can remove it and throw it in the wash. After using it I simply sprayed it with the water spray attachment on my sink and it came out clean. (BTW, the pole is a proprietary click and lock, not the threaded wooden broomstick type.). I didn't notice that when I ordered it, but I'm glad I got the kit with the scrubber because with no garage the car windows get really dirty, and there's a tree over the driveway that drops a cascade of blossoms once a year."
"Have you ever tried to clean a window without one of these? Watch some YouTube videos about how to correctly clean a window and buy this."
"It washes the windows very nicely and then you just squeegee it off."
"this is a real good set for home or commercial use I'm real happy with it I have installed 14 new windows in my house and this set worked real nice in getting them all cleaned up, good price to I cleaned windows for a summer job once and the handles on this set are nicer then the ones I had to use at that job much easier to get a hold of and less slipping good buy."
"Scrub your window and then squeegee off making sure you always start with dry squeegee on dry window."
Best Household Brooms, Dustpans & Accessories
The patented, multi-purpose FURemover rubber broom can be used indoors or outdoors to clean practically any surface including hardwood floors, tile, carpet, rugs, concrete, and upholstery. The durably designed, telescoping handle extends to 60 inches and makes it easy to clean windows, cars, and boats without the hassle of climbing on a ladder or step stool. Patented design makes cleaning up pet hair easy and fast.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"We were tired of hair everywhere and somehow I realized that dragging my shoe across the carpet balled the hair up. The backside is more like a squeegee and helps pull the hair up in long rolls and keeps the hair in one big pile."
"I also was very afraid to buy a whole new vacuum and spend hundreds of dollars on something that might just clog up and break when faced with all the hair we had here. I chose this broom because it is marketed specifically as a fur remover and because of the positive reviews describing it, so I'm here to add one more. I was very, very skeptical that the solution to my pet hair problem was something as ludicrous as squeegeeing my carpet, but the results are undeniable. If you are not fully able-bodied, or just aren't looking to work that hard to save the money, a powerful vacuum cleaner may still be your wisest choice. Personally, I plan to purchase a small 20 dollar shop-vac as a companion to this broom, especially because right now I have to just pick up the wads of hair with my hands. This should highlight the improvement in hair (And even some other debris) removal, as well as how the bristles where able to easily fluff back up a section of carpet that had been pressed down over many months by a heavy metal power strip."
"I own a boarding kennel and this is the only broom I use."
"Pros: extends to a little over 5ft, retracts to about 3ft, length of brush is easy to control(not too long), has two sides (brush for carpet, squeegee side for flat surfaces), worth $18. Cons: needs elbow grease ;), brush head occasionally needs to be tightened (depends on how I use it)."
"I wash before using it on carpets after using it on the hard floors so the carpet doesn't get dirty."
"The pole was missing and only the rubber broom part was there. I was going through the motions of finding a smaller box to return it and report the missing piece but when I contacted Amazon in order to find out where I needed to send it, they said no need to send anything and they would immediately send me a replacement."
"I bought my first sweepa at a craft fair sort of thing - it's great with a large broom head and nice and wide and the handle doesn't telescope. BUt it was the only broom I could find - the sweepa website has no product information (dimensions or anything) so I figured that I could just stick the new head on my old handle."
"Great Broom to remove fur from carpet."