Interested in Your Own Personally Branded Magazine? Click Here!

Want to customize this content for your business?

Learn More

Categories

  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining

  • Printables
  • Videos


General

  • About the Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Careers


Editorial

  • Editorial Calendar
  • Issue Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Pitch an Idea

American Lifestyle Magazine Logo
  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining
  • Search
  • Follow
  • 0 Heart
  • |
  • Food & Recipes Categories
    • All Recipes (768)
    • Appetizers (140)
    • Breakfast (64)
    • Cooking Tips (41)
    • Desserts (219)
    • Dinner (232)
    • Drinks (59)
    • Gluten Free (9)
    • Healthy (71)
    • Lunch (11)
    • Quick & Easy (62)
    • Vegan (37)
    • Vegetarian (55)
Dinner | May 22, 2023

Scalloped Potatoes with Tomatoes and Anchovy Parsley Sauce

  • Holiday & Entertaining Categories
    • Celebrate (2)
    • Christmas (83)
    • Easter (15)
    • Entertaining (44)
    • Fall (11)
    • Father’s Day (6)
    • Halloween (29)
    • Hanukkah (17)
    • July 4th (36)
    • Mother’s Day (8)
    • New Year’s (23)
    • Spring (10)
    • St. Patrick's Day (11)
    • Summer (21)
    • Thanksgiving (36)
    • Valentine’s Day (5)
    • Winter (12)
Travel | Apr 6, 2023

Egg-citing Dishes from Around the World

  • Decor Categories
    • Crafts & DIY Projects (279)
    • Curb Appeal (6)
    • Decorate (82)
    • Interior Design (94)
Interior Design | May 26, 2023

A Modern Spanish Hacienda

Decorate | Apr 1, 2023

A Guide to Shopping Secondhand

Interior Design | Apr 1, 2023

A Modern Funk Redesign

  • Real Estate Categories
    • Buying & Selling (205)
    • Home Trends (23)
    • Staging (21)
    • Your First House (35)
Buying & Selling | May 15, 2023

America’s Best Cities

Staging | Feb 13, 2023

Put Your Best House Forward

Decor | Nov 14, 2022

Design Trends to Follow in 2023

  • Life & Culture Categories
    • Editorial (319)
    • Family & Pets (212)
    • Finances (36)
    • Health (159)
    • Travel (260)
Interior Design | May 26, 2023

A Modern Spanish Hacienda

Travel | May 26, 2023

A Surprising Way to Travel

Travel | May 22, 2023

Animal Friends

  • Home Categories
    • Cleaning (44)
    • Organizing (48)
    • Home Improvement (125)
    • Outdoors & Gardening (91)
Outdoors & Gardening | Mar 2, 2023

Prepping Your Home for Spring

Cleaning | Feb 28, 2023

Detail Your Car like a Pro

Home Improvement | Jan 18, 2023

4-Week Home-Improvement Challenge

Follow us on social media today!

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

6 Essential Household Cleaners

Home | By Allison Gomes | 0 Likes
SHARE
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More

There are many types of cleaning supplies to choose from. And if you’re anything like most people, you’ve probably spent a minute or two staring at the options wondering what you need for different cleaning tasks around the house. It’s difficult to pick a product when there’s simply so much to choose from; however, there are six basic household cleaners that everyone needs in their cabinets.

All-purpose cleaner

All-purpose cleaners are perfect for everyday clean ups around the house. They’re made of a variety of cleaning agents, all with different purposes. These cleaners are safe to use on most surfaces, making them a great option for when you don’t know what else to use. You can even make your own all-purpose cleaner or choose one of the numerous eco-friendly products available.

Glass cleaner

Glass cleaners are the best options for keeping your windows and mirrored surfaces clean. They eliminate the built-up grime on your reflective surfaces without leaving behind any residue. And next time you reach for your glass cleaner, try using newspaper to wipe it. The newspaper will further reduce streaks.

Floor cleaner

You’ll need to use cleaners specific to the types of floors/flooring in your home. For hardwood, look for wood cleaners that will clean the floor without stripping its finish. For tile floors, grout and tile cleaners work the best—these clean the tiles while also brightening the grout between them. For vinyl and laminate flooring, stick to cleaners intended for those flooring types, which contain less water and will maintain the quality of the flooring while eliminating streaks that other cleaners leave behind.

Disinfectant

Disinfectants are essential to maintaining a healthy home. These cleaners work to kill off the bacteria throughout your living spaces, creating cleaner surfaces. Use these in areas that are regularly exposed to bacteria, including your bathrooms, kitchen, and on your doorknobs and light switches.

Bleach

Bleach is a versatile cleaner for your home. While it is a heavy disinfectant, it also removes grime and mildew, making it the perfect cleaner for your showers and tubs. If you don’t want to handle pure bleach, there are numerous cleaning products with bleach added in. Just avoid using these products on any fabric surfaces that could then be bleached.

Baking soda

Baking soda and other mineral abrasive cleaners contain small particles that clean your household surfaces through friction. These cleaners are great for built-up grime since the abrasive materials reduce how much you need to scrub. They’re perfect for the spots that can’t be wiped away.

With these household cleaners in your cabinets, you’re ready to tackle any mess you might find in your home!

2762 Views

This article is tagged in:

CleanersCleaningHome TipsHomeownershipNatural Clean

Related Posts

Home | Feb 28, 2023

Detail Your Car like a Pro

Home | Nov 11, 2022

A Guide to Post Holiday Cleanup

Home | Aug 8, 2022

Keep Your Kitchen Organized

Home Selling Tips for Pet Owners
Real Estate | Aug 2, 2022

Home Selling Tips for Pet Owners

Successful Yard Sale
Home | Jul 13, 2022

5 Tips to Host a Successful Yard Sale

Popular Posts

can-planters-card
Decor | Mar 25, 2020

Make Your Own Can Planters

Home | Jul 8, 2021

Tips for Redesigning Your Patio Space

Life & Culture | Feb 17, 2020

Trash vs. Recycle: Do You Know When to Trash it?

spring-cleaning-countdown
Home | Mar 23, 2021

Spring-Cleaning Countdown

home office with white furniture
Life & Culture | Mar 30, 2020

Everyone Is Working From Home—Here’s How to Do It Effectively

You may also like:

can-planters-card
Crafts & DIY Projects | Mar 25, 2020

Make Your Own Can Planters

Outdoors & Gardening | Jul 8, 2021

Tips for Redesigning Your Patio Space

Health | Feb 17, 2020

Trash vs. Recycle: Do You Know When to Trash it?

spring-cleaning-countdown
Cleaning | Mar 23, 2021

Spring-Cleaning Countdown

home office with white furniture
Health | Mar 30, 2020

Everyone Is Working From Home—Here’s How to Do It Effectively

Buying & Selling | Dec 14, 2017

House Selling Checklist

Make Your Own Seed Paper
Crafts & DIY Projects | Mar 17, 2016

Make Your Own Seed Paper

Share on Social Media

Our mission is to deliver entertainment that inspires and motivates our readers, encouraging them to follow their passions as they explore new horizons.

© 2023 American Lifestyle Magazine

General
  • About the Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Copyright
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Careers
Editorial
  • Editorial Calendar
  • Issue Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Pitch an Idea
Categories
  • Home
  • Decor
  • Real Estate
  • Life & Culture
  • Food & Recipes
  • Holiday & Entertaining
Follow Us
Facebook Pinterest Instagram Youtube

Customize this content for your business!

Learn More

,