Household products you recommend

Salt or Bicarb rubbed in takes the stains off cups , mine go in the dishwasher , before he got a dishwasher my son, lived next door , brought his cups and mugs in for me to run them through !

I'm with dragonfly on this one. I am always reading labels as I get headaches from breathing in droplets from cleaning sprays.
Diluted white vinegar in a spray bottle is great for Windows, mirrors etc.
Thanks for the lemon tip anja and I will refill my bleach bottle too.

I use a refillable spray bottle for many jobs. I fill it with white vinegar, a few drops of Stardrops and lots of water. Sorry, I am not sure of the proportions, but at a guess, about one third white vinegar to two thirds water.

Use drop of olive oil on laminate worktops. Rub over, leave to 'dry' for half an hour or so then polish off with a soft clothe. You can safely put food on the worktop without fear contamination.

Vote for 'Elbow Greased' here; £1 a bottle, cleans everything

Grease

I've started using Aldi's shower spray on my SIL's recommendation and it's excellent. I did buy a rotary brush a few weeks ago to get rid of the limescale on one of the shower doors which worked a treat.

I used soda crystals and white vinegar down the sinks following the cleaning hacks by Mrs Hinch on YouTube which left them all lovely and clean. She also uses fabric conditioner diluted in a spray bottle to clean kitchen cabinet doors so I tried that - works well and smells lovely.

I always have a bag of soda crystals in the cupboard, so useful, soaking greasy pots and pans, washing down gloss prior to decorating (pretty well dikuted, and add a splash of suitable detergent) pour some straight from the pack to freshen up your plugholes, good stuff and cheap!

BTW, didn't find Mrs Hinch's tip for denture tablets down the loo worked at all!

Like Bevin I’m a fan of white vinegar. I’ll try it with soda crystals down the toilet now.

Small-handled microfibre duster, recommended to me and it's transformed my dusting now. Sainsbury's or Wilko, also find online.

We are on septic tank drainage, so bio harsh products are a no no. We like Method too, a little goes a long way, and our local healthfood store refills our Ecover bottles, saves the planet and my purse! Always use white vinegar and newspaper for glass (from that old series "How Dirty is your House?") and yes, baby oil is fab for stainless steel machines.I don't have much wooden furniture but love National Trust polish in a tin - nice smell, reminds me of my childhood when my friend and I wrapped our feet in clean dusters to polish Mum's floors!

Another fan of method, I love the smell of the furniture polish, I’m also in agreement about household soda, brilliant at keeping sinks and basins running, and smelling fresh

White vinegar and water, nothing cleans glass as well.
Really miss Orange Glo. Loved it on wood.

You beat me to it Missfl - white vinegar is brilliant, Here in FRance it is really cheap, so I take a 5 litre container to both daughters when we visit UK.

Another white vinegar fan here.

Periodically I put some in the washing machine drawer and run it on 90 deg to remove any build up of detergent, and to generally freshen the machine.

My mum used it to clean windows as I do, and it is brilliant at removing limescale from showerheads.

Thanks for all these hints .I was in Waitrose yesterday and they had the whole Method range on offer. I remembered some of you lovely people had recommended it and so I bought some of the bathroom cleaner .I am delighted with it and the smell is lovely. The tiles in the shower now look better than they have done for ages. I am off to buy some of the other ones tomorrow. Thank you.

Not necessarily for cleaning, although there is a long list on Fb from time to time saying what it can do, I find WD40 a useful thing to keep to hand, it takes sticky labels off like a dream and, when I used it to unstick a swivel tap, it brought the stainless steel of the tap up to a beautiful shine,

Thanks Miepl for the Elbow Grease recommendation. I bought a spray bottle of it yesterday for 89p. It has de-gunked the top of the kitchen cupboards very easily (for someone with short arms and poor reach).

HG Mould Remover Spray - black mould on grouting, silicon sealant (an indeed everywhere you get black mould) completely disappears within about 30 mins. It's either very clever chemistry or dark magic, but I intend to be buried with the stuff in case there is an afterlife.

Oven Pride makes oven/shelves cleaning almost enjoyable.

For dissolving grease spots on clothing and removing sticky label residue I recommend lighter fluid.

Oh, I thought the Elbow Grease recommendation was a joke! I’ve been using the free stuff for a long time.

Yes to the HG, SirChenjin - I think it is indeed magic.

If you get mold marks on grouting in the shower. When dry get neat bleach and old toothbrush and give a little scrub at the grout with the bleach. Don't rinse off just leave over night, next day all gone and just give a quick rinse before using shower

On the recommendation of my sister I ordered a product called Koh, advertised online. It’s very eco-friendly and scentless ( you can add a drop or two of essential oil - but I actually prefer it scent free as both DH and I are allergy-prone.) The liquid comes in a cube shaped pack with a little tap on - as DH remarked, it looks like a rather disappointing wine box. You get one spray bottle which you refill. I have found it to be highly effective and use it on practically everything.

Method cleaners.

DD has just recommended Koh for cleaning my oven, Oldfossil - can we buy it in this country?

My supply of Elbow Grease has resulted in a sore shoulder and elbow .
Can I buy a fresh supply anywhere?

I've just read miep1s post - it is a product, not what I was using which was hard graft.