I’m really excited to do a collab with two of my YouTube friends:
Kathryn from Do It On A Dime and Cas from Clutterbug!
hi for those of you who don’t know me I
am Melissa from clean my space and I’m
really excited to do a collab today with
a couple of YouTube friends of mine I’ve
got Katherine from do it on a dime and
Kass from clutter bug we are doing a
collaboration where we’re sharing some
of our all-time try tested and true
cleaning tips so without further adieu
I’ll get into mine and then at the end
I’ll put links to the other two videos
and you should definitely check those
ones out as well
all-purpose cleaner I know when you look
in the cleaning aisle you see so many
different products and you’re trying to
figure out which one do I need for what
task obviously there are tons of
different products out there for tons of
different applications but in my years
and years of cleaning research and
practice I’ve come to learn that
all-purpose cleaner is indeed just that
it’s an all-purpose cleaner it cleans
the majority of things that you need to
clean in an average house cleaning of
course if you need a specialty product
go for it pick it up but all-purpose
cleaner is safe to use on the majority
of surfaces in your home I use it in my
kitchen my bathroom even if you’re in a
pinch you can use it to clean glass or
mirrors obviously you want to have a
really good microfiber cloth handy and
the thing I love about all-purpose
cleaner is that you can make your own
simple recipe is 1 or 2 cups of water
and 1 or 2 teaspoons of dish soap
now if you want to get fancy you can –
in 5 to 10 drops of your favorite
essential oils spray and use that it’s
super gentle and super effective vs
pattern now that you know about one of
my favorite cleaning products I’ll tell
you about one of my favorite cleaning
techniques vs pattern the benefit of the
S pattern is that not only does it save
you energy you’re not wasting your time
and energy doing these big circles but
it’s also a way more efficient and
effective way to clean if you’re doing a
buffing pattern a circle your discs
continually redepositing dirt back onto
the surface you’ve already cleaned this
leads to streaking this leads to
inferior results and more time on your
behalf the S pattern which is just a
nice wave starting at the top working
your way to the bottom
you’re also collecting all of the debris
I
you work your way down to the bottom of
a surface meaning you’re not leaving
anything anywhere along the surface that
you’ve already cleaned trust me guys
once you start using the S pattern you
will not go back cleaning toothbrush for
those of you who have been clean my
space viewers for a while now you guys
know all about the cleaning toothbrush
and for any of you who are new to clean
my space you might not have heard me
sing the praises about an old crusty
toothbrush but I can tell you they are
miraculous when it comes to cleaning now
I didn’t believe this myself when I
first got involved in the whole cleaning
thing but eventually I just took an old
toothbrush you know your dentist gives
you a new one every time you go I
cleaned it out so I soaked it in vinegar
and water for 30 minutes then I rinsed
it and I started using it to clean all
kinds of different areas of course you
clean it between uses so you’re not
cross contaminating but any area with a
lot of grime for example in your life
switch place you might have like a
little line of grime there you can also
use it to clean the line of grime where
your TV remote is you can get into fine
areas you know like cracks and crevices
you can get right in there you know that
little area in your sink trust me these
cleaning toothbrushes are detailed
brushes that will make your house
Sparkle it’s just that way to add an
extra bit of edge to your cleaning
without much more effort and by the way
it’s free like you already have these
old toothbrushes toilet brush under the
lid every time I talk about this tip in
one of our videos people freaked out and
I don’t blame them because the toilet
bowl brush is just a really unappetizing
thought it’s just not a fun thing to
look at or think about and then if you
take a wet one out of the toilet and put
it right back in the old toilet bowl
brush container
you know it’s wet you know there’s
bacteria in there it’s not pretty so
this trick is so easy as soon as you’re
done cleaning the toilet put the brush
underneath the lid close the lid and
just let it sit let it sit for 20
minutes I don’t care how ever long it
takes for that brush to air dry and drip
dry that’s what you got to do I mean
it’s no effort on your part and you get
to put a dry brush back in the toilet
bowl brush container baking soda and
essential oil room do
Reiser okay I know this isn’t a cleaning
tip but hear me out you want your room
to smell great this is a quick easy
simple solution and you can use products
that you already have at home it’s like
the ultimate DIY fix what I like to do
is add one cup of baking soda to a nice
container and then 15 to 20 drops of my
favorite essential oil then just put it
in the room and let the air and the
baking soda and the essential oils do
their thing the baking soda helps
deodorize the air and the essential oils
help scent
the space and for whatever reason you
walk in you still smell the essential
oils the baking soda doesn’t absorb the
smells from the essential oil but the
baking soda will help neutralize any
funky odors so it’s a really good
one-two punch and it’s very inexpensive
and easy to do for those of you who are
new to clean my space thank you so much
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just so you know my goal is to help you
live a cleaner life in a much more easy
and efficient way and I’ve got tons and
tons of videos designed to help you do
just that I’d love to know in the
comment section below which tip was your
favorite let me know and let me know if
you have any great cleaning tips because
I am obviously always interested in
learning more remember to check out the
other 10 tips Catherine do it on a dime
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