In the search for a tidy and sparkling clean home, many are prepared to resort to both strong remedies and notorious housewife tricks.
But you have to be careful when choosing cleaning products, as shown by Röd & rön’s latest test of cleaning agents.
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21 funds were pitted against each other
In the test, 21 cleaning products marketed as all-purpose or universal cleaning were evaluated.
They were rated based on several criteria, including their ability to remove dirt, grease and limescale deposits, how clean the surface is after use, whether the agents contain substances that are allergenic, endocrine-disrupting or carcinogenic and whether the packaging is recyclable.
Advice and findings: “Very corrosive substances”
The test showed that many cleaning sprays do a good job, according to Ronny Karlsson on Röd & röns. He is somewhat more skeptical about some of the housewife cures that have gone viral on social media, which were also included in the test.
Bicarbonate and vinegar are often used as cleaning agents in the high-profile clips. The first-mentioned food is harmless, but expensive. Vinegar, on the other hand, should be more careful with, according to Karlsson:
– Here we are talking about very corrosive substances. Here, safety glasses are worn when handling vinegar, it is so dangerous. And it doesn’t always appear in these tricks that you read, he tells TV4.
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The Pink Stuff at the bottom
Among the test’s three worst products is the well-known cleaning spray from The Pink Stuff. It has been praised to the skies on Tiktok and called a miracle drug, but in Röd & rön’s test it does not impress as much.
– This is the Tiktok favorite right now among the “clean influences”. It cleans well, but it also contains two undesirable substances – partly an allergenic preservative and an agent with a direct environmental impact, says Karlsson to TV4.
Overall, there were unusually few products that contained unwanted substances, making The Pink Stuff stand out.
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Source: Advice & findings
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