In these days of continually advanced cleaning products (or should we say their continually advancing 'claims') some products seem inherently old-fashioned. There was a time when cleaning was about one or two products, and a good dosage of elbow grease. Not any more. These days, it's customary for your average household to have something for the kitchen, something for the floor, something for the bathroom and so on and so forth - well, that's what the manufacturers would like anyway. Cif was previously known as Jif but went through a re-branding some years ago, apparently because the previous brand name was hard to pronounce for some countries and to harmonise ...  Read the complete review

Born in the early 70s I still have trouble changing from Jif to Cif, it just doesn't sound right although I have it on good authority that it was to bring the UK in line with other European, (more precisely EU member), countries, some of which don't have Js and others they are pronounced in a very different way'. Now that I have resolved that major issue……on to the product which I have been using for some time along with a vast array of other cleaning products, after all I’m told that variety is the spice of life! - Price - This is currently available in most supermarkets at various prices: Asda ~ £1 for a 500ml bottle Tesco ~ £1.26 ...  Read the complete review

I like to think I'm a liberated man, you could call me a modern, nineties man, although it would probably have to be noughties nowadays. I wash and iron my own clothes, I have been known to let my girlfriend out of the kitchen (well, truthfully it's hard to get her in there!), I'm quite happy to have a female boss, especially if she's attractive! I think I'm in touch with my feminine side, although I draw the line at wearing women's clothes (except on the last Thursday of the month!!). I darn my own socks, I even use moisturiser! I'm more than happy in an equal relationship, and I'm all for equality of the sexes. My partner ...  Read the complete review

Power! That's what I have needed until recently from home cleaning agents. My old kitchen was an ancient MFI model, given to us by a friend about to install a new one, then remodelled by my clever late husband until we did the same. This was not to happen before events took over and, during the past few years, I had cheered it up by painting the doors in various satinwood shades of terracotta and then hot green. You know, the awful sort of economy thing you see in Changing Rooms. Meanwhile, with the work surface getting thinner and thinner until odd tiny spots of base were showing, my cleaning materials were reaching the strength of one stage from sulphuric ..  Read the complete review

I like to keep a bottle of Cif Cream around the house for cleaning up around the sinks and taps and also to keep the hobs clean in the kitchen. I have found that this cream has lots of uses, and it also works wonders on trainers to whiten them up. This cream cleaner has a lemon scent that is very fresh and clean. I really like this smell and think that it makes the bathrooms and kitchen smell lovely and clean, it is quite a strong smell and lingers around for a while, but it is a nice smell and I like it when everything smells fresh in the house. You can use this cream cleaner on a whole range of different surfaces, these ...  Read the complete review