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Clean home, clear mind: my home refresh essentials
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items As a professional cleaner for over 5 years, I use products that work with the first application, smell uplifting, are not toxic, and that I can recommend to my clients for their own personal use. These are the products that I use and recommend.
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My professional cleaning product favorites
Signature Scent Combinations
Cleaning tips from a professional cleaner
Light Feng Shui anyone can do
Sound baths & energy clearing
My professional cleaning product favorites
These are the products and tools that have earned a permanent place in my cleaning caddy after years of cleaning homes professionally. If it doesn't fit in my cleaning caddy, I usually don't bring it. These products are simple, effective, easy to use...
When I clean I use this caddy. It’s lightweight and I keep my products to the minimum— method all purpose cleaner, spray way glass cleaner, dawn power wash, scrubbing bubbles, lysol toilet bowl cleaner, vinegar, and weiman stainless steel wipes.
If it doesn't fit in this caddy, don't need it
When I go into a home, the baskets are stacked, the clean cloths are in the basket and the cleaning caddy with cleaning products are stacked. One load when I walk in the door to clean. Once I have used the cloths, they go in a separate basket.
2 laundry baskets- clean cloths, dirty cloths
Most of my cleaning towels are these flour sacks, they work very well on any surface
100% cotton cleaning cloths for any surface
Use this with Dawn power wash to clean up any grime or greasy mess
Magic Eraser easy to use for tough stains in bathroom, kitchen
Cleaning gloves for any bathroom and kitchen cleaning
Cleaning gloves to protect your skin
Method all purpose cleaner works great in all rooms, all surfaces. I especially like that it works on glass top stoves
Method All Purpose Cleaner does the majority of the work
This works on dishes but all throughout the house as well as on clothes. It’s gentle on people and pets, has a great smell and is worth the premium price. I also use it on all hardwood floors, about 5 sprays in a gallon of water.
Dawn Powerwash Dish Spray works on most surfaces
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Works better and is cheaper than Windex glass cleaner. Use the 100% bar mop towels or the cheapest paper towels you can find.
Sprayway glass cleaner leaves glass streak free
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I usually put it in and let it set for a bit…I’ll clean the rest of the bathroom and come back to clean the toilet
Lysol Toilet bowl cleaner for toilets and some sinks
I usually soak the toilet with Lysol toilet cleaner and then use the Clorox toilet wand to clean.
Clorox™ Disinfecting ToiletWand™ for easy toilet bowl cleaning
I use scrubbing bubbles because it’s bleach free and does an amazing job on toilets, counters, sinks, fixtures, and tile.
Scrubbing Bubbles for bathroom sinks, outer toilet bowls, tile, bath tub
I use Weiman products on stainless steel appliances. It gives a streak free shine.
Weiman Stainless Steel for kitchen appliances
This works great on leather furniture and for leather car seats
Weiman Leather wipes for leather couches and chairs
I always mix this with Dawn powerwash for linoleum floors or I might use it on tile. It’s usually used more for the scent.
Multi Surface Cleaner with Febreze Meadows & Rain | Mr. Clean®
I love the almond smell and it works on most wood
Scott's Liquid Gold® for wood surfaces and base boards
It is worth it for a decent vacuum, shark works best and I purchased mine from Costco.
Shark POWERDETECT Complete Performance Upright Vacuum with Powered Lift-Away
Most people have hardwood or laminate floors today so I use a steam mop because it doesn't require any products, just water. It does a great job and its easy to use.
Shark Steam Mop for hard floors
Signature Scent Combinations
One of the things clients comment on most is how their home feels after a cleaning. These are some of my favorite scent combinations that create a fresh, welcoming atmosphere without being overpowering. A clean home should smell inviting, comfortable...
This lavender scent is the most requested by my cleaning clients. It leaves most people feeling relaxed and calm in their freshly cleaned space.
Method French Lavender
This lime and sea salt all purpose cleaner is more of an energizer feel for clients. Sometimes I mix this with lavender spray and that is a favorite combination for Work at home clients. Their environment is calm and relaxed so that they can focus on...
Method Lime + Sea Salt
i use the sandalwood and cedar scent for fall, winter, and holiday cleans. It seems to leave the client a feeling of grounded calm, like taking a walk in the forest. It feels very masculine to me, I often use for men's homes. Men like this scent comb...
Method Sandalwood + Cedar
This almond scent goes great with the all purpose cleaners mentioned. Almond has a relaxing scent, its almost like a grandma baking scent, so it has a great warm, calming home vibe.
Liquid Gold almond scent
This scent works well with the cleaners listed in this category. It seems to leave a clean feeling deeply relaxed, calm, and at the same time, people that work from home say it also helps them concentrate.
Mr. Clean Meadows & Rain
This fresh scent compliments the scents of the all purpose sprays. It seems to leave the client with a calming, rejuvenated feel in the kitchen.
Dawn Platinum Powerwash Fresh Clean
Cleaning tips from a professional cleaner
After years of cleaning homes, I've learned that good cleaning is less about working harder and more about working smarter. These are the simple habits, strategies, and shortcuts I use to save time, avoid frustration, and keep a home feeling manageab...
By focusing on one room at a time, you will clean faster and smarter. Alot of people become overwhelmed when their whole house is a mess. Start at one room and just focus on that room, then move to the next room.
Start by cleaning one room at a time, this saves time and energy
You always start with cleaning the lighting fixtures first. In this case, she has a tool to clean the ceiling fan but you could easily save money by using an old pillow case, the dust collects inside the pillow case. After the light fixtures, clean a...
Always clean top to bottom, ceiling first, floors last
Toilets are often the hardest to clean especially if you have hard water. I usually put lysol in each toilet so that it has time to soak while I'm cleaning other areas of the house.
When I first arrive at a home, I put lysol in each toilet
Blinds can be the most time consuming part of a clean, especially cheap or metal blinds. Vacuum, microfiber cloth, damp cloth, then cotton cloth, let it dry
Blinds are often hardest to clean, vacuum first
First put ice in the garbage disposal, run water while its grinding. Then put baking soda and a little bit of water. Let it soak, come back and put vinegar in, let it soak, then run the garbage disposal with hot water running.
Clean the garbage disposal with ice rinse, baking soda rinse, vinegar rinse
To clean baseboards, I just use the hose extender on my shark vacuum with the brush attachment. Then I spray the baseboards with an all purpose cleaner and go over them again with the vacuum/brush attachment.
Clean baseboards without bending down
I always plug my vacuum into an outlet closest to the outside of the room or closest to the door, as it the vacuum of a carpeted room is the last part of cleaning a room. Then I start at the corner furthest from the door and I like to make a pattern ...
Vacuum carpets starting at furthest corner from the door
Both the kitchen sink and the bathroom sink can be cleaned with scrubbing bubbles.
Scrubbing Bubbles works on bathroom and kitchen sinks
Liquid gold seems to work on most wood surfaces. I would always test it first.
Clean wood furniture with Liquid Gold and a cotton cloth
you may have to go over the stainless steel surface a few times to get the shine, but Weiman is a very good product.
Stainless Steel Cleaner takes some buffering to get a clean shine
Weiman for stove tops works very well but it needs to soak, and I usually only use it if there's quite a mess on the stove top, more for a deep clean.
If Method all purpose does not work on glass stove tops, I use Weiman
If the microwave looks really bad, I use this cleaning hack, basically if you can take a bowl of water, she has lemons which is fine, and heat it first. Then clean out the microwave. it works so well!
Use Dawn powerwash for cleaning your microwave fast
Always use a vacuum on hard floors to pick up the debris and hair. Then steam mop the floor afterward.
To clean hard floors, vacuum first, then steam mop
hard water and soap scum can wreak havoc on glass shower doors. If Sprayway doesn't work, I send the client this tip. If this doesn't work, use just pure vinegar with a 100% cotton towel. For the really rusted shower doors, I may try Iron Out, CLR, Z...
For most glass showers, I start with Sprayway cleaner
Ovens can be tricky. Just like with the microwave, if you can steam it first, then wipe it down, it seems to work better than those toxic oven cleaners.
To clean out the oven, steam water first for 19 minutes, then wipe out
Scrubbing Bubbles is a great surface level clean but for heavy duty jobs, I use vinegar, water, and dawn powerwash in a spray bottle and then barkeepers friend. For those really hard stains, I would use Zep tile cleaner, which is a commercial cleaner...
If you need a deep clean of your tub, then try vinegar and dawn power wash, then barkeepers friend.
Light Feng Shui anyone can do
You don't need to become a Feng Shui expert to improve the energy of your home. These simple adjustments help create spaces that feel calmer, lighter, and more supportive. Small changes often make a bigger difference than people expect.
You don't have to move a couch, just try small changes like -Move an item on your desk.
-Change your phone wallpaper or computer desktop image.
-Change your browser theme.
-Switch to a new pen.
-Listen to different...
Goal is to create a small energetic void where new energy and opportunities appear
Any change should feel positive, fresh, exciting, and/or pleasant. Avoid changes that irritate you or make you unhappy. Like energy attracts like energy. If you make a change you dislike, you'll amplify that feeling instead.
Make changes that you actually like
Vases, boxes, baskets, and containers don't need to be full but should have something in them. For example, pinecones, marbles, decorative objects, or an intentional filler. Empty containers collect stagnant energy that can create a stale feeling in ...
Never leave empty vessels around the home
Stay away from busy artwork, overly complicated computer themes, and chaotic visual environments. Think Simpler visuals, cleaner design and less energetic clutter. This aligns with traditional Feng Shui ideas about reducing visual noise and allowing ...
Avoid excessive visual clutter
Any Amazon boxes, delivery boxes and/or storage boxes left sitting around function as empty vessels and contribute to stagnant energy. Either fill them, break them down, or remove them.
Remove or deal with empty shipping boxes
The strongest changes occur in places you interact with often. For example, browser themes, computer desktops, workspaces, calendarsand daily-use objects. The idea is that changing something you see every day creates a stronger energetic shift than c...
Create fresh energy in frequently used spaces
Sound baths & energy clearing
My daughter and my nieces love to put dish scapes on the tv. They like to point out all the little details. Its great for background noise and sets the energy of the home.
Hobbit Village Ambience🌙Night Rain & Thunders Sounds, Calming Nature Sounds, Wind Chimes, Crickets
This is a great energy reset sound bath
Enchanted Forest Rain – Gentle Wind Chimes, Soothing Rainfall & Nature Sounds for Sleep & Relaxation
A relaxing sound that can play in the background while you're enjoying your home.
Cozy Cabin Soft Rain Sounds for Sleeping | Relaxing Rain Night Ambience
The fire brings some warmth to the energy clearing sound bath
Relaxing Campfire by the Lake at Golden Hour 🌄 Natural Evening Background Sounds
This brings a refreshing energy to the home.
Spring Garden Fountain Ambience 🌿 Soft Brown Noise + Distant Birds | 8 Hours Relaxing Oasis in 4K
Soothing waves has a nice somatic affect on the body and is great for home energy clearing
🌴 Ocean Ambience on a Tropical Island (Maldives) with Soothing Waves & Paradise View for Relaxation.
I love the sound of the crickets in this rainforest sound bath
Tropical Rainforest Ambience 🏕️🌙 nature sounds for sleep 10 hours, rain on leaves & cozy treehouse.
I love the rhythmic sound of waves, its very healing
Ocean Waves, Wave Noise, Sea Sounds, Sea Waves to Fall Asleep, Baby Sleep, Tinnitus, Meditate, Relax
Beautiful footage as this plays in the background and its much cleaner than having a fish tank...
11 HOURS Stunning 4K Underwater footage + Music | "Tahiti Reef Relaxation" Ambient Nature Film
i love the all the animal sounds and bird sounds on this forest walk
Redwood Forest Soundscape | 4K Forest Walk, Not AI | Natural Ambience | Study & Meditation
Sometimes I play this quietly, it still is felt by the home, it doesn't have to be loud
Cleanse Negative Energy In House ➤ Clear Negative Energy At Home ➤ House Cleansing Music HEALING
What matters is the intention, just like with feng shui-- what energy do you want in your home?
528Hz Energy CLEANSE Yourself & Your Home - Release Negative Energies Frequency
If you like singing bowls, this is a great one for resetting the space.
Home Cleaning Sound Bath | Restore Your Space With Crystal Singing Bowls | Cleanse Your House
Great tone for cleansing the energy of your home.
417Hz Raise The Vibration Of Your HOME - Energy Cleanse For Your House & Yourself - Miracle Tone
Whales and dolphin sounds are particularly healing for nervous systems
Whale Codes 174Hz - Nervous System Healing - Crystal Ocean Sounds
Love this for cleaning the home.
Hura - Tibetan Bells | Peaceful Wind Chimes | Focus Fast Deeply
Great for resetting your space.
Dazzling Sound Bath with a 52" Wind Gong | Three Hours of Ethereal, Meditative Tones
This one always takes me on a journey, I often find if I put it on and start cleaning, at some point I come back to earth realizing I went somewhere not here, lol
Native American Flute, 432 Hz, Remove All Negative Energy, Shamanic Drums, Astral Projection
I love the night time sounds and star scape scenery in this sound bath
8 HOURS of STARSCAPES (4K) Stunning AstroLapse Scenes + Relaxing Music for Deep Sleep & Relaxation