Products & Tools

Here we discuss cleaning tools and products, including reviews, recommendations and homemade solutions

Earth Day (earthday.org) is a movement designed to bring awareness to climate change and the small changes we can all make to help improve the environment and the planet’s ecosystems. Its annual event (online and otherwise) features tons of panels, events, and speakers, designed to educate and inspire people...
We've always been big on reducing the amount of waste that our household generates over here at the Clean My Space HQ. Over the past year, we've all been facing situations where we've had no choice but to use a lot of disposable products which has, in turn, generated...
There are three key reasons why baking soda is so good at cleaning. First, it's a powerful deodorizer. Second, it provides mild abrasion, and third, it's a whitener and a brightener—the perfect cleaning combo! Clean a Stainless Steel Coffee Mug If your stainless steel mug looks and smells a little bit...
In many homes—I can't say all or most, but in many homes—there is at least one bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It always comes in a brown bottle because once exposed to sunlight it becomes unstable, it separates, and becomes useless. When buying it you will most often find it...
Doing the 2020 gift guide has been such a welcome project this year for me. Without getting into the gory details, let’s just say that 2020 has not been my year, and I know for so many other people the same holds true. Previously, our gift guide focused on...
Maker's Clean Inc., founded by cleaning expert and YouTuber Melissa Maker, is pleased to announce that today it has expanded its lineup of innovative cleaning tools by introducing the Maker's Mop - a taco-shaped mop that powerfully cleans floors, walls, ceilings, and more. ​​Maker's Clean Inc. has officially released the...
The Dyson V11 stick vacuum is our go-to vacuum here at the CMS HQ. We moved into a new home last year which is larger than the home we previously occupied. Well, Dyson just came out with a new vacuum, the Dyson V11 Outsize, which is essentially the V11...
Rubbing alcohol is famous for being able to kill bacteria, but there are so many other uses for rubbing alcohol around your home, specifically in the realm of cleaning. One thing to note: in order for rubbing alcohol to be effective at killing bacteria it has to be at...
It's easy to put out an article about cleaning tips and tricks online. Why? Because, who's vetting it? Nobody! Here at Clean My Space, we have a whole team who, at any given time, might be researching several video and/or article concepts that we're preparing to produce. As a...
There are few things I covet as much in cleaning as I do baking soda, and the incredible thing about it is it is so inexpensive! If they raise the price on baking soda, I'd still pay a premium for it because it does so much, not only for...
We talk quite a bit about being responsible stewards of the environment over here at the CMS HQ. As such, we strive to reduce our footprint by not bringing things into our home that are cheap, single-use, or just useless items. So, I thought it would be helpful to...
A self-cleaning oven, i.e., the holy grail of appliances! Wouldn't it be great if all our appliances were self-cleaning? I could retire from Clean My Space, and we could all kick our feet up and watch Netflix all the time. Sadly, this isn't the case. And a lot of...
Let's go pro-level deep and look at the features, tools, and maintenance of Dyson's latest stick vacuum. This is a comprehensive review of the Dyson V11 stick vacuum. We buy amazing tech but sometimes those next-level features never actualize for us because we don’t take the time to learn how...
One of the things I have started to do as part of #adulting, is changing over my fallwinter wardrobe to springsummer and vice-versa. I never used to see the value in doing this; it felt time-consuming and unimportant. However, my closet was starting to explode with clothes and I was struggling with...
We put Hayward's Aquavac 650 to the test to find out. When Chad and I started looking for a new home, we knew we needed to find one with a pool. While we live in Ontario, Canada and have about 4 months of pool season each year, it was a...
Some of our favorite cleaning applications for superfine 0000 steel wool.