Products & Tools

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

Cleaning your makeup brushes very regularly is a great way to keep your brushes lasting longer, your skin clear of breakouts and your makeup to be applied smoothly and without murky interference from previous makeup applications, especially if you’re changing colours.  Makeup artists will clean theirs after each use!  Using something very gentle...
When looking to update my bathroom, I not only considered the form and function of the products and how my bathroom would look, but how much easier they would be to clean or help clean, and of course how to organize what was already in the bathroom! Here are 6 Ways to...
Many of you comment about not wanting to use toxic cleaning products in your home. And for obvious reasons; they smell, are dangerous to have around the house, and the DIY alternatives are safer and in most cases, just as effective. Here are 5 of the very worst offenders for...
We know that cleaning isn’t always fun but making your own cleaners and saving money in the process definitely helps! I have put together 5 great cleaners that cost literally pennies to make and seconds to prepare. They are safe, effective and environmentally friendly…. what more could you ask...
Rather than purchasing specialty natural stone cleaners, which can get right up there price-wise,  make your own simple solution at home.  The rubbing alcohol dries quickly which helps with shine and offers you some disinfecting properties.  It won’t harm the stone, and the essential oils help make the mixture smell lovely and...
Soap scum is that icky grey stuff which forms on tubs and tiles after you’ve showered.  It is a combination of body oils, hard water and oils from soap and shampoos.  This slurry sits in your tub and shower, dries, and sticks to any surface.  Purchasing tub and tile...
It would be an understatement to say that we've had our fair share of experiences with cleaning products and tools over the years here at Clean My Space HQ. Some we absolutely love and have used for years, others... not so much. I always like to share what works...
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...
We talk about cleaning with essential oils quite a bit here at Clean My Space, and for good reason. They smell amazing, and they have a lot of wonderful properties, and there are so many ways you can use them!  If you're new to essential oils, definitely read Everything You...
In your online travels, you may have come across articles about the wonders of borax. While it is a lesser-known cleaning product, it really does have some excellent uses around the house. Borax is super effective, easy to find, and it's inexpensive—what more can you ask for? Let's take...
When I think about things I want to spend my money on, cleaning products are not on the top of the list. In fact, I'd rather take all the money I spend on cleaners and spend it on something else like a manicure or maternity clothes! So, I'm going...
We talk a lot about DIY cleaning recipes here at Clean My Space. And we talk a lot about how to clean fast. Today, we’re going to discuss how to optimize your DIY cleaning so you can clean fast quickly with your own DIY cleaning products.  If you haven’t read...
Some of you may know just how deeply I love steam cleaners, and being a ‘cleaning expert’ certainly has its privileges, because over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to try out several of them. Then, not too long ago, the friendly folks over at LadyBugSteamCleaners.com emailed me...
I am in the process of building a house, which means I can say with confidence that there are about a billion decisions to make: from what kind of door hinges to install, what type of tile to use on the backsplash, to where each electrical outlet goes. Today...
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...
We get a lot of packages here at Clean My Space HQ. Many of them are filled with awesome products that we have been dying to try, and since we love sharing with you guys, here are a few products we have come across that we absolutely love! Berkey Water...