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September 15, 2007
Environmentally friendly
Normally I'm a good environmentalist. We recycle and buy recycled products, walk or take public transportation, use compact fluorescent bulbs, and use environmentally designed cleaning products.
I hate environmentally designed cleaning products. When I'm cleaning the bathroom or kitchen, I dutifully squirt them into the tub or sink and begin toiling away. No offense to the power of lavendar or orange juice, but they just don't cut it as cleaners. It's even worse in the kitchen, as Derrick has a knack for making really yummy dinners that also leave behind gross messes on the stove. He cooks, I clean. A few days ago, I tackled a baked carbonized stain on the stove.
After about half an hour, I realized something. SCREW the environment. I went to the grocery store and bought Ajax.
With bleach.
Just like carbon monoxide wipes out the sense of taste, Ajax wipes out my sense of needing to save the environment, instead bring back the literally heady days of scrubbing bubbles, EasyOff oven cleaner, and back-of-can toxicology reports. My mom was a bit of a psychotic cleaner, but as my sisters and I agreed, it was better for her to take it out on a stain than on us.
After about 5 minutes of scrubbing, the permanent crustiness was gone. Poof. Our stove is clean, I'm rinsing things off with environmentally approved dish soap, and we'll just keep the Ajax for cleaning emergencies.
Posted by G at September 15, 2007 04:59 PM
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Oh, lawd! G is channeling Joanie Dearest. Next thing we know, we'll hear stories from Derrick of night rages and making him scrub the bathroom floors with Comet and "I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at the dirt."
Posted by: Lee at September 16, 2007 02:32 AM
I use the Cedarwood & Sage cleanser from Trader Joe's in the kitchen and bathroom, but, yes, some things call for Fantastik with Bleach.
Posted by: Andy at September 16, 2007 11:24 AM
I think that Method products are really great. They're are earth-friendly and aren't tested on animals plus you can get them at any Target store.
Posted by: Allie at September 17, 2007 11:22 AM
LOL - I was just complaining about this today! I've finally broken down and bought Fantastik with bleach. Glad to hear I'm not alone. I save the earth in plenty of other ways... give me my cleaner!!
Posted by: mzouiser at September 17, 2007 08:57 PM
I have yet to find anything, short of the blood of those critters from "Aliens", that'll help remove that goddamn ring around the toilet bowl...screw environmental friendliness...I want something that WORKS!
Posted by: Frank at September 20, 2007 12:34 AM
Well, I guess if you are only gonna use Ajax every once in a while... Then, it's ok...
I prolly should get down and scrub with Ajax...
I use the "seventh generation" line of products and they do a good day-to-day job...
But for those good seasonal scrubbings... I guess I need that blue dot cleanser after all!
Posted by: Todd HellsKitchen at September 20, 2007 05:46 PM
The can of Comet sits under the sink and comes out when it's needed. Sometimes you just gotta! I gotta say though, there's nothing like baking soda to clean the coffee maker.
Posted by: Tony at September 20, 2007 06:47 PM
My wife does the same. Every few months she freaks, throws the seventh generation aside, and pulls out the hard stuff. Same with detergent: there is a bottle of Wisk in the back of the cabinet that is reserved for emergencies.
Posted by: Keith at September 21, 2007 10:16 AM