We're Ready for our #ChristmasClean with Astonish

Throughout Christmas, my grown-up children and their plus ones, my grandson and my parents will all be visiting to enjoy some festive family fun.  Before they arrive, I will do my best to get the house sparkling clean and looking its best.  From scrubbing the sinks to cleaning the floor, I want things to look spotless and inviting for my visitors.

Thankfully, Astonish have sent me a selection of their products to help me get my house as gleaming as the star on top of my Christmas tree! 

I am a big fan of the Great British brand that is Astonish, in particular the Oven and Cookware Cleaner.  Not only does it do a great job on oven doors, shelves and hobs, it is also amazing at getting rid of water marks in the sink, stains from my worktop and felt tip marks from my table. It cleans deeply, lifting away stains gently but efficiently.  It's my must-have cleaning product that I use for all tough jobs in the home.

The Bathroom and the Anti-Bacterial Cleansers are good all round products.  The Bathroom Cleanser removes grease and soap scum and cleans to a shine.  It's great for tiled surfaces, baths and taps. The Anti-Bacterial Cleanser cleans and protects, killing 99.9% of germs.  It helps keeps surfaces clean and safe. The Floor Cleaner is great for tiled floors and we use it on our laminate too.  It has a no rinse formula and a nice, light fragrance.

The Cranberry and Cinnamon Handwash is absolutely wonderful.  It literally smells of Christmas!  It is lovely to have in our downstairs bathroom for all our Christmas visitors to use.  So many people have remarked on how lovely it is already.

Not only are the Astonish products great quality and effective, they are also cruelty free, approved by both the Vegetarian and Vegan Societies.  This means my conscience can be as clean as my house when using them.  I love that the range doesn't rely on harsh chemicals, instead, where possible, using ingredients that are less harmful to ourselves and to the environment.

Another brilliant fact about Astonish is the price...just £1 RRP. That is great value for such good products.

Find out more about Astonish and prepare  for your own Christmas clean: www.astonishcleaners.com

Cif Cream Review

When it comes to keeping the kitchen and bathrooms clean, I am always on the look out for products that make my life easier.  Cleaning products which actually live up to their claims and do the job efficiently, giving excellent results.

Cif Cream is a multi-purpose, white cleaning product which contains natural minerals, that claims to "remove 100% of dirt", "delivering beautiful results everytime"!  So I put it to the test to see if it could help get the family bathroom sink looking as good as new.  

The bathroom sink is an area of my house that gets really mucky.  Watermarks, the girls' make-up, soap build-up and greasy marks are the scourge of the sink.  The enamel has started to look dull and the plug hole has lost its shine.  If there was ever a test for a cleaning product that claims it can "rejuvenate" dirty areas of the home, this was it!

The white cream contains millions of microparticles in every drop giving a gentle abrasive action to the cream cleaner.  Together with the degreasing agents, it penetrates and lifts up the dirt. A small amount used on a surface goes a long way and cuts through grease and grime surprisingly easily. With a little elbow grease and a good sponge, the watermarks lifted and the soap scum cleaned away.  The residue washed away easily with running water leaving a sparkling and stain free sink.  It felt good to bring back the shine to my surfaces.

Cif Cream is tough on lots of household grime such as burnt-on food, other tough dirt, tough grease, soap scum and watermarks.  It can be safely used on ceramic, enamel, plastic, stainless steel and vitroceramics making it a very versatile and multipurpose cleaning product.

With an RRP of £2.50 for a 500ml bottle, Cif Cream will definitely be a product I use regularly.  I was particularly impressed that it cut through the watermarks and greasy scum without resorting to too much effort.  Anything that makes housework easier and quicker gets a thumbs up from me!

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