Tips For Living Solo

Even if you live on your own, from time to time you may have other people to clean up after. Here are some great tips for clean living in your home.

You are most able to keep a clutter-free environment because there is only you there - so have a weekly dejunking session to keep the task of tidying easy. Also cleaning before you go to work will mean you have more time to spend relaxing in the evenings.

Take care to only buy as much food as you need when you shop - you're more likely to end up with out-of-date or gone-off foodstuffs that will add to the need for cleaning out the fridge.

Vileda Style Dish Cloth Review

The McCaskie Clan blog recently reviewed one of our latest products, the Vileda Style Dish Cloth, and we were thrilled to learn that they loved it!

Not only did the McCaskies comment on the absorbency of this super stylish cloth, but they were pleased to learn that it could be washed and used again and again.

They even mentioned that the Style Dish Cloth’s tough and durable material withstood some serious family cleaning up - so don't just take our word for it, visit the McCaskie's page.

Have you tried our Style Dish Cloth yet? If so, it would be great to hear what you think.

Half of the UK Will Spring Clean on Saturday 12th March

We expect that an incredible 52% of the UK will have a mop or duster in hand on Saturday (March 12th) as our research shows the national Spring Clean starts in earnest. And with the average Brit cleaning for just over 6 hours a week, we predict that this figure is set to rise.

According to research, pulled from six years of sales data, the weekend of March 12th is when the majority of the country finally blows away the winter cobwebs, literally, and starts the preparation for the longer days and lighter nights of Spring.

Our study also shows that both men and women say they are the biggest cleaners in the house. So, almost as many husbands will be mopping, sweeping and dusting as wives.

For more details check out The Express online

Pet Peeves: How To Remove Pesky Pet Hair!

Whether it’s man’s best friend, or a feline companion, these four legged family members both have something in common: pet hair.

If it’s not on your clothes, it’s on your cushions and your couch, but what’s the best way to remove these tricky tresses from your furniture?

Sticky tape is a fine to get off small areas such as your clothes when you have sat down somewhere, but to get it off furniture there is an easier way. Put your rubber gloves on and rub the furniture in a circular motion to lift pet hair. The fluff ball can then easily be picked up and popped in the bin. Simple!

Do you have any clever cleaning tricks? If so, let us know!

Start the pre-Christmas Clean

Christmas time is nearly upon is, which means the festivities will shortly begin. But before they do, here are a few preparations to get your home ready.

Freshen up – Before all the additional decorations come out of storage, now’s the time to de-clutter your house. Clear the surfaces of items that are normally on display – you can replace them with something more festive.

Prepare Guest Rooms – If you have friends and relatives over to stay during Christmas, make sure they have a nice clean room to stay in. Thoroughly wash down all surfaces, clean the windows and change the bed sheets. Make sure you give the floor a good going over too.

Make your Glasses Sparkle – There’s nothing more embarrassing than serving a drink in a dusty glass, or worse still discovering lipstick smears around the rim. Get all your fancy glassware out of the cupboards and give them a deep clean and polish to a shine.

But don’t put your feet up yet, there’s still lots of fun Christmas preparations to do… putting up the tree, hanging your cards, even cooking the Christmas day dinner!

Vileda Crowns Cleanest Woman in Britain

Kate Graham, a housewife from Scotland, has been crowned "Britain's Cleanest Woman" by Vileda.

The 47 year old part-time shop worker said "Some of my friends joke about how obsessed I am with keeping things clean and tidy."

Check out this article from The Scottish Sun to read more.

New Tip from Margaret Snowdon

We have another great tip from our Vileda VIP - Margaret Snowdon.

"For shower heads use an empty lemon on them to remove mildew and fungus"

Great tip Margaret - keep sending yours in to vileda@brazenpr.com

Lindsey Taylor - Vileda Clever Clean Team

Cleaning Heaven in Hell's Kitchen

In the past week, celebrities have entered the lair that is Marco Pierre White’s, ‘Hell’s Kitchen’.

The notoriously fiery chef only demands the best from his celebrity chefs and his kitchen, so we have supplied a selection of Vileda mops and cloths to help the celebrities clean up their own kitchen messiness and general spills. I am not sure if it will be enough to keep the wrath of Marco at bay though!

Research has shown that more than 50% of us eat in front of the TV regularly and with shows like Hell's Kitchen and The Apprentice on at the moment, there is sure to be more snacking in the living room than ever - one can only imagine the crumbs! Your much loved living space might need extra, smarter attention to keep it from becoming drab and dirty.

A clever cleaner will ensure there is a place for everything - magazine and letter racks, sideboards and drawers, CD and DVD cases and whatever else you need to contain your everyday items. My tip is to tidy up and put all your stuff in its rightful place before starting to clean!

Lindsey Taylor
The Clever Clean Team

Hot off the press! Cleaning isn't always black and white...

As well as providing lots of cleaning information, hints and tips, we want to help you distinguish between the many facts and myths that continue to surface. Today we are highlighting one of the most common myths....and it involves your daily newspaper.

A common belief is to use newspapers to clean windows - this is a myth! Newspaper leaves a newsprint residue on glass that will smear and streak. It also can leave black newsprint on the window frames. Keep the newspaper away from your glass! The best idea is to use Vileda's 2 in 1 Window Cleaner for streak free windows.

If you have any cleaning facts or myths then please do let us know at vileda@brazenpr.com. If we use your myth on our blog then we will send you some Vileda goodies!



From Lindsey
The Vileda Clever Clean Team