House Mate Foaming Glass & Mirror Cleaner, 400ml

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A substantial amount of information is available about many of these ingredients. It can sometimes be complex, contradictory, alarmist and hard to interpret. For those who are interested, we encourage you to look into it for yourselves. What follows is an introductory discussion about some of the most featured ingredients in glass cleaners. Ammonia If the cleaner says that it’s safe on tinted glass, then yes. Otherwise, it can damage the surface. Ammonia-free cleaners are usually safe for windshields and other car windows. What is the best window cleaner for aluminum windows? While paper towels are useful to keep around the house, we found through our research that they’re not ideal for cleaning glass. First, they are made with dyes and adhesives that actually bind sheets together to make rolls of two-ply. These substances will leave streaks of their own, separate from those left by any residual cleaning liquid. Paper towels also leave behind lint, and they’re not the best choice for the environment or your wallet. It’s possible to clean your windows to a professional standard but it takes a little know-how and the right tools for the job. Regardless of which product you buy, there are several universal rules for increasing safety and limiting exposure to any potentially damaging chemicals. Rules for Safe Cleaning

Before we tested our products, we practiced several variations of wipe strokes, amount of liquid, and timing and application. The following steps are our recommendations for cleaning all glass surfaces. How to clean glass Weiman Glass cleaner did an exceptional job cleaning up our microwave chili explosion. The microwave looked as good as new with just one application of the foaming spray and a bit of easy wiping. Many of the products easily removed the stains, but Windex did so with only moderate pressure being applied and it required very little buffing to completely eliminate streaks. The mirror simply looked the best after it had been cleaned with the Windex solution.

Those unable to invest the time in creating their own solution at home, but who also want a more natural product, can try Seventh Generation Free & Clear Glass & Surface Cleaner. Important features to consider

Finally, we wanted to add essential oil to our homemade glass cleaner. We love essential oils because they leave a clean, long-lasting smell. (Read our post on essential oil diffusers for more information.) We also discovered that, similar to cornstarch, essential oil helps combat streaking by preventing the bonding of hydrogen atoms in water molecules. While window cleaners are great products for many jobs around the house, they need to be kept away from certain tasks. For the most part, window/glass cleaners are not intended for use on automobile surfaces and tinted glass because common ingredients will damage them.Finally, use a fresh, clean, dry microfiber towel to vigorously buff out any imperfections left on the glass. Using a microfiber towel, slowly swipe left to right once over each row, applying a gentle to slightly-moderate amount of pressure. While the end result may not be as streak-free as a window cleaned with Windex, using a homemade cleaner could be worthwhile for those who want to save some money and also want to use a product that only includes ingredients they are comfortable with. While all the products we tested are liquids, they are delivered by two different methods: spray bottle and aerosol can. The offerings from Stoner and Weiman are both aerosols, though neither contains CFSs, which have been proven to slowly deplete the ozone layer.

Particularly indoors, you want to use a fabric that collects the liquid that’s sprayed on the glass — but which fabric? We understand that glass cleaners may not be designed to perform such chores, but it is nice to know what they’re capable of. While we may end up cleaning the windows around the office with another product, we’ll keep our cans of Stoner and Weiman handy for this particular problem. Scent Most of these cleaners do not smell good, falling somewhere between vaguely unpleasant (Stoner Invisible Glass) and extremely off-putting (Zep Streak-Free Cleaner). The two ammonia-based cleaners, Zep and Windex, left by far the worst smell. The powerful scent of ammonia produces an almost nostril-burning effect. While the scent doesn’t linger long, the experience of using the spray is poor because of it.Stoner Invisible Glass Premium Glass Cleaner proved very versatile, performing well at cutting through food spills in our microwave test. But like Glass Plus, it could not completely keep away streaks. All of the other products, including the one we made ourselves, are applied with a spray bottle. Seventh Generation Free & Clear Glass & Surface Cleaner comes in a bottle with a childproof mechanism that makes it very difficult to remove the nozzle. Even though Seventh Generation has the least objectionable ingredients, this is a nice feature to guard against accidental ingestion by children. The bottom line