Temperatures have dropped. The sun sets earlier. Yep, winter is here! And with the winter season comes snow, parties, and germs. During this time, when people are indoors more, it is important to disinfect and clean often.
Spring Cleaning vs. Winter Cleaning
Everyone has heard of spring cleaning, but winter cleaning is equally as important. The difference between the two is that spring cleaning focuses on freshening up and decluttering, whereas winter cleaning mainly focuses on disinfecting. Not only does this time of year come with germs, but there is the probability of snow, dirt, and salt being tracked into your home. Because of this, wintertime cleaning could be considered more important than spring cleaning.
Areas to Focus On
Just about every area in your home will need to be considered when cleaning. However, during this time, some areas will need a little extra TLC.
Floors
With all of the snow, slush, mud, and salt, your floors will inevitably get dirty. If you wear shoes in your home or bring your boots inside, you can expect some dirt to get tracked in. And if you have pets or young children, expect even more of a mess!
Try MagnifiScent Neutral Floor & Hard Surface Cleaner to cut through built-up soils, dirt, and more! This product is specifically formulated to be used on all types of finished floor surfaces safely due to its neutral pH. Such as vinyl, tile, sealed wood, laminate, terrazzo, and more. MagnifiScent won’t attack, yellow, or dissolve finishes. It can also be used to clean most water-washable surfaces like walls, countertops, and more.
If you have tile anywhere in your home, and solely rely on mopping, the grout is not getting properly cleaned. When you mop, you are pushing all of the dirt deep into the grout. You need a cleaner that gets into the grout to eliminate grime and odors.
A great product for cleaning grout is D-Molish Enzymatic Digester & Deodorizer. In our formula, there is a powerful bacteria that, when activated by water, produce trillions of enzymes. These enzymes organically digest the toughest stains and odors. This product is perfect for removing any stains and odors caused by organic waste. Spray around toilets, trashcans, and even on laundry and carpets to penetrate and remove stains and odors! There are so many uses! Add D-Molish to your mop water to really give your floors a deep-down clean. Pour product down your drain for preventative maintenance and break down proteins, fats, oils, greases, and more!
Carpets
Whether or not your carpet is dirty from mud or salt, you should consider cleaning them this winter. Carpets easily collect dust and more frequent walking pushes the dirt and dusts deeper into your carpets. While vacuuming can get rid of surface-level dust and dirt, a cleaner is needed to completely clean.
Carpet cleaning doesn’t need to be hard! With Sprinkle Fresh, all you have to do is sprinkle the tiny crystals onto your carpet, wait 2-3 minutes, then vacuum. The crystals penetrate fibers and attack musty odors, leaving crisp, clean carpets!
Bathrooms
Bathrooms are one of the top areas to spread germs. Cleaning the bathrooms should be on your weekly to-do list, especially during cold and flu season. Make sure to clean toilets, areas around the toilet, sinks, countertops, showers, and floors. Other high-touch areas like doorknobs should also be regularly disinfected. To keep your bathrooms even fresher, consider having an odor eliminator in your bathroom.
A phenomenal product for disinfecting, cleaning, and deodorizing is our ready-to-use, EPA-registered Triple Threat Defense Disinfecting Cleaner. Not only does it disinfect, clean, and deodorize, but it’s also a bactericidal, virucide, tuberculocidal, mildewstat, and fungicide. With Triple Threat’s 1–2-minute standard dwell time, just spray surfaces until wet, wait the directed amount of time, and wipe!
We also have many odor-eliminator options. Our long-lasting, industrial-strength handheld odor eliminators are perfect for removing odors right when they occur. If you don’t want to worry about keeping up with foul odors and constantly spraying product, try an automatic odor eliminator! We have a few different dispenser options for your home.
Drains
A common cleaning mistake is neglecting bathroom drains. Soap scum, hair, grease, and more can leave drains clogged and backed up. This could lead to major plumbing issues for your home. Adding drain maintenance to your cleaning routine is the simplest way to keep your drains clear! This includes sink drains, bathtub drains, and shower drains. While you’re at it, don’t forget your kitchen drains!
See our drain maintainers so you can get ahead of drain clogs!
Entryways
Keeping your entryways tidy and decluttered will not only make your space look better, but it will make you feel better! Plus, it will look great when guests come over. Keeping your entryways tidy is simple. Just hang up coats and put away any shoes, gloves, scarves, etc. Vacuuming the area will keep it free from any dust or salt as well. It takes just a couple of minutes to get your entryway looking fresh!
For easy disinfecting and cleaning, try our Surface Defense Disinfecting Spray. This spray can be used to disinfect hard surfaces and sanitize soft surfaces. Disinfect your doorknobs, tabletops, and other hard surfaces in the entryway. Sanitize carpets/rugs, chair cushions, shoes, curtains, and any other soft surfaces! Just spray and let the product for 10 minutes to totally disinfect and sanitize. Perfect to use before guests arrive or when they leave at the end of the night!
Kitchen
The kitchen is a very important area to keep clean in your home. And let’s be honest, the kitchen is where most of the guests gather at parties. Make sure you are cleaning and disinfecting high-touch areas and countertops. This is crucial where food is present.
To clean and deodorize surfaces, try our Streamline Multi-Task All-Purpose Cleaner. This product prevents re-soiling with its special ingredient, CB-747 Cleaning Booster. Use it everywhere to cut through grease, grime, and dirt! See all 5 amazing fragrances.
For quick disinfecting, check out our Surface Defense AQ Wipes. This 5-in-1 formula has just a short 60-second contact time. Perfect for high-touch areas that need to be quickly wiped down!
See all of our products ideal for your kitchen on our website!
Wintertime cleaning doesn’t need to be a daunting task. With Neutron's ready-to-use, industrial-strength products, you’re left with the satisfaction of a deep-down clean home. Check out our website to learn more about our amazing products you’re sure to love!