B&D Buddy – 11

Dear B&D Buddy,

When cleaning the floors at home, I am completely unable to bend down and do the swabbing myself. Though a vacuum is efficient in cleaning up dust, we are so used to a wet wiping that I really need to find an alternative for this. Don’t even get me started on cloth mops and how quickly they need replacing!

Fretting in Faridabad

Dear Fretting,

Black & Decker has the perfect product for your needs – our steam mop that even has a steambuster option to clean your stovetops and kitchen appliances! I found that even the bathroom tiles benefit from the chemical free eco-friendly cleaning with just steam, and just this one appliance is enough to keep the floors in your entire home sparkling clean. You don’t have to worry about replacement of attachments any time soon as the mop can be cleaned every time by just throwing it in your washing machine. Do try it out and let us know what you thought!

Easier Done than Said,

B&D Buddy

Eco Friendly Tips to remove Stubborn Stains

While kids might come up with challenges like grass and mud stains it is equally possible for us adults to deal with others from wine that are even tougher to remove. Especially when trying to avoid strong chemical cleaners, it gets difficult to find tried and tested options for the same. Here are green cleaning options for some stubborn stains:

Mud and dirt: These might look scary but are in fact one of the easiest to remove. Just soak in your eco friendly detergent for a few hours, and then wash as usual. For a bad stain, do a spot treatment with the same detergent as well before the soaking process.

Wine: The most often found tip of putting salt on the stain works very well if you are prompt with the response. If the salt turns pink you know that it has pulled out most of the stain, and then you can soak in detergent for a few hours and wash as usual.

Blood: Salt might be effective here as well, as long as the stain has not dried out. You can also use baking soda as an alternative. Keep soaking in cold water along with changing the water from time to time before the final wash. Make sure that the treatment is done as soon as possible, as dry bloodstains can get very difficult to remove completely.

Water stains on your floor can look really unsightly, but for these you have an easy solution in using the Steam Mop from Black & Decker. Using just the power of steam and no chemical additives, you can clean as well as eliminate 99.9% of germs! For this, and our other products do check out our site:

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Top 3 tips to keep your kitchen clean - Black & Decker, India

Did you ever think about how many germs could be lurking in your kitchen? Reading articles like this one can give us quite a scare, and we may be left wondering if we need to spend all day in this space to make it clean and healthy enough for our family! But that is not necessarily the case, and with just a few small pointers we can get rid of all these fears:

Clean as you go along: Food spills that are left as is for hours tend to develop bacteria and also become tougher to clean after they dry up. It is best to wipe up immediately after a spill, use a soft cloth but do remember to wash the cloth in hot water regularly too. Though using tissues seems an easier solution, wiping cloths are a much more environment friendly option. For dry spills, check out our hand vacuums that can clear it up in a jiffy (there’s a wet and dry version too)

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Steam cleaning: Using an appliance like the Black & Decker FSMH1621 Steam mop with Steambuster ensures that you kill 99.9% of all germs using just steam. Clean your kitchen slab regularly, and the hand held Steambuster also helps you clean the insides of your appliances like microwaves and ovens. This helps you get rid of most of the unseen germs without using any strong chemical agents.

Regular clear up and cleaning: Leftovers that are left in the fridge tend to take up space, and also develop mold after a while which makes it tougher to dispose. Plan a bi-weekly schedule of clearing up the items in the refrigerator, along with a regular cleaning of the refrigerator shelves and trays. Make sure that items like the ice-tray are cleaned well before using. In case of vessels used for cooking, leave them to soak before cleaning with a scrubber, for best results.

Hope these serve you well to make a start, or if you were already doing most of the above, make you feel relieved J. For more information on the above mentioned and other appliances at Black & Decker, do check out our webpage: http://www.blackanddeckerindia.in