Cleaning schedule and cleaning products

In short: With a cleaning schedule and a few cleaners the household stays clean without the work getting out of hand. Fewer products, used correctly, are usually enough.

In more detail: An all-purpose cleaner, a scouring agent and a descaler cover almost everything.

In detail

• Daily: Wipe the kitchen, wash dishes, dispose of waste.
• Weekly: Bathroom, toilet, vacuum and mop floors, change bed linen.
• Monthly: Fridge, windows, oven, dust from surfaces.
• Descaler: Against limescale, but not on marble or natural stone (wasserhaerte-und-kalk).
• Degreaser: In the kitchen; washing-up liquid is often enough (seife-und-tenside-wie-sie-reinigen).
• Never mix: Chlorine cleaners not with acids or ammonia, toxic gases form.
• Home remedies: Vinegar and citric acid against limescale, baking soda against odours; use with care (ph-wert-saeuren-und-laugen).
• Protection: Wear gloves, ventilate, store cleaners out of children’s reach.