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malaise

(267,800 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:31 PM Feb 2020

OK I rarely recommend anything but

Bar Keeper's Friend Cleanser is different. A sibling brought me the powdered form. I have never seen anything clean like this. I used it on the fridge door - it looks brand new. And yes I did notice the since 1882

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OK I rarely recommend anything but (Original Post) malaise Feb 2020 OP
I remember using it snowybirdie Feb 2020 #1
LOL . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #2
Same here but sis told me she had used it on an outside sink malaise Feb 2020 #3
I am sure I still have an old can and I have a pot rurallib Feb 2020 #4
Wow! malaise Feb 2020 #11
Always have a can safeinOhio Feb 2020 #5
I have joined you malaise Feb 2020 #7
Best thing in the world for safeinOhio Feb 2020 #10
On Monday, I'll clean every pot and pan malaise Feb 2020 #12
Rage cleaning! It's a thing!! My house has never been so clean since Dipshit got Nay Feb 2020 #27
I like clean but like you I find myself cleaning more than usual malaise Feb 2020 #28
We've used it forever. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2020 #6
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah for the wife malaise Feb 2020 #8
I have been using it for years. SamKnause Feb 2020 #9
I'm trying to figure out how we never heard of it malaise Feb 2020 #15
Fels-Naptha bar soap. safeinOhio Feb 2020 #13
No poison ivy in these parts malaise Feb 2020 #14
Been using it for years! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2020 #16
if comet won't clean it, that will. Kali Feb 2020 #17
Where did you get those Rasta mugs? malaise Feb 2020 #21
Except for this malaise Feb 2020 #40
they both have abrasives (this is what "polishes") Kali Feb 2020 #42
Thanks malaise Feb 2020 #45
Grandma used it, Mom used it, I use it. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #18
Yep. It's great. nt tblue37 Feb 2020 #19
Also available in a soft cleanser and foam spray sarge43 Feb 2020 #20
Will try it malaise Feb 2020 #22
The soft cleanser works very well on stainless steel. Foam spray for the bathroom. sarge43 Feb 2020 #23
He needs pure sulfuric acid malaise Feb 2020 #24
Saw what you did there sarge43 Feb 2020 #25
I love both kinds because I can clean stainless and porcelain OregonBlue Feb 2020 #33
Was going to ask you about the car windshield and found this malaise Feb 2020 #41
WOW. I didn't know that. Thanks. Still another use for my friend. OregonBlue Feb 2020 #48
I've used it for years. Great stuff. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #26
I'm a fan Skittles Feb 2020 #29
How did I reach this age and never hear about it before malaise Feb 2020 #30
most likely, you and your siblings just need your asses kicked Skittles Feb 2020 #31
They do because most of them have been in the US for at least fifty or close to fifty years malaise Feb 2020 #32
I scrubbed my tub with it yesterday Skittles Feb 2020 #34
You're getting soft, Skittles. skypilot Feb 2020 #37
yeah well Skittles Feb 2020 #38
used it today to clean the tub... Phentex Feb 2020 #35
You made me laugh malaise Feb 2020 #39
I concur. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #36
Humph! sl8 Feb 2020 #43
Hehehehe malaise Feb 2020 #44
I use the thick liquid version on stainless. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #46
Love Scotch-Brite malaise Feb 2020 #47

malaise

(267,800 posts)
3. Same here but sis told me she had used it on an outside sink
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:36 PM
Feb 2020

and she could not believe it so I told her to bring one for me. Can't believe it.

rurallib

(62,344 posts)
4. I am sure I still have an old can and I have a pot
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:37 PM
Feb 2020

that really needs some looking after.
Think I will put the two together tomorrow

ETA - used to use this back in my grocery store job in the 1960s

malaise

(267,800 posts)
11. Wow!
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:41 PM
Feb 2020

That's 60 years ago. My folks would have had British products - guess that's why I never heard about it.

malaise

(267,800 posts)
12. On Monday, I'll clean every pot and pan
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:42 PM
Feb 2020

just for the fun of it and imagine I'm washing away Don the Con

Nay

(12,051 posts)
27. Rage cleaning! It's a thing!! My house has never been so clean since Dipshit got
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 05:46 PM
Feb 2020

into office.

And BTW, Bar Keeper's Friend is great -- I always have a can of it.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,161 posts)
6. We've used it forever.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:37 PM
Feb 2020

That and Bon-Ami. Two great cleansers.

(BTW, is that the barkeepers friend, or the barkeepers wife?}

safeinOhio

(32,527 posts)
13. Fels-Naptha bar soap.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 01:44 PM
Feb 2020

You can still get it in some stores. Great if you've been out in the woods or where ever there is poison ivy.

malaise

(267,800 posts)
40. Except for this
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 07:37 AM
Feb 2020

Comet uses chemicals to clean surfaces, while Bar Keepers Friend uses natural acids. ... Comet has ingredients that are abrasive to stainless steel sinks or pots n pans. Bar keepers uses oxalic acid and is gentle.

Kali

(54,990 posts)
42. they both have abrasives (this is what "polishes")
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 01:06 PM
Feb 2020

oxalic acid is good for rust type stains, chlorine bleach is good for most other types



from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Keepers_Friend - According to the 2015 material safety data sheet, the ingredients are feldspar, linear sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (DDBSA) and oxalic acid.[13] Prolonged use and extended skin contact may cause irritation,[13] peeling and contact dermatitis, which is avoided by wearing gloves. The product can also be an eye irritant.[13]




from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_(cleanser) - Ingredients

According to the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) published by Procter & Gamble for "PGP Comet Deoderizing Cleanser with Chlorinol"[4] and Prestige Brands for "Comet Powdered Cleanser", Comet cleanser contains 60–100% calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

Ingredients common to all Prestige Brands Comet Powdered Cleansers are listed as:[5]

Calcium carbonate - Scrubbing agent
Calcium hydroxide - pH adjuster
Fragrance - Smell
Green 7 - Colorant (except in "Comet Lemon Powder&quot
Sodium carbonate - Builder/sequestering agent
Sodium linear alkylbenzenesulfonate surfactant - Cleaning agent
Trichloro-s-triazinetrione - Bleach
Trichloroisocyanuric acid (Symclosene)[6] – Disinfectant

The P&G Professional Comet MSDS details percentages of the major component chemicals:

Calcium carbonate: 60-100%
Sodium carbonate: 7-13%
Calcium hydroxide: 1-5%
Sodium dichloro-s triazinetrione dihydrate: 1-5%

(Note: Not all ingredients are listed on an MSDS.)
Warnings

Mixing cleaning products containing bleach or other oxygenates (such as Comet) with products that contain ammonia or acid is dangerous. The P&G Comet MSDS specifically warns to: "Avoid contact with acids and ammonia."

Despite being labeled as "scratch free", the label for Comet cleanser also advises the use of plenty of water on "delicate surfaces". Comet powdered cleanser is not recommended for use on silver, painted surfaces, walls, soft plastic, aluminum, and rubber.


sarge43

(28,939 posts)
23. The soft cleanser works very well on stainless steel. Foam spray for the bathroom.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 04:24 PM
Feb 2020

I think our little friend could get rid of the seven deadly sins.

OregonBlue

(7,744 posts)
33. I love both kinds because I can clean stainless and porcelain
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:30 PM
Feb 2020

sinks without scratching them. Can also clean glassware that has gotten a film, etc. Great product.

malaise

(267,800 posts)
30. How did I reach this age and never hear about it before
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:14 PM
Feb 2020

one of my siblings discovered it fairly recently?

malaise

(267,800 posts)
32. They do because most of them have been in the US for at least fifty or close to fifty years
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:20 PM
Feb 2020

I have the excuse that we imported cleaning stuff from Britain for a very long time - that has changed but I have never seen this here.

Skittles

(152,964 posts)
34. I scrubbed my tub with it yesterday
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 06:37 PM
Feb 2020

to be fair, I have not used it long......someone recommended it to me a few years back - it's good

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
35. used it today to clean the tub...
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 07:49 PM
Feb 2020

was wondering how long I've had it! I mainly use it for the tub and I'm not all that great about cleaning my bathroom.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
46. I use the thick liquid version on stainless.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 03:28 PM
Feb 2020

Excellent for giving stainless sinks and cutlery that final "spit shine". Requires minimal elbow grease....

Also good for removing hard water and tea stains from glassware.

It works even better by scrubbing with 3M Scotch-Brite non-scratch scrub sponges.

KY........



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