For many people, stainless steel appliances are the dream, but this metal can be hard to keep clean in the kitchen. One cleaning expert on TikTok showed their favorite way to clean their range hood.
The scoop
The Dirt with Dani (@thedirtwithdani) shares incredible cleaning tips for your home. Dani's videos show how to do more with fewer, more natural ingredients. In one clip, they take viewers through their preferred method for cleaning stainless steel.
@thedirtwithdani This stainless steel range hood is going to be much easier to maintain now with just a Norwex microfiber cleaning cloth but which one? 🤔 You've got a few options. Let's break it down. 📊 In this video, I used a damp Kitchen Cloth to apply Power Paste and clean the surface. Then I used the Window Cloth to dry and polish. A Norwex EnviroCloth would've worked just as well, but whichever you choose, MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAN! 🚫 You don't want a potential petrified stovetop food crumb to make its way to your stainless steel surface. Which is why some Norwex customers choose the Stainless Steel Cloth as a dedicated cloth. This is a great option if: ❌ you're not battling product buildup. 🥈 you have a lot of stainless steel. 👨👩👧👦 there are multiple people in the home who clean. - it's a visual cue that this cloth is for a different purpose. 👀 It's dual-sided. One side for cleaning 🧽 and one side for polishing. ✨ Whichever method you choose, investing in quality, reusable microfiber will save you from buying and disposing of bottle after bottle of questionable cleaning chemicals that typically come in one-and-done packaging. 🚮 Ready to try simpler, eco-friendlier cleaning methods? 🌍 Start with my free sample kit! . . . #wtfwednesday #cleaningmotivation #cleaningrebel #cleaningtips #satisfyingcleans #cleaninghacks #stainlesssteel #cleanhome #cleanhouse #ecofriendlycleaning #sustainability #nontoxicliving #cleanwithme ♬ original sound - The Dirt with Dani
This tip is simple, but it will take some serious elbow grease. To get your steel grease-free, you will need a microfiber cloth and a cleaning powder. Dani uses Power Paste, but there are plenty of other natural cleaning powders on the market. You can even use eggshells to make your own cleaning powder.
Once you have your tools, Dani recommends rubbing down the appliance with a damp cloth before applying the cleaning powder. Next, you will need to spend some time scrubbing the whole thing down until you reach bare steel.
Dani explains that you want to remove all layers of dirt, grime, and cleaning materials because stainless steel forms its own protective layer. The material reacts with oxygen in something called passivation. According to Advanced Plating Technologies: "Passivation of stainless steel is a process that removes free iron from the surface of a stainless component and at the same time promotes the formation of a thin, dense, oxide protective barrier."
How it's helping
This cleaning tip will help you keep your home in tip-top shape and avoid more caustic chemicals. Many cleaning powders are made from ingredients such as clay, soda ash, and baking soda.
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One of the reasons why people choose to avoid harsh cleaners is due to volatile organic compounds (VOCs). According to the American Lung Association: "Volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are gases that are emitted into the air from products or processes. Some are harmful by themselves, including some that cause cancer."
Using more natural ingredients can help protect you and your family. In addition, many natural cleaning products, such as vinegar and baking soda, are multipurpose, so you can use them over and over in nearly every room in your home.
What everyone's saying
Fans of less harsh cleaning were happy to learn this tip.
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All the time 💯 "I learned things today," one person wrote.
Someone else shared their experience with chemical cleaners: "That looks good! Better than I could ever get the ovens clean when I [used] the chemicals, the fumes burned into my skin. So glad I know about this powder now!"
Another person joked: "It's almost like there's a reason it's 'stainless' steel and not just 'steel.'"
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