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Bar Keepers Friend Review
I am not keen on chemicals. I believe there is too many chemicals in the stuff we use today, especially cleaning products. When I got sent Bar Keepers Friend to review, I was very pleased that there wasn’t a lot of ingredients. Two in fact: citric acid and oxalic acid. I immediately like the cleaner. Let’s see if it works.
I used the products on different areas of the house. They came in a spray (used on surfaces and the bathroom) a cream (used on the cooker and harder areas) and a stain remover.
The natural ingredients do much better than their chemical loaded counterparts. The stain remover gets rid of any stain and I even use the power spray on my bike. I am impressed and I am also converted. Top marks. Will use again.
New Bar Keepers Friend is a traditional, quirky,niche cleaning product first launched in America in 1882 but now being relaunched with two new cleaning ‘friends’ – a NEW Power Cream and NEW Power Spray.
BKF is great for specific jobs that require something a little more specialist and works a treat on stainless steel, glass, chrome, brass, copper, aluminium, porcelain, tiles etc and can be used in the kitchen, bathroom, garage, shed, on bikes, cars and boats plus many other applications!
The presence of Oxalic Acid found in rhubarb gives Bar Keepers Friend the edge and it is this unique formulation that can cut through rust grease and oil, mineral deposits and stains.
First launched in 1882, the BKF range is being enhanced and extended, and aims to fully
capitalise on its claim of “Once Tried Always Used.”
Bar Keepers Friend Stain Remover Powder (250g, RSP: £2.79) will be complimented by two
exciting, new products from the US:
NEW Bar Keepers Friend Power Cream – a superior cream formulation that “cleans where
others fail”. Formulated for cookware, kitchens and bathrooms (350ml, RSP: £2.99).
NEW Bar Keepers Friend Power Spray – this easy-to-use format delivers BKF cleaning
power for use in everyday cleaning situations, from kitchen and bathroom to stainless steel
and glass (500ml RSP: £2.99).
Bar Keepers Friend is a premium, specialist cleaner with a non-bleach formula that can
be used in the kitchen, bathroom, garage and shed! It removes stubborn stains and cuts
through mineral deposits, oil and grease, rust stains and everyday grime giving great results
on stainless steel, tile, porcelain, fibreglass, aluminium, copper, brass, chrome and glass. It
cleans work surfaces (is recommended by Corian), cookers, cookware, sinks, toilets as well
as cars, bicycles and golf clubs..
Other top-selling cleansers containing chlorine bleach which are not recommended for use
on stainless steel. BKF benefits from the unique cleaning power of Oxalic Acid (found in
rhubarb, parsley and chives) and when combined with its unique mineral base and surfactant
blend, delivers a unique cleaning performance.
BKF owes its existence to rhubarb! Back in 1882 a chemist from Indianapolis noticed how
clean and shiny his tarnished pot was after cooking rhubarb.
Using an active ingredient that’s found in the plant he made a talcum smooth cleaner and sold it to the city’s taverns. It
worked so well that it was called ‘Bar Keepers Friend’! BKF boasts a long and successful
heritage that few modern day equivalent products can match.
BKF is available in Robert Dyas, Lakeland, John Lewis, Waitrose, independent homeware/
hardware stores or online at www.barkeepersfriend.co.uk. It is distributed in the UK by
Kilrock Products Ltd.
New Year, New You – Part 3: Transform Your Home
In the first installment of my ‘New Year, New You’ series, I wrote about how the start of a new year was the perfect time to change all those things that perhaps bugged you a little in the previous year – such as your job, your wage and your home.
But, on later reflection upon the latter subject, I realized that for many, moving home probably wasn’t the most financially viable option when it comes to starting 2013 afresh. After all, given the current economic climate and the situation of the housing market, this prospect is totally unrealistic for many. 
So, if my suggestion of changing your home did you get thinking, but you just can’t afford to uproot completely, then here are a few ways you can transform your home, so you can start 2013 in a beautiful fresh new home:
The Living Room
The living room should be a place all the family can go to, to relax, unwind and put their feet up after a hard day at work or school. But, for some reason, you just can’t stand spending time in yours. You can’t quite figure out if it’s because of that laminate flooring you put down, or if it’s because of the old sofa that’s long passed it’s time, or whether it’s just everything combined.
Well, if this is you and you’re looking for ways to change your living room without spending a fortune, then believe it or not, there are a few simple ways you can transform it beyond recognition, whilst still keep those all important pennies in the piggy-bank.
If your living room is a little on the small side and you long for a bigger living room, then purchase a mirror – yes, that’s right; It really is as simple as that. Buy a frame-less mirror and pop it above your fireplace and it’ll instantly open up the room and create the illusion of a much bigger space.
If you’re sick of your old sofa, then the New Year is the perfect time to purchase a new one – big furniture giants often have their biggest sales at the end of the year, just after Christmas. So, if you’ve had your eye on a gorgeous corner piece all year, then now’s the perfect time to buy it!
The Bedrooms
We all like our bedrooms to look nice – after all, they’re the first rooms we see when we wake up and the last ones we see before we go to bed. But, you’ve had that plain magnolia on the walls for years now and quite frankly, you’re getting a bit tired of it. You’d love to decorate it with that gorgeous wallpaper you’ve seen, but you’re terrified about what the final price would be.
Well, you can decorate it with that lovely wallpaper and you can afford to do it – with a feature wall. Feature walls have become increasingly popular in recent times, simply because of their affordability and their ability to make a room look effortlessly sophisticated. Classic feature walls normally consist of ones backing the bed or at the foot of a room.
Bathroom
From having a bath or shower, to brushing our teeth or putting on make-up, we spend an astonishing amount of time in our bathrooms on a day-to-day basis. So, it’s important that they get a little sprucing up from time to time, too.
But, splashing out on a brand new bathroom suite can get pricey – after all, the old one has to be completely ripped out, and you can end up spending a fortune on a new one to be fitted in its place.
But, there’s a much cheaper way to changing the whole dimension of your bathroom completely; a bathroom TV. Now, I know you probably only ever really see bathroom TVs on programs that spy on the homes of the rich and famous, but believe it or not, they really are affordable.
Simply mount one on the wall facing your bath or shower, and you can enjoy your favourite programs whilst you’re winding down in the bath, or catch up on the morning news when you jump in for your shower. And, what’s more, when they’re switched off, they standby-by screen changes itself into a fully functional mirror, so you can prune yourself in it once you’ve finished bathing!