.not health related,thought some people might like this to brighten your day

[gman1961]

BACK IN YOUR DAY

WHAT WERE THE NAMES

OF THE POWDERS AND OTHER THINGS

THAT REMOVEd THE STAINS

ARIEL, ACDO AND BIO TEX TO

THATS JUST THE START

OF ALL OF THIS

TO NAME BUT A FEW

BIG S, AND BOLD AUTOMATIC

BRILLO PADS AS WELL

CAN’T REMEMBER THE BOX

OR EVEN THE SMELL

COMFORT AND CALGON

DAZ WAS OUT TO

DREFT AND FABULON

FORM AN ORDERLY QUEUE

FAIRY SNOW ,LENOR

AND LUX FLAKES AS WELL

OMO AND OXYDOL

I CANT TELL

PERSIL AND SURF

WHICH IS BEST

TIDE AND VIGOR

PUT THEM TO THE TEST

I HOPE YOU MANAGED TO REMEMBER

SOME OF THESE NAMES

WHICH WORKED FOR YOU

IN REMOVING THOSE STAINS

[YellowRose55]

I remember my mum use to use VIM to remove stains. Showing my age now!

[Hidden in reply to YellowRose55]

I have just purchased VIM from a popular online website!! YellowRose55

[YellowRose55 in reply to Hidden]

I never knew they still made it! That takes me back I can just see mu Mum with her cloth and VIM working her way around the house!

[Hidden in reply to YellowRose55]

I had to buy an 8 pack. I love it for the sinks and outdoor steps and prefer it to cream cleaner but it's probably not eco friendly.

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Hidden]

Nothing is nowadays .

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to YellowRose55]

Aw .

Good times.

Gary

[Cat33 Visitor in reply to Hidden]

Well I didn't know you could get good old Vim ! Gary has started something now !! x

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Cat33]

I've started something,I'm not cleaning .

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Hidden]

Hope it works.

Gary

[Hidden in reply to gman1961]

It's fab.🌞

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Hidden]

Nice to make people smile and happy .

Thanks

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to YellowRose55]

Lol

Gary

[Ceals]

Fabulous, you are so creative!

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Ceals]

I'll post one for all the men .

Gary

[Cat33 Visitor]

Oh my goodness Gary that's taken me down memory lane !!

Have you ever seen the Robert Opie books ? I have the 1950s one and the memories it brings of all the things we had just like your list He does 60s 70s too they are fantastic books well worth buying

What about Ajax and Vim ???

Oh don't get me started I'll be here all day reminiscing

Thanks for bringing back lovely lovely memories 😆

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Cat33]

Aw that's so nice .

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Cat33]

More of a 70,s and 80's guy lol.

Although I was born in the 60's

Gary

[Tiggerr]

I read a book once called Pompey in which it purported that some sailors' wives would put a box of OMO washing powder in the window when their men were away, to signify 'Old Man Out'. I'm not sure whether it's anything more than urban legend but I did smile when my mum told me she used to use it.

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Tiggerr]

That's made me smile .

Gary

[Villageduckpond]

Well.....being of the older generation here I wonder if anyone can remember these items not all cleaning related though:-

Eucryl tooth powder in a tin, Malt cod liver oil, Omo (to which I had a bad skin reaction), blancmange, junket, silver sixpences in the Christmas pudding, Gumption for cleaning the bath .....

[wa2un7 Maintainer in reply to Villageduckpond]

I remember them all!😂

[Villageduckpond in reply to wa2un7]

Brilliant

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Villageduckpond]

Thanks

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to wa2un7]

I've done more on toothpastes and beers.

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Villageduckpond]

I've done a poem about toothpastes I will send it to you .

Gary

[Villageduckpond in reply to gman1961]

Thank you

[MrsShrek]

1001 Dry Foam, Jif (before it was Cif) and good old Faiiry green soap!

Not really related but Izal toilet paper....why? 😖😂

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to MrsShrek]

Remember izal lol.

Gary

[Active_43]

blood, sweat, gravy and egg!

I once used a whole pot of 'shake n vac' on my bedroom carpet thinking it would somehow shampoo it!! I still remember the disgusting rosy smell!

[gman1961 Restart April 2025 in reply to Active_43]

Nice lol.

Gary

[gman1961 Restart April 2025]

The sign.

Lol.

Gary

[Fatpanther]

My mum used drive that was the best at washing clothes. The whites gleamed on the wading line in summer. We (my sisters and I) soaked our dirty dolls clothes in too much of it 😡 this ruined them there were holes afterwards.