New Year, New Home! Everything You Need to Start 2020 Sparkling Clean

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I don't know about you, but sometimes I find myself purposefully ignoring deep cleaning a few areas of my home — think: shower grime, corner nooks and crannies, and random kitchen cabinets and drawers. What can I say, maybe if I pretend it doesn't exist, the cleaning fairies will magically dust and scrub for me? That said, there are a few times in the year when I suddenly feel an overwhelming need to clean, clean, clean! It usually happens right before I head home for the holidays, so that when I get back to my apartment in the new year, it's sparkling and ready to start the year off right. I have a few handy products I always rely on to make my cleaning sprees ultraeffective — keep reading and get jump on your to-do list now!

Clorox® Cleaning Products
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Clorox® Cleaning Products

Clorox®: it's a classic for a reason. I use Clorox® Clean Up Cleaner + Bleach ($3) in a variety of areas in my home, from my kitchen counters, to disinfecting my refrigerator shelves, to scrubbing my shower and bathroom sink. It's truly a solve-all-your-gross-issues product. Clorox® Toilet Bowl Cleaner ($4) is more of a once a week product for me — I'm super Type A when it comes to keeping the commode squeaky clean. Then I use the classic Clorox® Regular Bleach with Cloromax® ($4) to wash my white cotton sheets and to disinfect any areas my dog may have left a hidden mess.

Coconut Scouring Pad
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Coconut Scouring Pad

I'm all about sustainable and nontoxic kitchen products. I love this Coconut Scouring Pad ($4) — it's plant-based and nonabrasive, meaning it won't scratch up your cookware or glassware. It gets all that stuck-on food off your pots, pans, and appliances for good.

Bambooee Reusable Bamboo Towel
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Bambooee Reusable Bamboo Towel

With the same bent toward sustainability in mind, I've replaced all my paper towel rolls with Bambooee Reusable Bamboo Towels ($10). They're strong and absorbent and machine washable up to 100 times in the dishwasher. I've had a roll of 20 sheets for months and haven't yet made my way through the whole roll.

Comb and Brush Cleaner
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Comb and Brush Cleaner

Ok, this is a little random, but all you midlength or long-haired women (and men) out there, you know how quick your brush can become completely full of strands. I love this little wire comb and brush cleaner ($6) because it gets every single hair out of my brush, so I can start fresh whenever I need.

Goo Gone Adhesive Remover
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Goo Gone Adhesive Remover

Growing up, my dad used Goo Gone ($7) (or how he calls it: "goobegone") to solve any and all sticky messes. Something sticky on the counters — grab the Goo Gone. A weird sticker on the car — Goo Gone to the rescue. It can clean legit anything without messing up the surface, from windows to pen stains to gum.

Concrete Toilet Accessories
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Concrete Toilet Accessories

If you want a little extravagance in your bathroom cleaning supplies, this toilet brush and concrete holder ($88) set is very aesthetically pleasing. The concrete is infused with resin to keep it sanitary and birch wood is naturally antifungal.