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I Tried "Chaos Cleaning" My Kitchen Sink, and I Won't Do It Again
03.05.2024 - 14:24 / thespruce.com / Ashley Chalmers
In the world of cleaning TikTok, it seems like every new hack looks easier and more efficient than the last. This is especially true of the latest trend of mixing together multiple cleaning ingredients to power wash one dedicated space.
Here at The Spruce, we’ve decided to affectionately call this “chaos cleaning," and we were drawn to it immediately. Who doesn't love the idea of a quick and painless deep clean?
In this video we spotted, user Kayla Argyle takes the following cleaning products and scours her sink with them:
Luckily, the above materials are all perfectly fine to use together. Best of all, except for mineral oil, they're things I either have on hand or wouldn’t mind having around.
So, I popped out and picked them up to try this TikTok-approved hack for myself. Here was my method, and here's how it went.
If you plan on trying this at home, it’s important to use products that work together. There are a ton of cleaning products you should never mix. Mixing things with bleach, for example, can be incredibly dangerous.
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Unlike in the video, I cleared and rinsed my sink before getting started. I’m all for testing out new methods, but I’ll be honest—it seems odd to me that she started this process with food scraps still in the sink.
I decided instead to start the exact way I would if I was just using one cleaning product and gave my sink a solid rinse.
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Picking back up with the video, I poured a healthy amount of baking soda all over my sink, adding an extra scoop in my drain.
Next, I sprayed the Dawn Powerwash all over my sink and got scrubbing. I used a regular sponge, pushing around the mix of Dawn and Baking Soda to get in all the corners and
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