03 Oct 2024 Can You Use Mr. Clean on Hardwood Floors? Why Cleaning Pros Want You to Reconsider

By Sarah Lyon

Having an all-in-one cleaning product on hand in your home can prove extremely helpful when trying to address a wide variety of issues all at once. Many people turn to all-purpose cleaner Mr. Clean when tackling their walls, doors, bathtubs, and more, but is it a safe product to use on wooden floors?

To find out, we spoke with professional cleaning experts who have stated that they do not find Mr. Clean to be an appropriate product to use when cleaning wood floors. Below, they share a variety of reasons why the product is not suitable in this instance and the effects that may occur if one decides to go this route.

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Meet the Expert:

• Robin Murphy is the owner of Maid Brigade.
• Delah Gomasi is the CEO and managing director at MaidForYou.

The Product Isn’t Specifically for Hardwood Floors

While you probably can use Mr. Clean for floors, Robin Murphy, the founder of the cleaning company ChirpChirp, doesn’t recommend doing so specifically because the product is not formulated for hardwood floors in particular. She advises seeking out a floor-specific cleaning solution to use instead.

“Hardwood floors need to require special products formulated to their needs,” she says. “Otherwise, the surface may not be effectively cleaned, and you may even cause damage.”

Delah Gomasi, who is the CEO and managing director at MaidForYou, agrees that it is all too easy to cause damage to hardwood floors as a whole. Gomasi explains how he has seen many clients’ homes damaged due to improper use of cleaning products and equipment.

“Multiple clients have warned our cleaning teams that no matter how hard they try, they always have detergent streaking after cleaning their hardwood floors,” Gomasi says.